User guide

Appendix A - Hostids for FLEXnet Licensing-Supported Platforms
Special FLEXnet Licensing Hostids
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Special FLEXnet Licensing Hostids
FLEXnet Licensing contains a number of special hostid types which apply to all platforms.
These hostid types are valid to use in both SERVER lines and FEATURE lines, wherever a
hostid is required. These are:
ANY Locks the software to any machine (i.e., does not lock
anything).
DEMO Similar to ANY, but only for use with uncounted
FEATURE lines.
COMPOSITE=
composit_hostid
Locks the software to a composite hostid. A composite
hostid is a hashed 12-character hexidecimal value formed
by combining the values of one or more simple hostids
types, as defined by the software vendor.
DISPLAY=display Locks the software to display display. On UNIX,
display is /dev/ttyxx (which is always /dev/tty
when an application is run in the background) or the X-
Display name. On Windows, it is the system name or, in
the case of a terminal server environment, the terminal
server client name. (v8+ FLEXenabled applications only)
HOSTNAME=host Locks the software to computer host name host.
ID=n Functionally equivalent to the “ANY” hostid—it runs on
any machine. The difference is that the license is unique
and is used to identify the end user. This hostid is used
to lock the license server (on the SERVER line) or the
FLEXenabled application (on the
FEATURE/INCREMENT line). The number can have
dashes included for readability—the dashes are ignored.
Examples:
ID=12345678 is the same as
ID=1234-5678 is the same as
ID=1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8