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The License Statistics application includes the following components, which may reside on different machines in different timezones:

A. License server being monitored

B.

Each of the hosts used in the environment theoretically can have different timezone.

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License Statistics server

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C. License Statistics external database

D. License Statistics client machine (device used for accessing the UI in a browser)

The following table defines the rules for differing timezones between the above components.

End-user browser displaying License Statistics UIIt's allowed local
Machine combination4Different timezone between Description
2 and 3It's not allowed. License Statistics verifies if both database and server has the same timezone and refuses to run the application otherwise.
machines allowed?How timezone affects usage and monitoring data

A and B/C

YesYour license server may be located anywhere in the world and monitored by License Statistics users in different locations1 and 2/3. License Statistics uses the timezone of the license server for all statistics it gathers.

4 D and 2/3A/B/C

Yes

You can use the It's allowed. Customer can watch License Statistics UI in any timezone; however, still the date visible to him will be displayed in the timezone it was stored. the timezone of the license server will be used for all data shown in the UI.

When License Statistics detects that your client timezone is different than your license server timezone, a message informing you of the discrepancy will display at the top of the application window. This message will persist until you either:

  • synchronize the timezone of your client machine with the timezone of the License Statistics server machine.
  • click "Don't show this message again" from the warning message (when you log out and log back into License Statistics, the warning message will reappear).


Note that a difference between the timezone of the client machine and the License Statistics server The difference between the timezone of the machine you are using and the timezone of the machine on which License Statistics is installed can lead to minor inconsistencies in the data displayed in the License Statistics UI. For example, you can get information may see warnings that the last update time of your a feature is no longer up - to - date, because it License Statistics is constantly being compared comparing the server/database timezone to the timezone of your browser.

When the difference between the two timezones is detected, a message appears at the top of each License Statistics page. The message remains visible until you do one of the following:

  • synchronize the timezone of your client machine with the timezone of the License Statistics server machine
    • choose not to show the message again by clicking the "Don't show this message again" button

    the client machine.


    B and CNoLicense Statistics checks that both the License Statistics server and database have the same timezone. If they do not match, License Statistics will not run.