Define a Model Definition
Partitions are defined using a model definition. The model definition is configured and uploaded per license server instance or Cloud Licensing Service (CLS) instance. You can use the FlexNet License Server Administrator command-line tool to view or delete partitions and license count allocations on the license server.
A model definition usually specifies the following:
| • | One or more partitions |
| • | Rules that allow access to licenses |
| • | Rules that deny access to licenses |
The model definition must be written according to the grammar described in Model Definition Grammar and Syntax—EBNF. The following shows a sample model definition:
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model "example" { partitions { partition "engineering" { f1 1.0 2 } }
on hostid("F01898AD8DD3/ETHERNET", "5E00A4F17201/ETHERNET") { use "engineering" accept }
on any() { use "default" accept } } |
This model definition creates the engineering partition. It places 2 counts of feature f1, version 1.0 in the engineering partition. The remainder of the counts will be placed in the default partition. Client requests that include the ETHERNET hostid F01898AD8DD3 or 5E00A4F17201 are allowed access to the engineering partition, ensuring that they have access to these licenses. Client requests from other hostids are only allowed access to counts in the default partition.
For more information about the setup and use of partitions and model definitions on the license server, see Feature Partitions in the More About License Server Functionality
The appendix Model Definition Grammar for Partitions , section Partition Use Case Examples and Their Model Definitions, lists use cases that help you write your own model definition.