User guide

Chapter 2 - License File Basics

License File Format Overview

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• the full path to the license file

• a directory containing one or more license files with a

.lic extension

•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).

• A comma separated list of three

port@host specifiers denoting a three-server redundant

configuration. For example,

port1@host1,port2@host2,port3@host3

specifies the three-server redundant configuration composed of host1, host2, and host3.

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. On UNIX, the license-file list components are separated by colons; on

Windows, the components are separated by semi-colons.

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.