The following steps are designed to get X-Formation's License Statistics up and running on Windows with aFLEXlm FLEXlm/FlexNet server in server (given as an example of the license server) in 10 minutes or less.
Important: If you're upgrading to a newer version of License StatisticsWhen upgrading License Statistics that is using an embedded database, be sure to make a backup of your database (see Backing up and restoring the database), or you may lose all the gathered data. Copy the License Statistics configuration file (xflicstat.cfg), license file (license.lic), and third-party utilities (for example, lmutil.exe)to a safe location. Then remove the current installation before uninstalling the new version--the License Statistics . All files will be deleted from the License Statistics installation directory during the uninstallationwill not remove the currently installed version and will not install a new version into the same location as a previous version.
Step 1: Download and install License Statistics.
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When you activate your license, it generates a license file (*.lic) that you can reuse with new updates of the software (unless you are instructed to update the license for any reason).
In License License Activator:
- Select the appropriate option based on whether you are installing License Statistics for the first time, upgrading License Statistics, or running the trial version of License Statistics:
- If you are installing License Statistics for the first time: Enter your Activation Key (sent to you via email). If you cannot locate your activation key, you can find it by going to License Activation Center (LAC) and clicking the link "Get your activation keys" on the LAC login page.
- If you are upgrading License Statistics: Select the option to browse for and select a previously activated license file.
- If you are running the trial version of License Statistics: Select the option to run License Statistics as a trial. You can skip the remaining activation steps and continue with Step 3: Configure License Statistics for your site. - Click Next to continue, and then choose to activate the license for the current computer or browse for and select a different computer on which to activate the license.
- Click Next to continue, then click Activate to start the activation.
A final screen displays the progress and success (or failure) of the license activation. When activation is complete, close the License Activator window.
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- Change the setting for UPDATE_INTERVAL from 10 minutes to 1 minute, to generate statistics every minute. This setting will let you quickly confirm that License Statistics is running normally, which you'll do in Step 6. (After you verify that License Statistics is running normally, you should change this setting to a larger value.)
- Uncomment at least one of the FLEXNET_SERVER lines and enter the information for the server you want to monitor in the format [port]@host, where port is optional (leave blank to use the default port) and host is the name or IP address of the license server. For example, FLEXNET_SERVER = 27000@host1. (If you need to monitor more than one server, you can specify additional servers in the same manner later.)
- Uncomment the LMUTIL_PATH line and specify the path to your lmutil utility.
- Save and close the configuration file.
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