The options file allows the license administrator to control various operating parameters of FLEXnet Licensing. Parameters, such as EXCLUDE, INCLUDE, MAX, and RESERVE, can be used to control Abaqus license usage. Usage can be controlled by user name, host name, display, IP address, or project. When specifying the features to control, you may specify features listed on a FEATURE line in the license file. Using a PACKAGE name in place of a FEATURE name applies the option to all of the components in the package. You should not specify individual COMPONENTS listed on the PACKAGE line, as it may lead to unexpected behavior. See Chapter 5 of the FLEXnet Licensing End User Guide Version 11.6 for detailed information on creating an options file. (This guide is available from the Licensing section of the Support page at www.3ds.com/simulia.)

The following is a sample options file:

INCLUDEALL INTERNET 192.168.0.*
RESERVE 5 abaqus USER robert
RESERVE 10 abaqus HOST demeter
MAX 5 abaqus USER jim
EXCLUDE abaqus USER khan
EXCLUDE viewer HOST guardian

• Connections are accepted only from machines with the IP addresses 192.168.0.*.

• Five tokens of feature abaqus are reserved for user robert.

• Ten tokens of feature abaqus are reserved for users on host demeter.

• The user jim is limited to five tokens of feature abaqus at a time.

• The user khan is excluded from accessing feature abaqus.

• The users on host guardian are excluded from accessing feature viewer (Abaqus/Viewer).