How to check your registration limit
All Named licenses (Network licenses are different and not applicable here. They've been covered in a separate topic [here]) have a registration limit for how many installations - or activations you can perform, before you need to request an increase. It is also commonly known as a registration bump.
This registration limit is a security measure against license abuse and piracy of legitimate licenses.
Before you install a copy of RAD Studio, either on a new machine or a fresh, new virtual machine, both where you are the legitimate owner and user of the license, it is a good idea to check how many registrations you have left before you need to request an increase. Requesting a license increase has been covered [here].
As a side note, changing computer name where you have a copy of RAD Studio installed will trigger a reactivation requirement and thus count against your registration limit. You can read more about it [here].
To check your registration limit, do the following:
- Open the RAD Studio IDE and click on Help, then click on License Manager
- In the License Manager, click on the Register button in the right hand panel.
- In the Registration dialog, take a note of the Registration Code (You can select and copy it to the clipboard)
- Go to https://reg.embarcadero.com
- Log in with your serial number you used during activation and the registration code you made a note of in step 3. The serial number can also be found in theĀ License Manager
- Now, enter your EDN username or email address, depending what you have set up and the associated password
- If you have forgotten what your username is, you can look it up in the https://my.embarcadero.com portal
- On the main page, click on View extended serial number details
- In the new page with extended registration details, look for the row, Current registration count / Maximum
- In this case, we would have to request a registration bump if we're going to install a fresh new copy. For guidance to successfully increase your registration limit, please follow this guide [here].