FlexNet Publisher 2015 (11.13.1) - Minitab

1 FlexNet Publisher 2015 ( )License Administration GuideLegal InformationCopyright NoticeCopyright 2015 Flexera Software LLC. All Rights product contains proprietary and confidential technology, information and creative works owned by Flexera Software LLC and its licensors, if any. Any use, copying, publication, distribution, display, modification, or transmission of such technology in whole or in part in any form or by any means without the prior express written permission of Flexera Software LLC is strictly prohibited. Except where expressly provided by Flexera Software LLC in writing, possession of this technology shall not be construed to confer any license or rights under any Flexera Software LLC intellectual property rights, whether by estoppel, implication, or copies of the technology and related information, if allowed by Flexera Software LLC, must display this notice of copyright and ownership in PropertyFor a list of trademarks and patents that are owned by Flexera Software, see All other brand and product names mentioned in Flexera Software products, product documentation, and marketing materials are the trademarks and registered trademarks of their respective Rights LegendThe Software is commercial computer software.

2 If the user or licensee of the Software is an agency, department, or other entity of the United States Government, the use, duplication, reproduction, release, modification, disclosure, or transfer of the Software, or any related documentation of any kind, including technical data and manuals, is restricted by a license agreement or by the terms of this Agreement in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation for civilian purposes and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement for military purposes. The Software was developed fully at private expense. All other use is Name:License Administration GuidePart Number:FNP-11131-LAG01 Product Release Date:September 2015 License Administration GuideFNP-11131-LAG013 ContentsIntroduction .. 111 Overview of Licensing.

3 13 License Server .. 14 Using a License Server With License Files .. 152 Trusted Storage .. 17 Overview of Trusted Storage .. 17 Automated Delivery of Licenses to a License Server .. 17 Using Licenses From Trusted Storage on a License Server .. 18 Trusted Storage Components on a License Server .. 18 Using a License Server With Trusted Storage.. 19 Distribution of Node-Locked Licenses to Networked Machines .. 20 Single-Action vs Composite Transactions.. 22 Comparison of Trusted Storage and License Files .. 23 License Files and Fulfillment Records .. 23 Locking of Licenses Using Hostid or Trusted Storage .. 24 Licensing in Virtual Environments .. 24 Binding in a Virtual Environment.. 25 Best Practices .. 253 Reading a License File.

4 27 License File Format Overview.. 27 License File Syntax.. 28 SERVER Lines.. 28 VENDOR Lines .. 30 USE_SERVER Line .. 31 FEATURE and INCREMENT Lines .. 31 Contents4 FNP-11131-LAG01 License Administration GuidePublisher-Defined Required Keywords .. 32 Optional Publisher -Defined Keywords.. 33 Optional Keywords Defined by the License Administrator.. 36 Character Limitations in Keyword Values .. 36 Sort Rules .. 37 Changes in FEATURE and INCREMENT Line Format .. 37 PACKAGE Lines .. 38 UPGRADE Lines.. 40 Order of Lines in the License File .. 404 Locating Licenses .. 43 Determining the Location of the License File .. 43 Setting the License Search Path Using an Environment Variable.. 44 Order of Searching for a License .. 455 Managing License Files.

5 47 Modifying License Files.. 47 Configuring the Port Used by the License Server.. 486 Hostids for Supported Platforms .. 49 Hostid Formats .. 49 Obtaining System Hostids .. 49 Special Hostids.. 53 Ethernet Hostids .. 54 Hostids to Support Virtualization Policy.. 55 Hostids to Support Cloud Licensing .. 557 License Models .. 57 Floating (Concurrent) Licenses.. 57 Node-Locked Licenses Using Hostid .. 57 Mixed Node-Locked and Floating Licenses.. 58 Counted vs. Uncounted Licenses .. 58 Mobile Licensing .. 59 Node-Locked to a Laptop Computer .. 59 Node-locked to a FlexNet ID Dongle .. 60 Node-Locked to a FlexNet ID Dongle with FLOAT_OK .. 60 Using a FlexNet ID Dongle for Mobile Licensing Using a FLOAT_OK License .. 60 FLEXID with FLOAT_OK Example.

