Configuring a License Server
You can add or delete license servers from the License Servers page (System Administration > Licensing > License Servers) in the Management Portal. The page displays a list of license servers configured for this instance. When there are multiple license servers configured for this instance, the row of the active license server is shaded.
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You can also determine which license server is active using the $System.License.ShowServer() method.
Click on the name of a listed license server to update its information, or click Delete to remove it. To add a new license server:
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Click Create License Server to configure a license server. The Create New License Server box appears on the right edge of the screen.
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Enter a name for the license server in the Name box. The license server name identifies the license server in the configuration and must be unique to a configuration.
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Enter the IP address to host the license server in the Hostname/IP Address box. You can enter the IP address in dotted decimal format (192.29.233.19) or in alphabetic format (mycomputer.myorg.com). If IPv6 is enabled, you can enter a colon separated format IPv6 address (2001:fecd:ba23:cd1f:dcb1:1010:9234:4085).
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Enter the port number used by the license server in the Port box. The license server port number must be a number between 1024 and 65535; InterSystems IRIS uses a default port number of 4002. Redundant license servers running on different hosts do not need to use unique port numbers, but must use port numbers that are not already in use at that IP address.
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(Optional) Enter the central directory where license keys are stored in the KeyDirectory box. For more information, see Loading Keys to the License Server.
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Click Save to create the license server.
After adding or deleting a license server, you must restart the InterSystems IRIS instance.
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If separate instances all configure the same license server address and port, they all use the same license server; when this is the case, you should delete the default LOCAL license server (127.0.0.1) on each instance. If the same key is loaded on each instance, they share the key; if different keys are loaded on each instance, the license server serves each set of instances using each key separately.
