TLM: Determine license system, license type and other details

License system

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Note that this article is about TLM licenses.

License types

For the TLM licensing system, three license types exist:

• Node-Locked License

• Floating License

• Build Server License
  

For more information, see License Types in the TASKING License Management.

License details

Locate License key

The 16-character license key is included in the licopt.txt file, which is typically located in the \etc sub-directory of the product installation directory. It appears in the line:

TSK_LICENSE_KEY_SW<TASKING PRODUCT CODE> = xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx

The license key is an alias for the serial number of your license.

Missing 16-character license key in the licopt.txt file

If your licopt.txt file does not include a 16-character license key but contains an entry like one of the following, it indicates that you are using a license from a license pool.

TSK_LICENSE_KEY_SW<TASKING PRODUCT CODE> = PRODUCT

or

TSK_LICENSE_KEY_SW<TASKING PRODUCT CODE> = POOL-...

In this case, you will use different serial numbers during a compile session as the TLM license server assigns a free seat to any of the serials included in the license pool.

To determine the serial number, you can do one of the following:

• Review the content of our tool-generated .src file (an assembler input file), or the map file with the .map extension. The serial number is listed at the beginning of those files.
• Use a command line invocation of, for example, the C compiler executable with the option -V. For the TriCore product, this is:
  

ctc -V

Identify license types

• If the licopt.txt file contains a TSK_LICENSE_SERVER entry with the following format, it indicates that a remote server based license is used, which might be either a floating or node-locked:

TSK_LICENSE_SERVER = lic1.tasking.com:8080;lic3.tasking.com:8080;lic1.tasking.com:8936;lic3.tasking.com:8936;lic1.tasking.com:80;lic3.tasking.com:80

• If the TSK_LICENSE_SERVER entry is formatted as shown below, it indicates that a local license server based floating license is used:

TSK_LICENSE_SERVER = <local server name or IP address>:<port number>

• If the licopt.txt file does not include a TSK_LICENSE_SERVER entry but has an entry like the one below, this indicates that a client based node-locked license is used. The licfile.txt file includes the encryption key for the node-locked license, which identifies the PC for which the license key has been issued.

TSK_LICENSE_FILE = "<path to the product installation folder>\etc\licfile.txt"

More resources

• TASKING License Management System - Overview
  
• TLM Online Documentation - WebHelp
  
• TLM Downloads