Enabling Report Logging
Each report log that FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications processes must contain usage data written by a single vendor daemon running on a single machine. Therefore, to enable report logs whose data can be loaded into the FlexNet Reporting database for report processing, you must enable report logging for each instance of a vendor daemon.
To enable reporting for a vendor daemon, you must include the keyword REPORTLOG in the vendor daemon’s options file, and specify the path to the report log file. You can edit a vendor daemon’s options file from the FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications user interface. See Options Files: Passing Instructions to Vendor Daemons for more information.
To enable report logging:
| 1. | From the Servers tab, under Vendor Daemons, click Vendor Daemon Summary. |
| 2. | Click the name link of the vendor daemon for which you want to enable logging. This displays the Configure and Manage Vendor Daemon page. |
| 3. | Click Edit Options File to display the Edit Options File screen. Here you can modify directly the content of the vendor daemon’s options file. |
| 4. | In the options file text box, type the following: |
REPORTLOG +<path_to_report_log_file_name.rl>
Specify the full path to where you want FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications to write the report log, including the file name. The report log file must have the file extension .rl. FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications adds the line to the vendor daemon’s options file.
The leading “+” character tells the vendor daemon to append to the specified file each time it starts, rather than clearing and overwriting the file. There is no space after the “+” character. If you do not include the “+” character, a new report log will overwrite the existing report log file.
| 5. | Click Save, then click Reread License Files. |
| 6. | In the Log Rotation Scheduling section, indicate whether you want to rotate the report log on a scheduled basis. You can rotate the report log manually by clicking the Rotate Report Log Now button. |
| 7. | Stop and restart the vendor daemon for the changes to take effect, by clicking the Stop Daemon and then the Start Daemon buttons. |
FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications adds the options file path to the VENDOR line in the license file. For example:
VENDOR vendor options=options_file_path
Redundant License Server Configurations
The options file and license files for each license server in a redundant license server configuration must be set up in order for report logging to continue when the master changes. If a master license server goes down, the new master reads its license and options files and writes to its own report log. Additionally, each vendor daemon in the configuration must write to a separate report log.
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