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TASKING License Manager (TLM)

OpenLM can interface with the TASKING License Management System (TLM) via OpenLM Broker to monitor license usage, denials, and other statistics.

Requirements

  1. OpenLM Platform
  2. OpenLM Broker v25.x or higher installed on the same machine as Tasking, and approve it in Broker Hub.

Monitoring capabilities and features

ItemValue
Report resolutionBy minute
License totalsYes
License usageYes
Denials reportingYes
Borrowed license reportingYes
Expiration date reportingNo
Multiple server redundancyNo

Broker also provides buffered communication, remote start/stop of the license service, and denials monitoring.

OpenLM Broker configuration

How OpenLM interfaces with TASKING

Broker runs on the same machine as TLM and queries the license manager using the licdstat tool, then sends the data to OpenLM SLM.

Automatic Broker configuration

  1. Open Broker UI at http://localhost:5090/.

  2. Go to License Managers -> Detect

  3. If the TASKING service is running, Broker will detect and configure it automatically.

    Configuring via Broker UI

  4. Open Broker UI at http://localhost:5090/.

  5. Go to License Managers -> Add License Manager.

  6. Enter the TLM port number (default: 9090). Select TASKING from the License Manager Type list and click Add.

    In the Commands tab, set the executable path to licdstat.exe (usually in C:\Program Files (x86)\TASKING\taskinglm) and click Update, then Apply.

  7. In the Commands tab, set the executable path to licdstat.exe (usually in C:\Program Files (x86)\TASKING\taskinglm) and click Update, then Apply.

    Click Save, then Execute to verify no errors appear.

  8. Click Save, then Execute to verify no errors appear.

  9. In the Vendors tab, click Add Vendor, enter the vendor name, and click Continue.

    In Log Files, navigate to the TLM log file to capture denials, then click Continue and Save. IMAGE 163

  10. In Log Files, navigate to the TLM log file to capture denials, then click Continue and Save.

    Configure OpenLM Platform

  11. Log in to OpenLM Platform.

  12. From Menu, go to License Servers.

    On left menu, select Pending Server

  13. On left menu, select Pending Server

  14. On the list, select the TASKING license manager and click on Approve and Merge

    Verifying the configuration

  15. In OpenLM Web Interface -> Menu -> License Servers Live -> Server Statistics.

  16. Ensure TASKING appears in the list with a green status indicator.

Note: It can take up to 3 minutes for the status to update for new connections.