License File Format

Mentor delivers licenses to you as a result of booking an order or requesting an evaluation. The authorization codes, which are in the license file, enable Mentor applications. The license file adheres to a standard format determined by your type of license.

Figure 1. License File Example

Figure 1 identifies the functional fields within a Mentor license file. Optionally, you can add other fields. See the FlexNet Publisher License Administration Guide published by Flexera Software for more information. This example applies to all types of Mentor licenses, so refer to the following descriptions of each field to determine which apply to your license environment.

SERVER Section

Defines server line: (Floating and node-locked counted licenses only.) Tells the FlexNet license manager daemon (lmgrd) to expect information about the server.
Placeholder for server name: (Floating and node-locked counted licenses only.) Shows a placeholder that you must replace with your server’s host name.
Server host ID: (Floating and node-locked counted licenses only.) Shows the server host ID, which must match that of your server. The host ID can be an Ethernet (Linux and Windows) or a hardware key/dongle (Windows only). Do not change this field. To verify the host ID, use lmutil lmhostid or LMTOOLS. For additional methods, refer to "Determining the Hostid for Licensing" on the Mentor Communities site.
Port number for license manager daemon (lmgrd): (Floating and node-locked counted licenses only.) Tells the license manager which TCP/IP port to use. You can change this to any available port.
Defines daemon line: (Floating and node-locked counted licenses only.) Tells the license manager to expect information about a vendor daemon.
Vendor daemon: (Floating and node-locked counted licenses only.) Tells the license manager that the information that follows applies to the Mentor vendor daemon, mgcld.
Placeholder for vendor daemon path: (Floating and node-locked counted licenses only.) Shows a placeholder that you must replace with the path to mgcld, including the filename.

INCREMENT Section

Defines increment line: Tells the license manager or license client to process the next fields as license feature information.
Feature name: Defines the name of the feature, which the application checks out at run time.
Vendor daemon: Designates this as a license feature that the Mentor vendor daemon or license client uses.
Exact Access date: Shows the date relating to the version of the product you are currently running. For applications to run, your Mentor products must have minimum license versions. Keeping the support contracts current for your products ensures that you will always be able to run the latest versions. For more information, refer to "Exact Access Licensing" on Account Center.
Expiration date: Shows the date the license (authorization code) expires. This date corresponds to the end of your support contract term plus three months. For more information, refer to "Authorization Code Duration Policy/Guideline" on Account Center.
Quantity: Defines the quantity of each license feature. For floating or node-locked counted licenses, the value is an integer equaling 1 or greater. For mobile compute licenses that are not counted by a license manager, the value is always 0. This field helps you determine whether your licenses are floating or mobile compute. For more information about license types, refer to "License Models, Servers, Types Policy Guideline" on Account Center.
Basic encryption: Shows the 20-digit basic encryption number that secures the license feature.
Vendor string: Shows the string that Mentor assigns for security.
Host ID for node-locked uncounted (mobile compute) and node-locked counted: Locks the feature to a specific host ID. The host ID can be an Ethernet (Linux and Windows) or a hardware key/dongle (Windows only). To verify the host ID, use lmutil lmhostid or LMTOOLS. For additional methods, refer to "Determining the Hostid for Licensing" on the Mentor Communities site.
Indicates floating rights: (Floating licenses only.) Reflects geographic usage rights defined by your license agreement.
Serial number: Shows the unique ID that Mentor uses to look up license information.
Enhanced encryption: Shows the enhanced encryption for securing the license feature.