Broadcast Overview
RLM has a built in method where a client can locate an on premises RLM server by sending a broadcast request to the local network (this is a similar concept to how DHCP works). Broadcast is enabled by default, and is the last attempt the client will make to locate a license on the network. […]
Disable an Activation Pro license
You are optionally able to remotely disable a license issued by Activation Pro. Note that all methods will require an internet connection. Floating licenses You will need to issue your customer an Alternate Server Hostid license from Activation Pro. The RLM server will contact the Activation Pro server on a schedule you define in […]
Creating a Windows service for the RLM server
Download an Admin bundle from our website Run the installer (Optional) Specify the RLM install location Open a command prompt (CMD) or PowerShell terminal Change Directories to the location where RLM was extracted in step #3. For example: cd C:\Users\[username]\Documents\Reprise\rlm.v16.1BL1-x64_w4.admin Determine which flags you will want to start RLM with. A full list of flags […]
Limit CPU cores
RLM doesn’t currently have a built-in way to limit an application to a specific number of CPU cores. But this can be implemented with logic in your application. RLM LICENSE lines can be configured to include an options string. This string is up to 64 characters in length and is included in the license […]
Communication Troubleshooting
Sometimes in troubleshooting problems with client applications connecting to license servers, it’s useful to have a tool outside RLM which can tell you whether messages can get through to the server. If a firewall or anti-virus package or proxy is blocking communications, a separate tool will have the same problems connecting to the server as […]
License Server Administration for Multiple Software Providers
Note: In this article we will refer to software publisher as an ISV (Independent Software Vendor). Standard Setup (recommended) A single RLM License Server is able to manage floating licenses issued by multiple ISVs. You will want to run the highest version of RLM provided to you by your ISV, or you can download the […]
Client Diagnostics
When troubleshooting you can generate an RLM client diagnostic report. Generating this report requires setting the “RLM_DIAGNOSTICS” environment variable. You can read more about setting environment variables here. When the RLM Client library is run (developers: specifically the rlm_init() API call), RLM will generate the diagnostic report to the file location specified in the environment […]
Activation Read Timeouts (Error -105)
On rare occasions, an activation request will get a read timeout status return (-105). If you can activate from some systems, then the first cause (server down) is unlikely. More likely is that there is either a proxy/firewall/anti-virus package blocking the response or the system fails a reverse DNS lookup and is timing out. […]
How to Set Environment Variables
Environment variables are flags that you set outside an application that the application reacts to. Applications and libraries, like RLM, read environment variables that they define. You can find a list of the RLM environment variables in our documentation. A characteristic of environment variables is that they are set in a process, like a […]
RLM Server Ports
Default Ports For a basic RLM server install with licenses from one Software Vendor (ISV), the server will use the following ports: 5053 – Default RLM server port 5054 – Default web administration port (embedded web server) A port between 1024 and 65353 – The ISV server port, dynamically assigned at startup. Setting custom […]
