Article - CS411974
FlexLM tools return a hostid of ffffffff when running license manager on a Windows VM
Modified: 28-Mar-2024
Applies To
- ObjectAda 7.2
- ApexAda 4.2 to 5.2
- AdaWorld 5.5 to 6.2.1
- X32plus 7.1 to 7.2.1
Description
- FlexLM license keys were created using the Ethernet hostid of a Windows Virtual Machine host created with VMWare, Hyper-V or other virtualization technology
- When attempting to start lmgrd on the VM, the license manager appears to start, but there are error messages in the log file similar to:
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7:10:37 (objada) Wrong hostid on SERVER line for license file: 7:10:37 (objada) C:\path\flexlm\license_file.lic 7:10:37 (objada) SERVER line says 0123456789ab, hostid is ffffffff 7:10:37 (objada) Invalid hostid on SERVER line 7:14:25 (lmgrd) objada exited with status 25 (Invalid host) 7:14:25 (lmgrd) Please correct problem and restart daemons
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- The license keys cannot be checked out
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