LSF Version 7.3 - Administering Platform LSF

Administering Platform LSF 161
Platform LSF Licensing
◆ For a permanent license, the name of the license server host and TCP port
number used by the
lmgrd daemon, in the format port@host_name. For
example:
LSF_LICENSE_FILE="1700@hostD"
◆ For a license with redundant servers, use a comma to separate the
port@host_names. The port number must be the same as that specified in the
SERVER line of the license file. For example:
LSF_LICENSE_FILE="port@hostA,port@hostB,port@hostC"
For example, after you run lsfinstall, the default setting is:
LSF_LICENSE_FILE can also be the name of the license server host and the port
number used by
lmgrd in the form port_number@host_name. For example, if your
license file contains the line:
SERVER hosta 68044d20 1700
LSF_LICENSE_FILE would be:
LSF_LICENSE_FILE="1700@hosta"
FLEXlm default If you installed FLEXlm separately from LSF to manage other software licenses, the
default FLEXlm installation puts the license file in the following location:
/usr/local/flexlm/licenses/license.dat
Troubleshooting If this parameter points to an older or incorrect license key, correct the problem
using one of these two methods:
◆ Change the path to point to the location of the new key.
◆ Put the new key in the location specified by the path (make a backup copy of
your old license key before you overwrite it).
Licensing LSF products and features
All LSF software requires a license. Some LSF features are enabled by the license file
alone, but other products must also be included in the cluster configuration file, or
the FEATURE line in the license file is ignored. However, if you already have the
FEATURE line in your license file, you can install or enable the corresponding
products later on.
The following strings are examples of what can be listed in the
PRODUCTS line in the
Parameters section of the lsf.cluster.cluster_name file, to indicate which LSF
products that the cluster should run. This is not a comprehensive list of Platform
product license names. Any valid Platform LSF license product name can be on the
PRODUCTS line, according to which Platform products you've purchased:
◆ LSF_Base
◆ LSF_Manager
◆ LSF_MultiCluster
If these products are listed in the cluster configuration, the LSF license must also
include FEATURE lines for these products.
In addition, there are some “extra” licensed features that do not have a matching
item in the PRODUCTS line. Do not remove features from your license unless
instructed to do so by Platform. For example, the following strings are valid in the
license file, but should not be used in the PRODUCTS line: