# OLicense Server

# Introduction

Open iT supports OLicense usage reporting by collecting log files and converting them to Open iT format.

An Open iT client is installed on your license server for this collection. The data collector monitors and gathers the license usage history logs from the license manager every 5 minutes. Once the logs are collected, the data collection process triggers and the logs are passed to the data preprocessor. After the data is preprocessed, it is transferred to the Core Server for further storage, completing the history logs collection and processing.

Log File Parsing Workflow

Log File Parsing Workflow

This will produce the following aggregated data types used for historical reporting:

The following sections will guide you in setting up the necessary configuration to collect and send the required data to the server.

# Requirements

  • An Open iT Client connected to an Open iT Server or a coexistent Open iT setup
  • License server administrative rights
  • Full path to the debug log file

# Specifying Olicense Log File Path

These are the required steps to specify the path to the Olicense log files.

  1. Go to the Components directory, which is by default in C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\Configuration\Components, and open logfilecollector-olicense.xml.

  2. Locate object node dir and set its value to the location of the Olicense log files.

    logfilecollector-olicense.xml
     14|	<Object>
 15|		<Name>dir</Name>
 16|		<Description>Directory containing the log files</Description>
 17|		<Value type="DirName">%OLICENSELOGDIR%</Value>
 18|	</Object>
    Example: logfilecollector-olicense.xml
     14|	<Object>
 15|		<Name>dir</Name>
 16|		<Description>Directory containing the log files</Description>
 17|		<Value type="DirName">C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\olicense</Value>
 18|	</Object>

  3. Save the changes.

  4. Open a command prompt with Administrator level privileges.

  5. Go to the bin directory, which is by default in C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\bin, run the command:

    Command Syntax
     cd $BIN_DIR
    Example
     cd C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\bin

  6. Update the configuration file, run the command:

    Command Syntax
     openit_confbuilder --client

    Make sure no errors are encountered.

Refer to the Olicense Log File Collection Configuration table to learn more about Olicense configuration in logfilecollector-olicense.xml.

Object Name Accepted Value Description
source.dir DirName (e.g., C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\olicense) Location of the Olicense log files.
source.pattern String (i.e., *.log) The glob pattern identifying source files in the source directory.
source.seen String (collect, ignore, or tail) Seen files are the previously collected source files.
  • collect - Specify this option to collect from the start each time.
  • ignore - Specify this option to skip collecting from the same file again.
  • tail - Specify this option to continue collection from the end of the file last time (i.e., collect the ones added since last time).
source.cmplines Integer (e.g., 6, 10, 20) This is required if the value of source.seen is tail. This is the number of lines compared to source files collected before to determine where to start the collection.

Note: If this number is too low, you can end up with an incorrect position, and duplicate data may be in the log files. Usually, it is better to have a few lines more than strictly necessary than even a single line too little.
target.dir DirName (i.e., ${OpeniT.directories.temp}/LogFileCollector) This is the location of the directory containing the collected log data.
target.module String (i.e., license) The target type of module (in general).
target.datatype String (i.e., olicense) The specific type of target data.
target.interval Timespan (e.g., P30S, P5M, P1D) The span of time between collector runs.
target.rotation-size Integer (e.g., 6, 10, 20) The log file rotates if it goes beyond the number (in mb) defined.
target.rotation-glob String (e.g., *) The glob pattern to match before the log file rotates.
Olicense Log File Collection Configuration

  1. Go to the Components directory, which is by default in /var/opt/openit/etc/Components, and open logfilecollector-olicense.xml.

  2. Locate object node dir and set its value to the location of the Olicense log files.

    logfilecollector-olicense.xml
     14|	<Object>
 15|		<Name>dir</Name>
 16|		<Description>Directory containing the log files</Description>
 17|		<Value type="DirName">%OLICENSELOGDIR%</Value>
 18|	</Object>
    Example: logfilecollector-olicense.xml
     14|	<Object>
 15|		<Name>dir</Name>
 16|		<Description>Directory containing the log files</Description>
 17|		<Value type="DirName">/var/opt/olicense</Value>
 18|	</Object>

  3. Save the changes.

  4. Go to the bin directory, which is by default in /opt/openit/bin, run the command:

    Command Syntax
     cd $BIN_DIR
    Example
     cd /opt/openit/bin

  5. Update the configuration file, run the command:

    Command Syntax
     ./openit_confbuilder --client

    Make sure no errors are encountered.

