Setting up the options file

To create an options file:
  1. Create a text file with the name rational.opt or ibmratl.opt in the rational_dir\common directory. You can use the template rational.opt.txt to create the options file. 
    Note: If you use the rational daemon only, rename the file to rational.opt. If you use the ibmratl daemon only, rename the file to ibmratl.opt. If you use both rational and ibmratl daemons, you must create two options files: rational.opt and ibmratl.opt.
    The rational daemon serves licenses for Rational Team software. The ibmratl daemon serves licenses for Rational Software Delivery Platform software
  2. Enter a command line in the file to reserve or exclude licenses for specified users. See Example 1 and Example 2 for examples of command lines.

Table 1 lists several options file command attributes.

Table 1. Options File Command
Options File Command Attributes Description
EXCLUDE Prevents a user from obtaining a license.
RESERVE Tells the server to reserve a license.
1 Number of licenses to reserve. Used with the RESERVE option
product Name of the license to reserve.
USER Tells the licensing software to reserve a license for a specific user ID.
userid User ID for which the license will be reserved.
Remember: For the server to recognize the file or any changes made to it, restart the license server. The lmreread diagnostic tool will not detect changes made to the options file.

For more information on the daemons rational and ibmratl, see License manager commands or Vendor daemon.


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