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  1. questionBlacklisting and re-hosting a license
    LM-X has built-in functionality you can use to prohibit usage of (blacklist) a particular license and re-host a blacklisted license. To blacklist and re-host a license: To revoke an existing license, set a blacklisting flag (LMX_OPT_BLACKLIST). Blacklisting applies to a specific feature in t ...

  2. questionCan LM-X License Manager detect virtual enviroment?
    With LM-X you can allow or forbid to use your application in a virtual enviroment. LM-X detects most of virtualization technologies including VMWare, Microsoft Virtual Server, VirtualBox. Virtual machine environments are typically undesirable for use with software licensing. Normally, operating ...

  3. questionHow does software protected by LM-X License Manager find a license file?
    Every LM-X protected application has a search path for licenses. The application will search for licenses in the following order: 1. Preset path and/or automatic server discovery (this information is provided by your application vendor). 2. The environment variable VENDOR_LICENSE_PATH. The VEND ...

  4. questionUpgrading LM-X License Manager
    To upgrade LM-X in order to get a newer version of the software, or after subscription renewal to avoid software expiration, follow the steps below. Download LM-X by logging into the X-Formation Support Portal and following the Download instructions. Unpack the downloaded distribution to a tem ...

  5. questionHow to use the LM-X License Manager pay-per-use licensing model
    The LM-X pay-per-use licensing model lets you bill your customers based on their actual usage of your software. To determine the usage, you ask the customer to write the usage information to a pay-per-use SQLite database each month (or other period) and send the database file to you. (You can f ...

  6. questionWhich IP address should I lock my license to?
    To find your IP address hostid, run lmxendutil -hostid to see a list of your hostids. The following is an example list of hostids: IP Address: 192.168.10.50 Hostid: 8931C9DDAD84CA46 IP Address: 192.168.10.* Hostid: 38A435F6A34515F1 IP Address: 192.168.*.* Hostid: CFA93C2C46E862A4 IP Address: 192 ...

  7. questionHow do I provide license queing to end users?
    If you allow license queuing for your end users (it is enabled by default), you can test that it will work properly by performing the following steps: Enable queuing for Client A. (For information about enabling queuing, see the related Knowledgebase article, "How do end users enable license qu ...

  8. questionHow to use additive licenses
    Adding licenses for software features that a customer buys later than the initial purchase of a license can be easily accomplished by using multiple additive licenses, which don’t require that you change the original license. To prepare an additive license, you need to create a feature wit ...

  9. questionHow to implement licensing for critical-use applications
    A floating license model gives you an easy way to validate the end-user’s rights to use the software. However, floating licenses depend on a stable network connection between the client machine, on which the licensed software runs, and the license server, which delivers the license to the ...

  10. questionUsing the license start date to improve protection against over-usage and clock tampering
    You can set the starting date that your application is available for checkout by using the START setting in your XML license template file. By combining the START and END date settings (for example, <SETTING START="2010-09-01"/> and <SETTING END="2011-09-01"/>), you can specify the e ...

  11. questionHow to use hostid matching ratio
    The HOSTID_MATCH_RATE directive specifies the percentage of hostids that must match for successful hostid verification. When locking your software to multiple hostid values, you can allow the software to run when, for example, only half of the hostids are valid. To use HOSTID_MATCH_RATE you need ...

  12. questionHow to manage expiration for licenses running 24/7
    Normally, the license expiration date is controlled while performing the checkout operation. However, in cases where a feature remains checked out continuously for a long period of time, this method of checking for license expiration may allow a license to be used past its expiration date. To av ...

  13. questionWhich hostid should I lock my license to?
    The following table lists the hostid types that LM-X supports and indicates each type's level of security and flexibility, so you can decide which hostid type(s) work best for your needs. Hostid Type Security Flexibility Notes Hostname Low High Easy to move. Username Low High Easy to move ...

  14. questionCan I specify username and hostname for web application checkouts?
    By default, if the application is located on a web server and the client is a web browser, every license will be consumed by the same user (the web server), instead of a license being consumed for each individual client. You can override this behavior by specifying a custom username and hostname ...

  15. questionUsing a custom setting in a node-locked license
    LM-X License Manager lets you specify custom settings in your license file, allowing for extensive flexibility and increased pricing depth for your software offerings. A custom setting lets you base license checkouts on certain factors that exist at the user site during run time. A custom settin ...

  16. questionUsing a custom setting in a floating license
    LM-X License Manager lets you specify custom settings in your license file, allowing for extensive flexibility and increased pricing depth for your software offerings. A custom setting lets you base license checkouts on certain factors that exist at the user site during run time. A custom settin ...

  17. questionHow to do custom comparison of hostids?
    This tutorial describes how to do custom comparison of hostids. This is useful when you want to implement custom verification. For example, you can specify match rules that allow a license to succeed when 2 of 3 hostids are valid, rather than requiring strict 1:1 matching. Start by setting a cu ...

  18. questionLicensing your software to run on virtual machines
    LM-X detects most virtualization technologies, including VMWare, Microsoft Virtual Server, and VirtualBox. Virtual machine environments are typically undesirable for licensed software due to the inherent risk of overuse. With LM-X, you can choose to allow or prohibit your application to run in a ...

  19. questionShould I lock my license to only one hostid or use multiple hostids?
    In most cases, locking to an Ethernet card, BIOS or harddisk hostid is enough. If you need more security, you may lock to multiple hostids using one of the following methods: Multiple hostids with 1:1 matching. For example, you might lock a feature to the license server machine hostname, Ethern ...

  20. questionWhich hostid should I use to lock my floating license application to a particular license server machine?
    A good choice for locking a floating license to a particular server machine is to use the Ethernet hostid (the MAC address of the Ethernet card). Almost all machines have an Ethernet card, and information about the Ethernet hostid is available on all platforms. For optimal security, locking to t ...

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