License server and floating licenses

Using licenses from a different domain, installing on a second disk and restarting a redundant server.

Can an IBM Rational® product on a client in one Windows® domain obtain licenses from a license server that is on a different Windows domain?

Yes, it is possible. If the client can see the license server by host name, the request will work. IBM Rational licensing also supports using the fully qualified domain name or using the IP address of the license server instead of the host name.

How do I install licensed software on a second disk? I have a second disk on my computer and I have requested a floating license for <Rational product>.

Provide the correct host name, host ID, and account number for the second disk in License Key Center. Then install the software on the second disk and import the permanent license key that you receive from License Key Center on the second disk.

How do I restart my master license server? I have redundant servers and I cannot restart my master server.

To restart a server in a redundant server configuration, restart all the servers in no particular order. You cannot just restart the server that has gone down.


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