Knowledge Discovery 26.3
Getting Started Guide

# License Server

License Server is an essential part of any Enterprise Knowledge Discovery installation. It manages the licenses for your Knowledge Discovery products and components. In an OEM installation, you do not need a License Server (see Licenses).

When you purchase Knowledge Discovery, OpenText Support provide a license key and a version key.

The license key is bound to a particular MAC address and port, which determines where you must install your License Server. The machine where you install License Server must be accessible over the network to the machines that contain the Knowledge Discovery services that you want to license.

The version key file allows you to run a particular version of the components that you have a license for. You must download a new version key file when you upgrade your components.

The only limit to the number of services that a single License Server can manage is your license capacity. In almost all cases you need only one License Server for your whole setup.

In cases that you need multiple independent Knowledge Discovery clusters, each cluster must have a License Server with its own license key, with a fixed MAC address and port.

NOTE: If you want to change or update your system, for example to include new components or features that change your license key, you must update every affected License Server. Similarly, if you need to change the host or port of a License Server, you must request a new license key from OpenText Support.

For more information about installing License Server, refer to the License Server Administration Guide.

After you install and set up your License Server, you configure all your Knowledge Discovery components to point to the License Server host and port. The components then contact License Server to obtain a license.

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Version 26.3 | Last updated July 2026

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Product: Knowledge Discovery 26.3

Topic Title: License Server