Configure Licensing System

Click Confgure RMS Server to display the RMS Configuration window.

Server and License File Location

Displays the path of the RMS license server and license file. This setting cannot be changed.

Server Port

Allows the RMS server port to edited.

Network Buffer

The Network Buffer Size Multiplier is a network tuning parameter that enables the size of the RMS network buffer to be increased. The value is used as a multiplier for the existing Windows default buffer size which can vary from system to system (although for most systems it is usually 8 kBytes). Consequently, the actual buffer size used by the RMS server will not be known until the RMS server is started. Once started, the RMS server will write an event to the Windows Application Event log recording the actual size of the network buffer used.

Sites with a large number of users or with a heavily loaded network can experience instances of their AVEVA applications reporting "error 5". "Error 5" errors indicate that an application did not receive a response from a license server within the expected timeframe. This error can occur for several different reasons, however on sites with many users and/or with heavily loaded networks this problem can be mitigated by increasing the size of the socket buffer used by the RMS server.

There is no guidance available as to what value should be used for any given site as a suitable value must be determined by analysis of the site operating environment. It is therefore strongly recommended that this value is only configured after having consulted the AVEVA Licensing Department.

Important:
Setting the network buffer value too high can impact performance, especially when using a license-server-list.

Usage Log File

Allows the usage log file name and directory to be configured.

Note:
The usage log file name cannot contain three or more continuous underscores.

Clicking Apply validates the entries made on the window and applies the updates to the configuration.