HP t420 Administrator Guide 5 - Page 17

Licensing, License types, System tray icon

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NOTE: The installation button will only appear with a USB flash drive created with the Installer Flash Drive option of the Deployment Tool. The Bootable Flash Drive option does not allow installation. When installing ThinPro onto the PC, you have the option of saving the settings that were configured while running ThinPro from the USB flash drive. If the settings are not saved, the default factory image of ThinPro will be installed. The Compatibility Check tool can also be started manually from the administrator tools list under the start button. Licensing Supported HP Thin Clients are auto-licensed and do not need license files. If a system is auto-licensed, many of the licensing information sources listed below will not be visible. All other systems need valid license files to run ThinPro. License files are obtained from the HP Inc. Software Depot. The Deployment Tool prompts you to browse to valid license files. The files you select will be automatically copied when you create a bootable and installer ThinPro USB flash drive, and also when you create a massdeployment image. If the Deployment Tool and valid licenses are used to install ThinPro onto a device, there is no need to manually install license files. However, if you install ThinPro through some other means, you might have to copy license files to the /persistent/licenses directory on the device. You can use HP Device Manager (or some other mechanism) to perform this deployment. License types There are three types of license files: ● A Trial License allows you to run ThinPro for a short time without paying any licensing fees. ● A Unit License allows you to run a particular version of ThinPro indefinitely. It also denotes that royalty fees have been paid, and it unlocks any royalty-bearing software. ● A Support License gives access to system patches and enhancements and allows the system to be upgraded to newer versions of ThinPro. Depending on the combination of licenses present on the system, various features will be made visible, hidden, or disabled. System tray icon A system tray icon indicates the licensing state of the system. Icon Description Valid license. License near expiration. Invalid license (such as an expired trial license). Licensing 5

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NOTE:
The installation button will only appear with a USB
flash
drive created with the Installer Flash Drive
option of the Deployment Tool. The Bootable Flash Drive option does not allow installation.
When installing ThinPro onto the PC, you have the option of saving the settings that were
configured
while
running ThinPro from the USB
flash
drive. If the settings are not saved, the default factory image of ThinPro
will be installed.
The Compatibility Check tool can also be started manually from the administrator tools list under the start
button.
Licensing
Supported HP Thin Clients are auto-licensed and do not need license
files.
If a system is auto-licensed, many
of the licensing information sources listed below will not be visible.
All other systems need valid license
files
to run ThinPro. License
files
are obtained from the HP Inc. Software
Depot.
The Deployment Tool prompts you to browse to valid license
files.
The
files
you select will be automatically
copied when you create a bootable and installer ThinPro USB
flash
drive, and also when you create a mass-
deployment image.
If the Deployment Tool and valid licenses are used to install ThinPro onto a device, there is no need to
manually install license
files.
However, if you install ThinPro through some other means, you might have to
copy license
files
to the
/persistent/licenses
directory on the device. You can use HP Device Manager
(or some other mechanism) to perform this deployment.
License types
There are three types of license
files:
●
A Trial License allows you to run ThinPro for a short time without paying any licensing fees.
●
A Unit License allows you to run a particular version of ThinPro
indefinitely.
It also denotes that royalty
fees have been paid, and it unlocks any royalty-bearing software.
●
A Support License gives access to system patches and enhancements and allows the system to be
upgraded to newer versions of ThinPro.
Depending on the combination of licenses present on the system, various features will be made visible,
hidden, or disabled.
System tray icon
A system tray icon indicates the licensing state of the system.
Icon
Description
Valid license.
License near expiration.
Invalid license (such as an expired trial license).
Licensing
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