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Server Disabled: You cannot run multiple nodes (servers) against one database without the Clustering license option

Overview

You may notice that your ListMabager server is running in disabled mode and the
"Utilities : Administration : Server : Operational Statistics : License Capabilities" page shows a DisabledMessage similar to the following:

Your Lyris ListManager server is disabled because: You cannot run multiple nodes (servers) against one database without the Clustering license option. You must have a license to use a Microsoft SQL Server database. Contact your Lyris sales representative to convert this license to enable Microsoft SQL Server use. Your server has 2 sites and you are allowed 1 site. Running in 'disabled' mode because of license code problems. In this mode no postings will be sent. To obtain a valid license, contact Aurea Sales at: http://go.aurea.com/contact-us or call 512-201-8287.

Information

Possible Reasons

  • The ListManager node name has been changed.
  • The ListManager instance was moved to another machine with a new node name.

How to find the node names

  • Method 1:
    1. Run ListManager web interface as http://[ListManager Installation]/utilities/db where [ListManager Installation] is the hostname for your ListManager instance.
    2. Choose lyrConfigNodeSettings table to display node names on the “Results of SQL query” page.
    3. Find the field/column called NodeName and take note of the node to be deleted.
  • Method 2:
    1. Navigate to "Utilities : Administration : Server : Database : View and Edit Data : Run Your Own SQL Query".
    2. Input the SQL query select NodeName from lyrconfignodesettings into the box.
    3. Click the OK button.
    4. Take note of the node to be deleted.

Delete the Node Name

Delete the node name that is not in use by the following steps:

  1. Identify the node name that is not in use by following the steps above.
  2. Open a command prompt.
  3. Change to the directory where ListManager is installed.
  4. Run one of the following commands, according to your Operating System, replacing nodename with the name of the node to be deleted:
    • Windows: lm deletenode nodename
    • Linux or Unix: ./lm deletenode nodename

Restarting and clearing the license

Restart the ListManager services to apply the changes.

Clear the license activation:

  1. Navigate to "Utilities : Administration : Server : Operational Statistics : License Capabilities".
  2. Click on the "Clear Activation" Button.
  3. Click on the "Get Activation" Button.
If you encounter connectivity issues during the activation, refer to the article How to Activate ListManager Without Internet Access or Behind a Firewall or Internet Proxy.

Testing

After performing the steps above, the LM server should no longer be disabled because of the clustering issue.

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  1. Priyanka Bhotika

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