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title: BetaLM
description: OpenLM supports monitoring a wide and growing variety of license managers.
product: OpenLM Version 25 / v26 (legacy)
---

> **OpenLM Version 25 / v26 (legacy).** This page documents the legacy product, not OpenLM Platform.

OpenLM supports monitoring a wide and growing variety of [license managers](https://www.openlm.com/software-license-management/).

This guide describes how to configure OpenLM to monitor the BetaLM license manager, track license usage, and collect license statistics.

There are two ways to query the BetaLM license server:

- Query the license server directly from OpenLM Server.  
- Install OpenLM Broker on the license server, query locally, and forward results to OpenLM Server.

## Option one: OpenLM direct server method

### OpenLM Server configuration

To activate OpenLM to access the BetaLM license server:

1. Open **EasyAdmin**.  
2. Go to **Start → Administration → License Manager Servers**.  
3. Click **LM Tools**.  
4. From **LM Type**, select **BetaLM**.  
5. Copy `beta_lm_stat.exe` to `C:\Program Files\OpenLM\OpenLM Server\LM\` and enter the full path.  
6. Click **Save**.

### Add a new BetaLM server

1. Switch to **LM Servers**.  
2. Click **Add LM**.  
3. Enter a descriptive **Display name**.  
4. From **Type**, select **BetaLM**.  
5. Enter the **Hostname** and **Port** (default: 6007).  
6. Select the correct **Time Zone** for the license server.  
7. If using a redundant setup, you may activate **Triad Configuration**. (Not all license managers support this.)  
8. Set **Use Broker**:  
   - **Off** (default): OpenLM Server queries the license manager directly.  
   - **On**: OpenLM Server relies on Broker installed on the license server.  
9. Click **Save**.

Your OpenLM Server is now ready to query BetaLM and display results in EasyAdmin.

## Option two: through OpenLM Broker

The OpenLM Broker is optional but recommended. Install it on the BetaLM license server to activate local queries and buffered communication with OpenLM Server. This prevents data loss during temporary network failures.

### OpenLM Server configuration

Follow the same steps as in [Option one](#option-one-openlm-direct-server-method), but turn **Use Broker** on.

### OpenLM Broker configuration

1. Download and install the latest **OpenLM Broker**.  
2. Click **Add Port**.  
3. Enter the BetaLM license server port (default: 6007).  
   :::note  
   The port number must exactly match the configuration in OpenLM Server.  
   :::  
4. In the **status** and **data_inquiry** nodes, enter the full path to `beta_lm_stat.exe`. Example:  
    ```
    C:\Program Files\OpenLM\OpenLM Server\LM\beta_lm_stat.exe
    ```
Then click **Apply**.

5. Click **Restart Broker**.  
6. Alternatively, configure through the **Broker Web UI** at `http://localhost:5090/`.

## Verify the configuration in EasyAdmin

To confirm that BetaLM is being monitored:

1. Open **EasyAdmin** in your browser at `http://<OpenLM Server hostname>:5015`.  
2. Check that the configured BetaLM license server appears in the list.  
3. A green circle indicates an active connection.  

Once active, license usage data from BetaLM is available in reports and dashboards.