License File Format Overview

License files begin with either a single SERVER line or three SERVER lines (when configured for three-server redundancy) followed by one or more VENDOR lines, followed by one or more FEATURE or INCREMENT lines. In some cases, the license file requires no SERVER line and no VENDOR line.

Note:Eight-bit Latin-based characters are fully supported in license files, options files, log files, and FlexEnabled application environments.

See Counted vs. Uncounted Licenses for more information on SERVER and VENDOR line requirements.

You can modify these elements in the license file:

• On the SERVER line:
• Host names on the SERVER lines
• TCP/IP port numbers
• HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL and PRIMARY_IS_MASTER properties
• On the VENDOR line:
• Paths to the vendor daemon.
• Options file paths
• TCP/IP port numbers (for firewall support only)
• The USE_SERVER line.
• On the feature definition lines:
• The values in keyword=value pairs on FEATURE lines, if keyword is specified in lowercase (see Optional Keywords Defined by the License Administrator)
• You can use the \ line-continuation character to break up long lines.

 

See Also

Ensuring License Availability

Counted vs. Uncounted Licenses