[optimal] Re: Spectralis viewing license question
- From: "Stratton, Rick" <RSStratton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:18:13 -0400
An undocumented tip I picked up from the guys at Heidelberg tech support. ;)
First section of the HEYEX.INI file [SETTINGS] on the review station [not
recommended for capture stations for obvious reasons!]
[Settings]
Workstation=Heidelberg Eye Explorer REVIEW
;Identifies system as a REVIEW station instead of CAPTURE - not required but
it does help identify a review station is you are not using specific SPECTRALIS
application account logins
WorkstationID=0
;"ZERO" defines it as a FLOATING USER LICENSE as handled by the HELIC LICENSE
MANAGER
Timeout=1800
;application inactivity timeout in SECONDS, 1800 seconds= 30 minutes
In theory, if you have only fixed licenses [as in this scenario let's say 5]
you could still set up multiple review stations to use only one [or more]
available license. It would work something like this:
If you have 4 CAPTURE stations - under the WorkstationID parameter, name them
1/2/3/4 respectively. This will reserve a license for them at all times.
For the review stations, under the WorkstationID parameter simply number them
all as "5". You could install as many instances of the fat client [review] as
you want, however as they all are identified as "5" only one client will have
access at a time. In order to free up the license you would need to exit the
application entirely. A word of warning though - tell REVIEW station users to
get into the habit of exiting the application using the FILE/EXIT command. In
the past we had some issues with users improperly exiting the program which
then leaves that license 'stuck'. An example of how this can happen - we have
physicians using APPLE/MAC desktops, running Parallels or other Windows
emulator software. This allows us to install a HEYEX Review fat client for them
in their office. They open up HEYEX but close the EMULATOR before exiting
HEYEX. Because HEYEX did not exit properly, it did not have a chance to remove
the license 'identifier' in the DATA directory so the License Manager still
thinks it's in use. Easy enough to fix but if you're tight on licenses it can
present a problem. Other scenarios can create the problem too but are rarer.
Richard Stratton
Systems Analyst, Sr.
UMCET / Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
900 NW 17th Street
Miami, FL 33136
305.482.4002
305.326.6084 (Fax)
786.376.3228 (Cell)
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Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 4:36 PM
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Subject: [optimal] Re: Spectralis viewing license question
How do you configure to "time out"
Denice Barsness, CRA, COMT, ROUB, CDOS, FOPS Ophthalmic Diagnostic Center CPMC
Department of Ophthalmology
2100 Webster Street Suite 212
San Francisco CA 94115
(415) 600-3937 FAX (415) 600-6563
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Subject: [optimal] Re: Spectralis viewing license question
Licenses can be either fixed or floating. Fixed licenses should be reserved for
capture stations. You can identify whether your licenses are all fixed or if
you have floaters by looking at the Info tab on the License Manager app that is
monitoring you database. You want to configure your review stations to use the
floating licenses only. A safeguard is to also configure them to "timeout"
which will close the review app if someone forgets to close it.
Richard Stratton
Systems Analyst, Sr.
UMCET / Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
900 NW 17th Street
Miami, FL 33136
305.482.4002
305.326.6084 (Fax)
786.376.3228 (Cell)
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On Apr 17, 2012, at 2:11 PM, "Lydia Dimmer"
<lydiadimmer@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:lydiadimmer@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
It's my understanding that 5 'stations' would have access at the same time, the
6th would be locked out. So technically, yes they would be able to open the
software on 2 or more different PC's and use 2 or more licenses that way...
One way to control that would be to install it only on 1 PC, but that may not
be feasible.
Makes it extra important to get back out of the system as soon as you're done.
Lydia Dimmer, COT, CRA, OCT-C
Eye Associates Northwest, PC
Seattle, WA
206/342-6140
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Subject: [optimal] Spectralis viewing license question
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:01:51 -0700
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I have 5 Spectralis licenses
I have used 3 for myself and one major client
Can my major client now access the system, using their license, on MULTIPLE
workstations? And if so, what is the limit to the number of workstations they
can view from?
Many thanks
D.
Denice Barsness, CRA, COMT, ROUB, CDOS, FOPS
Ophthalmic Diagnostic Center
CPMC Department of Ophthalmology
2100 Webster Street Suite 212
San Francisco CA 94115
(415) 600-3937 FAX (415) 600-6563
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