Connecting to the Altair License Manager
The appropriate environment variable to point to either the license file or the license server must be set. The name of the variable is ALTAIR_LICENSE_PATH. It has to point to a file for a node-locked license or to a network license server in the simple form of port@hostname.
Multiple License Servers or a HAL Configuration Setup
Your site may have more than one license server or have a High Availability (HAL) setup. These two cases require different settings for the ALTAIR_LICENSE_PATH variable.
- Multiple License Servers
- In the case of multiple license servers, each application must obtain all of the features from the same server to succeed. The servers are searched in the order they are listed. For multiple servers, use the form port@host;port@host;port@host... on Windows and use the form port@host:port@host:port@host... on Linux. The difference being the separator, a semicolon on Windows and a colon on Linux.
- HAL Configuration
- For a HAL configuration simply use the multi host format, being sure to specify only three hosts. For example, ALTAIR_LICENSE_PATH=6200@host1;6200@host2;6200@host3
Setting Licensing via the Installer on Windows
During the initial installation, you are given the option of setting a license file or server in a license panel.
- Type the port@host of the license server.
- Type the full path to the license file.
- Click the Choose … button to browse to the location of your license.
Setting Licensing using ConnectMe
ConnectMe allows users to set licensing by a Settings panel. In ConnectMe:
- Click Settings.
- Click the Licensing tab.
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Set the License via one of the following
- Type the port@host of the license server.
- Type the full path to the license file.
- Click the Folder icon to browse to the location of your license.
Setting ALTAIR_LICENSE_PATH on Windows
Instructions for setting up the ALTAIR_LICENSE_PATH on Windows.
Setting ALTAIR_LICENSE_PATH on Linux
Commands used to set up environment variables from the current terminal shell.