Jim Roseberry
You are absolutely right about the NI activation.
Decided to spring for the Komplete 9 Ultimate upgrade over the weekend.
Though not cheap, there's a lot of useful content in the upgrade.
Looking forward to checking out the Reverb/Dynamics/EQ (algorithms from Softube).

Jim, good move on the K9U upgrade.  Having the new NI effects (Reverb Classics, Premium Tube, and Vintage Compressor series) is currently the only way to get Softube quality without the iLok.  :-)
 
Small side note on NI effects: you probably already know this, but there's a good convolution reverb in Guitar Rig (Reflektor) and yet another cool reverb in Reaktor (Space Master 2, which is very similar to the Redline reverb).   These can be run in your DAW same as any other plugin, of course. 
 
Cheers,
Eddie
 

Finally got all my new plugs activated and everything seems to be working fine...but it would take me a while to plough through all my plugs. I'll keep ya posted.

Guess I will have to plow through that list of plugs to make sure everything is still working.  I don't see anything looking like it's been converted to temporary in my license list but you never know.  Sheesh.

Just saw this:
 
Dear iLok User Community,
We have let you down and we know it. We could have done a better job communicating that we were hard at work to resolve the issues some of you were having and for that we are truly sorry. ... We handle tens of millions of licenses for users, some dating back over decades with legacy code, and while we have worked to ensure a seamless transition, some issues occurred.
After extensive research, we isolated the issue to licenses that were of type “Update” and that had been downloaded to an iLok. If you were among the first who logged in on Sunday night or Monday and had an iLok with “Updates” on it, you may have been affected by an error with our initial data migration.
This error has been addressed and corrected. We have completed an additional data migration that resolves the type discrepancy for all affected licenses.
If you believe you were affected and your Update license (now shown as type “License”) does not authorize your software, the following steps will solve this issue: Launch the iLok License Manager application Insert the iLok with the licenses that are not working Deactivate those licenses from the iLok (use the menu Licenses > Deactivate) Re-activate your licenses back to the iLok If you are still experiencing difficulties please go to ilok.com/support and follow the Guided Help to contact us and we will work with you to resolve your issues. We are monitoring our support tickets closely during extended support hours to make matters right.
We appreciate your continued support.
Andrew Kirk Vice President The iLok.com

iLok.com - Support

Yep, olpal, judging from that mammoth thread on GS, the iLok woes have yet to be fully resolved, despite what PACE says.  It's a full-blown fiasco. 
 
Up to now, I've never had an issue with the iLok, and I still think it's a good solution for copy protection.  But the iLok itself is not to blame for this mess.  The problem is that whoever is running PACE is clearly incapable of managing an IT-based system.  There are established and proven methods to roll out new systems in a reliable manner.  At a minimum, you keep your user base informed and keep your legacy system available in case of problems. Nobody at PACE seems to be aware of these basic principles, which anyone can learn in Information Systems 101. This is unacceptable for something that is mission-critical for so many enterprises.
 
The best possible outcome from all this would be for some of the heavy-hitters in the DAW/plugin business to get together to buy out PACE and form a non-profit consortium whose mission is to maintain the iLok infrastructure properly.  This entity would be run by true IT professionals who run things in a transparent manner.  If such people had been at PACE already, we wouldn't be here talking about this.
Cheers,
Eddie

Hi All
I've been following this - what an almighty cock up this all sounds.
I personally do not have an issue with the iLok concept - for me it's an ideal solution (I have two small little studios in different continents!)
I do have an issue with PACE who seem beyond incompetent.
As I see it at the moment, if I DO NOT buy any further iLok reliant products and NEVER upgrade / update my iLOK, all will be OK with my system as it stands at the moment - is this correct?
If this is correct, we could write to all manufacturers who utilize ILok and tell them we can no longer buy any further products from them as we may lose what we already have and have to use daily....can you see where I am coming from with this? If I was say Softube, I think I might be pretty pissed if future sales of my products were being adversely affected by PACE's incompetence. What does anyone else think?
 
Nigel
 
 
 
 
 

I was one of the fortunate ones....all my licenses are intact and the software client is working fine...
 

yorolpal
Well...Andrew's solution looks like it worked for my Melodyne.  If I find any more anomalies I'll try the same.  It's interesting to me that Andrew said they handle literally "tens of millions" of licenses.  I didn't know there was that many plugins...or dimbulb studio owners!!

 
Think about it. They may be managing licenses for people that don't know or care. Between old age and natural disasters many iLocks and computers end up in boxes and landfills. If nobody says anything, the security codes could be out there, carefully tended, until the company closes its' doors. And then, it's only a maybe.
 
Who takes out the digital trash in the world, and what do they do with it?

Rain
 
I'm quite sure that pirated software users didn't even notice that there was an issue w/ iLok during this last week.

And that is the absurdity of iLock in a nutshell. Misguided attempts  like iLok only seem to affect the actual paying customers. It's a backwards sort of "piracy tax" that does not benefit software companies or consumers.  I'm hoping this fisaco will make more companies wake up to how this system actually has the opposite result of what is intended.  iLok will not convince one pirate to suddenly buy something they had no intention of buying but I am certain there are plenty of people who have passed on products strictly because they require iLok.  Not sure how paying a company to reduce potential customers without providing something to make them increase customers is a good business model.