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Configuring the License Manager

When the License Manager is started, it can be configured in any of the following three ways.

# Configuration Ways How to Set? Priority
1 Set the command-line parameters

Many of the License Manager options can be set using all three methods. This flexibility of using more than one method helps in some situations, but it may also produce confusing outcomes. So, please note the following priorities to know the actual outcome.

On Windows, the command-line switches (set through lservnt service) are checked first. If command-line options are used then any option set by LSERVOPTS will be ignored, however specific variables would be considered.

The manner in which LSERVOPTS is considered same behavior would be applied to Windows System Registry.

For example:

Command-line LSERVOPTS Specific Environment Variable
Set the license file using this option Set the anonymous usage logging using this option
  • Set the license file also by using the LSERVRC variable
  • Set the License Manager UDP port using the LSPORT variable
Outcome:
Applied Ignored
  • LSERVRC - Ignored
  • LSPORT - Applied

If the command-line switches are not set at all then LSERVOPTS would have the higher priority for the options set over the specific environment variables.

For example:

Command-line LSERVOPTS Specific Environment Variable
Not used Set the license file using this option

Set anonymous usage logging using the LS_LOG_ANONYMITY variable

Outcome:
Ignored Applied LS_LOG_ANONYMITY - Applied

 

2 Set the LSERVOPTS environment variable Setting Environment Variables
3 Set specific environment variables  

Remember the following guidelines for configuring the License Manager:

Steps to Configure the License Manager

In this section, the actual steps of using the various configuration options are described:

ClosedSetting Command-line Options Using the lservnt Service
ClosedSetting Command-line Options Using the System Registry
ClosedSetting Environment Variables

See Also:

Locate the License Manager Computer