Flexlm license usage tracking manual#

The OpenLM Broker needs to access the FlexLM Options file on the license manager of interest. Please refer to the paragraph вЂњLICENSE MANAGER PORT ADVANCEDвЂќ on the same document. The OpenLM Broker needs to access the FlexLM license file on the license manager of interest. The OpenLM Broker needs to be installed on the license server machine.

Flexlm license usage tracking manual#

If a manual change is done to the license file вЂ“ OpenLM will actively restart the license server, in order to read the updated license information from that license server.

OpenLM will actively edit and sort the FlexLM license file.В It is recommended to back up theВ FlexLM license file prior to monitoring multiple FlexLM license pools.

OpenLM must be accepted as an active system: There are several requirements that need to be met in order to provide multiple pool monitoring capability in OpenLM. Keep in mind that licenses are priced differently per license model. This disadvantage isВ especially evident in the context of presenting the licensing model Floating licenses, Node locked and Network named licenses all being presented equally, as part of a single pool.

However, without applying the multiple pool monitoring capability it will not attribute a specific license usage session to a specific pool. The OpenLM system can very well report license usage levels of multiple pool licenses. Licenses for equivalent features may be bought separately, thus forming separate вЂpoolsвЂ™ in the license file, each pool determining specific attributes. The license file is an account of purchased licensed features, each with respective attributes such as the licensing model, number of licenses, expiration date etc.

The Flexera network license management system employs license files to track client license inventory.