Activation

Unless activated, dbForge Index Manager works on the trial basis for 30 days. When the trial expires, Index Manager must be activated with the purchased activation key.

How to check how much time is left in a trial period?

To check for the expiry date of the trial version, in Object Explorer, right-click the database and select Index Manager > Help > About. The window appears, showing the number of days left in the trial period.

Online activation

This activation method requires an active Internet connection.

To activate dbForge Index Manager online:

1. In Object Explorer, right-click a database.

2. Point to Index Manager, Help, and then click Activate Product.

Activate Menu

3. The Activation window opens. You should input the long activation key from your email that was sent to you after the purchase, but not the license number in the format: XXXX-XXX-XXX.

Activation Window

4. Click Activate.

Offline activation

Offline activation allows activating Index Manager from the Devart website. This activation method helps in case online activation fails.

To activate Index Manager offline:

1. Click Manual Activation in the Activation window.

Activation Failed

2. Copy the activation request text by clicking Copy to Clipboard, or save it to a text file by clicking Save to File.

Manual Activation

3. Open the Manual Product Activation page of the Devart website, and paste the copied text in the text box. Click Download license. The license file with the .lic extension is downloaded to your computer.

Activation Page

4. Go back to the Activation window and click Load license. Specify the location of the downloaded .lic file and click Open.

Activation from the command line

It is also possible to activate dbForge Index Manager from the command line.

1. Open the command prompt.

2. Navigate to the folder where the executable file is located.

3. Run a command with the following syntax:

indexmanager.com /activate /key:<activation_key>

Note

You need to enter your activation key after the colon symbol.

The /activate command-line switch can be used with the following arguments.

Argument Description and usage
/exitcodes Returns a list of possible exit codes that can be returned by the command-line process.
/key Specifies the activation key.
Usage: /activate /key:<activation_key>