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For each Each product , you must specify information about the add to LAC must have a license generator you will use. LAC supports LM-X License Manager, FlexNet Publisher, and Reprise License Manager license generators.specified for it before you can generate licenses for the product.

You add and manage license generators using the License Generators tab from the Administration page. The License Generators tab includes a grid that shows information for license generators that have been added to LAC, as described in the table below.

The Action column in the License Generators grid lets you edit, download, and delete existing license generators. After you have added a license generator, you must download it by clicking the Download icon Image Added in the Action column. 

The license generators that are listed in the License Generators grid are included in the list of license generators available for selection when you create or edit a product.

To create a new license generator, click Create License Generator in the License Generators tab. The settings for license generators include the following. All fields are required unless noted.You specify the license generator information using the License Generator tab, which is contained in the Create New Product and Edit Product dialogs, accessed from the Products page. The settings in the License Generator tab depend on which license generator type you selected from the General tab, and include the following.

Field

Description

License Generator Manager

The license generator that is uploaded/associated for the product (e.g., for LM-X, xmllicgen)manager you will use for license generation. LAC currently supports LM-X License Manager, FlexNet Publisher, and Reprise License Manager. Note that the other settings you define for the License Generator vary depending on which license manager you use, as noted in the field descriptions below.

Name

A descriptive name for the generator (e.g., LM-X v4.1). Type

Displays the license generator type (LM-X, FlexNet, or Reprise) that you selected in the General tab. This field is non-modifiable.

Vendor Daemon Name

This field is included only if you selected FlexNet as the license generator type. The vendor daemon name defaults to "demo."

ISV Daemon Name

This field is included only if you selected Reprise as the license generator type. The ISV daemon name defaults to "demo."

License Generator Platform

The operating system the license generator runs on (Windows 32-bit/64-bit or Linux 32-bit/64-bit).

Executable

The license generator executable (e.g., xmllicgen.exe). You must browse for, select and upload this file (the path cannot be typed into this field).

Note that xmllicgen files compiled with MinGW are not supported at this time, so if you select a MinGW-complied xmllicgen file, you will get an error in this field.

LM-X Security Configuration File

This field is included only if you selected LM-X as the license generator type. This field is optional.

  • For LM-X
v3
  • v4.
5
  • 0 and newer, do not select a security configuration file.
  • For versions earlier than LM-X v4.0, you must browse for, select and upload the security configuration file (e.g.,
vendor
  • security_config.lmx)
is only needed for backwards compatibility and is not otherwise recommended.
If you use a security configuration file, you must select and upload it.
  • . The path cannot be typed into this field.    

Command-line Parameters

The set of parameters used to call the license generator. This value differs depending on the license generator type selected and is not modifiable.

Optional parameters

Any additional optional This field is optional, and lets you specify any additional parameters for calling xmllicgenthe license generator executable.

Normally, you do not need to add parameters; however, there may be cases where you need to set a flag for backward compatibility, as described in LM-X release notes and/or X-Formation Knowledgebase articles.

Description

License File Extension

The file extension that will be used for the license file. This field is required and can contain from 1 to 10 characters. This field is set to "lic" by default.

Description

An optional optional, and lets you add a description for the license generator.