Install On-Premise License Manager

Warning

You must migrate your database before upgrading from On-Premise License Manager 1.3.1 or earlier. For instructions, see H2 Database Migration.

This must be done only for the upgrade scenarios and is not required for fresh installations of On-Premise License Manager 2.0 or later.

Below is an explainer video for downloading the On-Premise License Manager installer. Alternatively, follow the steps below.

Download

To download the On-Premise License Manager installer, use any of the following approaches:

Option 1

Download from this URL:

SmartBear License Management Downloads Center

Option 2

You can download the On-Premise License Server in the dialog box that you use for exporting a Floating license in SmartBear License Management:

The 'Download..' link in the Export License dialog

Install

The installation of the On-Premise License Server is pretty straightforward. The important steps are the ones where you specify the administrator's user name and password and the port on which the tool will function. Make sure to remember or write down these values. The screenshots below serve only as examples and may look different depending on the version.

Run the downloaded installer as administrator. The first page has general text about the installation procedure. Click Next to start.
In the next step, you can specify the installation folder and go to the next page:
Now, you can specify the username and password of the Administrator user account for your local On-Premise License Server:
Important
Make sure to remember or write down these values. You will need them to log in to the On-Premise License Server later.
Go to the next page.
On this page, you need to specify the HTTP port, which the License Manager will use for communication with clients. Proxies and firewalls in your network must allow traffic through this port on the License Manager computer. The default value is 40892:
Important
Make sure to remember or write down the port number.
After you specify the port number, click Next on this page to start installing.
Once the installation is over, click Finish:
The installer will open the License Manager webpage in your browser.

Install in silent mode

If you want to install On-Premise License Server without using the installer wizard, you can install it in silent mode. This may be useful when creating a script to install on headless machines. Below are steps for this, with guidance for Linux (Ubuntu) and Windows.

Linux

Download the installer
Use wget to download the latest installation file. Check the latest version numbers in the SmartBear License Management Downloads Center:
```
wget https://download.smartbear.com/slm/LicenseManager-2.1.1.sh
```
Create a response file
Make a new file and name it "response.varfile":
```
touch response.varfile
```
Add password to the response file
Use a text editor to put the following minimum parameters in the file. Ensure the version number matches the installer you downloaded:
```
nano response.varfile
```
```
# install4j response file for SmartBear On-Premise License Manager 2.1.1
system_admin_password=<your_password>
```
Replace <your_password> with a password of your choice and note it down.
Run the installer
It is recommended to use the superuser sudo permissions. Check paths to the installer and response file are correct before running:
```
sudo sh ./LicenseManager-2.1.1.sh -q -varfile <path to response.varfile>
```
Obtain the On-Premise License Server URL
Navigate to the installation folder you specified and open the bin folder. Run ifconfig command and copy the licenser server IP address as shown in the image:
Open On-Premise License Server URL and log in
Navigate to the license server IP address, including the port (40892 by default). When the log-in screen loads (see below), use the following credentials:
- Login: system_admin.
- Password: the password you specified in the response file.

Windows

Download the installer
Head to the SmartBear License Management Downloads Center to download the latest installation file, "Windows installer (64-bit)". Note the latest version number.
Create a response file
Use a text editor to make a file and name it "response.varfile"
Add password to the response file
Use the text editor to paste in the following minimum parameters. Ensure the version number matches the installer you downloaded:
```
# install4j response file for SmartBear On-Premise License Manager 2.1.1
system_admin_password=<your_password>
```
Replace <your_password> with a password of your choice and note it down.
Run the installer
Open the command prompt as an administrator and run the below command. Before running, check that the path to the response file is correct. The installer runs in the background.
```
LicenseManager-2.1.1.exe -q -varfile <path to response.varfile>
```
Open On-Premise License Server URL and log-in
Navigate to "localhost:40892" in the browser. When the log-in screen loads (see below), use the following credentials:
- Login: system_admin.
- Password: the password you specified in the response file.

Uninstall note

Notice

Uninstalling the On-Premise License Manager removes all application data, including settings.