Identify all systems to be included in the license group. This list should include all systems that are Global Location Brokers and/or Network License Servers, and all systems on which you intend to run licensed applications.

On a system running IRIX Release 5.0.1 or later that has netls_eoe.sw.netls_eoe installed, or on a system running IRIX Release 5.0 or earlier that has nck.sw.nck installed, create a glb_obj.txt file by giving this command:

/usr/etc/uuid_gen > /usr/tmp/glb_obj.txt 

On each system that is to be part of the license group and is running IRIX 5.0.1 or later, give these commands to create the directory /var/ncs, in case it doesn't already exist, and make a copy of the glb_obj.txt file you created in step 2:

/bin/su - 
Password: 
mkdir /var/ncs 
rcp guest@hostname:/usr/tmp/glb_obj.txt /var/ncs/glb_obj.txt 

hostname is the name of the system where you performed step 2.

On each system that is to be part of the license group and is running IRIX 5.0 or earlier, give these commands to create the directory /usr/etc/ncs, in case it doesn't already exist, and make a copy of the glb_obj.txt file you created in step 2:

/bin/su - 
Password: 
mkdir /usr/etc/ncs 
rcp guest@hostname:/usr/tmp/glb_obj.txt \ /usr/etc/ncs/glb_obj.txt 

hostname is the name of the system where you performed step 2.

If the sysinfo number on the license information sheet is a number rather than the word “Any”, verify that the license information sheet is for the system you plan to install the license on. Compare the sysinfo number on the license information sheet with the output of this sysinfo(1) command:

/etc/sysinfo -s 

If the numbers are different, the information on the license information sheet wasn't generated for this system. The license won't work on this system, so you should not make this system a Network License Server.

Become superuser:

/bin/su - 
Password: 

Install the subsystem netls_eoe.sw.netls_eoe if it isn't already installed.

If you are using a standalone system (one not connected to a network at all), some special setup is required. Give these commands:

/etc/chkconfig network on 
echo "ip:localhost" > /var/ncs/glb_site.txt 

Perform the setup for a Network License Server and possibly a Global Location Broker, and start their daemons (llbd, glbd, and netlsd) with this command:

/usr/etc/netlsd -sgiauto & 

Confirm that the llbd(1M) and netlsd(1M) daemons were started using ps(1); for example:

ps -e | grep llbd 
12304 ttyq1     0:00 llbd
ps -e | grep netlsd 
12310 ttyq1     0:00 netlsd

If the output of the netlsd command indicated that it started glbd(1M), confirm that it is running; for example:

ps -e | grep glbd 
12287 ttyq1     0:00 glbd

Become superuser on the system that is to become a Global Location Broker:

/bin/su - 
Password: 

If the system is running IRIX Release 5.0.1 or later, install netls_eoe.sw.netls_eoe if it isn't already installed.

If the system is running IRIX Release 5.0 or earlier, install nck.sw.nck if it isn't already installed.

If you are using a standalone system (one not connected to a network at all), some special setup is required. On IRIX Release 5.0.1 or later, give these commands:

/etc/chkconfig network on 
echo "ip:localhost" > /var/ncs/glb_site.txt 

On IRIX Release 5.0 or earlier, give these commands:

/etc/chkconfig network on 
echo "ip:localhost" > /usr/ncs/glb_site.txt 

Set the llb and glb chkconfig(1M) flags to “on”:

/etc/chkconfig llb on 
/etc/chkconfig glb on 

Give these commands to kill llbd, glbd, and netlsd in case they happen to be running:

/etc/init.d/netls stop 
/etc/init.d/nck stop 

If this is the first Global Location Broker on the network (see “Checking Global Location Brokers” in Chapter 7), start the llbd and glbd daemons with this command:

/etc/init.d/nck start 

If there is already at least one Global Location Broker on the network (or on another network segment if it is a multi-segment network), start the daemons llbd and glbd with these commands so that all Global Location Brokers know about each other:

/usr/etc/llbd 
/usr/etc/glbd -create -from ip:other_GLB_hostname & 

other_GLB_hostname is the host name of another Global Location Broker. These commands start this Global Location Broker as a replica of the Global Location Broker on other_GLB_hostname.

Confirm that llbd and glbd are running; for example:

ps -e | grep lbd 
12293 ttyq1     0:00 llbd
12287 ttyq1     0:00 glbd

If there are now two or more Global Location Brokers on the network, verify that their clocks are within two minutes of each other, using the drm_admin(1M) command as described in “Routine Maintenance of Global Location Brokers” in Chapter 7.

If the sysinfo number on the license information sheet is a number rather than the word “Any”, verify that the license information sheet is for the system you plan to install the license on. Compare the sysinfo number on the license information sheet with the output of this sysinfo(1) command:

/etc/sysinfo -s 

If the numbers are different, the information on the license information sheet wasn't generated for this system. The license won't work on this system, so you should not make this system a Network License Server.

Become superuser:

/bin/su - 
Password: 

Install the subsystem netls_eoe.sw.netls_eoe if it isn't already installed.

If the system is running IRIX Release 5.0 or earlier, install nck.sw.nck if it isn't already installed.

Set the llb and netls chkconfig flags to “on”:

chkconfig llb on 
chkconfig netls on 

If this system is not a Global Location Broker, give the command:

chkconfig glb off 

Give this command to kill netlsd in case it happens to be running:

/etc/init.d/netls stop 

Start llbd and netlsd:

/usr/init.d/nck start 
/etc/init.d/netls start 

Confirm that the Network License Server is now set up by verifying that llbd and netlsd are running; for example:

ps -e | grep llbd 
12304 ttyq1     0:00 llbd
ps -e | grep netlsd 
12310 ttyq1     0:00 netlsd

Save the license information sheet; you may need it again later if you need to reinstall this license.