Verify the License File

Altair supports two kinds of licensing:
  • Altair Keyfile - read directly by vovserver, with hostid of the NChost
  • Reprise License Manager (RLM) - provides floating licenses, with hostid of the license server host

A keyfile license contains a comment section and encrypted data representing the features. It should be placed in the .swd of the corresponding vovserver, or in the following location:

$VOVDIR/local/license.{nc,lm}.key

  1. Verify your keyfile license information by using the command vovreadlicutil: 
    % vovreadlicutil -p nc -P 6271 -f $VOVDIR/local/license.nc.key
License file: $VOVDIR/local/license.key
Primary host: alpaca
    -----------------------------------------
    -- VOV License  Key  Information --

    License Number:  201104281356
    VovVersion:      2020.01

    Product:     nc
    Licensed to: Altair Engineering 
    For host id: MAC:00:d0:b7:75:b9:19
    For host:    panther
    For port:    6339
    Feature:     ALL
    License for: 6 slots
    StartDate:   Wed Apr 27 22:00:00 2019
    Expiration:  Sat Dec 31 21:00:00 2021
    -----------------------------------------
    (license information)
    vovreadlicutil displays the license information of the license file specified by the -f option, with respect to the product and port number.
  2. View the license file itself. 
    % more $VOVDIR/../../vnc/vnc.swd/license.key
#    -----------------------------------
#    -- VOV License  Key  Information --
#    License S/N: 201104281356 
#    VovVersion:  2020.1
#    Product:     nc
#    Licensed to: Altair - Engineering 
#    For host id: MAC:00:14:2a:38:80:5b
#    For host:    croc
#    For port:    0
#    License for: 6 slots
#    StartDate:   Wed Apr 27 22:00:00 2019
#    Expiration:  Sat Dec 31 21:00:00 2021
#    -----------------------------------
#
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