License Statistics Agent

License Statistics Agent is an add-on tool to License Statistics that enables client usage monitoring for applications that are licensed on an external host by communicating between these applications and License Statistics. 

License Statistics Agent is currently available only for Windows installations of License Statistics. License Statistics Agent runs as a service in the background, and has no user interface.  

Currently, License Statistics Agent allows monitoring only for Autodesk license usage on end-user hosts. 

Installing and configuring License Statistics Agent

The License Statistics Agent installer (.msi file) is included in the License Statistics installation "tools" directory (by default: C:\Program Files\X-Formation\License Statistics\tools). The installation file is also available on the X-Formation website in the same location as the License Statistics installation, available by going to the License Statistics download page.

Requirements

Installation of License Statistics Agent has the following requirements:

• Windows 10 or Windows Server 2012+ (64-bit)
• Memory: 1GB
• CPU: 2 cores
• Disk: 1GB

To install License Statistics Agent, open the .msi file and follow the instructions in the installation wizard. By default:

• All of the application files are kept in Program Files by default
• All user data is kept in C:\ProgramData\X-Formation\License Statistics Agent folder (includes logs, configuration file, etc).

After installation, you can optionally start License Statistics Agent before exiting the installation wizard.

Configuration

You must provide configuration information for License Statistics Agent during the installation procedure, as described below.

License Statistics URL

The License Statistics URL is an endpoint to the license server, configured in License Statistics, that LSA will communicate with. The URL can be found in the License Statistics administration page using "Copy Agent URL to clipboard" action available on the Realtime License Servers grid (currently available only for Autodesk license servers).

• Agent API Token which is an authorization token. It can be generated in Preferences->API. The token should contain Agent scope, only administrators can generated tokens with this scope.

Uninstalling

License Statistics Agent can be uninstalled using the standard Windows uninstallation procedure. Uninstalling License Statistics Agent stops the service and removes it from the system. Optionally, you can specify during uninstallation to remove the user data, including logs, configuration file, etc.

If you choose to retain the user data, it will be reused if License Statistics Agent is reinstalled (for example, the configuration data will be automatically filled in on the configuration form during installation).