The following steps are designed to get X-Formation's License Statistics up and running in 10 minutes or less, installing on Windows with a FLEXlm/FlexNet server.

Important: If you're upgrading to a newer version of License Statistics, be sure to make a backup (see Backing up the database) before uninstalling License Statistics. All files will be deleted from the License Statistics installation directory during the uninstallation.

Step 1: Download the License Statistics installation file.

Download the License Statistics installation from the Support Portal, as instructed in your download email. Unzip the download file and double-click the .msi file to begin the installation. The installation wizard will step you through the procedure.

Important: You can install License Statistics on any machine, not necessarily the license server.

Step 2: Activate the license.

Note: License activation is not necessary for the trial version. If you have chosen to run License Statistics as a trial, please continue to Step 3.

After the installation is complete, activate your License Statistics license by entering your Order ID in the License Activation Tool dialog that appears. You can find your Order ID in the download email you received or by logging into the X-Formation Support Portal.

Note that you must re-activate your license whenever you upgrade your license or renew your maintenance. You can open the License Activation Tool at any time by clicking Activate License Statistics in the X-Formation License Statistics program group (Start > All Programs > X-Formation License Statistics).

Step 3: Configure License Statistics for your site.

Open the configuration file, xflicstat.cfg, in a text editor such as Notepad. By default, the configuration file automatically opens from the License Statistics installation wizard at the end of the installation, or you can open the configuration file from the X-Formation License Statistics program group at any time. In the configuration file:

• 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 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.

• Save and close the configuration file.

Step 4: Ensure you have the latest lmutil version.

You must use lmutil v9.2 or newer with License Statistics. (You can check your lmutil version on Windows in the file Properties.) You can request a download of the newest lmutil version from http://www.globes.com/support/fnp_utilities_download.htm.

Step 5: Start the service.

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

Step 6: Test that the Usage Monitor is running normally.

• A couple of minutes after starting the service, review the log file by selecting Troubleshooting > Log File from the X-Formation License Statistics program group. Ensure the log file contains no FAIL or WARNING lines. Output similar to the following indicates the service is running normally:

\[2006-11-02 13:44:50\] Ready for querying...
\[2006-11-02 13:44:50\] Starting monitor of @127.0.0.1\!

• 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 don't see the results check if License Statistics web server port specified in the configuration file, which defaults to port 80, is not busy. You can specify a different port as described in this article.

Now you've successfully installed, started, and tested the License Statistics Usage Monitor.

If you have problems you cannot solve using this installation guide, contact us at support@x-formation.com. Please include both your configuration file and your log file in your email to help us resolve the problem.