User guide

Chapter 2 - License File Basics
License File Format Overview
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•a port@host setting, where port and host are the TCP/IP port number and host name
from the SERVER line in the license file. Alternatively, use the shortcut specification,
@host, if the license file SERVER line uses a default TCP/IP port or specifies a port in the
default port range (27000-27009).
Applications accept an environment variable (or Windows Registry) named
VENDOR_LICENSE_FILE, where VENDOR is the vendor daemon name, e.g.,
GSI_LICENSE_FILE. This environment variable’s scope is limited to just those applications
from vendor
VENDOR.
With
lmgrd and lmutil (lmstat, lmdown, etc.), the -c option overrides the setting of the
LM_LICENSE_FILE environment variable.
Note Some applications do not recognize the LM_LICENSE_FILE environment variable.
FLEXenabled Java applications, in particular, do not recognize it.
See Also
• “Managing Multiple License Files” for more information about LM_LICENSE_FILE.
• Appendix D, “FLEXnet Licensing Environment Variables”
FLEXNET LICENSING VERSION NOTES
• Default TCP/IP port number range introduced in v6.0 of lmgrd.
• License file location dialog introduced in v6.0 of the client library.
License File Format Overview
License files usually begin with a SERVER line (or three lines for three-server redundant
servers) followed by one or more VENDOR lines, followed by one or more FEATURE or
INCREMENT lines. In some cases the license file requires no SERVER line and no VENDOR
line.
You can modify these elements in the license file:
• Host names on the SERVER line(s)
• TCP/IP port numbers on the SERVER line(s)
• Paths on the VENDOR line(s)
• Options file paths on the VENDOR line(s)
• Optional TCP/IP port numbers on the VENDOR line(s) (for firewall support only)
• USE_SERVER line