To Create a Combined License File

How to create a license file that allows multiple product serial numbers to run on the same network.

This task assumes that you have an existing license file in use, and one or more new license files that you received from Autodesk. The procedure for editing the license file is the same for Windows, Mac, and Linux network license servers. When the combined license file is available, each server that will use it must be stopped and then restarted so that it will read the new license file. The procedure for stopping and restarting the servers is different for each operating system. For Windows servers, the LMTOOLS utility has a command for rereading a license file without stopping the server, but it is more reliable to stop and restart the server.

1. Examine the license files you want to combine to ensure that the top lines are identical, from SERVER to VENDOR. The following example shows the applicable lines for a single server model:

   SERVER XXHP0528 0019bbd68993
   USE_SERVER 
   VENDOR adskflex port=2080

2. Open one of the new license files in a text editor, such as Notepad.
3. Copy the text block from the word INCREMENT to the end of the file.
4. Paste the text block into the existing license file, after the existing INCREMENT block.

   This file that contains two INCREMENT blocks is now the combined license file. Add other INCREMENT blocks to it if required.

   Tip: Rename the combined license file with a name such as combined.lic to indicate that it is the combined file.
5. In the license file directory, replace the existing license file with the new combined license file.
6. Stop and restart each server that requires the new combined license file.

   The procedures for Windows, Mac, and Linux servers are listed in the Related Tasks below.