Editing the License File

SERVER

Required

Literal keyword that starts the line, identifying it as a license server declaration.

Fixed keyword

Must appear at the start of each server entry in the license file.

this_host

Required

Hostname or IP address of the machine running the license server (lmgrd).

N/A

Must exactly match the value returned by hostname or uname -n on that machine. Using an IP address instead can help avoid DNS/hostname resolution issues.

hostid

Required

Unique hardware identifier of the server machine (e.g., MAC address, disk ID, or host ID depending on OS/vendor tool).

N/A

Used to lock the license to that specific machine. Typically obtained via a vendor-supplied utility (e.g., lmutil lmhostid).

port

Optional

TCP port on which lmgrd listens for license requests.

Default range: 27000–27009 (first available port in range if not specified)

Can be set to any desired open port. Must be consistent across client configs if manually set (useful for firewall rules).

PRIMARY_IS_MASTER

Optional

Used only in three-server (triad) redundancy setups. Designates that the primary server should always act as master when available.

N/A (boolean flag — presence enables it)

Placed on the SERVER line of the primary server. Controls how master control is initially assigned/returned among the three servers.

HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL=seconds

Optional

Used only in three-server redundancy setups. Sets how long (in seconds) a server waits for a heartbeat signal from its peers before assuming they're down and shutting itself down (if it can no longer form quorum).

Vendor-specific default (commonly 60–120 sec range)

Lower values = faster failover detection but more sensitive to network latency/blips. Higher values = more tolerant of transient network issues but slower failover.

VENDOR

Literal keyword that starts the line, identifying it as a vendor daemon declaration.

Fixed keyword

Must appear at the start of each vendor daemon entry in the license file.

vendor_daemon_name

Name of the vendor daemon executable that manages licensing for a specific vendor's product(s).

N/A

Must match the actual vendor daemon binary name (e.g., deltaxml) present in the license server's install directory.

port=port_number

TCP port on which the vendor daemon listens for license requests, separate from the lmgrd port.

Randomly assigned by the OS if not specified

Setting a fixed port is useful when firewalls restrict traffic to specific ports, since the vendor daemon handles the actual license checkout after lmgrd hands off the connection.