Enhanced Support Facility 2.6 User's Guide

12.4.3 Registering the License Server

A user must register a license server to be able to create a new license file. The license server means the machine, which manages a license. If the license server is shut down, the software that uses the license manager will fail to run. The server selected as the license server should be a robust and well operating server. Either one or three machines can be set as the license server. Setting only one machine as the license server is called "Single server," setting three machines is called "Redundant server."

• Merits of redundant server operation

  Redundant server configurations enable continued management even when one of the license server machines shuts down. Note that management cannot continue if two machines in the redundant server configuration are shut down.

• Issues with redundant server operation

  When a machine has already been registered as the license server, the license server cannot be changed to another later. If this occurs due to unavoidable problems like a total machine failure, the user must apply for a new password.

When "1. Add a New License Server." is selected on "12.4.2 Top Menu," the following screen appears.

*** Add a New License Server ***

Node Name       ____________________________________________________
Hostid          ________ 
Port Number     27000____ 

Exit 

Please enter Server Data.
( Node Name of a License Server. )
[Cursor Key:Move Cursor/BS:Back Space/^X:Delete a char/
^I:Insert a char/^L:Screen Redraw/
^D:Quit/^R:Clear Field/Return Key:End]

Input a machine node name (String returned by the uname -n command.), hostid (String returned by the hostid command.), and port number as the license server. After the operation, move the display cursor to "Exit," then press the return key. In addition, the default port number has already been set to "27000." Using a port number in the range "27000 - 27009" is recommended when specifying a port number.

Whenever the node name takeover of 1:1 standby is set with SynfinityCluster system, a different port number is set by each node.

The order of registering license servers must be matched with all license files when you use redundant servers.