Sometimes ColdFusion "remembers" a conflict even after the other server is gone. Remove the serial number entirely and re-enter it. In the CF Admin, switch the license to Trial or Developer . Restart the service. Re-enter your valid Production Serial Number. Summary Checklist for Compliance
The error message in the application.log or the ColdFusion Administrator usually lists the IP address of the "other" server.
ColdFusion servers perform a "heartbeat" check over the local network (typically via UDP) to ensure that the same license key isn't being used on more instances than the EULA allows. Common triggers include:
If you are seeing the warning your Adobe ColdFusion instance has detected a licensing conflict within your network.
A decommissioned server was never properly shut down or unlicensed.
Sometimes ColdFusion "remembers" a conflict even after the other server is gone. Remove the serial number entirely and re-enter it. In the CF Admin, switch the license to Trial or Developer . Restart the service. Re-enter your valid Production Serial Number. Summary Checklist for Compliance
The error message in the application.log or the ColdFusion Administrator usually lists the IP address of the "other" server.
ColdFusion servers perform a "heartbeat" check over the local network (typically via UDP) to ensure that the same license key isn't being used on more instances than the EULA allows. Common triggers include:
If you are seeing the warning your Adobe ColdFusion instance has detected a licensing conflict within your network.
A decommissioned server was never properly shut down or unlicensed.