Deactivating Node trusted storage license (legacy)

Deactivation methods

There are two methods of deactivating Node trusted storage license.

1. Online deactivation (deprecated) - only offline deactivation is supported. 
2. Offline deactivation - This method is done by generating an 'offline requestXML file' and sending this to Lumerical. A 'responseXML file' will be provided to complete the activation process.

Online deactivation (deprecated)

• Deactivate your entitlement using the offline activation process.

Offline deactivation

1. Open the Launcher from your Windows Desktop or macOS LaunchPad
2. Go to the Licenses section on the left column.
3. Select Node locked tab then the Activate tab.
4. Choose Offline Mode.
5. Go to the Licenses tab under the Node locked tab
6. From the list of activated licenses, Select the license to deactivate.  
7. Then 'Deactivate' the license.  

1. A 'Save as' dialog windows appears.
2. Browse to your desired folder and save the Offline RequestXML file.
3. Send the file to Ansys/Lumerical Support to obtain a ResponseXML file.
4. Save the ResponseXML file on the machine where you generated the Offline RequestXML file.
5. Open the Launcher and use the ResponseXML file to complete the process.  

See also

Protecting and recovering your license