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litespeed_wiki:license:trial_license [2013/11/19 15:47] Michael [Apply Enterprise Trial License] |
litespeed_wiki:license:trial_license [2015/05/13 20:33] Serge Espitia [If I start with the 15 day free trial and then decide to purchase an Enterprise license, do I have to uninstall the trial and do a full reinstall?] |
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| - | * Only apply your key when you ready to begin your trial. Each key is updated daily with a built-in expiration date, so if you applied for a key a week ago but only installed your trial today, you've already lost 7 days. | + | * Only apply your key when you are ready to begin your trial. Each key is updated daily with a built-in expiration date, so if you applied for a key a week ago but only installed your trial today, you've already lost 7 days. |
| - | * You can apply multiple trial keys using the same email as each key is tracked by your server IP and not your email address. | + | * You can apply multiple trial keys by using the same email address since each key is tracked by your server's IP and not by your email address. |
| * Please make sure http://license.litespeedtech.com is reachable from your server. | * Please make sure http://license.litespeedtech.com is reachable from your server. | ||
| - Make sure you use a valid email address. A trial key will be sent to your email after you submit the online form. Also, Yahoo will block litespeedtech emails, so make sure you don't use a yahoo account. | - Make sure you use a valid email address. A trial key will be sent to your email after you submit the online form. Also, Yahoo will block litespeedtech emails, so make sure you don't use a yahoo account. | ||
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| After your trial expires, the server will disable itself. You can verify this by checking the error.log in the LiteSpeed installed directory. | After your trial expires, the server will disable itself. You can verify this by checking the error.log in the LiteSpeed installed directory. | ||
| - | Our license server will track and allow usage via the trial key for a maximum of 30 days for each server. You can apply for a second trial license if it’s within 30 days. You can check your remaining days by running “lshttpd -V”. If you have a special situation and need an extended trial period, please contact our sales department. | + | Our license server will track and allow usage via the trial key for a maximum of 30 days for each IP. If it is within 30 days of downloading your first trial license, you can simply download a second trial license to keep running the trial on your server. (Just switch out the ''trial.key'' file in your ''/usr/local/lsws/conf/'' directory and restart.) You can check your remaining days by running “lshttpd -V”. |
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| + | If you have a special situation and need an extended trial period, please contact our sales department. | ||
| ===== The trial license is 2-CPU license equivalent, how do I test to see if a 1-CPU license suits my needs? ===== | ===== The trial license is 2-CPU license equivalent, how do I test to see if a 1-CPU license suits my needs? ===== | ||
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| ===== The trial license is a 2-CPU license equivalent, how do I test to see if I need a 4 or 8-CPU license? ===== | ===== The trial license is a 2-CPU license equivalent, how do I test to see if I need a 4 or 8-CPU license? ===== | ||
| - | You can start with a trial license. Usually 2-CPU licenses should be good enough for 4 or 8 core server. (Please refer to [[litespeed_wiki:license:what_license_to_choose]]) If this does not meet your needs, you can order a monthly lease of a 4-CPU or 8-CPU license to try it out. We have 30-day money back guarantee if LiteSpeed does not meet your requirements. | + | You can start with a trial license. Usually, a 2-CPU license should be sufficient for a 4 or 8 core server. (Please refer to [[litespeed_wiki:license:what_license_to_choose]]) If this does not meet your needs, you can order a monthly lease of a 4-CPU or 8-CPU license and try it out. We offer a 30-day money back guarantee if LiteSpeed does not meet your requirements. |
| - | ===== If I start with the 15 day free trial and then decide to purchase an Enterprise license, do I have to uninstall the trial and do a full reinstall? ===== | ||
| - | No, you do not need to uninstall and reinstall the server after you purchase the Enterprise license. It is the same as regular upgrade, and will not change any configuration or data. Please refer to [[litespeed_wiki:license:activate_license]] | + | ===== If I start with a 15 day free trial and then decide to purchase an Enterprise license, do I have to uninstall the trial and do a full reinstall? ===== |
| + | No, you do not need to uninstall and reinstall the server after you purchase the Enterprise license. Making the switch is easily done by performing a regular upgrade. This will not change any configurations or data. Please refer to [[litespeed_wiki:license:activate_license]] | ||