To Configure License Borrowing in the Options File

If your Autodesk product supports the license borrowing feature, you can use the options file to configure license borrowing options. For example, define the maximum number of licenses that can be borrowed from your network at any one time, or define who can borrow an Autodesk product license.

Note: If your Autodesk product licenses are borrowed from a redundant license server pool, you must restart the license server after you stop the Network License Manager.

At the end of a borrow period, the borrowed license is automatically disabled on the borrower's computer and becomes available again on the license server. A license can also be returned before the borrow period has ended.

1. In the options file, enter the following syntax on its own line (BORROW_LOWWATER must be uppercase):

   BORROW_LOWWATER feature_code n

   In the BORROW syntax, feature_code is the code for the Autodesk product, as specified in the license file, and “n” is the minimum number of licenses that must remain on the server. When this number is reached, no more licenses can be borrowed.

   For example, the syntax BORROW_LOWWATER 85732ACDLT_2012_0F 3 means that for the product AutoCAD LT 2012, when only three licenses remain on the license server, no licenses can be borrowed.

2. Enter the following syntax on the next line (MAX_BORROW_HOURS must be uppercase):

   MAX_BORROW_HOURS feature_code n

   In this syntax, “n” is the number of hours that a license can be borrowed.

   For example, the syntax MAX_BORROW_HOURS 85732ACDLT_2012_0F 360 means that for product AutoCAD LT 2012, licenses can be borrowed for 360 hours, or 15 days.

   Note: Licenses are borrowed in multiples of 24 hours only. Any number that is not a multiple of 24 is rounded down to the nearest multiple. For example, the number 125 is rounded down to 120 hours, or 5 days.

For more information about setting up the license borrowing feature, see the FLEXnet documentation in the Network License Manager directory. On a Windows server, the default install location for the documentation is C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Autodesk Network License Manager . On a Mac OS X or Linux server, the documentation is installed in the flexnetserver directory. Another good reference is the Autodesk Knowledge Network web page How to control network license access using an options file.

Note: To borrow a license in an Autodesk product, click HelpAboutProduct InformationBorrow License. Alternatively, enter borrowlicense on the product command line.