SmartPlant License Manager (SPLM) uses server/client architecture to distribute licenses for Smart 3D (and other SmartPlant Enterprise products.) SPLM requires very little system resources and so can be installed on the batch server, file server, IFC server, or database server as long as the hardware configurations below are observed.
We recommend that the SmartPlant License Manager license machine software be installed on a stable, single node, hardware configuration (such as a simple PC), with a static IP address, because license key installation and license seat usage authentication depends on the information gathered from the physical hardware.
Any changes that cause the hardware information to differ from the information used
to generate the license key will result in a failure of the authentication process.
For information about using SmartPlant License Manager in virtual environments, see Appendix F: SmartPlant License Manager and Virtual Configurations.
Multiple SmartPlant License Manager license machines can be used in the user's network as long as each system is a unique hardware system/installation. If SmartPlant License Manager license machines are cloned after the license key has been installed, license management will fail on the cloned system. Each SmartPlant License Manager license machine requires its own unique license key.