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Note that this setting works only for standard HostID checking; it cannot be used with custom HostID comparison.
Usage and recommendations
HostID matching lets you offer a less strict hardware upgrade policy to your users, because you can decide whether to allow license checkouts using an exact 1:1 match or a more lenient partial match of HostID values.
For example, you might define a license file as follows:
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<CLIENT_HOSTID> |
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<SETTING ETHERNET="123..."/> |
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<SETTING HOSTNAME="ALPHA1"/> |
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</CLIENT_HOSTID> |
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<SETTING HOSTID_MATCH_RATE="50"/> |
In the above example, both Ethernet and hostname HostIDs were specified. With the match rate set to "50," only one of the two HostIDs is required to match in order for the license to work.
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