Configuring the License Server Manager Service for a Delayed Start
In situations where the license server needs to wait for other drivers or services to start before it starts, you can configure a delay before the license server service starts. A typical scenario where a delay is needed is when a FlexNet ID dongle is used to lock the license server to a machine (the FLEXID is used on the SERVER line). In this scenario the license server will sometimes fail to start upon reboot of the system because the license server is loaded before the dongle device driver has loaded properly.
To configure a delayed start for the license server manager service:
| 1. | Configure the license server manager as a service (Configuring the License Server Manager as a Windows Service). |
| 2. | Locate the registry entry for your license server manager service at: |
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FLEXlm License Manager\service_name
where service_name is the name of the license server manager service.
| 3. | Optionally, to configure a delay longer than 20 seconds, add a string value to the registry entry and set the fields in this entry as follows: |
Name—unlimitedServiceDelay
Type—REG_SZ (set automatically when a string value is created)
Data—no value set
| 4. | Add a string value to the registry entry and set the fields in this entry as follows: |
Name—serviceDelay
Type—REG_SZ (set automatically when a string value is created)
Data—the service delay in seconds. This value is limited to the range 1-20 seconds unless unlimitedServiceDelay has previously been defined (see Step 3).