Unregister-NCache

This PowerShell cmdlet is used to deactivate licenses for activated machines. By deactivating a license, you can free up existing licenses, which can then be used to activate other machines. This cmdlet supports both online and offline modes of deactivating a license.

Note

This feature is also available in the NCache Community and NCache Open Source editions, please keep in mind that NCache Open Source has different parameters in some cmdlet instances.

Unregister-NCache -Key [-OfflineDeactivate] [-Server] [-Port] [-Credentials] [-NoLogo]

Examples

  • This command deactivates NCache on a local server.
Unregister-NCache -Key xxxxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxxxxx
  • This command deactivates NCache on server 20.200.20.11.
Unregister-NCache -Key xxxxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxxxxx -Server 20.200.20.11
  • This command deactivates NCache in the offline mode using the OfflineDeactivate parameter.
Unregister-NCache -Key xxxxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxxxxx -OfflineDeactivate

Properties

Note

The parameters with asterisk (*) on their names are the required parameters and the rest are optional.

Parameters Data Types Description Default Value
-Key* <String> License key (obtained from Alachisoft on purchase of NCache) that will be used to deactivate your licenses. -
-OfflineDeactivate <SwitchParameter> This allows you to deactivate a server that has no internet connection. When this switch is used, the command generates a "Deactivation Request URL". Copy this URL to another computer with Internet access. Open that URL from that computer to complete the deactivation of licenses. True
-Server <String> Specifies the server name where the NCache Service is running. Local Machine
-NoLogo <SwitchParameters> Suppresses display of the logo banner. True
-Port <Long> Specifies the server port where NCache Service is listening. 8250
-Credentials <pscredential> Specifies the user credentials required to authorize access for the specified operation. These credentials should belong to a user with the appropriate permissions at the node. -