What is EasyCopy License Manager? #
EasyCopy License Manager is the license manager The EasyCopy Company builds into its own software. The company makes graphics and data tools for geoscientists and engineers. Its software helps geologists describe rock cores and edit maps, well logs and seismic images. The product name is one word, though people often search for “easy copy” or “easy copy software”.
On the server you’ll find two parts. The License Dispatcher runs as a process called ecdaemon and hands out licenses. A command-line utility, eclic, reports what’s checked out right now.
The vendor issues a license password for each license. That password is tied to two values from the machine that holds the license: a Primary Key and an IP address. That’s why the vendor insists the license server’s IP address stays static. Rebuild the server and change either value, and you’ll need a new password. Subscribers get password changes free.
Which license types does it support? #
The vendor’s documentation and release notes describe these license types.
| License type | What it means for you |
|---|---|
| Floating (dispatcher-controlled) | Licenses sit on one license server. Anyone on the network can take one until the pool runs out. |
| Single-machine | The password is installed on the computer that runs the software, not on a license server. |
| Permanent and temporary | A temporary password can run next to a permanent one. Since EasyCopy 9.2.11, the dispatcher falls back to the permanent license when the temporary one expires. |
| Offline checkout | A user checks out a license to work away from the network. Most license managers call this borrowing. |
| Academic | Accredited universities with earth-science degrees can get EasyCore and EasyGraphiX licenses for teaching and research. Non-commercial use only. |
EasyCore doesn’t depend on this license manager alone. It has supported FlexNet Publisher since version 2.1.1 in June 2020, and the ECFLEX environment variable makes it look only for FlexNet licenses. EasyGraphiX release notes mention FlexNet Publisher too. If your site runs EasyCore on FlexNet, you’d monitor it as a FlexNet product. Open iT supports FlexNet as well.
Which applications use EasyCopy License Manager? #
We found no other software publisher that licenses its products through EasyCopy License Manager. It protects The EasyCopy Company’s own suite.
| Application | What it does | Licensing note |
|---|---|---|
| EasyGraphiX | Edits and annotates maps, logs and seismic images. Stitches PDFs. | Release notes run from EasyCopy 9.x into EasyGraphiX 10.x. The EasyCopy Graphics Suite and its Mapping module need a dispatcher license. |
| EasyPlot | Plotting | The vendor lists EasyPlot among the products that need a license server with a static IP. |
| EasyCore | Core and outcrop description: lithologies, facies and fossils by depth | Dispatcher or FlexNet Publisher (see above) |
| EasyView | Viewing | The vendor lists it by name only. |
The vendor’s customer stories come from geologists, sedimentologists and petrophysicists, in companies and at universities.
How Open iT supports your work with EasyCopy License Manager #
Open iT makes software that measures how people use engineering and technical applications, so you can compare what you own with what you use. Its LicenseAnalyzer™ product reads usage from 100 license managers.
Start with two numbers. The first is the license count on your EasyCopy password, which you already know. The second is the most licenses your team held at the same moment. The log hides that second number unless someone counts “Claiming” lines by hand. Open iT reports it.
The samples become reports that show:
- which user, on which machine, held an EasyCopy license, hour by hour
- how many people held licenses at the same time, so you see your real peak
- usage by user group, so you see which team draws on the pool
- total use against the licenses available
This is LicenseAnalyzer Level 1, Runtime Usage. It measures when a license is checked out. It won’t tell you whether the person holding it is working in the application.
Frequently asked questions #
What is EasyCopy License Manager?
EasyCopy License Manager is The EasyCopy Company’s proprietary license manager. Its License Dispatcher (ecdaemon) hands out licenses for EasyGraphiX, EasyPlot, EasyView and EasyCore, and its eclic utility reports current license status.
Does EasyCopy support floating licenses?
Yes. Floating licenses sit on a license server with a static IP address and are shared across the network. The vendor also issues single-machine, temporary, academic and offline-checkout licenses.
How does Open iT monitor EasyCopy License Manager?
The Open iT Client runs on the license server and polls eclic every 5 minutes. It turns the samples into reports on user, host, concurrency, user group and total license use.
Can I get an EasyCopy download from Open iT?
No. Open iT doesn’t distribute EasyCopy software. The software and license passwords come from The EasyCopy Company, whose website has License Request and License Change pages.
See your EasyCopy peak before your next renewal #
Find out how many EasyCopy licenses your team holds at once before you sign for the next term.
