Why does License server redundancy require 2 of 3 to be active?

[Anonymous]

I'm just curious. I dont understand this. Why does it require 2 of 3
servers to be active? If 2 fail, why can't the remaining 1 server continue
on its merry way until things are corrected?

brian-

[Anonymous]

I don't know for sure, but I think that it is more of a legal issue than a technical issue.
If it worked with only 1 you could pull one server out of your set of 3, take it to another location (or to a different subnet) plug
it in and double your licenses. Do it again with your second server, and you've tripled your licenses.
The way that it is set up now requires over half of the license servers to be up so you can't ever "double" your licenses.

jason martin
assistant idiot
frankfurt-short-bruza
www.fsb-ae.com/acadnetwork/acadnetworkfaq.htm

"Brian Debelius" <_@_.com> wrote in message news:2BCEAD4E52CFDB5E0283170547EC80E5@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> I'm just curious. I dont understand this. Why does it require 2 of 3
> servers to be active? If 2 fail, why can't the remaining 1 server continue
> on its merry way until things are corrected?
>
> brian-
>
>

[ggaska]

So, if i already have a functioning FLEXlm server running what hoops do i now need to jump thru with Autodesk to get 3 servers running? -gint

[Anonymous]

All servers must be on the same subnet.
You cannot use UDP. TCP only.
Install the adlm software to each server. Get the ethernet address and host name of each server.
Get a new license file from Autodesk.
The new license file will look like this
SERVER PC54321 210987654321 27005
SERVER PC12345 123456789012 27005
SERVER PC32154 321543210981 27005
USE_SERVER
VENDOR adskflex port=2080
INCREMENT 41100ACD_2002_0F adskflex 1.000 permanent 3 \
VENDOR_STRING=commercial:permanent SUPERSEDE DUP_GROUP=H \
ISSUED=22-jan-2001 ck=231 SN=399-99999999 SIGN=6E88EFA8D44C

(from the adlm help file)

You also have to modify the licpath.lic file on each workstation. For the servers above the licepath.lic file would look like
SERVER PC54321 210987654321 27005
SERVER PC12345 123456789012 27005
SERVER PC32154 321543210981 27005
USE_SERVER

Configure the lmtools.exe as normal on each server and it will contact the other servers.

As far as I can remember that's about it.

It's just to much trouble for me to deal with. I run one server and don't let anyone mess with it.

jason martin
assistant idiot
frankfurt-short-bruza
www.fsb-ae.com/acadnetwork/acadnetworkfaq.htm

"ggaska" wrote in message news:f08b437.1@WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> So, if i already have a functioning FLEXlm server running what hoops do i now need to jump thru with Autodesk to get 3 servers
running? -gint
>

[ggaska]

Just as i thought - what a hassle... i'm sticking to one as well.