You can stop the server debug log from recording certain message types by using the NOLOG directive in an options file. You can turn off logging of license checkouts (OUT), checkins (IN), and denied (DENIED) and queued (QUEUED) messages. If you normally suppress server debug log messages, it might be necessary for you to re-enable them to troubleshoot problems.

To turn off logging of checkins use:

NOLOG IN

To turn off logging of checkouts and queued requests two separate NOLOG lines are required:

NOLOG DENIED
NOLOG QUEUED

When you restart the floating license server, you start a new floating license server debug log file. Restarting the server can be useful if you suspect a memory leak or similar problem that only becomes noticeable after an extended period. The server shutdown and restart process normally takes a few seconds to complete. See Setting Up a Floating License Server.

You can create a new server debug log without restarting the floating license server by using the lmswitch command. Regularly creating new debug logs, for example on a weekly basis, can help you to maintain organized records of floating license server activity. You can use this command on the Windows or Unix/Linux command line. Change to the directory where your floating license server utilities are installed, then type the command:

lmutil lmswitch -c license_file_name armlmd new_logfile_name

where:

Your original log file is closed with a message that the server debug log is being switched to new_logfile_name. The top of new_logfile_name tells you the name of the previous server debug log file.