Start the License Servers
On all three servers, start the license manager. Go to Start > Programs > Safe Software, and run Start - Restart FME License Server.
If you’re installing FlexNet on Windows Vista, right-click Start-Restart FME License Server and run this function using administrator privileges.
The first server started of the first two servers listed in the fme_license.dat file becomes the master node.
Start the servers in the order shown in the following example:
SERVER host1 1223344 27009
SERVER host2 9384749 27009
SERVER host3 2038404 27009
VENDOR safe
FEATURE FME . . .
. . .
Therefore, the first server to start—host1—becomes the master node; host3 never becomes the master node.
There is no time limit for starting all of the servers.
Unlike independent servers, each SERVER line requires a port number. The port number in this example is 27009. You can modify the port numbers to any unused port number in the range 1024 to 32000.
You can change the order of the SERVER lines to suggest which node is the master node, however we recommend you keep the order shown in the preceding example.
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