The information on this page refers to LM-X v4.4 or newer, which added the USAGE_WRITE_INTERVAL setting. This setting is not available in previous versions of LM-X. |
The vendor enables Pay Per Use by editing the USAGE_DATABASE entry (disabled by default) in the license server configuration file. The configuration file contains a description and examples for using the USAGE_DATABASE setting. (For information on configuring Pay Per Use, see License Server Configuration file and Enabling and configuring license server logging.)
You can edit the USAGE_LEVEL setting in the configuration file to specify whether to generate a STANDARD report that does not include user information, or a DETAILED report that includes the username, hostname and IP address for each checkout and checkin request. The USAGE_LEVEL setting is set to STANDARD in the configuration file by default. In addition, you can set the USAGE_WRITE_INTERVAL option in the configuration to specify the number of pay-per-use actions (checkouts, checkins, etc.) that should occur before pay-per-use records will be written to the usage database file.
The usage database can be verified and printed to screen using the lmxendutil -readusagedb command. (See LM-X End-user utility for information about using this command.) This command reads the database, performs a verification, and prints the usage table content to the screen. You can review the content to ensure its validity by verifying the ID ranges; however, never attempt to manipulate the database.