Summary

Invalid hostid on SERVER line when using VM_UUID

Symptoms

This article will explain how to overcome the following error:

11:11:23 (lmgrd) World Wide Web: http://www.flexerasoftware.com
11:11:23 (lmgrd) License file(s): VM_UUID.lic
11:11:23 (lmgrd) lmgrd tcp-port 53
11:11:23 (lmgrd) Starting vendor daemons ...
11:11:23 (lmgrd) Started flexera (pid 1536)
11:11:23 (flexera) FlexNet Licensing version v11.11.0.0 build 106800 i86_n3
11:11:23 (flexera) Server started on Admin-PC for: f_UUID
11:11:23 (flexera) Wrong hostid on SERVER line for license file:
11:11:23 (flexera) VM_UUID.lic
11:11:23 (flexera) SERVER line says VM_UUID=ED104D56-566B-8781-2D86-51DBB556, ho
stid is VM_UUID=ED104D56-566B-8781-2D86-51DBB55653CA
11:11:23 (flexera) Invalid hostid on SERVER line
11:11:23 (flexera) Disabling 4 licenses from feature f_UUID(1F91 2CB2 C070 1C1A
)
11:11:23 (flexera) EXTERNAL FILTERS are OFF
11:11:23 (lmgrd) flexera using TCP-port 58861
11:11:23 (flexera) No valid hostids, exiting
11:11:23 (flexera) EXITING DUE TO SIGNAL 25 Exit reason 2
11:11:28 (lmgrd) flexera exited with status 25 (Invalid host)
11:11:28 (lmgrd) Please correct problem and restart daemons

Cause

This is caused when copying the VM_UUID from the DOS console to your license file, when it's spread out on two lines, (see screenshot below). Sometimes there is a space in-between VM_UUID, for example: "51DBB556 53CA" so the host is invalid.

Workaround

Remove the space in the VM_UUID on the SERVER line of the license file, for example: VM_UUID=ED104D56-566B-8781-2D86-51DBB55653CA.