Using Altair Units License in Altair's License Server
If your license source is Altair’s License server, it is required to configure certain properties in the Streams.properties file located in the AppData folder or c:\streamsserverdata:
Property |
Service authentication level |
Attribute |
authentication.required |
Description |
The property that will make the authentication required. It will force the user to login in order to use any of the services provided by the server. Must be set to true. |
Default Value |
true |
Property |
Licensing |
Attribute |
license.hwu.uri |
Description |
The path where the License Server is running e.g., 6200@191.255.255.0 where the syntax is PORTNUMBER@HOST. If multiple servers are specified, use the ‘;’ semicolon separator sign for Windows and the ‘:’ colon separator sign for Linux. NOTE: |
Example |
For Windows: license.hwu.uri=6200@192.168.5.51;6200@192.168.5.52 For Linux: license.hwu.uri=6200@192.168.5.51:6200@192.168.5.52 |
Default Value |
|
Property |
Licensing |
Attribute |
license.mode |
Description |
The license mode. Possible values are: FILE or HWU. Must be set to HWU. |
Default Value |
FILE |
For example:
authentication.required=true
license.hwu.uri=6200@192.168.5.51;6200@192.168.5.52
license.mode=HWU
NOTE:
Panopticon Streams supports different user roles which check out different numbers of Altair Units.
Role | Altair Units License Draw |
Designer |
10 |
Administrator |
2 |
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