SERVER:

            From the top there is no real procedure for moving the SELECTserver application. To place it on a new server
you install the application on the new server. The Serial number and activation keys are not server specific so you would use the exact same keys that you did for the initial installation. That information is site specifc and available from the Site Administrator or contacting the Bentley Product Activation (licensing) team.

            The next think that comes into play is the database management. In a fully functional SELECTserver the Usage information is updated to Bentley on a daily basis. This makes the value of the information in your old database only as high as you make it. You can do the following;

a)     Install the new SQL Express and create a new instance and database during the install 

b)     Installthe new SQL Express and create a new instance.

1) Back up the old database using SQL Studio Management Tools (Microsoft download)

2) Restore it to the new SQL Express instance using SQL Studio Management Tools

3) Use the Bentley SELECTserver Database Setup tool to direct the SELECTServer application to the backed up and restored database.

Remember Bentley has no preference in this process.
Before installing ensure the technical requirements are met on the new server.

Technical Requirements:
http://communities.bentley.com/products/licensing/w/Licensing__Wiki/selectserver-technical-requirements.aspx

Deployed SELECTserver Knowledge Requirements http://communities.bentley.com/products/licensing/w/licensing__wiki/deployed-selectserver-knowledge-requirements-tn.aspx

SELECTserver FAQ:
http://communities.bentley.com/products/licensing/w/Licensing__Wiki/selectserver-general-faq.aspx

Database Setup Tool Configuration and Explanation
http://communities.bentley.com/products/licensing/w/licensing__wiki/7018.aspx

I would highly recommend that you download and install the latest release of the SELECTserver application. It is version number 09.00.00.113 an available from our SELECTservices website. Ensure that you get the version that matches your Operating System either 32 or 64 bits. They are clearly marked. I would not consider this an upgrade even if you install the newer version because you are installing on a system where the application didn’t exist. Please update me by return e-mail if you have any specific questions.

CLIENTS:

                The term I like to use is that “there is no magic to licensing” The three rules of licensing are as follows

ACCESS (connectivity)
What did you ask for?
What do you have?

There is no special procedures for connecting clients to the SELECTserver, it works exactly as it does now. The clients must be directed to the new server according to how the particular application licenses.

Legacy applications have a local license file like “MSV8.LIC”. When using SELECTserver it will contain some “pointer information telling the application where to go to get a license. In these clients the pointer will need to be redirected to the new server name.

Newer applications (XM, V8i,etc) use the license management tool to define the server name and the proper application key. The server name will need to be updated to the new location of the SELECTserver.

Please contact  Bentley Technical Support if you need additional assistance or have any other questions with this issue's status at http://www.bentley.com/serviceticketmanager or call 1-800-778-4277.