6 61 License Borrowing with BORROW.. 62 Initiating License Borrowing .. 62 Application Interface .. 62 Running the lmborrow Utility .. 63 Setting the LM_BORROW Environment Variable Directly.. 63 Borrowing a License.. 64 ContentsLicense Administration GuideFNP-11131-LAG015 Clearing the Borrow Period .. 64 Checking Borrow Status .. 64 Returning a Borrowed License Early .. 65 Support for License Borrowing .. 65 Node-locked to a User Name .. 65 Fulfilled from a Prepaid License Pool .. 668 Selecting a License Server Machine .. 67 License Server Sockets .. 67 License Server CPU Time.. 67 License Server Disk Space .. 68 License Server Memory .. 68 Network Bandwidth for License Server.. 68 License Server Locally Mounted Disks.. 69 License Server Port.

7 69 Running the License Server on a Virtual Machine .. 69 Running the License Server in a Cloud .. 709 lmadmin License Server Manager .. 71 Downloading and Installing lmadmin License Server .. 72 System Requirements for lmadmin.. 72 Additional Installation Requirements .. 72 Using the License Server Installer .. 72 License Server Directory Structure .. 75 Upgrading lmadmin.. 75 Using lmadmin.. 77 Manually Starting the License Server Manager .. 77 Manually Stopping the License Server Manager .. 78 Accessing the License Server Management Interface .. 78 Viewing the lmadmin Log Files .. 79 Managing lmadmin from the Command Line .. 80 Adding a Vendor Daemon to lmadmin .. 80 Configuring the License File Upload Directory .. 81 Configuring lmadmin License Server Manager as a Windows Service with Three Server.

8 82 Accessing lmadmin License Server Manager as a Windows Service with Three Server.. 83 Installing lmadmin License Server Manager as an Operating System Service .. 85 Running FlexNet Publisher License Server as a System Service With Non-Elevated Privileges .. 87lmadmin Command-line Arguments .. 89 Extending lmadmin License Server Capability .. 99 Using the lmadmin Web Service Interface.. 99 Creating an lmadmin Alerter Service .. 9910 lmgrd - License Server Manager .. 101lmgrd Command-Line Syntax ..101 Contents6 FNP-11131-LAG01 License Administration GuideStarting the License Server Manager on UNIX Platforms ..103 Manual Start .. 103 Automatic Start.. 104 Starting the License Server Manager on Windows ..105 Manual Start from the Command Line.

9 105 Configuring the License Server Manager as a Windows Service .. 106 Configuring the License Server Manager Service for a Delayed Start .. 107 Manually Start the License Server Using the lmtools Utility .. 108 Automatically Start the License Server when System Starts .. 11211 Migrating from lmgrd to lmadmin .. 115A Fundamental Mode Change ..115 Command Changes ..116lmadmin License Administration Functions ..11712 Using License Administration Tools .. 119 Command-Line Utilities ..119 Common Arguments for lmutil .. 121lmborrow .. 121 Initiating Borrowing .. 122 Clearing the Borrowed License Setting .. 123 Purging Expired Licenses .. 123 Determining Borrowed-License Status .. 123 Returning a Borrowed License Early .. 124lmdiag .. 125lmdown.

10 126lmhostid .. 127lminstall .. 130lmnewlog .. 131lmpath .. 132lmremove (in License-File-Based Licensing) .. 133lmremove (in Trusted-Storage-Based Licensing) .. 134lmreread.. 138lmstat .. 139lmswitch .. 141lmswitchr .. 142lmver.. 143lmvminfo .. 143lmtools (Windows only) ..14413 Managing the Options File .. 147 Creating an Options File ..148 Options File Syntax ..148 AUTOMATIC_REREAD .. 152 ACTIVATION_LOWWATER .. 152 ContentsLicense Administration GuideFNP-11131-LAG017 ACTIVATION_ EXPIRY_DAYS.. 153 BORROW_LOWWATER .. 154 DAEMON_SELECT_TIMEOUT .. 154 DEBUGLOG .. 155 EXCLUDE .. 155 EXCLUDE_BORROW .. 156 EXCLUDE_ENTITLEMENT .. 157 EXCLUDEALL .. 158 FQDN_MATCHING .. 158 GROUP .. 160 GROUPCASEINSENSITIVE .. 160 HOST_GROUP.