LSF Version 7.3 - Administering Platform LSF

Administering Platform LSF 159
Platform LSF Licensing
See Start the license daemons on page 166.
8 To allow the new permanent license to take effect, reconfigure the cluster:
lsadmin reconfig
badmin mbdrestart
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 Computing or your Platform LSF
vendor.
◆ Host name of the license server host (see FLEXlm license server host on page
162)
◆ Host identifier of the license server host (see Getting the FLEXlm license server
host identifier on page 159)
◆ Products required (see Licensing LSF products and features on page 161)
◆ Number of licenses required for your cluster (see LSF license checkout on page
155)
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 162.
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.
Viewing and editing the license file
Your LSF license should be a text file (normally named license.dat). Use any text
editor such as
vi or emacs to open a copy of your license file for viewing or editing.