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Appendix B - License File Format
License File Syntax
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Table B-2 lists attributes that may appear in a FEATURE or INCREMENT line. They are
supplied at the discretion of the vendor to provide particular licensing behavior. If present in
the FEATURE or INCREMENT line, they must remain there and cannot be altered by the end
user. These attributes have a
keyword=value syntax where keyword is in uppercase.
In places where value is a string surrounded with double quotes (“...”), the string can
contain any characters except a quote.
exp_date Expiration date of license in the format
dd-mmm-yyyy, e.g.,
07-may-2005. Note: If exp_date is the string “permanent”
or the year is 0 (or 00, 000, 0000) then the license never
expires.
num_lic Number of concurrent licenses for this feature. If the
num_lic is set to the string “uncounted” or 0, the licenses for
this feature are uncounted and no
lmgrd is required but a
hostid on the FEATURE line is required. See “Counted vs.
Uncounted Licenses.”
SIGN=sign SIGN= signature to authenticate this FEATURE line.
Table B-2: Vendor Supplied Attributes
Attribute Description
BORROW[=n]
Enables license borrowing for a particular
FEATURE/INCREMENT line.
n is the number of hours that
the license is borrowed. The default borrow period is 168
hours, or one week.
Table B-1: FEATURE/INCREMENT Line Required Fields (cont.)
Field Description