Configuring and Managing License Servers
You can configure and manage your individual license servers using the Configure and Manage License Server page. This page contains two sections—License Server Status and License Manager Configuration. You can also schedule license-server updates from this page.
The License Server Status section displays information about the license server, and provides links to view debug logs and FlexNet Agent logs. For triad license-server configurations, this section provides information about all three license servers in the triad.
In this section, you can do the following:
| • | View the status of the license server manager (lmadmin or lmgrd), vendor daemons, and FlexNet Agent. |
| • | View the version of the FlexNet Agent and the FlexNet Publisher version and location of the license server manager. |
| • | Click a vendor daemon name to configure and manage the vendor daemon. |
| • | Click the View Debug Log link to view the debug log for the license server manager. |
| • | Click the View Agent Log link to view the FlexNet Agent log file. |
| • | Click the License Server Scheduling link to enable and schedule automatic status updates and license file rereads. |
Any FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications user can view license server status and settings. However, to manage and configure a license server, a user must be assigned a role with the “Manage License Servers” permission.
To manage the license server:
| 1. | From the Servers tab, under the License Managers section, click License Manager Summary to display the License Manager Summary page. |
| 2. | Click the display name of the license server you want to configure or manage to display the Configure and Manage License Server page. |
| • | To start the license server manager, click the Start button. |
| • | To shut down the license server manager, click the Stop button. |
| • | Click the Reread All button to have all of the license server’s license files reread. |
The License Manager Configuration section shows the configured settings of the license server and its running settings. When the license server manager is restarted, the values specified in the Configured Value side become the running values for the license server, and are displayed in the Running Value side.
To change license manager configuration settings:
| 1. | Click the Servers tab, then click License Managers to display the License Manager Summary page. |
| 2. | Click the license server’s name to display its Configure and Manage License Server page. |
| 3. | In the License Manager Configuration section at the bottom of the page, edit the settings on the Configured Value (left) side. |
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License Server Display Name |
This string is used throughout FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications to identify this license server manager. |
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lmgrd executable location |
The path to the lmgrd executable (license server manager) on the license server. |
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lmutil executable location |
The path to the lmutil executable on the license server. |
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License Manager Port |
For lmgrd, select whether you want FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications to:
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License Manager Options |
Select whether you want to:
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Auto-restart |
Select this option to automatically restart the license server when it is down. |
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License Manager Command-line Parameters |
This field enables you to pass an arbitrary string as a command-line option when starting lmgrd or lmadmin. Refer to the FlexNet Publisher License Administration Guide for information about command-line parameters that can be used and the platforms with which they can be used. |
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License Files or Directories |
The full path to your license files or directories. If listing multiple license files or directories, separate items using colons (:) on UNIX systems, and using semicolons (;) on Windows systems. |
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Debug Logging |
Important:If Append to debug log is not selected, FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications writes over the existing log file, effectively deleting the existing file. |
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Debug Log Location |
The full path to the debug log file. If debug logging is enabled, a debug-log location is required. |
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Notes |
Notes about this license server manager. For reference only. |
| 4. | Click Save. |
| 5. | Restart the license server manager to change the configured settings to running settings. |
See Also
FlexNetManaging License Servers, Vendor Daemons, and FlexNet Agents