License Server

In the License Server tab, you configure license server settings for SBM. You configure license settings in utility mode after your database has been initialized.

Important: For new installations, the License Server settings are not saved in the Application Engine database until after you run the Create Database Wizard in SBM System Administrator. After you run the wizard and successfully create the database, use SBM Configurator to enter your License Server settings.

Select one of the following:

Use evaluation license
Select this option if you do not currently have licenses, but want to evaluate SBM. SBM Configurator displays the number of days that remain in your evaluation period.
Use SLM
Select this option to use License Manager keys that you have purchased, and then enter the hostname or IP address of the server on which License Manager is installed. To specify a port number for the server, use the @ symbol before the host name. For example, if your license server uses port 81, enter 81@license server name.

You can specify multiple host names separated by a semi-colon to establish license server redundancy (in case one license server is shut down or fails). For example, you can concatenate server names in this format:
```
licenseServer1;licenseServer2
```
If licenseServer1 should fail, then licenses from licenseServer2 would still be available.

Important: Concatenating license server host names for redundancy purposes fails if your license server is not running on the default port. This means you can not specify an alternate port before the host name (such as 7000@licenseServer1;7000@licenseServer2). Therefore, do not concatenate license server host names if you are not using the default port.

Additional licensing information including the database identifier (which is used to confirm whether or not a copied database is identical to another database) and license usage logging settings are available in the License Options tab in SBM System Administrator.

Select Override for this machine if your system uses multiple SLM servers and you want to override the license server for a specific SBM Application Engine Web Server. When the check box is cleared, the same license server host name is used for all of your SBM Application Engine Web servers.
Use AutoPass
Select this option to connect to your AutoPass License Server. Enter the full HTTPS URL of your AutoPass License Server, the AutoPass License Server user name, and the password. For example:
```
https://HostName.company.com:5814
```
Select Override for this machine if you want this server to use different connection parameters for your AutoPass License Server (e.g., a server outside the firewall). When the check box is cleared, the same AutoPass License Server connection information is used for all of your SBM servers.