IP Maestro : Installation Guide : Get Started with Local License Server
Get Started with Local License Server
Local License Server (LLS) ensures a secure method to provide licensing capabilities for IP Maestro. Here is the procedure to get started with Local License Server.
Hardware Requirements
IMPORTANT: Local License Server (LLS) needs a unique physical MAC address for ensuring IP Maestro licensing. LLS is a Docker container that must be deployed on the physical host which contains this MAC address for validation. This is either the host where IP Maestro VM is deployed or any other remote host with network connectivity from IP Maestro.
The following are the minimum hardware requirements for LLS:
Hardware
Required/Version
Disk
2 GB
RAM
8 GB
CPU Architecture
X86-64
Operating System
Linux
Operating System Versions
Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS
Debian 12 (bookworm)
Docker Tool Chain
Docker Version Tested 27.3.1
Build ce12230
Deploy and Start Local License Server
Procedure
1. Login to Flexnet Operations with the user credentials.
2. Download the License Installation file ipi-license-server-prod_2024.08.tar.gz.
3. Start the Local License Server for the first time (one time only)
tar xzf ipi-license-server-prod_2024.08.tar.gz
cd deploy
/deploy-lls.bash
 
Licensing Service is deployed. A quick check can be done with an endpoint URL in the browser:
http://< LICENSE_SERVER_IP_ADDRESS>:7077/api/1.0/instances/~
Maintain Local License Server
After the initial setup, you can stop or restart the licensing service using the following commands:
cd deploy
docker compose down (stop the license server container)
docker compose up -d (start the license server container)
Activate License File
To activate the license file, use the following steps:
1. Copy the license file to /ipiws/ directory on the system which has the license server deployed.
For example: cp myLicenseFile.bin /ipiws/
2. Run the following command:
docker run --rm -v /ipiws:/ipiws ipi-license-server-prod:2024.08 ./flexnetlsadmin.sh -server http://< LICENSE_SERVER_IP_ADDRESS >:7077/api/1.0/instances/~ -activate -load /ipiws/myLicenseFile.bin