StarLicense Technical Documents


Quick Start Guides

StarLicense for Windows Quick Start Guide
Article # SQV00SL004
This document is a guide for installing and configuring the StarLicense for Windows software.
StarLicense for UNIX Quick Start Guide
Article # SQV00SL005
This document is a guide for installing and configuring the StarLicense for UNIX software.

StarLicense Technical Documents

StarQuest Licensing Overview
This document describes how each of the StarQuest products is licensed.
Transferring a License for a StarQuest Product
This document describes how customers with a valid maintenance contract may transfer their license to use the StarQuest software to another organization or to a different computer or user of the same organization.
Obtaining a License to Use StarQuest Products
This document describes how to display the information (IP address or Host ID of a computer) that is used to generate a StarQuest license.
How to Configure a Failover StarLicense Server
Article # SQV00SL001
This article explains how to configure backup servers for failover so requests to the Primary server for license connections can be fulfilled even if the Primary server fails or the service is stopped.
Configuring TCP KeepAlive Parameters
Article # SQV00SL002
The StarLicense server uses the settings for the TCP KeepAlive parameter to clean up connections from clients that have disconnected without releasing a license that has been checked out. You can change the TCP KeepAlive parameter if you need the abandoned license checkouts to be cleaned up more frequently.
How to Add StarLicense to the Boot Process
Article # SQV00SL003
This technical document describes how to configure the StarLicense for Windows service and the StarLicense for UNIX daemon to start automatically when the operating system starts.
StarLicense Licensing Recommendations
Article # SQV00SL006
This document explains the differences between two modes of licensing ( "hard" license and a "soft" license) used by server-based licensing, and recommends the type to use under various operating environments.
StarLicense Troubleshooting
Article # SQV00SL007
This technical document describes some of the issues that may be encountered when using StarQuest's licensing products.
StarLicense/UNIX: Using a non-root user
Article # SQV00SL008
This technical document describes how to run the StarLicense Server on UNIX as a user other than root.
StarLicense: Using starlic-remote-admin
Article # SQV00SL009
This technical document describes starlic-remote-admin, a command line application that provides a subset of the status information and configuration functions provided by the StarLicense Manager GUI application.