This task topic describes the procedure for configuring
a license server or multiple license servers for floating license
activation.
Procedure
- Click Configure license servers to
open the Configure license servers dialog box.
- Click Add.
- Enter the Host name and Port of
a license server and then click Save Changes.
Repeat this step to add multiple license servers.
Note: The
default port for the license server is 27000. Edit this value only
if you have set the license server to run on a different port.
- If you add a license server and need to edit its host name
or port, select the server in the list. This will populate the Host
name and Port fields. You can edit
these settings and then click Save Changes to
save the changes to the license server settings.
- If you add multiple license servers, they will be scanned
in the order that they appear in the list in this dialog box. If a
floating license for an AppScan®
Source feature
is found, the scan for floating licenses will stop. To change the
order in which servers are scanned, select the server that you want
to move in the list and then click Up or Down.
- Click OK when you have configured
all license servers.
Results
After the dialog box closes, the configured license servers
are searched for AppScan
Source feature
floating licenses. When found, they appear in the License Manager
license list.
If you modify the license server, click Refresh to
ensure that License Manager has access to the current license server
information.
When you are finished configuring floating license
servers, close License Manager to begin using the license or licenses
when you launch the installed product or products.
Note: AppScan
Source
floating licenses must be hosted on a supported version of
HCL®
License Server. If they are hosted on a lower level of
HCL
License Server, they will be visible in License Manager, however
AppScan
Source will
fail to use them. To learn which versions of
HCL
License Server are supported by
AppScan
Source, see
HCL AppScan Source system requirements.
For teams that use AppScan
Source for
Development,
floating scanning licenses can be released directly from the user
interface, allowing other team members to acquire licenses when they
need them. In local mode,
there is a Release Scanning License action
- whereas, in server mode,
the license is released as part of the Log Out from Server action.
After a license is released, it will automatically be reacquired when
a scan is initiated (if a license is available).