Configuring FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications
The System Configuration | Manager settings enable you to specify settings that are specific to how data is displayed in FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications. In addition, the FNMP settings enable you to set up communication with FlexNet Manager Platform.
To change FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications configuration settings:
| 1. | From the Admin tab, under System Configuration, click Manager. |
| 2. | View or change the values of the following settings. Required settings are identified by a red asterisk (*) and settings that require a restart are identified by the restart symbol  . |
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Setting |
Default |
Description |
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10 |
Maximum number of lines displayed in each table on the Status Summary page. |
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Refresh Interval on the Summary page |
60 |
The interval at which the information on the Status Summary page is refreshed, specified in seconds. |
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(not selected) |
Enables support for license servers other than FlexNet Publisher and IBM LUM. This support includes:
When this option is selected, two additional tabs are displayed beneath the Servers tab—Third-Party License Servers and Third-Party Licensing Templates. Note:Use of this functionality requires the engagement of Flexera Software’s Professional Services. |
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30 |
The time period (specified in number of minutes) for denial alert detection. This value is used in conjunction with the Denial Events in Preceding User-Defined Time Period alert, which triggers an alert when a denial event occurs within the preceding user-defined time period. |
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FNMP Server Protocol |
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Protocol used to communicate with the FlexNet Manager Platform server. This will typically be either http or https. |
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FNMP Host Name |
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Host name of the FlexNet Manager Platform server. This is the server that receives compliance and usage information from FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications. |
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FNMP Host Port |
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Port number of the FlexNet Manager Platform server. If no port number is specified, the default port will be used, depending on what is entered in the FNMP Server Protocol field: 80 for http, 443 for https. |
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FNMP User Name |
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User name to access the FlexNet Manager Platform server. |
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FNMP Password |
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The password associated with the user name provided in the FNMP User Name field. Type the password in both password fields. |
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FNMP Update CRON Expression |
0 0 2 * * ? |
A CRON expression that tells the FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications Admin server when to send compliance and usage information to the FlexNet Manager Platform server. For information on formatting this expression, see the following section, CRON Expression Formatting. The default setting is daily at 2:00 A.M. (0 0 2 * * ?) |
| 3. | Click Save Configurations. |
For the FNMP Update CRON Expression setting, you can specify a CRON expression that tells FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications when to send information to the FlexNet Manager Platform server.
This is a six-field CRON expression, where the syntax is as shown in the following diagram (using the default setting as the example):
The following table provides more information about the values you can provide in the CRON expression.
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Field |
Allowed values |
Allowed special characters |
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Seconds |
0–59 |
, - * / |
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Minutes |
0–59 |
, - * / |
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Hours |
0–23 |
, - * / |
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Day of month |
1–31 |
, - * ? / L W |
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Month |
1–12 or JAN–DEC |
, - * / |
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Day of week |
1–7 or SUN–SAT |
, - * ? / L # |
See Also
Configuring the User Interface