Host ID

What is it?: The Host ID is a short alphanumeric string that identifies your license server to the license manager. It is used when generating your license file.

How do I get it?:

• Pointwise
• If your license server runs on the Microsoft Windows operating system:
• Start Pointwise's license manager utility, lmtools: Start, Programs, Pointwise, Pointwise V16, lmtools.
• Click on the System Settings Tab
• Your server's Host ID is the string in the field labeled "Ethernet Address".
• If your license server runs on a Linux/Mac/Unix operating system:
• Go to the directory where Pointwise was installed. This is commonly referred to as your pwi_home_path.
• Type in the following to run the license control utility script:
  sh ./LICENSE_CONTROL.sh
• Your server's Host ID is the string in the field labeled "Pointwise license host ID".
• Gridgen
• If your license server runs on the Microsoft Windows operating system:
• Start Gridgen's license manager utility, LMTOOLS: Start, Programs, Pointwise, Pointwise V16, LMTOOLS.
• Click on the System Settings Tab
• Your server's Host ID is the string in the field labeled "Ethernet Address".
• If your license server runs on a Linux/Mac/Unix operating system:
• Go to the directory where Gridgen was installed. This is commonly referred to as your gridgen_home_path.
• Type in the following to run the license control utility script:
  sh ./LICENSE_CONTROL.sh
• Your server's Host ID is the string in the field labeled "Gridgen license host ID".

Why are there three fields for entering Host ID(s)?: You may set-up three redundant license servers so that your licenses will still be available in case one computer is unavailable. If you will not be using redundant licenses, you will only enter one Host ID; leave the other two fields blank.