SCP Command-line Options

Various command-line options are available to perform SCP-related tasks, such as installing, starting, and configuring SCP.

>The command-line options work only for the applications running in network mode.

>You should execute the commands from the path where the SCP service is running, which is different in Windows and Linux.

The command-line options are categorized as:

>SCP Management Options

>SCP Configuration Options

•General Options

•Logging Options

•Proxy Options

>Examples of Using SCP Command-line Options

•Windows

•Linux

SCP Management Options

Option	Description	Windows	Linux
–install or –i	Installs the SCP service. This option does not take any input.	a	x
–installstart or -is	Install and then start the SCP service. This option does not take any input.	a	x
-start	Starts the SCP service. This option does not take any input.	a	a
-stop	Stops the SCP service. This option does not take any input.	a	a
-restart	Restarts the SCP service. This option does not take any input.	a	a
-status	Checks if the SCP service is already running or not.	a	a
-remove or –r	Removes the SCP service. This option does not take any input.	a	x
-help	Displays information on various options. This option does not take any input.	a	a
–fr or –rf	Initiates forced refresh of the SCP service running already. During the refresh operation: >The licenses are updated from SCC. >The usage is synched.	a	a
-hc	Monitors the health of SCP and the RMS License Manager. This option logs the following details in the SCP log file: >Directory Services URL >License Manager URL >List of customers >Proxy settings, such as proxy mode and .pac file location. >Logging settings, such as enable/disable status, log level, log type, and log file location. >The configuration file path >Previous network communication success time >Current communication status with the RMS License Manager	a	a

NOTE On Linux:

>The commands start, stop, restart, and status are executed from the location /etc/init.d.

>Other commands are executed from the /usr/sbin location followed by the service name and list of arguments.

SCP Configuration Options

The command-line options described in this section are used to set SCP configuration properties. Consider the following points before using the command line configuration options:

>On Linux, to use the command line configuration options, you need to first stop SCP and then use the command-line option with SCP start. On Windows, you can directly use the restart option.

>The configuration options must be used in collaboration with the start option.

General Options

Option	Description
-overwrite	Overwrites the values given in the SCP configuration file. NOTE This flag is used to permanently write the values given on command-line to the configuration file. When this option is not used, by default, the command-line values temporarily override the values given in the configuration file.
-ypsaddress	Sets the URL of Directory Services (DS) provided as an input. For example: https://demo-yps.com/YPServer.
-licensemanagerport	Specifies the port number at which the RMS License Manager is running. This option takes port number as an input. The default value is 5093.
-customerid	Specifies the customer ID defined in Sentinel EMS for which SCP fetches licenses. This option takes customer ID as an input. NOTE SCP supports only one customer ID.
-pkid	Specifies the product key of the default or version-less product.
-productvariant	Specifies the variant of the version-less product. In the input of this option, provide the ID of the version-less product followed by the ID of the variant (in the specific order). For example: Valid Input: -pkid abc –productvariant one Invalid Input: -productvariant one –pkid abc
-productquantity	Specifies the product quantity for which license needs to be retrieved. This is an optional property and used mostly when the fingerprint registration is disabled from EMS.
-friendlyname	Specifies the fingerprint-friendly name.

Logging Options

Option	Description
–logging	Enable/disable logging. Valid values are: >0: Logging is OFF >1: Logging is ON
-loglevel	Specify the level of logging (Error/Debug). Possible values are: >1: Error (Default) >2: Debug
-logfilepath	Specify the name and path of the log file. NOTE Currently, there is no limit on the maximum size of a log file.
-logfilemode	Specify if a new log file should be created or the existing file should be appended. Possible values are: >1: Create a new file for logging. >2: Append the existing file for logging.
-logtype	Specify whether to perform logging at system or file level. Possible values are: >1: Logging is to be done in a file. >2: Logging is to be done in the OS event logger.

Proxy Options

Option	Description
-proxydisable	Set the no-proxy mode.
Manual Proxy Settings
-proxyhost	Proxy host name or IP address.
-proxyport	Port at which proxy is running.
-proxyuser	User name used for the proxy authentication. Specify this if you want the proxy authentication to be done by credentials other than the system credentials.
-proxypassword	Proxy password used for the proxy authentication. Specify this if you want the proxy authentication to be done by credentials other than the system credentials.
Auto Proxy with PAC File Support Settings
-proxypac	Location of the auto-proxy configuration (.pac) file which is used for the proxy detection. Use this option for auto-proxy with .pac file support. This option takes URL or path of .pac file as input.

Examples of Using SCP Command-line Options

In all the examples given below, sntlcloudps refers to the name of the SCP executable.

Windows

To set ypsaddress, customerid, fingerprint-friendly name, licensemanagerport, and disable proxy:

sntlcloudps.exe –start –ypsaddress http://demo-yps/YPServer -customerid c1 -licensemanagerport 5093 –friendlyname machine1 –proxydisable

To configure ypsaddress, customerid, licensemanagerport, and manual proxy settings:

sntlcloudps.exe –start –ypsaddress http://demo-yps/YPServer -customerid c1 -proxyhost localhost –proxyuser sampleuser –proxypassword samplepwd –proxyport 5800

To configure ypsaddress and customerid, and specify the auto-proxy through PAC:

sntlcloudps.exe –start –ypsaddress http://demo-yps/YPServer -customerid c1 -proxypac http://test.com/proxy.pac

To configure ypsaddress, customerid, and logging settings:

sntlcloudps.exe –start –ypsaddress http://demo-yps/YPServer -customerid c1 –logging 1 –loglevel 1 –logfilepath C:/logfilepath/scp.log –logfilemode 1 –logtype 1

To overwrite ypsaddress and customerid in the SCP configuration file:

sntlcloudps.exe –start –ypsaddress http://demo-yps/YPServer -customerid c1 
–overwrite

To configure ypsaddress, customerid, product key, variant, and fingerprint-friendly name:

sntlcloudps.exe –start –ypsaddress http://demo-yps/YPServer -customerid c1 –pkid 0ca278a5-b504-4be3-a969-99d0fc1b9376 –productvariant one –friendlyname machine1

To refresh licenses and sync usage when the SCP service is running:

sntlcloudps.exe –fr

To run the health check:

sntlcloudps.exe –hc

Linux

All the below commands are executed from the following path: /usr/sbin/.

NOTE The commands shown below are for 32-bit applications. For 64-bit applications, replace sntlcloudps by sntlcloudps64.