Specifying a license server during installation

During installation, you provide the host name and TCP/IP port of the Rational license server. Obtain this information from your license administrator.

To configure a server-based license:

  1. In the Installation Manager installer, on the License Server Configuration page, select License Server.
  2. (UNIX and Linux) At Which user should Build Forge run as, accept the default user (root) or specify a different user. If you do specify a different user, you must still start Build Forge as root, but Build Forge starts the engine and Apache Tomcat as the user specified during this installation step. The user must have read and execute permissions for the database libraries and the JDBC jar files specified in the Database Configuration page in Installation Manager.
  3. At License Server, provide a valid host name for the Rational license server.

    If you provide a host name, this information is automatically added to Build Forge system settings.

    If you do not know the host name, enter any character or value in this field and update Build Forge system settings in the UI after installation is complete.
    Important: Do not leave this field blank. Leaving this field blank might result in an incomplete installation and an unusable product.
  4. At Port, provide the TCP/IP port for the license server. The default port is 27000.
  5. Click Next to continue with the installation.

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