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The information on this page refers to License Statistics v6.18 19 and newer, which added the ability to restart the service using the Agent Manager a new "Suspend" method using Optional Harvesting Tools. If you are using a version previous to v6.1819, see documentation for previous versions.

This section describes the installation and configuration of the License Statistics Agent add-on tool. Also see Reviewing License Statistics Agents for information on viewing a report of all agents in use.

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ParameterRequiredDefinitionDefault Value
INSTALLDIRNoFull path to License Statistics Agent installation directoryC:\Program Files\X-Formation\License Statistics Agent
LICSTATURLYesThe endpoint to the License Statistics license server that License Statistics Agent will communicate with.N/A
LICSTATTOKENYesThe Agent API authorization token, which License Statistics administrators can generate as described in API accessN/A
AGENTMODENoThe scope in which the agent Agent will operate; either "enduser" or "server"enduser
PSSUSPENDINSTALL
NoIndicator of whether to install the Optional Harvesting Tools (PSSuspend.exe), which enables use of License Harvesting Suspend mode; either 1 or 01


Example

An example of command line installation is shown below.

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msiexec /i license_statistics_agent_v6.17.0_win64_x64.msi LICSTATURL="https://licstat.company.com" LICSTATTOKEN="a479b76168de65fe42af853f651b637d" AGENTMODE="enduser" PSSUSPENDINSTALL=1 /qn

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Configuration settings

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  1. Select License Statistics Agent Manager from the main menu, or use the Agent settings icon from the tray:
  2. Select Configuration Settings from the Agent Manager options.
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  3. The configuration tool opens.
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    Configuration settingRequiredWhere to find the configuration information
    License Statistics URLYes

    The License Statistics URL is an endpoint to the License Statistics license server that License Statistics Agent will communicate with.

    The Agent will connect to the server and receive all necessary configuration information silently.

    Agent API TokenYes

    The Agent API Token is an authorization token, which License Statistics administrators can generate as described in API access.

    FlagsNoFlags define custom options for Agent execution, and should not be used unless instructed to do so by X-Formation Support.
    Agent ModeYes

    The Agent Mode can be changed any time, but the Agent can operate only as one mode at a time

    Flags
    Optional Harvesting ToolsNo
    Flags define custom options for Agent execution, and should not be used unless instructed to do so by X-Formation Support
    Installs or Reinstalls Optional Harvesting Tools required to use Suspend harvesting release method. Applies to End User Agent Mode only.


Info

After changing the Agent configuration, the Agent must be restarted to begin using the modified configuration.

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