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 Blacklisting 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 ...
- Upgrading 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To upgrade LM-X in order to get a newer version of the software, or after subscription renewal to avoid software expiration, follow the steps below.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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 ...
- How 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 ...
- How 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 ...
- How 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 ...
- Using 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 ...
- How 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 ...
- How 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 ...
- 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 ...
- How can I create a graph or table to show denied user statistics?
To use License Statistics to see denied user statistics (cases where users were unable to check out a license because the number of available licenses were exceeded), you must have a debug log generated by a FLEXlm/FlexNet or IBM LUM license server. (Note that this log is different than the Lice ...
- Licensing 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 ...
- Should 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 ...
- 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 ...
- 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 B ...
- 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 ...
- 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, ...
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