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title: Zoo License Manager
description: "This guide describes how to configure OpenLM with McNeel's Zoo License Manager to monitor license usage and collect statistics."
product: OpenLM Platform
---

This guide describes how to configure OpenLM with McNeel's Zoo License Manager to monitor license usage and collect statistics.

## Before you begin

To monitor Zoo License Manager, ensure the following:

- OpenLM Platform
- OpenLM Broker v25.x or higher installed on the same machine as Zoo, and approve it in [Broker Hub](https://openlm.com/documentation/cloud/data-collection/broker-hub).

## Monitoring capabilities

OpenLM collects the following from Zoo License Manager:

| Report resolution | License totals | License usage | Denials reporting | Borrowed license reporting | Expiration date reporting | Multiple server redundancy |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| By second | Yes | Yes | Yes* | No | No | No |

* Denials are classified as Limit Reached. Only denials with a readable Feature Name are recorded.

Since Zoo is queried through OpenLM Broker, you also get:

- Buffered communication to OpenLM Server (tolerates network failures).

- Ability to remotely start/stop the license service.

- 1-second resolution for usage reports.

## Configure OpenLM Broker

*Diagram of how OpenLM interfaces with Zoo License Manager*

OpenLM Broker must be installed on the same machine as Zoo (installation guide) and connected to OpenLM Server (configuration guide).

### Option 1 — Detect automatically
1. Open Broker UI at http://localhost:5090/.

1. Go to License Managers → Detect

1. Zoo appears

1. Validate and save

### Option 2 — Add manually
If autodetect fails:

1. Open Broker UI at http://localhost:5090/.

1. Go to License Managers → Add License Manager.

1. From License Manager Type, select Zoo → Apply.

1. If OpenLM Web Interface shows invalid dates or language:
    - Zoo Output Language: Match OS system locale.
    - Zoo Date Time Format: Match Zoo output date format. You can also set a custom format.

1. Under Vendors, replace Vendor Name to Be Filled with McNeel → Apply.

1. Add a log file: Log Files → Add Log File → Other.

1. Point to the CSV Zoo log file (default: C:\ProgramData\McNeel\Zoo#.#\Usage, where #.# is version, for example, 6.0).

1. In Advanced, check Watch Files by Pattern.

1. Apply → Restart Broker.

1. Continue with OpenLM Server configuration.

## Approve Zoo License Manager in OpenLM Platform

1. Sign in to OpenLM Platform.
2. From the menu, go to **License Servers** → **Pending Server**.
3. Select the Zoo License Manager license manager, then select **Approve and Merge**.

## Verify the integration

1. In OpenLM Platform, go to **License Servers Live** → **Server Statistics**.
2. Confirm Zoo License Manager appears with a green status indicator.

:::note
It can take up to 3 minutes for the status to update for a new connection.
:::