Local Hostname is not in Network Database
Overview Certain operating systems, most common with MacOS, append “.local” to the DNS hostname of the operating system. Under these conditions RLM may not recognize your device’s hostname when starting the license server and gives the error “local hostname is not in network database”. Causes If your license file has the hostname of the […]
ERROR: HTTP request on main port
Summary RLM will report non-licensing traffic that is sent to the RLM server port. This is to be informational to the RLM administrator on the server, and can be used during troubleshooting. This message can be disregarded during normal operation of RLM. Currently these error messages will be printed to the console, or debug […]
Creating a Linux service for the RLM server
1. Download an Admin bundle from our website 2. Extract the contents of the downloaded admin bundle. a. The downloaded admin bundle for Linux will come in the format: [RLM admin bundle name].tar.gz b. Extracting would look something like this: 3. Creating the RLM Service on Linux Using systemd a. Change Directories to /etc/systemd/system b. […]
User editable license fields
Abstract: All RLM licenses are protected by a license signature. This means that while end users can view the licenses issued to them by their software provider (ISV), they aren’t able to change the license without invalidating the signature. License fields: We maintain a full list of the fields an ISV can include in […]
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 […]
