Select "I Moved It" when copying a virtual machine with a Statistica install
Article ID: KB0082578
Updated On:
| Products | Versions |
|---|---|
| Spotfire Statistica | 13.2 and above |
Description
Beginning with Statistica 13.2, Statistica uses the UUID (equivalent to STATID in the Statistica license file). When when creating a copy of the virtual machine (for VMware and some others) and moving it to another data store location, two options are presented: "I Moved It" or "I Copied It." Selecting the "I Copied It" will generated a new UUID and will break the Statistica licensing. Selecting the "I Moved It" will keep the same UUID for the virtual machine and the licensing will not break.
Issue/Introduction
Selecting "I Moved It" will keep the same UUID (or STATID) and the license file will not have to be changed.
Environment
Windows operating systems only.
Resolution
Select "I Moved It" or the licensing will break. Selecting "I Moved It" will keep the same UUID for the virtual machine and this will match what is in the Statistica license file allowing Statistica to launch and license correctly.
STATID (the UUID) is supported by virtual machines such as VMWare, the MS Azure cloud, and others. Below is an excerpt from a VMWare support article regarding the underlying STATID mechanism (UUID) and how it behaves when copying or moving VMs. In short, it behaves similarly to HOSTID (MAC address). The user should choose the correct option presented to them when they power on the copied/moved VM for the first time. If they choose ‘moved’ then the STATID will be retained and therefore Statistica licensing should continue to work. If they choose ‘copied’ then the VM will be assigned a new STATID and the license file will need to be updated. Be aware that two VMs are not allowed to have the same UUID if they are contained in the same vSphere instance and therefore cannot have the same STATID. In short, the user should make the proper choice based on what action was performed. Similar behaviors appear to be present in the Amazon cloud (AWS) and Microsoft Azure cloud.
See here for more information.
STATID (the UUID) is supported by virtual machines such as VMWare, the MS Azure cloud, and others. Below is an excerpt from a VMWare support article regarding the underlying STATID mechanism (UUID) and how it behaves when copying or moving VMs. In short, it behaves similarly to HOSTID (MAC address). The user should choose the correct option presented to them when they power on the copied/moved VM for the first time. If they choose ‘moved’ then the STATID will be retained and therefore Statistica licensing should continue to work. If they choose ‘copied’ then the VM will be assigned a new STATID and the license file will need to be updated. Be aware that two VMs are not allowed to have the same UUID if they are contained in the same vSphere instance and therefore cannot have the same STATID. In short, the user should make the proper choice based on what action was performed. Similar behaviors appear to be present in the Amazon cloud (AWS) and Microsoft Azure cloud.
See here for more information.
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