Configuring floating licenses for Windows servers

These steps are required to configure floating and named-user floating license keys.

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Table 1 provides a list of steps that are required to configure floating and named-user floating licenses keys.

Table 1. Guide to setting up floating licenses for Windows servers
Task	Procedure
Configure floating licenses	Understand the IBM IBM® Common Licensing model. See Getting started with IBM Common Licensing. Request and receive permanent license keys. See Requesting permanent license keys from the Rational License Key Center. If you are evaluating the product, use the temporary license keys. Install the IBM IBM Common Licensing on the server. See Prerequisites to install the license server on Windows. Install the evaluation or permanent license keys on the license server. See Using floating keys on a Windows license server. Note: For name-user floating license, see Using named-user keys on a Windows license server. If the keys are temporary, enter the license key information in the LKAD wizard. You do not need to edit the `ibmratl.opt` file. Start the IBM Common Licensing. See Starting the Windows license server. Tell client users to specify the license server in their client.
Configure redundant license servers	See Configuring redundant license servers on Windows.
Specify the IBM Common Licensing on a web server	See Specifying the license server on Windows web servers.
Assign port to the `lmgrd` and vendor daemons	See Assigning port values for the license server.
(Optional) Use License Key Administrator (LKAD) commands for configuring license servers on clients	See Using the LKAD command line on Windows (Optional).
Change the order that the IBM Rational products use licenses	You cannot use the license server to change the license usage order for all clients. To change the license usage order, each user must go into the License Usage Mapper in the client LKAD or the Manage Licenses wizard for products that are built on the Eclipse platform. The Manage Licenses wizard is in the IBM Installation Manager. The license usage order is tied to the user_ID. Changing the license server search order in LKAD Changing the order of license usage for clients by using Installation Manager
Modify the time-out period	Set the TIMEOUT value in the options file, see Options file commands.
Upgrading the IBM Common Licensing	You can upgrade the IBM Common Licensing to the current version. Do not use different versions of the license server on the same computer.
Using multiple license servers on the same server	Use a separate `lmgrd` instance for each vendor daemon and keep license keys in separate files.