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About K2 system software licensing

K2 system software requires a license from Grass Valley. Licensing is enforced at the K2 Summit Production Client or K2 Solo Media Server, so every K2 client must have a valid license in place. No software version license is required on the control point PC. The K2 Media Server can be licensed for K2 SAN bandwidth, but no K2 system software version license is required on the K2 Media Server.

K2 clients shipping new from the factory are pre-installed with a permanent license in place, so no licensing tasks are required unless you want to add optional features such as AppCenter Pro/Elite.

Licenses are requested through email and managed through the SabreTooth License Manager, which is installed on the Grass Valley product with the Grass Valley software. The SabreTooth License Manager must be located on the Grass Valley product.

License information is stored in XML files that you can manage just like any other file on your system. Node-locked licenses are unique to the system for which they are requested and cannot be used on any other machine. A floating license can be used on multiple machines, one at a time. You should back up the license text files to a separate drive or as part of a recovery image.

Licenses are based on your system’s unique identifier, which is partially derived from your system’s Media Access Control (MAC) address. If you change your system’s MAC address by performing operations such as changing the System Processor card, you must obtain a new license based on the new MAC address.


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