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 PLATFORMS keyword (see FEATURE settings) enables you to make platform restrictions by using a space-separated list of platform keywords that specify the platforms the application will work with.
LM-X lets you specify the following platforms:
Platform identifier | 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_ia64 | Linux on IA64 |
Linux_arm | Linux on ARM |
Freebsd_x86 | FreeBSD 32 bit on x86 |
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.