VENDOR Lines

The VENDOR line specifies the daemon name and path. The license server uses this line to start the vendor daemon, and the vendor daemon reads it to find its options file. The format of the VENDOR line is shown below.

VENDOR vendor [vendor_daemon_path]\
[[OPTIONS=]options_file_path] [[PORT=]port]

where:

VENDOR Line Format

Field

Description

vendor

Name of the vendor daemon used to serve some features in the file. This name cannot be changed.

vendor_daemon_path

Optional path to the executable for this daemon. Generally, the license administrator is free to install the vendor daemon in any directory. It is recommended, however, that it be installed in a local directory on the license server.

If omitted, the license server looks for the vendor daemon binary in:

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the current directory (lmgrd only)

•

the path specified in the license server’s $PATH environment variable

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in the directory where the license server is located

If vendor_daemon_path is blank, then any option or TCP/IP port number specifications require the OPTIONS= and PORT= strings.

options_file_path

Full path to the options file for this daemon. An options file is not required.

If omitted, the vendor daemon, by default, looks for a file called vendor.opt (where vendor is the vendor daemon name) located in the same directory as the license file.

port

Vendor daemon TCP/IP port number.

A valid number is any unused port number in the range 0 to 65535. On UNIX, choose a port >1024, since those <1024 are privileged port numbers.

If port is not specified or if a port value of 0 is specified, an ephemeral port is chosen by the operating system at run-time. Sites with Internet firewalls need to specify the TCP/IP port number the daemon uses. If a TCP/IP port number is specified on the VENDOR line, there may be a delay restarting the vendor daemon.

eport

Vendor daemon TCP/IP port number for the secured communication.

A valid number is any unused port number in the range 0 to 65535. On UNIX, choose a port >1024, since those <1024 are privileged port numbers.

If eport is not specified or if a port value of 0 is specified, an ephemeral port is chosen by the operating system at run-time. Sites with Internet firewalls need to specify the TCP/IP port number the daemon uses. If a TCP/IP port number is specified on the VENDOR line, there may be a delay restarting the vendor daemon.