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Chapter 7: License ModelsNode-Locked Licenses Using HostidNode-Locked Licenses Using HostidThis section describes node-locked licenses using a hostid. Licenses held in trusted storage are node-lockedbecause trusted storage is locked to a machine, see Locking of Licenses Using Hostid or Trusted Storage for anexplanation.Node-locking means the FlexEnabled application can be used on one system or a set of systems only. A nodelockedlicense has a hostid on the FEATURE line that identifies a specific host. There are two types of node-lockedlicenses: uncounted and counted.If the number of licenses value is set to either zero (0) or uncounted, then the license will not be counted whichallows the license to be used an unlimited number of times. This configuration does not require a license serverbecause it is not necessary to count the concurrent usage of the features.The following license file allows unlimited usage of feature f1 on the systems with hostids of 17007ea8 and1700ab12:FEATURE f1 sampled 1.000 1-jan-2013 uncounted HOSTID=17007ea8 SIGN=””FEATURE f1 sampled 1.000 1-jan-2013 uncounted HOSTID=1700ab12 SIGN=””Alternately, these two FEATURE lines could have been issued by your software publisher with a hostid list:FEATURE f1 sampled 1.000 1-jan-2013 uncounted HOSTID="17007ea8 1700ab12” SIGN=””If these were the only FEATURE lines in this license file, neither the license server manager or vendor daemon arenecessary and you do not need to start one.The following license file provides three licenses for feature f1, locked to the system with hostid 1300ab43. Sincethe license server and licenses are locked to the same system, the daemons run on the same system that runs theFlexEnabled application.SERVER lulu 1300ab43 1700VENDOR sampled /etc/sampledFEATURE f1 sampled 1.00 1-jan-2013 3 HOSTID=1300ab43 SIGN=””Mixed Node-Locked and Floating LicensesUncounted node-locked and concurrent usage licenses can be mixed in the same license file.The following license file allows unlimited use of feature f1 on systems 17007ea8 and 1700ab12, while allowingtwo other licenses for feature f1 to be used anywhere else on the network:SERVER lulu 17001234 1700VENDOR sampled C:\flexlm\sampled.exeFEATURE f1 sampled 1.00 1-jan-2005 uncounted HOSTID=17007ea8 SIGN=””FEATURE f1 sampled 1.00 1-jan-2005 uncounted HOSTID=1700ab12 SIGN=””FEATURE f1 sampled 1.00 1-jan-2005 2 SIGN=””This configuration requires a license server manager and vendor daemon because the licenses on the thirdFEATURE line are counted.58 FNP-11111-LAG01 License Administration Guide