Setting up Floating License Server with no ui
There are couple of ways to setup a Floating License Server. One of them is to setup with no-ui, that is to setup the Floating License Server manually by editing the configuration file to specify the port to which clients machine will be connected, and putting the floating license key to the proper folder.
Windows NT/XP/2000/2003
Decompress the No-Install version of the floating license server application.
Copy
%floating_license_server_application%/bin/vpLicenseServerConfig-sample.xml and paste it into the same folder as the original. Rename the new file as
vpLicenseServerConfig.xml.
Open %floating_license_server_application%/bin/vpLicenseServerConfig.xml in any text editor.
Modify the
port attribute of the
VPLicenseserverconfig element defined in the
XML file. The port will be used by the Floating License Server.
Save the file and exit.
Put the floating license key into
%floating_license_server_application%/bin. The key must have floatingLicense.keys as its name.
Run StartFloatingLicenseServer.exe from %floating_license_server_application%/bin to start the license server.
Linux
Decompress the No-Install version of the floating license server application.
Copy
%floating_license_server_application%/bin/vpLicenseServerConfig-sample.xml and paste it into the same folder as the original. Rename the new file as
vpLicenseServerConfig.xml.
Open
%floating_license_server_application%/bin/vpLicenseServerConfig.xml in any text editor.
Modify the
port attribute of the
VPLicenseserverconfig element defined in the
XML file. The port will be used by the Floating License Server.
Save the file and exit.
Put the floating license key into
%floating_license_server_application%/bin. The key must have
floatingLicense.keys as its name.
Run
StartFloatingLicenseServer from
%floating_license_server_application%/bin to start the license server.
Mac OS X
Decompress the No-Install version of the floating license server application.
Copy
%floating_license_server_application%/bin/vpLicenseServerConfig-sample.xml and paste it into the same folder as the original. Rename the new file as
vpLicenseServerConfig.xml.
Open %floating_license_server_application%/bin/vpLicenseServerConfig.xml in any text editor.
Modify the
port attribute of the
VPLicenseserverconfig element defined in the
XML file. The port will be used by the Floating License Server.
Save the file and exit.
Put the floating license key into
%floating_license_server_application%/bin. The key must have
floatingLicense.keys as its name.
Run StartFloatingLicenseServer.command from %floating_license_server_application%/bin to start the license server.
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