Providing the LAC or LACs to work with
Providing a machine name and locking ID
Activating entitlements from the Quick Key
Viewing a certificate from the Quick Key
Rehosting activated items from the Quick Key
Regenerating keys from the Quick Key
The Quick Key provides quick access to functions for activating entitlements and managing activated items.
The Quick Key module can display:
Using the Quick Key, you can provide a LAC or LACs in order to:
In the LAC field, type the LAC you want to use. To work with more than one LAC:
The Quick Key can include Machine name and Locking ID fields. The values provided in these fields are used as follows:
| Process | Locking ID | Machine Name |
|---|---|---|
| Activation | Used for the activation. Locking IDs are only used for machine activation. If no machine name is provided, is also used to search for the machine to activate on.
If activating on an existing machine, and there is already a value for the first required locking ID, then this locking ID is not used. |
For machine activation, used as the machine to activate on.
If it doesn't exist, is added to the appropriate company. For registration activation, the registration certificate is generated and named automatically. |
| Rehost | You can only rehost from a machine, not from a registration certificate. Used on the rehost detail. If no machine name is provided, is also used to search for the machine to rehost to.
If rehosting to an existing machine, and there is already a value for the first required locking ID, then this locking ID is not used. |
The machine to rehost to. |
| View certificate | If no machine name is provided, then is used to search for the machine for which to view the certificate. Locking IDs are only on machine certificates. | The machine or registration certificate for which to view the certificate |
| Regenerate keys | If no machine name is provided, then is used to search for the machine for which to regenerate the keys. Locking IDs are only on machine certificates. | The machine or registration certificate for which to regenerate the keys. |
To activate entitlements based on the selected LAC or LACs, click Activate.
For machine activation, if you did not provide a machine name, then you must search for or create the machine. See Selecting the activation machine for details on selecting or creating the activation machine.
For registration activation, the registration certificate is generated and named automatically.
For details on providing activation details, see Providing activation details. See Confirming and completing the activation for details on the Confirm and Complete pages of the process.
To view a certificate from the Quick Key, click View Certificate.
Poetic searches for the machines and registration certificates that match the provided LAC, locking ID, or machine name.
If there is only one match, then you are taken directly to the View Certificate page for that machine. See Fields on the View Certificate page.
If there are multiple matches, then the Search Activation Certificates page displays for you to select the machine or registration certificate. See Viewing a machine or registration certificate.
The Quick Key includes an option to rehost activated items from machine certificates. For rehosts:
To rehost quantities from the Quick Key, click Rehost.
Poetic uses the LAC to search for the machine to rehost from.
If the LAC has only been activated on one machine, then:
If the LAC has been activated on multiple machines, then the Search Machines page displays to select the machine to rehost from. After selecting the machine, then:
See Moving activated items to a different machine.
The Quick Key includes an option to regenerate keys. For regenerating keys, the LAC, locking ID, and machine name are all used to search for the machine or registration certificate to regenerate keys for.
To regenerate keys based on the provided criteria, click Regenerate Keys.
If only one machine or registration certificate matches the criteria you provided, then you are taken directly to the next page in the regenerate process.
If there are multiple matches, then the search page displays for you to select the machine or registration certificate. See Regenerating the keys on a machine or registration certificate.