The information on this page refers to License Statistics 4.9 or newer, which now includes an option to enable/disable license server monitoring; supports specifying an XML file for Custom license managers; supports the Reader Timeout setting for Linux; no longer accommodates more than one name for the Sentinel RMS query tool; and made minor changes to the form for adding/editing license servers. If you are running an older version of License Statistics, see documentation for previous versions. |
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You can add and edit license servers using the Realtime License Servers tab in the Administration page. (This page is visible only for License Statistics administrator users.)
The Realtime License Servers page lists information for all currently configured license servers in the Realtime License Servers grid, including:
Column Name | Description |
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Name | The display name for the license server. |
Hostname | The hostname of the license server. If the license server is configured to be redundant (three servers are used) this is the hostname of the main license server. |
Port | The port to use for the license server. If the license server is configured to be redundant (three servers are used) this is the port for the main license server. |
Lic Manager | The license manager type (can be any supported license manager or a custom license manager). |
Status | The status of the license server. |
Enabled | Indicates (Yes/No) whether monitoring is enabled for the license server. |
Redundant | An icon showing one computer indicates that the license server is not redundant. An icon showing three computers indicates the license server is redundant. |
To add or edit a license server:
General tab settings
Setting | Description |
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Name | The name for the license server that will be displayed in License Statistics. This can be any descriptive, unique name that helps you identify the license server in License Statistics pages. |
Enabled | Check this box to enable monitoring for the license server. When this box is not checked, monitoring for the license server is disabled. The license server will appear in License Statistics pages as "Down." Only enabled license servers are counted in the number of license servers you can monitor according to your License Statistics license agreement. You can add any number of disabled license servers. If you have reached your limit of license servers you can monitor, you can disable any license servers that you do not need to monitor and enable the license servers you do need to monitor. |
License Manager Type | The type of license manager you are using for the license server. This selection list includes all supported license managers. If you select Custom as the license manager type, you must specify the path to your custom XML file (see Supporting a custom license server for information on adding a custom license server) in the Hostname field. |
Query Tool Path | The path to the license manager's query tool defaults to license_statistics_installation_directory/query_tool_default_name, where the query tool default name is specific to the license manager being used, as follows:
Edit the path if needed and make sure the query tool is in the specified path. Query Tool Path is not applicable when using the Custom license manager type. |
Vendor daemon name | The vendor daemon name for the license server. This entry cannot contain spaces or special characters, except underscores, hyphens and periods. Applicable only for FlexNet and RLM license manager types. |
Hostname | The license server hostname. This entry cannot contain spaces or special characters, except underscores, hyphens and periods. Hostname is not applicable when using the LICMAN license manager type. When using the Custom license manager type, you must specify the path to your custom XML file in this field. |
Port Number | The license server port number, which may have a default setting depending on the license manager selected, as follows.
Port is not applicable when using the IBM LUM, LICMAN, Sentinel RMS, MathLM, and Custom license manager types. |
Redundant | Check this box to specify that redundant servers are being used (for example, in LM-X you would check Redundant if you are using HAL). When Redundant is checked, you must enter the hostname and port number for all three servers. Applicable only for LM-X, FlexNet, BetaLM, IBM LUM and GNS license manager types. |
Additional Options tab settings
Setting | Description |
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Query Interval | License Statistics data update interval in minutes. You can select 1, 2, 5, or 10 minutes as the update interval. The 1-minute interval should be used only for testing purposes. |
Reader Timeout | Timeout setting for reader in seconds. Leave this box unchecked to indicate that there is no timeout. |
Anonymous Usernames/Anonymous Hostnames | Make users and hosts anonymous in database and HTML output (normally used to protect users for legal reasons, as is required in some countries). |
After you take the steps necessary to edit or add a license server, you may see one of the following definitions of the license server status:
Server Status | Definition |
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Up | Current license server configuration is correct and the license server can be monitored successfully. |
Down | Current license server configuration is incorrect, or that the server cannot be monitored successfully because of parsing failures. |
Disabled | The server has been added as a "Disabled", or that it cannot be enabled because of license limits, or problems with reading the configuration file for this license server when starting License Statistics. |
Veryfing | The license server is under verification after being edited or added. |