How to use TestStand offline

[tlkr01]

Hey,

I use a TestStand 2024 Q4 engine on a computer which is connected with our domain, but the computer has no access to the internet.

When I deactivate my network card, TestStand (testexec.exe) starts very fast, but when the networkcard is activated the starttime takes up to 10 Minutes.

I guess that the engine makes some tcp connect attemptions. Do anybody know how to turn off the tcp connect attemptions?

Thanks and best regards,

Thomas

[Oli_Wachno]

Hey Thomas,

what kind of licensing are you using? Network license / license file?

[tlkr01]

Hi,

I have a base deployment engine license. I added the license manually with a key. We don't use a license manager.

[Oli_Wachno]

I suspect The NI License Manager Tool is installes nevertheless, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to enter the license key on that very computer.

Please check, if there are any entries in the NI License Manager, that happen to point to remote licenses.

[tlkr01]

The ni license manager is installed, but i don't have any configurations for a license server or other remote stuff. I typed in my key in the offline activation dialogue.

I already deactivated the ni paket manager with the command line command in this workaround. 

https://forums.ni.com/t5/NI-Package-Manager-NIPM/NI-Package-Manager-Hangs-on-Startup-for-Offline-Com...

And the ni update server in the task scheduler with this workaround, but both didn't help.

https://knowledge.ni.com/KnowledgeArticleDetails?id=kA03q000000YHykCAG&l=de-DE

[Oli_Wachno]

I suggest openening a service request at NI, sorry

[tlkr01 · Accepted solution]

Hi, 

I had a conversation with the technical support.

This Guide helped me to solve my issue.

https://knowledge.ni.com/KnowledgeArticleDetails?id=kA00Z000000fzjdSAA&l=de-DE

Best Regards,

Thomas

[Oli_Wachno]

Thanks for sharing!