Changing the license server for the Management Console

To change the Rational® license server for the Management Console, make the following modifications to the product license server configuration. This procedure must be performed if the following are true:
  • You entered an incorrect host name or other value during installation.
  • The license server host name was grayed out during installation, indicating that the FLEXlm client already registered a license server for the host.
  1. This step applies only to Build Forge versions 7.1 to 7.1.3.3. For later versions, proceed to step 2. For your operating system, change the value of the RATIONAL_LICENSE_FILE variable.
    Windows® RATIONAL_LICENSE_FILE is in the registry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FLEXlm License Manager
    UNIX/Linux RATIONAL_LICENSE_FILE is set in the .flexlmrc file, located in the home directory of the user who is running Build Forge®

    Set the variable to the correct host name of the license server:

    port@hostname | @hostname

    A port is not required, if the license server port is 27000 (default).

  2. In the Management Console UI, select Administration → System.
  3. Locate the License Server setting and set its value to the host name of the new Rational license server.

    Use one of the following formats: 

    <host_name>:<port> | <host_name>  | <port>:<host_name>

    A port is not required, if the license server port is 27000 (default).

  4. Click Refresh on your Web browser to verify that the Management Console connects to the new license server.