Platform LSF Administration Guide Version 6.2

Installing a Permanent License
Administering Platform LSF
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See “LSF_LICENSE_FILE parameter” on page 177.
7 Start the license server daemon.
See “Starting the license daemons” on page 182.
8 To allow the new permanent license to take effect, reconfigure the cluster with the
commands:
❖ lsadmin reconfig
❖ badmin reconfig
9 After the cluster starts, use the following commands to make sure LSF is up and
running:
❖ lsid
❖ bhosts
Getting a permanent license
To install Platform LSF for production use, you must get a permanent license from
Platform or your LSF vendor.
Platform creates a permanent license that is keyed to the license server host or hosts.
Some host types have a built-in hardware host ID; on others, the hardware address of
the primary LAN interface is used. For a permanent license to be created, you must
supply a server host name and the hardware host identifier for each license server host
at your site.
Send the following information to Platform at
[e-mail] or your
Platform LSF vendor.
◆ Host name of the license server host (see “FLEXlm license server host” on
page 179)
◆ Host identifier of the license server host (see “Getting the FLEXlm license server
host identifier” on page 176)
◆ Products required (see “Licensing LSF products and features” on page 178)
◆ Number of licenses required for your cluster (see “LSF license checkout” on
page 171)
Getting the FLEXlm license server host identifier
When an LSF license is managed by FLEXlm, you must provide a hardware host name
and host identifier for the FLEXlm license server host at your site.
If you do not already use FLEXlm to manage other applications, you must choose a host
as the FLEXlm license server host before you request your license. See “Selecting a
license server host” on page 179.
Use the
lmhostid command (normally located in LSF_SERVERDIR) to get the
hardware identifier of your FLEXlm license server host. For example, run this
command on the FLEXlm server host:
# lmhostid
lmhostid - Copyright (C) 1989-1997 Globetrotter Software, Inc.
The FLEXlm host ID of this machine is "68044d20"
In this example, send the code “ 68044d20 ” to Platform.