Use your organization's existing RLM license server

This section explains how to use your organization's existing RLM license server instead of the license server packaged with Validate.

Before using your organization's RLM server

Before using your organization's existing RLM server instead of the license server packaged with Validate, you must configure Validate and your organization's RLM license server to work together. Ensure that the following requirements are understood and have been met.

  • For Validate 2025.1 or later, use RLM 16.1.

  • Store a license file in the correct location.

  • You cannot change the physical hostid of the Validate license server in the license file. To move the license server to another host, contact Perforce Licensing for a new license file.
  • You can change the port numbers or edit the host name in a license file if:
    • The host name of the machine hosting RLM has changed
    • You want to change how the host name is defined (for example, from simple to fully qualified)
  • To run the license server on a different host than Validate (for example, if you are running multiple Validate servers), download the standalone RLM license server from the Customer Support Portal.

Use your organization's RLM license server

  1. Copy the Validate licensing daemon to the directory with the Reprise ISV daemons on the machine hosting your RLM license server. The Validate licensing daemon is located as follows:
    • Linux: <Validate_install>/3rdparty/bin/prqa or <rlm_install>/bin/prqa
    • Windows: <Validate_install>\3rdparty\bin\prqa.exe or <rlm_install>\bin\prqa.exe
  2. Copy the Validate license (.lic) file to the appropriate location in the Reprise directory.
  3. (If required) Set the RLM and ISV ports in your license file.
  4. Run rlmreread to force the RLM licensing daemon rlm to read the Validate license file and start the Validate ISV daemon validate.
  5. Configure the host names and ports for the Validate Servers. See Viewing and changing Validate server settings.
  6. Start the Validate Servers. See Managing the Validate Servers.