The following steps are designed to get License Statistics up and running on Windows, using a FLEXlm/FlexNet server as an example.

Important: When upgrading License Statistics to a new version:

1. 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.

2. Remove the current installation before installing the new version, 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.

3. 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.

Step 1: Download and install License Statistics.

Download the License Statistics installation from the License Statistics download page.

• If you have purchased License Statistics: Enter your Activation Key to obtain the download. Your Activation Key was included in an email sent to you after purchasing/renewing License Statistics, along with instructions for downloading and installing License Statistics.
• If you are downloading the trial version of License Statistics: Fill out the request form as instructed on the License Statistics download page to obtain your download. 

After the download is complete, an installation wizard will step you through the installation procedure.

Step 2: Activate the license.

When the installation is complete, License Activator steps you through activating your license. Note that you must re-activate your license whenever you upgrade your license or renew your maintenance. You can open the license activation dialog at any time by clicking Activate License Statistics in the X-Formation application group.

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 Activator, follow the instructions listed in Activating a License Statistics license on Windows.

Step 3: Configure License Statistics for your site.

To configure license servers to be monitored by License Statistics, see Adding and editing realtime license servers.

When you configure your license servers:

• Change the setting for the query interval time from 10 minutes to 1 minute to generate statistics every minute 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.)
  
• Specify the path to your query tool if needed.
  

Step 4: Ensure you have the latest query tool version.

For example you must use lmutil v9.2 or newer with License Statistics. (You can check your lmutil version on Windows in the file Properties or by running lmutil -v from a command line.)

Step 5: Start the service.

Start the service by selecting Start License Statistics from the X-Formation application group. (To stop the service, select Stop License Statistics.)

Step 6: Test that License Statistics is running normally.

• A couple of minutes after starting the service, review the log files and ensure they contain no ERROR or WARNING lines that indicate problems with parsing, monitoring servers, or adding or editing license servers. The following output example messages indicate the service is running normally:

Ready for querying...
To view statistics please go to http://localhost:80

• Check results in your browser by going to http://localhost:80. The first time you access the License Statistics web interface, your login information is set to username = admin, password = admin.

• If you do not see any results or a different application opens in the browser, you may need to change the web server port as described in Specifying a web server port. 
  

The video below shows how to install License Statistics on Windows.