User guide

Chapter 5 - The Options File
Options File Syntax
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HOST_GROUP
HOST_GROUP group_name host_list
Defines a group of hosts for use in INCLUDE, INCLUDEALL, EXCLUDE, EXCLUDEALL,
and RESERVE option lines. Multiple HOST_GROUP lines add all the specified hosts into the
group.
To define the host group “Pacific” consisting of “tokyo,” “seattle,” and “auckland”:
HOST_GROUP Pacific tokyo seattle auckland
Anywhere a host name can be used in an options file, an IP-address can be used instead.
INCLUDE
INCLUDE feature[:keyword=value] type {name | group_name}
Includes a user or pre-defined group of users, etc., in the list of who is allowed to use licenses
for this feature. Anyone not in an INCLUDE statement is not allowed to use that feature.
EXCLUDE supersedes INCLUDE; conflicts between the EXCLUDE list and the INCLUDE
list are resolved by the EXCLUDE taking precedence.
To include user “bob” in the list of users able to use feature “f1”:
INCLUDE f1 USER bob
group_name Name of the group being defined. Host group names are case
sensitive.
host_list List of host names in that group. Names are case sensitive. Set the
GROUPCASEINSENSITIVE options file keyword to turn on case
insensitivity. See “GROUPCASEINSENSITIVE.”
feature Name of the feature being affected.
keyword=value Feature name modifier to denote a group of licenses. See
“Feature Specification” for details.
type One of USER, HOST, DISPLAY, INTERNET, PROJECT,
GROUP, or HOST_GROUP. See “Type Specification” for
details.
name Name of an item of type type for which license usage is
included.
group_name Name of the group for which license usage is included.