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Managing HCL Local License Server
After you receive your license entitlements, you must verify the system requirements, perform preinstallation tasks, and then install the HCL Local License Server (LLS) product.
Installing HCL Local License Server
After completing the pre-installation tasks, you can begin installing HCL Local License Server (LLS) 5.3 as a new installation or use the new upgrade feature to update an existing LLS version (5.0, 5.1, or 5.2) to 5.3. Once installed, you can use it to manage HCLSoftware product licenses.

HCL Licensing - Overview
You must license your HCLSoftware product to get access to a full-featured version of your HCLSoftware product for an extended duration and HCLSoftware support.
Managing HCL Local License Server
After you receive your license entitlements, you must verify the system requirements, perform preinstallation tasks, and then install the HCL Local License Server (LLS) product.
- System requirements
  Before you install HCL Local License Server, ensure that your system meets the hardware and software requirements.
- Preinstallation tasks
  Before you install HCL Local License Server (LLS), you must perform some necessary tasks to prepare your system and environment.
- Installing HCL Local License Server
  After completing the pre-installation tasks, you can begin installing HCL Local License Server (LLS) 5.3 as a new installation or use the new upgrade feature to update an existing LLS version (5.0, 5.1, or 5.2) to 5.3. Once installed, you can use it to manage HCLSoftware product licenses.
  - First Time Installation (No Previous LLS Detected)
- Version Upgrade Behavior
- Post-installation : Generating the License File
  After installing the HCL Local License Server (LLS), you must create deployments in My HCLSoftware (MHS) to manage your entitlements. Each deployment generates a license file that must be copied to the license folder on your LLS host machine.
- Verifying HCL Local License Server Installation
  After you have installed HCL Local License Server (LLS), you must verify that the installation completed successfully and that the server is reachable and operational.
- Configuring HCL Local License Server
  You can configure HCL Local License Server (LLS)to update parameters such as the TLS certificate or the port number using the update utility provided in the installer package.
- Uninstalling HCL Local License Server
  When you no longer require HCL Local License Server (LLS), on your system, you can remove it by running the uninstall utility included in the installation package.
- Troubleshooting HCL Local License Server
  You can troubleshoot some common issues that you might encounter during the installation or operation of HCL Local License Server (LLS).
Managing HCL Cloud License Server
After you receive your license entitlements, you can set up HCL Cloud License Server (CLS) for your HCLSoftware product license configuration.
Notices
This document provides information about copyright, trademarks, terms and conditions for the product documentation.

Installing HCL Local License Server

After completing the pre-installation tasks, you can begin installing HCL Local License Server (LLS) 5.3 as a new installation or use the new upgrade feature to update an existing LLS version (5.0, 5.1, or 5.2.x) to 5.3. Once installed, you can use it to manage HCLSoftware product licenses.

Before you begin

You must have details such as:
- Path to the TLS certificate and TLS key.
Ensure you have Administrator (Windows) or root (Linux) privileges to perform installation.

About this task

Note:

Only one instance of LLS can be installed on a single host machine.