The information on this page refers to License Statistics v6.9 and newer, which changed the License Statistics URL configuration setting and introduced unattended command-line installation. If you are using a version previous to v6.9, 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.
Installation of License Statistics Agent has the following requirements:
Operating system | Windows 10 or Windows Server 2012+ (64-bit) |
Resources | 2-core CPU 1 GB of available RAM 1 GB of available disk space |
To install License Statistics Agent:
Alternatively, you can install/update License Statistics Agent from a command line (or remotely) using the msiexec tool. You must have administrative privileges to use this tool.
The msiexec tool uses the following syntax:
msiexec /i {msi_installer} INSTALLDIR="{path}" LICSTATURL="{url}" LICSTATTOKEN="{token}" /qn
For example:
msiexec /i license_statistics_agent_v6.9.0_win64_x64.msi LICSTATURL="https://licstat.company.com" LICSTATTOKEN="a479b76168de65fe42af853f651b637d" /qn |
Note the following:
You provide configuration information for License Statistics Agent using the Agent Configuration tool, which is installed along with the Agent. You must have administrative privileges to use this tool.
To access the configuration tool:
The configuration tool opens.
Required configuration settings include the following.
Configuration setting | Where to find the configuration information | |
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License Statistics URL | 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.
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Agent API Token | The Agent API Token is an authorization token, which License Statistics administrators can generate as described in API access. |
You can also use the Agent Manager to:
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).