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Prerequisites for installing the SDL License Server Manager

Prerequisites

Before installing License Server Manager, make sure that the computer used as the license server fulfills the requirements below.

Requirements for network licensing

Enable communication with the licensing server, making sure that name resolution is supported and leaving port 5093 open.

The requirements for the license server are:

  • Any standard specification Windows 32-bit or 64-bit workstation
  • Windows Server 2008 or a higher version of a server operating system (recommended)
  • Windows 7 or a higher version of a workstation operating system

The SDL License Server Manager can be run on virtual machines

Do NOT change the computer name on the license server after installing the License Server Manager. This may prevent users from being able to connect to the network license server.

If you do not want users to know the real name of your server, you can configure an alias name for it. Clients will still be able to connect to the server and activate their SDL product using the alias name instead of the real hostname.

Client requirement

The client installation (workstations) that are requesting license seats from the server must be Windows-based.

Installation combinations and restrictions

If required, the SDL License Server Manager can coexist on the same computer as the following products:

  • SDL Studio GroupShare (TM Server, SDL MultiTerm (Desktop) Server, Project Server)
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • The client application (for example, SDL Trados Studio or SDL Passolo)

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