What happens when you use floating licenses and start the IBM Rational® product
that connects to the Rational License Key Server?
- The Rational product
uses the RATIONAL_LICENSE_FILE system variable
to find out the FlexNet license server name and the port that the
server is using.
- The Rational product
contacts the license manager on the FlexNet license server, using
the specified port.
- The Rational product
requests a floating license and makes the request for the vendor daemon.
- On the FlexNet license server, the license manager sends the request
to the vendor daemon.
- The vendor daemon checks if any licenses are available.
- If there are available licenses, the vendor daemon grants a license
and the Rational product
runs.
- If licenses are not available, the vendor daemon refuses the request.
The Rational product
fails to start and displays a message saying that it could not obtain
a license.