How-to Guides
The following step-by-step guides describe how to accomplish specific tasks using X-Formation products. Please check back often for new additions to our how-to guides.
LM-X License Manager Guides
- Blacklisting and re-hosting a license
- Can LM-X License Manager detect virtual enviroment?
- How does software protected by LM-X License Manager find a license file?
- Upgrading LM-X License Manager
- How to use the LM-X License Manager pay-per-use licensing model
- Which IP address should I lock my license to?
- How do I provide license queing to end users?
- How to use additive licenses
- How to implement licensing for critical-use applications
- Using the license start date to improve protection against over-usage and clock tampering
- How to use hostid matching ratio
- How to manage expiration for licenses running 24/7
- Which hostid should I lock my license to?
- Can I specify username and hostname for web application checkouts?
- Using a custom setting in a node-locked license
- Using a custom setting in a floating license
- How to do custom comparison of hostids?
- Licensing your software to run on virtual machines
- Should I lock my license to only one hostid or use multiple hostids?
- Which hostid should I use to lock my floating license application to a particular license server machine?
- Which hostid should I use to lock my node-locked license application to a particular machine?
- Providing demo versions of your software
- Using a pre-compiled LM-X SDK
- Using CPU cores for node-locked licenses
- Using CPU cores for floating licenses
- Using dates for version numbers
- Choosing between a floating and node-locked license
- How to compile multiple SDK's for different platforms