Refer to the Olicense Log File Collection Configuration table to learn more about Olicense configuration in logfilecollector-olicense.xml.

Object Name Accepted Value Description
source.dir DirName (e.g., /var/opt/olicense) Location of the Olicense log files.
source.pattern String (i.e., *.log) The glob pattern identifying source files in the source directory.
source.seen String (collect, ignore, or tail) Seen files are the previously collected source files.
  • collect - Specify this option to collect from the start each time.
  • ignore - Specify this option to skip collecting from the same file again.
  • tail - Specify this option to continue collection from the end of the file last time (i.e., collect the ones added since last time).
source.cmplines Integer (e.g., 6, 10, 20) This is required if the value of source.seen is tail. This is the number of lines compared to source files collected before to determine where to start the collection.

Note: If this number is too low, you can end up with an incorrect position, and duplicate data may be in the log files. Usually, it is better to have a few lines more than strictly necessary than even a single line too little.
target.dir DirName (i.e., ${OpeniT.directories.temp}/LogFileCollector) This is the location of the directory containing the collected log data.
target.module String (i.e., license) The target type of module (in general).
target.datatype String (i.e., olicense) The specific type of target data.
target.interval Timespan (e.g., P30S, P5M, P1D) The span of time between collector runs.
target.rotation-size Integer (e.g., 6, 10, 20) The log file rotates if it goes beyond the number (in mb) defined.
target.rotation-glob String (e.g., *) The glob pattern to match before the log file rotates.
Olicense Log File Collection Configuration

# Olicense Events Log File Collection Configuration

# Activating Event Log Data Collection

These are the required steps to activate collection of the Olicense log file for events.

  1. Open a command prompt with Administrator level privileges.

  2. Go to the bin directory, which is by default in C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\bin, run the command:

    Command Syntax
     cd $BIN_DIR
    Example
     cd C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\bin

  3. Once in the directory, activate the collection of Olicense events log data, run the command:

    Command Syntax
     openit_oconfinit -u "collect_license_olicense-logs.root.scheduler.jobs.collect_olicense_licenselogs.general.active=true"

  1. Go to the bin directory, which is by default in /opt/openit/bin, run the command:

    Command Syntax
     cd $BIN_DIR
    Example
     cd /opt/openit/bin

  2. Once in the directory, activate the collection of Olicense events log data, run the command:

    Command Syntax
     ./openit_oconfinit -u "collect_license_olicense-logs.root.scheduler.jobs.collect_olicense_licenselogs.general.active=true"

The collection runs every 5 minutes by default. To configure the intervals, locate the instances attribute under collect_olicense_licenselogs, preprocess_olicense_licenselogs-events, or transfer_olicense_licenselogs in the same file and configure the attributes.

Refer to the Olicense Log Job Scheduler Instances Configuration table to learn the attributes used to configure Olicense data collection and transfer.

Attribute Name Accepted Value Description
max-instances Uint (e.g., 5, 8, 9) The number of instances allowed to run at the same time.
max-handling String (end-oldest, end-all-old, or end-new) The action done upon reaching the maximum number of instances:
  • end-oldest - Specify this option to stop/kill the oldest instance and starts a new one.
  • end-all-old - Specify this option to stop/kill all running instances before starting the new one.
  • end-new - Specify this option to prevent a new instance from starting.
end-timeout Timespan (e.g., P30S, P5M, P1H) The maximum waiting time before terminating a running instance.
quarantine Timespan (e.g., P30S, P5M, P1H) The waiting time before starting a new instance after a previous one.
Olicense Log Job Scheduler Instances Configuration

# Verifying Event Log Data Collection

After configuration, you can verify that the data is collected and sent to the server by following these steps:

  1. Open a command prompt with Administrator level privileges.

  2. Go to the bin directory, which is by default in C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\bin, run the command:

    Command Syntax
     cd $BIN_DIR
    Example
     cd C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\bin

  3. Run the command:

    Command Syntax
     openit_executor -r collect_license_olicense-logs

  4. Verify that there are archiver*.in files created in the server in the archiver directory, which is by default in C:\ProgramData\OpeniT\Data\incoming\archiver.

