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The following steps are designed to get X-Formation's License Statistics up and running on Linux with in 10 minutes or less, using a FLEXlm/FlexNet server (given as an example of the license server) in 10 minutes or less.
Important: When upgrading License Statistics to a new version, be :
- Be sure to make a backup (see Backing up and restoring the database) and then copy the License Statistics configuration file (xflicstat.cfg), license file (license.lic), and third-party utilities (for example lmutil.exe) to a safe location.
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- Remove the current installation folder before installing the new version
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- , because the License Statistics installation will not remove the currently installed version and will not install a new version into the same location as a previous version.
- If you are using an embedded database for License Statistics, you must replace xflicstat.cfg with your previous configuration file and restore your previous database before running the application for the first time. Depending on the License Statistics version you are running, this will enable you to automatically import some of your old server settings.
Step 1: Download and install License Statistics.
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If you are activating the License Statistics license during the installation process, you can activate your license over the internet, copy the existing license file, or choose a 30-day trial. Otherwise, activate your license online to obtain a license file. You can specify a location for the license file that during installation, or by default, the license file will be copied to the license subdirectory of the License Statistics installation directory. (Note that during the installation procedure you can provide a path to the existing license that will be copied to the license subdirectory. )
Note that the default folder that License Statistics will be checking for available licenses is the license subdirectory in the License Statistics installation directory.
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To configure license servers , follow the instructions listed in to be monitored by License Statistics, see Adding and editing license servers.
Important: If License Statistics uses an embedded database, you must replace xflicstat.cfg with the old configuration file and restore the old database before running the application for the first time.
Depending on the License Statistics version you are running, this will enable you to automatically import some of your old server settings.
To see whether License Statistics is running normallyWhen you configure your license servers:
- Change the setting for the query interval time from 10 minutes to 1 minute , to generate statistics every minute while adding your FlexNet server. This setting will let you so you can 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.)
- When needed, specify Specify the path to your lmutil utility if needed.
Step 4: Ensure you have the latest lmutil version.
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- A couple of minutes after starting the service, review the log file (<License License Statistics directory>directory/log/xflicstat.log) and ensure it contains no ERROR or WARNING lines that may indicate problems with parsing, monitored monitoring servers, or indicate success or failure while adding or editing license servers. Output similar to the following indicates the service is running normally:
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