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Setup Network License Server

XSI needs to know the name of the license server that will be providing its licenses and the port through which it will communicate with the license server.

License server location

1. Enter the computer name or IP address of the license server in the license server location box. For example, if you type buzz, Setup tries to connect to the license server called buzz on port 7050.
   • Possible name values are:
     • The name of the license server computer (the computer where the license server is installed). You can use the hostname command to get the name of a computer.
     • The IP address of the license server computer. Use the ipconfig command to get the IP address.
     • Nothing. If SPM_HOST is not set, XSI assumes that the license server is the local computer. If SPM_HOST is not set, then the echo command will print "%SPM_HOST%".
2. Assuming that you have already installed the license server, click Test to verify that your computer can connect to the license server. You should get a message stating that the server was successfully reached.
3. If you get a connection, click Add to append this server name to the SPM_HOST variable in your environment script. You can always edit the SPM_HOST environment variable later if needed.
4. To add more than one license server to the list, enter another computer name and click Add again.
5. Click the Next button to cycle through the server names you have set.
6. Click the Remove button to delete the specified server.
7. Click Next when you’re finished.

Port settings

The license server communicates with XSI over the network through a TCP/IP port. The license server listens on the port defined by the mi-spm service (port 7050 by default). When XSI needs a license, it contacts the license server on that port to get it. For most scenarios, you will not need to modify the port from its default settings.

• By default, SPM’s TCP/IP service is defined at port 7050.
• If you need to specify a different port, select the Edit Port Number check box and either enter a new port number or click Next Free Port to find the next available port.
• Click Next when you’re finished.

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