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Appendix B - License File Format
License File Syntax
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See Also
• “FEATURE/INCREMENT Lines” for more information about uncounted features.
• Chapter 4, “Selecting Server Machines,” for more information about redundant servers.
FLEXNET LICENSING VERSION NOTES
• IP address specification for host introduced in v5.0 lmgrd, vendor daemon, and client
library.
• port specification is required with a pre-v6.0
lmgrd, vendor daemon, and client library.
VENDOR Lines
The VENDOR line specifies the daemon name and path. lmgrd uses this line to start the vendor
daemon, and the vendor daemon reads it to find its options file. The format of the VENDOR
line is shown below.
VENDOR vendor [vendor_daemon_path]\
[[OPTIONS=]options_file_path] [[PORT=]port]
where:
Field Description
vendor Name of the vendor daemon used to serve some feature(s) in the
file. This name cannot be changed by the administrator.
vendor_daemon_
path
Optional path to the executable for this daemon. Generally the
license administrator is free to install the daemon in any
directory. (It is recommended, however, that it be installed in a
local directory on the license server machine.)
If omitted,
lmgrd looks for the vendor daemon binary in
• the current directory
• the path specified in
lmgrd’s $PATH environment variable
• in the directory where
lmgrd is located
If vendor_daemon_path is blank, then any options or
TCP/IP port number specifications require the
OPTIONS= and
PORT= strings.