Troubleshooting
Problem
Attempts to launch IBM Rational Rhapsody 8.0.3 with dongle license keys results in the error "Flexnet error -9,57 invalid host".
Symptom
The error message pops up when you are launching Rational Rhapsody 8.0.3.
The full error message:
License Error : Invalid Host.
The hostid of this system does not match the hostid specified in the license file,
Feature: dev_ed
Hostid: FLEXID=123456789
License path: C:\IBM\license.dat;
FLEXnet Licensing error:-9,57
For further information, refer to the FLEXnet Licensing documentation, available at "www.flexerasoftware.com"
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Note: The same error message also appears when there is a real conflict with dongle ID or dongle driver. In this case, the dongle ID and dongle driver software is installed correctly and working with other Rational Rhapsody versions.
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Modified date:
27 May 2022
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