AutoClient Server License Configuration

Host Manager automatically installs the AutoClient server with the supporting software required by the license process described in Figure 4-1. This occurs when an AutoClient is first added to the server.

Licensing is managed on the AutoClient server by the following software components.

• License Daemon - ac_licensed

  This is the Solstice AutoClient 2.1 license daemon. It is located in the /usr/opt/SUNWadm directory, and it is started automatically at boot time by the S86ac_licensed script, or it can be started by Host Manager when an AutoClient is first added to the server.

• License Script - S86ac_licensed

  This is the Solstice AutoClient 2.1 license daemon startup script. It is located in the /etc/rc2.d directory. It runs automatically when the AutoClient server is rebooted, and it can also be executed manually with the start or stop option to manage the Solstice AutoClient 2.1 license daemon.

• License File - sunpro.lic,1

  This is the Solstice AutoClient 2.1 license file (also known as the elementary license file) used to store information about the license server. It is created during the license server installation process described in Table 4-1, and it is stored on the station manager system that is installed with the Solstice AutoClient 2.1 software.

  When the Solstice AutoClient 2.1 license daemon startup script runs, it looks for this file in the /opt/SUNWadm/license_dir directory. The first time the file is found, the script creates a local copy in the /usr/opt/SUNWadm directory and reads the license information stored in the file.

  If the license file subsequently becomes unavailable in the /opt/SUNWadm/license_dir directory, the license daemon startup script attempts to read the local copy in the /usr/opt/SUNWadm directory.

  If the license file is unavailable in either directory, an error message is displayed.

If you remove or unmount the /opt/SUNWadm/license_dir directory, the Solstice AutoClient 2.1 license file will be unavailable. Verify that a backup copy of this file (sunpro.lic,1 ) is located in the /usr/opt/SUNWadm directory. Otherwise, AutoClient server license requests will fail.