LM_LICENSE_FILE variable to reference multiple files.įlexlm provides a default location for license files, which is used only if no other With incompatible license files (due to different sets of servers), you can keep the data
If your site has software from multiple vendors LM_LICENSE_FILE to point elsewhere, or by following instructions End-users can usually override this location by setting the environment Most applications have an expected location for the license file, documented by thatĪpplication.
In some environments, the licensing information for several vendors may be combined SERVER lines, and other vendor-specific data.
Line contains a license key based on the data in that line, the hostids specified in the Information about the server nodes and vendor daemons, and at least one line of dataįEATURE or INCREMENT lines) for each licensed product. Licensing data is stored in a text file called theīy the software vendor, and edited and installed by the license administrator. Platforms or even different operating systems (Windows and Unix, for example). Server and the computer running an application can be either different hardware Machine-independent, allowing for heterogeneous networks. Also, the format of the traffic between the client and the vendor daemon is License server) can run on separate nodes on your network, across any size wide-area The client application and the daemon processes (the Restarts the vendor daemon, though they may exit if the vendor daemon remainsĬlient programs communicate with the vendor daemon, usually through TCP/IP Users normally regain their license automatically when Reason, all users lose their licenses (though this does not mean the applications Licenses are checked out, and who has them. The vendor daemon keeps track of how many There is oneįLEXlm -licensed product on the network. Uncounted, in which case they need only read the license file to run). Lmgrd is not present on VMS or Netware systems.įLEXlm, licenses are granted by running processes (unless they're node locked, Redundancy can beĪchieved with 3-server redundant servers, or by using a license file list with any License manager daemons on three server nodes, allowing you to make your licenseĪvailable if any two out of the three server nodes is running. ItĪlso starts and restarts the vendor daemons. License manager daemon (lmgrd ) handles the initial contact with the clientĪpplication programs, passing the connection on to the appropriate vendor daemon.
On page 6 tells both license administrators and end-users how to start managingįLEXlm is the most popular license manager used in the software industry. It explains where license administrators haveĬontrol and where end-users have control. This chapter explains the basics of floating (network) licensing, and gives a quickįLEXlm.
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