Licensing in Prolifics

`lmstat — Monitors the status of all licensing activity.

`lmswitchr — Switches the log file for the specified feature.

`lmver — Reports the FLEXlm version of a library or binary.

Licensing in Prolifics

Prolifics components use local or remote licensing schemes and are defined as follows:

`Local licensing is when the license file for the application resides on the same machine as the Prolifics component being used.

`Remote licensing is when the license file for the application resides on a different machine from the Prolifics component being used.

The setup program recommends a default licensing scheme for each Prolifics component. If you accept the default, the setup program guides you through the appropriate steps to obtain a permanent license file. You can choose a different scheme if your license administrator recommends it. In this case, the setup program requests contact information, and the Prolifics License Desk will contact you or your license administrator to arrange for licensing. Default license schemes are:

Component name

Platforms

Licensing scheme

 

 

 

Prolifics client

UNIX

Local

 

 

 

Prolifics web application server

UNIX

Local

 

Windows NT

Local

 

 

 

License Daemons and License Types

Types ofDaemons

The license daemons are programs that manage the license types that allow limited access to users. License daemons are only required for node-locked counted and floating licenses. Thus, only the Prolifics development client requires daemons, and the license daemons always run on the license host machine.

The license type and number used at your site was determined when Prolifics was purchased.

The two types of daemons are:

`License daemon (lmgrd) — Manages the license file and starts the vendor daemon prold. Only one license daemon can be active for a given license

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