Specifying a Server Hostid

If the license server is run with back-office support, the producer must specify a hostid in the back office during license server creation. The workflow for specifying a server hostid depends on whether a local license server or a CLS instance is used. In implementations with a local license server, you as the license server administrator are required to identify the hostid and communicate it to the producer. When using a CLS instance, the server hostid is based on the server instance ID (generated when the instance is created). During synchronization from the back office (which occurs based on synchronization policies or on-demand), the back office sends the hostid along with other information to the license server.

Instead of waiting for the synchronization to occur, you can also specify the license server’s hostid manually. It is vital that the hostid that you set on the local license server matches the hostid that is specified in the back office. If you change the hostid on the license server to a value that is different to that specified in the back office, any licenses already mapped to the license server that is locked to the old hostid in the back office will be orphaned.

Changing a Hostid

If you need to change the local license server’s hostid when it already has licenses mapped in the back office, it is best practice to return the license server in the back office. During the return operation, you can transfer the licenses to a different device; this can be the same machine with the desired hostid. After the transfer, wait for the license server to synchronize with the back office.

You can perform the steps above through the End-User Portal (see Returning a Device in the FlexNet Operations End-User Portal Help Library, available on the Revenera Product Documentation site).

Important Note When Changing a Hostid

You must delete the existing trusted storage before activating the licenses on the new license server. If the license server’s hostid is changed, the used counts and served device information tracked in the previous hostid are no longer available in the local license server.