Update a license

This information does not apply when switching your demo license to a permanent license.

  1. Contact Platform Computing or your Platform LSF vendor for an updated license.

    Because you already have a license, you receive new lines to put into your existing file.

  2. Update your license lines by FEATURE (upgrading LSF or installing new products) or INCREMENT.
    1. Feature:
      • Ensure you have just one FEATURE line for each LSF product.

      • If this is the first time you have installed the product, append the FEATURE line to your existing license file (if you wish, you can insert it anywhere after the SERVER line).

      • If you already have a license for the product, replace the old FEATURE line with the new line.

      • If you want LSF 7.x and LSF 8.x clusters to share a license file, make sure your license includes the FEATURE line for lsf_batch version 7.x.

    2. Increment:
      Always append an INCREMENT line, do not overwrite or delete existing license lines in the process.
      • If this is the first increment, add the INCREMENT line for each product after the FEATURE line for that product.

      • If you already have an INCREMENT line for the product, add the second INCREMENT line after the first, and so on.