License Server Setup#

Setting up a license server is necessary only if your organization plans to run simulations on an on-premise cluster using on-demand CONVERGE licenses.

Create the License Server#

Follow these steps to create a license server for your organization:

  1. Go to the License Servers page.

  2. Click Create License Server.

  3. Specify a name for the license server and select the data center where it will be located. We recommend choosing the data center closest to your on-premise cluster.

  4. Click Create License Server.

CONVERGE Horizon will provision a license server running Reprise License Manager (RLM) with a signed CONVERGE license. Once the license server reaches a status of Online, you can proceed with the remaining steps.

Configure the Firewall Allowlist#

Access to the license server is controlled by the firewall allowlist. Licenses can be checked out only from IP addresses on the allowlist. When the allowlist is empty, the license server ports are closed.

To configure the allowlist, go to the License Servers page and click on the name of the license server to open the License Server Details. In the Firewall Allowlist, enter the public IP addresses or CIDR ranges of your on-premise cluster. When the list is complete, click Save Changes.

Set RLM Environment Variables#

To point your local CONVERGE installation at the license server, you must set several RLM environment variables on your on-premise cluster. This makes it possible for CONVERGE to connect to the license server during a simulation.

The commands required to set the environment variables are listed in License Server Details > Connection Information. Use these commands to set the environment variables on your cluster.