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How to update FLEXlm license keys to the existing license file on Linux and UNIX

Question & Answer


Question

How can you Update FLEXlm license keys to the existing license file on a Linux or UNIX operating systems to serve licenses for IBM Rational products?

Answer

  1. Navigate to the following location:

    <LICENSE SERVER INSTALL HOMEDIR>/base/cots/flexlm<version>/<OS>

  2. Run the following command to bring down the license server:

    ./lmdown -c <LICENSE SERVER INSTALL HOMEDIR>config/Host name>.dat

  3. Add additional license keys to existing license file by copying and pasting the INCREMENT line into your (hostname.dat) file and save it.

    Note: The file will be located under <LICENSE SERVER INSTALL HOMEDIR>config/Host name>.dat.

  4. Navigate back to the following location

    <LICENSE SERVER INSTALL HOMEDIR>/base/cots/flexlm<version>/<OS>

  5. Run the following command to start the license server:

    ./lmgrd -c <LICENSE SERVER INSTALL HOMEDIR>config<Host name>.dat

  6. Run the following command to check the status of the license server:

    ./lmstat -c <LICENSE SERVER INSTALL HOMEDIR>config<Host name>.dat

  7. Run the following command which will provide status enquiry of the license keys being utilized:

    lmutil lmstat -a
[{"Product":{"code":"SSTMW6","label":"Rational License Key Server"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU053","label":"Cloud & Data Platform"},"Component":"FLEXlm","Platform":[{"code":"PF002","label":"AIX"},{"code":"PF010","label":"HP-UX"},{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"},{"code":"PF027","label":"Solaris"}],"Version":"Version Independent","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB45","label":"Automation"}}]

Document Information

More support for:
Rational License Key Server

Software version:
Version Independent

Operating system(s):
AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris

Document number:
141151

Modified date:
16 June 2018

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