How to setup a network license on a failover server

RLM provides the capability for a license server to take over the license compliment of another server which has gone down.

In order to activate the failover server, the license file needs to be signed by Bricsys. The client should send over the hostids and IP addresses of the primary and failover license servers so we can prepare the signed files.

After the signed files are received the client must follow the below setup structure.

Network requirements
Network traffic between the Primary and Failover license servers needs to be allowed on TCP/UDP port 5053 and 5054
Setup structure:
Primary Server (C:\Program Files\Bricsys\Bricsys Network License Manager\actNetworkLicense.exe) :
  • Contains all the primary license files generated after the key activation
  • (Optional) Contains options file
Failover Server (C:\Program Files\Bricsys\Bricsys Network License Manager\actNetworkLicense.exe):
  • Contains all the primary license files generated after the key activation
  • Contains the failover.lic license files
  • (Optional) Contains options file
Client (C:\ProgramData\Bricsys):
  • Contains a Bricsys-primary.lic
  • Contains a Bricsys-failover.lic
Failover server setup
  1. Install the Bricsys Network License manager on the failover server. Untick the Activate a Network license box.
  2. Copy all license files (files with a .lic extension) from the Primary server to the Failover server.
  3. (Optional) Copy the options file (Bricsys.opt) from the Primary server to the Failover server.
  4. Once all files are in place, perform a Reread/Restart of the RLM service on both the Primary and the Failover server.
  5. Copy the Bricsys-primary.lic and Bricsys-failover.lic files to the C:\ProgramData\Bricsys folder on the BricsCAD Client machines.
Note: The failover license servers do not support license roaming operations. This is determined on a license pool by license pool basis. Any license pool that contains any licenses from a failed server will not support any of the roaming operations.