License Manager Address

How To Guide - Basic

BlueZone Web-to-Host

How To Configure the License Manager IP Address

The BlueZone License Manager: Click here to learn more about this feature

If you are a Concurrent License Customer, the BlueZone License Manager is required to monitor concurrent license limits.

The BlueZone License Manager is a small application that resides on a server in your network. The BlueZone emulation clients communicate with the BlueZone License Manager via TCP/IP. The BlueZone emulation clients must have the IP address of the BlueZone License Manager stored in their configuration in order to communicate with the BlueZone License Manager server.

NOTE If you are evaluating BlueZone Web-to-Host, you do not need to install or configure the BlueZone License Manager. When BlueZone is running in the "evaluation mode", it will operate without the BlueZone License Manager.

Configuration Method: BlueZone Emulation Client Configuration

Feature Scope: Launch Folder Level Feature

Overview

There are two ways of configuring the License Manager IP Address:

Wizard Configuration Method
BlueZone Emulation Client Configuration Method

Advantages and Disadvantages

To help you decide which method to use, consider this. If your requirements are very simple, and you use one BlueZone emulation client like BlueZone Mainframe Display, and you have one BlueZone configuration file that is used for all your BlueZone emulation client sessions, then using the Client Configuration Method would probably work best for you.

On the other hand, if you use many different BlueZone Emulation clients like BlueZone Mainframe Display, BlueZone iSeries Display, BlueZone VT and BlueZone FTP, and you have many, many BlueZone configuration files to manage, you might find it best to use the Wizard Configuration Method.

Also, in many cases, using the Client Configuration Method makes it easier to convert from evaluation mode to production mode.

SEE the IMPORTANT! note below for the reason why.

What's the Difference?

The difference is that with the Wizard Configuration Method, the Wizard will add the License Manager IP Address and Group Name (if any) to the Object Tag that is located on the Launch Page. Therefore, all Sessions that are configured to launch from this Launch Folder, will automatically have the License Manager IP Address configured, regardless of the type and number of sessions.

With the Client Configuration Method, you have to launch a BlueZone session for each BlueZone configuration file that you have configured in the Wizard and place the License Manager IP Address and Group Name (if any) into the configuration and save it.

IMPORTANT! Keep in mind that when you configure BlueZone Web-to-Host to allow your End Users to save their configuration files locally, (this is usually the case) BlueZone Web-to-Host will not overwrite the End User's configuration file even if you have posted a new one on the web server. In this case, your End Users would have to run eZClear before they could receive the new configuration file that contains the License Manager IP Address and Group Name (if any).

Wizard Configuration Method

Procedure

Launch the Web-to-Host Wizard.
Navigate to the desired Site.
Select an existing Launch Folder.
Click the Next button two times to bring up the Advanced Settings page.
Click the License Manager button. The Advanced Settings : License Manager page will be displayed as shown here:

Enter the IP address or DNS name of your License Manager server.
Enter the License Group name if you are using this feature.
Click the OK button.

BlueZone Emulation Client Configuration Method

Procedure

Create a new BlueZone emulation client session, or use the Wizard to launch an existing session.
From the BlueZone MenuBar, select Session:Configure. The Session Configuration dialog will be displayed.
Click the License Server tab. The License Server Configuration dialog will be displayed.
Place the IP address or the DNS name of the BlueZone License Manager server in the Add Server editbox on the left. If you are using the Group Feature, enter the group name in the Group Name editbox now.

Click the Add button. The IP address or DNS name will be added to the Server List on the right.
Repeat the process if you are running more than one BlueZone License Manager server.
Click the OK button to exit from the dialog.
Be sure to save the BlueZone session.