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
- Navigate to the following location:
<LICENSE SERVER INSTALL HOMEDIR>/base/cots/flexlm<version>/<OS>
- Run the following command to bring down the license server:
./lmdown -c <LICENSE SERVER INSTALL HOMEDIR>config/Host name>.dat
- 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.
- Navigate back to the following location
<LICENSE SERVER INSTALL HOMEDIR>/base/cots/flexlm<version>/<OS>
- Run the following command to start the license server:
./lmgrd -c <LICENSE SERVER INSTALL HOMEDIR>config<Host name>.dat
- Run the following command to check the status of the license server:
./lmstat -c <LICENSE SERVER INSTALL HOMEDIR>config<Host name>.dat
- 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"}}]
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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
UID
swg21442392