When multiple users request the same license, the RLM server grants it to the first user. Subsequent requests wait in a queue until the license becomes available. By default, this is handled on a first-come, first-served basis, so users requesting a license must wait until all previous requests have been fulfilled.

To prevent simulations on your Job Queue server from waiting for licenses due to other users blocking them, you can increase the priority of the license request from the machine running the Job Queue server. This option is only available when using GeoDict with a floating license.

Prioritizing license requests from the Job Queue server

To give higher priority to license requests from the machine running the Job Queue server, follow these steps:

1. Configure the RLM Options File on the license server

Your GeoDict installation includes a file named m2m.opt, located at:

C:\Program Files\Math2Market GmbH\GeoDict 2026\RLM\m2m.opt

Copy this file to the directory on your RLM license server where the license files (*.lic) are stored.

Options (*.opt) files allow you to define rules for how licenses are allocated within your organization. For more details, refer to the Installation & Licensing user guide. The m2m.opt file contains entries like the following:

PRIORITY 1 geodictbase               project GEODICT_JOBQUEUE
PRIORITY 1 geodict-processes         project GEODICT_JOBQUEUE
PRIORITY 1 geodict-server            project GEODICT_JOBQUEUE
PRIORITY 1 geodict-viewer            project GEODICT_JOBQUEUE
PRIORITY 1 geodictcloud              project GEODICT_JOBQUEUE
PRIORITY 1 fibergeo                  project GEODICT_JOBQUEUE
PRIORITY 1 fibergeo-processes        project GEODICT_JOBQUEUE

These entries assign the highest PRIORITY of 1 to license requests associated with the project GEODICT_JOBQUEUE.

2. Set the Project environment variable on the Job Queue server machine

On the machine running the Job Queue server, define the following environment variable:

RLM_PROJECT=GEODICT_JOBQUEUE

This ensures that all license requests from this machine are tagged with the GEODICT_JOBQUEUE project.

Once configured, any queued license requests from the Job Queue server will be prioritized over requests from other machines, reducing delays for scheduled simulations.

For more information on priority handling in RLM, refer to the RLM documentation.