What do you do when you get a message saying “application cannot connect to license server”? Sometimes, after completing the installation of your new software, the application refuses to run, giving you a “Can’t connect to server” error. When this happens, the error message will look similar to the following: Usually, this means one of …
My license server won’t start
One common problem we see at Reprise is the issue of license servers (especially the ISV server) not starting. When this happens, the debug log will look similar to the following: When this happens, it is usually (99.999% of the time) the fact that another copy of the ISV server is running (in this case …
I can’t check out a license, but I can get to the admin interface on the server – what do I do?
I can’t check out a license, but I can get to the admin web interface! In some cases, a floating license cannot be checked out from a particular computer, yet that same computer can view the admin web interface from the license server. In very early versions of RLM (prior to RLM v3.0), the most …
My License Server Reports too many licenses in use
One situation we hear about on a regular (but infrequent) basis is similar to the following: “My license server reports multiple licenses checked out from the same person, yet I know that this person is only using one license. Why is this?” As a general rule, this results from users removing laptops from the corporate …
Software License Management for Multiple Publishers
Two different ways to manage license server installations with multiple ISVs products are presented, along with Reprise Software's recommendation.
When do I need the RLM License Server?
The Reprise License Manager product is capable of supporting many license types. Some are appropriate for standalone, single-user licensing models and others are used to support more complex network licensing and pricing scenarios. Determining when a license server must be installed is not always clear. So, let’s spend a few minutes talking about the various …
Licensing Mobile Users with RLM
Roaming Licenses with RLM If you sell floating licenses for your software products, you can increase the value of your licenses by allowing them to be removed from the network when your users hit the road. With RLM, you can give users a license that will allow them to remain in compliance even after they’ve …
Reprise Licenses 300th RLM Customer
This month Reprise Software licensed our 300th RLM customer. We wanted to take a moment to thank all our customers for making Reprise successful, and thought this would be a good time to take a look back at the history of RLM and FLEXlm. Back in the FLEXlm days, we had about 300 customers in …
Using Dongles with RLM
Using dongles with RLM The Reprise License Manager (RLM) comes with built-in USB dongle support, meaning that using dongles with RLM could not be easier. Dongles purchased from Reprise can be used as a standard “hostid” to which licenses can be locked. The principal advantage of using dongles is to provide a convenient way for …
Ellexus chooses the Reprise License Manager (RLM)
Ellexus chooses the Reprise License Manager Ellexus LTD, a software start up from the UK, recently released a tool called Breeze for managing scripted flows such as those used in hardware design and software builds. They surveyed several licensing providers before choosing RLM from Reprise Software. “Our business has been growing steadily since we purchased …