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UNIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Configuring the License Server Client. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Check the Network Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Locate the License Server Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Test the “Broadcast Method” of Locating a License Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Test the “Named License Server Method” of Locating a License Server . . . . . . . 34
Chapter 3 - Setting up Redundant License Servers and License Balancing. 37
Overview of License Balancing and Redundant License Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
The Redundant License File (lservrlf) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
The Redundant License Server Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
The Redundant License Server Leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Majority Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
The Redundant License Free Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
What Happens When a Redundant License Server Goes Down?. . . . . . . . . . 42
Overview of Setting up Redundant License Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Tips and Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Use Fixed IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
User Privileges Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Using Redundant Commuter Licensing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Using Reservation Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Enabling/Disabling Automatic License Balancing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Setting up the Redundant License Server Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Maintaining the Redundant License Server Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Adding a Redundant License to an Existing Server Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Redundant License Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Redundant License Server Pool Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Using lslic to Add Redundant Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Specifying Distribution Criteria for Redundant Licenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Using Wrlftool to Create or Edit a Redundant License File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Creating and Maintaining the Redundant License File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Adding/Editing/Deleting Redundant Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Using rlftool to Create or Edit a Redundant License File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Using the rlftool Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
rlftool Command-line Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Using WlmAdmin to Maintain a Redundant License Server Pool. . . . . . . . . . . 61
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