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 Providing demo versions of your software
Often, you may wish to provide potential customers with demo versions of your software. LM-X gives you a number of ways to supply such users with restricted versions of your software. This section describes some, but far from all, such options LM-X offers. You may find that employing a single m ...
- Installing License Statistics on Windows with a FLEXlm/FLEXNet Server
This quick-start guide is designed to get X-Formation's License Statistics up and running in 10 minutes or less. Please see the License Statistics Manual for more detailed information. Important: If you're upgrading to a newer version of License Statistics, be sure to make a backup (see How to ...
- Activating a License Statistics license
You must activate your License Statistics license whenever you: Do a new installation Upgrade your license Renew your maintenance Note: License activation is not necessary for demo versions. When you activate your license, it generates a license file (*.lic) that you can reuse with new upd ...
- Which hostid should I use to lock my node-locked license application to a particular machine?
A good choice for locking a node-locked license to a particular 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 the h ...
- Which 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 ...
- Using CPU cores for node-locked licenses
Specifying CPU cores for node-locked licenses can be useful in cases such as high-tech computing and application virtualization. This license model enables you to base licensing on the customer's computing resource requirements, increasing the pricing depth for your software offerings. For examp ...
- Using CPU cores for floating licenses
Specifying CPU cores for floating licenses can be useful in cases such as high-tech computing and application virtualization. This license model enables you to base licensing on the customer's computing resource requirements, increasing the pricing depth for your software offerings. For example, ...
- How can I create a graph or table to show denied user statistics?
In order to see statistics for denied users (i.e., cases where the number of available licenses were exceeded, resulting in users being unable to check out a license), you must have a debug log generated by the FLEXlm/FLEXnet or IBM LUM license server. (Note that this log is different than the L ...
- Using dates for version numbers
To create a license that will work only up to a specific date, you can use dates for major and minor version numbers as an alternative to specifying software release numbers. Since LM-X requires by default that the version in the license file be greater than or equal to the number specified in t ...
- Rehosting or blacklisting a license
The following example describes how to re-host a user's license or deny a user the ability to use a particular license. You can use unique id, serial number or hostid. Add the particular blacklisting id into the security configuration file (vendor.lmx) and then recompile the distribution to shi ...
- Choosing between a floating and node-locked license
A floating license allows an application to be used on a network. A license server is required on the client side to manage a floating license. The number of concurrent users is counted, with the licensed application usage limited to a specified number of users at any time. Also referred to as ...
- Which 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 ...
- Should I lock my license to only one hostid or use multiple hostids?
In most cases, locking to an Ethernet card 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, Ethernet ada ...
- Which 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. ...
- Upgrading licenses to the next version of your software
Assuming that version 1 of your software has been successful, you will want users who are under subscription to continue to be able to use the license with version 2. Sending each user a new Order ID would be tedious and inefficient, as you would need to send out hundreds or even thousands of em ...
- Managing resellers
If your organization is growing, and you currently have or want to have resellers in different countries, License Distribution Service can ease the work required to facilitate license administration with these resellers. Typically, you will want your resellers to have access only to customers th ...
- Bulk licensing
License Distribution Service's bulk licensing feature lets you issue multiple licenses (with different hostids) for the same order. These licenses can be activated at different times independently, offering significant flexibility. For example, you could create an Order with the bulk license cou ...
- Handling thousands of evaluations
In many companies, regardless of their size, there is a demand for evaluations to be sent to potential customers. These needs can be met either automatically or manually. Regardless, the process is usually similar. Your contact with a potential customer normally originates through sales channels ...
- Creating node-locked and floating licenses
The most common scenario when using License Distribution Service is that you have one or more products for which you want to create node-locked and floating licenses. Typically, you can best address this business case by creating a Product object associated with the root Entity. This will let ot ...
- How to compile multiple SDK's for different platforms
This tutorial describes how to compile multiple LM-X SDK's for different platforms in a way that enables shared code. By merging SDK's, you avoid duplicating files and will have a cleaner setup. For this example, we’ll use Linux_x86 as our starting point, and then add the platform-specif ...
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