  1. Go to the bin directory, which is by default in /opt/openit/bin, run the command:

    Command Syntax
     cd $BIN_DIR
    Example
     cd /opt/openit/bin

  2. Run the command:

    Command Syntax
     ./openit_executor -r collect_license_olicense-logs

  3. Verify that there are archiver*.in files created in the incoming directory in your defined data_dir ($ROOT_DATA_DIR) upon Open iT server installation.

# Olicense Records Log File Collection Configuration

# Activating Record Log Data Collection

These are the required steps to activate collection of the Olicense log file for records.

  1. Open a command prompt with Administrator level privileges.

  2. Go to the bin directory, which is by default in C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\bin, run the command:

    Command Syntax
     cd $BIN_DIR
    Example
     cd C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\bin

  3. Once in the directory, activate the collection of Olicense records log data, run the command:

    Command Syntax
     openit_oconfinit -u "collect_license_olicense-record-logs.root.scheduler.jobs.collect_olicense_licenselogs-records.general.active=true"

  1. Go to the bin directory, which is by default in /opt/openit/bin, run the command:

    Command Syntax
     cd $BIN_DIR
    Example
     cd /opt/openit/bin

  2. Once in the directory, activate the collection of Olicense events log data, run the command:

    Command Syntax
     ./openit_oconfinit -u "collect_license_olicense-record-logs.root.scheduler.jobs.collect_olicense_licenselogs-records.general.active=true"

The collection runs every 5 minutes by default. To configure the intervals, locate the instances attribute under collect_olicense_licenselogs-records, preprocess_olicense_licenselogs-records, or transfer_olicense_licenselogs-records in the same file and configure the attributes.

Refer to the Olicense Log Job Scheduler Instances Configuration table to learn the attributes used to configure Olicense data collection and transfer.

Attribute Name Accepted Value Description
max-instances Uint (e.g., 5, 8, 9) The number of instances allowed to run at the same time.
max-handling String (end-oldest, end-all-old, or end-new) The action done upon reaching the maximum number of instances:
  • end-oldest - Specify this option to stop/kill the oldest instance and starts a new one.
  • end-all-old - Specify this option to stop/kill all running instances before starting the new one.
  • end-new - Specify this option to prevent a new instance from starting.
end-timeout Timespan (e.g., P30S, P5M, P1H) The maximum waiting time before terminating a running instance.
quarantine Timespan (e.g., P30S, P5M, P1H) The waiting time before starting a new instance after a previous one.
Olicense Log Job Scheduler Instances Configuration

# Setting Max Available Licenses

The raw log file does not include information on the maximum available licenses. Set this manually by following these steps:

  1. Open a command prompt with Administrator level privileges.

  2. Go to the bin directory, which is by default in C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\bin, run the command:

    Command Syntax
     cd $BIN_DIR
    Example
     cd C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\bin

  3. Once in the directory, set the number of your maximum available licenses, run the command:

    Command Syntax
     openit_oconfinit -u "matchobjects-record-olicense.matchobjects.post-processing.data-process3=<max_avail_licenses>"

    where <max_avail_licenses> is the number of your maximum available licenses.

    Command Example
     openit_oconfinit -u "matchobjects-record-olicense.matchobjects.post-processing.data-process3=100"

  1. Go to the bin directory, which is by default in /opt/openit/bin, run the command:

    Command Syntax
     cd $BIN_DIR
    Example
     cd /opt/openit/bin

  2. Once in the directory, set the number of your maximum available licenses, run the command:

    Command Syntax
     ./openit_oconfinit -u "matchobjects-record-olicense.matchobjects.post-processing.data-process3=<max_avail_licenses>"

    where <max_avail_licenses> is the number of your maximum available licenses.

