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The PLATFORMS directive specifies one or more platforms to restrict usage to a single platform or a subset of platforms. This directive may be used for local or network licenses. When used for network licenses, it applies only to the client machine and not to the license server machine.
Usage and recommendations
By limiting license use to one or more platforms, you can increase licensing flexibility and security. For example, you might produce software that runs on both Windows and Linux, but enable users to install and use the software on only one of the two platforms.
The You use the PLATFORMS keyword setting (see FEATURE settings) enables you to make platform restrictions by using a space-separated to create a list of platform keywords that specify the platforms the application will work with.
Note: The platforms are identified by the executables compiled with LM-X rather than by the actual operating system. For example, a 32-bit executable will still return Win32_x86 on Win64_x64.
LM-X lets you specify the following platforms:
Platform |
Keyword | Description |
Win32_x86 | Windows 32 bit on x86 |
Win64_x64 | Windows 64 bit on x64 |
Macosx_Universal | Mac OS X |
Linux_x86 | Linux 32 bit on x86 |
Linux_x64 | Linux 64 bit on x64 |
Linux_ |
arm64 | Linux |
| 64-bit on ARM (aarch64, arm64) |
Linux_ |
arm32 | Linux |
Freebsd_x86
| 32 bit on |
| ARM (armhf, armv7) | |
Freebsd_x64 | FreeBSD 64 bit on x64 |
Solaris_x86
Solaris 32 bit on x86
Solaris_x64
Solaris 64 bit on x64
Solaris_sparc
Solaris 32 bit on Sparc
Solaris_sparc64
Solaris 64 bit on Sparc64
Aix_ppc32
AIX 32 bit on RS6000 PPC32
Aix_ppc64
AIX 64 bit on RS6000 PPC64
Hpux_ia64
HP-UX (32 bit and 64 bit) on IA64
Note that the platforms are identified by the executables compiled with LM-X rather than by the actual operating system. For example, a 32-bit executable will still return Win32_x86 on Win64_x64.