Activating Fixed Licenses on Headless Machines in Silent Mode

Important Notice for ReadyAPI Customers

ReadyAPI has fully transitioned to the ID-based SmartBear License Management (SLM) system. We are now moving into the final phase of deprecation of file-based licenses. Customers still using file-based licensing need to plan for migration to SLM before September 30, 2025.

If you are still in the process of migrating or have yet to start, contact your Account Manager or SmartBear representative today. Our teams are ready to assist with smooth transition strategies. For additional support, please log a request with our Customer Care Team, who are standing by to help.

For further information and timelines, please refer to this page.

The command-line License Manager can install licenses in silent mode.

1. Download the License Manager from the SmartBear website.

   Note:

   The License Manager requires Java 12. You can use Java shipped with ReadyAPI or download the required version from https://jdk.java.net/archive/.

2. Open license-manager.bat (or the .sh file on Linux and macOS) in any text editor.

3. Add the required system properties to the JAVA_OPTS variable. Here are the properties you need to specify:

   • licenseFilePath – the path to the license file.

   • firstName – your first name.

   • lastName – your last name.

   • email – your email.

   How to modify the .bat file

   How to modify the .bat fileHide

   In the .bat file, insert the needed properties line before the START label. For example:

   .bat

   .bat

   set JAVA_OPTS=%JAVA_OPTS% ...
   set JAVA_OPTS=%JAVA_OPTS% -DlicenseFilePath=c:\work\soapUI-license-83262bd2-7e0d-4ae8-bfd3-97d24ef22386-1.key -DfirstName=John -DlastName=Smith [email protected]
   :START

   How to modify the .sh file

   How to modify the .sh fileHide

   In the .sh file, insert the needed properties before exporting the JAVA_OPTS variable. For example:

   .sh

   .sh

   JAVA_OPTS="$JAVA_OPTS ...
   JAVA_OPTS="$JAVA_OPTS -DlicenseFilePath=c:\work\soapUI-license-83262bd2-7e0d-4ae8-bfd3-97d24ef22386-1.key -DfirstName=John -DlastName=Smith [email protected]"
   export JAVA_OPTS

4. Run the License Manager script file with the -c option:

   • For example, if you use Java shipped with ReadyAPI, perform the following commands:

     cd <ReadyAPI directory>\jre\bin
     <path to license manager>\license-manager.bat -c

   • If you use Java 12 installed in your operating system, perform the following command:

     license-manager.bat -c

The License Manager will activate the specified license. You will not have to perform any additional actions.

See Also

Headless Machines