Siemens Polarion

Follow these steps to configure OpenLM to monitor license usage and retrieve statistics from the Siemens Polarion License Manager.

Requirements

Before starting, make sure you have:

1. OpenLM Platform
2. OpenLM Broker v25.x or higher installed on the same machine as Siemens Polarion, and approve it in Broker Hub.

Monitoring capabilities

Siemens Polarion is monitored via log file parsing. The Broker reads the log file, compiles the data, and sends it to OpenLM Server for processing.

OpenLM Broker configuration

OpenLM Broker must already be installed and configured to report to OpenLM before proceeding.

Configuring via Broker UI

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

2. Go to License Managers -> Add License Manager.

   

3. From the drop-down, select Siemens Polarion and enter any port number (e.g., 888) since only log file reading is used. Click Add.

   

4. In the Vendors tab, click Add Vendor, enter Siemens Polarion, and click Continue.

   

5. Go to the Log Files tab.

   

6. Click Add Log File.

7. Browse to or manually enter the path to the Siemens Polarion log file.

8. From the vendor list, select Siemens Polarion.

9. Click Save.

Configure OpenLM Platform

1. Log in to OpenLM Platform.

2. From Menu, go to License Servers.

   

3. On left menu, select Pending Server

4. On the list, select the Siemens Polarion license manager and click on Approve and Merge

   

5. In OpenLM Web Interface -> Menu -> License Servers Live -> Server Statistics.

6. Ensure Siemens Polarion appears in the list with a green status indicator.

Note: It can take up to 3 minutes for the status to update for new connections.