Licensing the NICE DCV Server

It can reach the Amazon S3 endpoint. If it has access to the internet, it connects using the Amazon S3 public endpoint. If your instance doesn't have access to the internet, configure a gateway endpoint for your VPC with an outbound security group rule or access control list (ACL) policy that allows you to reach Amazon S3 through HTTPS. For more information, see Gateway VPC Endpoints in the Amazon VPC User Guide. If you experience any issues connecting to the S3 bucket, see Why can’t I connect to an S3 bucket using a gateway VPC endpoint? in the Amazon Knowledge Center.

It has permission to access the required Amazon S3 object. Add the following Amazon S3 access policy to the instance's IAM role and replace the region placeholder with your Amazon Region (for example, us-east-1). For more information, see Create IAM Role.

{
    "Version": "2012-10-17",
    "Statement": [
       {
           "Effect": "Allow",
           "Action": "s3:GetObject",
           "Resource": "arn:aws:s3:::dcv-license.region/*"
       }
    ]
}

If you're using a Windows instance, ensure that the instance can access the instance metadata service. Access to this service is required to ensure that the NICE DCV server can be properly licensed. For more information about the instance metadata service, see Instance Metadata and User Data in the Amazon EC2 User Guide for Windows Instances.

If you're using a custom Windows AMI, you must install either EC2Config Service (Windows Server 2012 R2 and earlier) or EC2Launch (Windows Server 2016 and later). This ensures that your instance can access the instance metadata service. For more information, see Configuring a Windows Instance Using the EC2Config Service or Configuring a Windows Instance Using EC2Launch in the Amazon EC2 User Guide for Windows Instances.

Automatic evaluation license— This type of license is automatically installed when you install the NICE DCV server. This type of license is valid for a period of 30 days after it's installed. After the license expires, you can no longer create and host NICE DCV sessions on the server. These licenses are suitable for short-term testing and evaluation. To test for a longer period, request an extended evaluation license.

Extended evaluation license— An extended evaluation license is an evaluation license that extends the initial 30-day evaluation period provided by the automatic evaluation license. The period is determined by NICE on a case-by-case basis. Extended evaluation licenses are invalid after they reach their expiration date, and you can no longer create and host NICE DCV sessions on the server. Extended evaluation licenses must be requested from a NICE distributor or reseller listed on the How to Buy page of the NICE website. The licenses come as a license file that must be installed on the NICE DCV server.

Production license—A production license is a full license that you purchase from NICE. Production licenses are floating licenses that are managed by a license server. With floating licenses, you can run multiple NICE DCV servers in your network. At the same time, you can also limit the number of concurrent NICE DCV sessions you can create across all of the servers. You need one license for each concurrent NICE DCV session. Production licenses are distributed as a license file that you must install on a Reprise License Manager (RLM) server. There are two types of production licenses:

NICE DCV clients don't require a license.

NICE DCV server license files are backward compatible with previous versions of the NICE DCV server. For example, you can use a NICE DCV server version 2021 license with NICE DCV server version 2019.

NICE DCV server versions require at least the same version of the NICE DCV server license. For example, if you use a NICE DCV server version 2021, you need a license version 2021 or later. If you upgrade to a later NICE DCV server version, you must request compatible license files. For more information, contact your NICE DCV distributor or reseller.