    Command Example
     ./openit_oconfinit -u "matchobjects-record-olicense.matchobjects.post-processing.data-process3=100"

# Verifying Record Log Data Collection

After configuration, you can verify that the data is collected and sent to the server by following these steps:

  1. Open a command prompt with Administrator level privileges.

  2. Go to the bin directory, which is by default in C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\bin, run the command:

    Command Syntax
     cd $BIN_DIR
    Example
     cd C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\bin

  3. Run the command:

    Command Syntax
     openit_executor -r collect_license_olicense-record-logs

  4. Verify that there are archiver*.in files created in the server in the archiver directory, which is by default in C:\ProgramData\OpeniT\Data\incoming\archiver.

  1. Go to the bin directory, which is by default in /opt/openit/bin, run the command:

    Command Syntax
     cd $BIN_DIR
    Example
     cd /opt/openit/bin

  2. Run the command:

    Command Syntax
     ./openit_executor -r collect_license_olicense-record-logs

  3. Verify that there are archiver*.in files created in the incoming directory in your defined data_dir ($ROOT_DATA_DIR) upon Open iT server installation.

# Sample Reports

# Historical Reports

89 - Total License Use Licenseevents

89 - Total License Use Licenseevents

90 - Individual License Use Licenseevents

90 - Individual License Use Licenseevents

91 - Usergroup License Use Licenseevents

91 - Usergroup License Use Licenseevents

108 - Host License Use Licenseevents

108 - Host License Use Licenseevents

109 - Hostgroup License Use Licenseevents

109 - Hostgroup License Use Licenseevents

# Real-time Reports

Product View

Product View

Feature View

Feature View

# Troubleshooting

# Max in Use is Greater than Max Available Licenses

# Problem

This issue may be encountered when the license check outs were processed even though there weren't license check ins.

# Resolution

A new command line option --autooff is added so you can configure the duration before checked out licenses are automatically checked in.

These are the required steps to configure:

  1. Open collect_license_olicense-record-logs.oconf in the scheduler directory, which is by default in C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\Configuration\scheduler.
  2. Locate the --autooff argument in root.scheduler.jobs.preprocess_olicense_licenselogsrecords.operations.arguments and set its value to the desired duration before automatically checking in checked out licenses.
    collect_license_olicense-record-logs.oconf
     151|	arguments
 152|	{
 153|		type=string
 154|		value=--srcdir "${OpeniT.directories.temp}/Raw.Olicense.Record" --srcpattern raw-olicense-license-LogFileCollector*.data --srcfilehandling delete --trgdir "${OpeniT.directories.temp}/LogParserOlicense" --module license --datatype record --resolution PT1H --matchobjects "${OpeniT.directories.conf}/matchobjects-record-olicense.oconf" --type record --autooff PT5M
 155|	}
  3. Save the changes.
  1. Open collect_license_olicense-record-logs.oconf in the scheduler directory, which is by default in /var/opt/openit/etc/scheduler.
  2. Locate the --autooff argument in root.scheduler.jobs.preprocess_olicense_licenselogsrecords.operations.arguments and set its value to the desired duration before automatically checking in checked out licenses.
    collect_license_olicense-record-logs.oconf
     151|	arguments
 152|	{
 153|		type=string
 154|		value=--srcdir "${OpeniT.directories.temp}/Raw.Olicense.Record" --srcpattern raw-olicense-license-LogFileCollector*.data --srcfilehandling delete --trgdir "${OpeniT.directories.temp}/LogParserOlicense" --module license --datatype record --resolution PT1H --matchobjects "${OpeniT.directories.conf}/matchobjects-record-olicense.oconf" --type record --autooff PT5M
 155|	}
  3. Save the changes.

# Next Steps?

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