Autodesk COMBUSTION-4 Network Guide - Page 25

Configuring the Server, lmtools.exe, C:\Program Files\Autodesk, Network License Manager, lmgrd.exe

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Configuring the Server ❚❘❘ Configuring the Server You configure the license server with the lmtools.exe utility. To configure the License server: 1. Do one of the following: • Choose Start | Programs | Autodesk Network License Manager and select LMTOOLS. • Go to the directory where you installed the AdLM (the default path is C:\Program Files\Autodesk Network License Manager) and select lmtools.exe. 2. Click the Service/License File tab. 3. Click Configuration using Services. 4. Click the Config Services tab. 5. In the Service Name drop-down list, verify that the service you want to use to manage combustion licenses is selected. Note: If you have more than one software vendor using FLEXlm for license management, this dropdown list will have more than one option. 6. Enter the path to the license manager daemon (lmgrd.exe). The default path where this daemon is installed is C:\Program Files\Autodesk Network License Manager folder. Note: If you are using distributed servers, the location of the license manager daemon and the license file can vary depending on your configuration. 7. Enter the path to the license file. See Obtaining and Setting Up a License File. 8. Enter the path where you want the debug log to be located. Note: This file is not created by default, so create a text file if you wish to use this option. 9. To start lmgrd.exe automatically when the system starts, enable Start Server at Power Up. 10.To run lmgrd.exe as a Windows 2000 service, enable Use Services. 11.Click Save Service to save the new configuration under the service name specified in step 5. 12.Click the Start/Stop/Reread tab. 13.Click Start Server to start the license server. The license server is running and ready to respond to client requests. If there are multiple service names, you must click the Service/License File tab, click the Config Services tab, then select the service name. For each service name, perform steps 12 and 13 to start the service. Note: When using the lmtools options to start the server or stop the server, the status line displays "Starting server" or "Stopping server" and does not change. 14.To confirm that the action has been successfully completed, use the Windows Task Manager. Note: If you stop the license server and start up a different license server, you must provide a new combustion.lic file for each client. If you don't provide a new combustion.lic file, the FLEXlm License Finder dialog box is displayed. If you choose Specify The License Server, combustion fails. 21

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Configuring the Server
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Configuring the Server
You configure the license server with the
lmtools.exe
utility.
To configure the License server:
1.
Do one of the following:
•
Choose Start | Programs | Autodesk Network
License Manager and select LMTOOLS.
•
Go to the directory where you installed the AdLM
(the default path is
C:\Program Files\Autodesk
Network License Manager
) and select
lmtools.exe
.
2.
Click the Service/License File tab.
3.
Click Configuration using Services.
4.
Click the Config Services tab.
5.
In the Service Name drop-down list, verify that
the service you want to use to manage
combustion
licenses is selected.
Note:
If you have more than one software vendor
using FLEXlm for license management, this drop-
down list will have more than one option.
6.
Enter the path to the license manager daemon
(
lmgrd.exe
). The default path where this daemon
is installed is
C:\Program Files\Autodesk Network
License Manager
folder.
Note:
If you are using distributed servers, the
location of the license manager daemon and the
license file can vary depending on your
configuration.
7.
Enter the path to the license file. See
Obtaining
and Setting Up a License File
.
8.
Enter the path where you want the debug log to be
located.
Note:
This file is not created by default, so create a
text file if you wish to use this option.
9.
To start
lmgrd.exe
automatically when the system
starts, enable Start Server at Power Up.
10.
To run
lmgrd.exe
as a Windows 2000 service,
enable Use Services.
11.
Click Save Service to save the new configuration
under the service name specified in step 5.
12.
Click the Start/Stop/Reread tab.
13.
Click Start Server to start the license server.
The license server is running and ready to
respond to client requests.
If there are multiple service names, you must click
the Service/License File tab, click the Config
Services tab, then select the service name. For
each service name, perform steps 12 and 13 to
start the service.
Note:
When using the lmtools options to start the
server or stop the server, the status line displays
"Starting server" or "Stopping server" and does
not change.
14.
To confirm that the action has been successfully
completed, use the Windows Task Manager.
Note:
If you stop the license server and start up a
different license server, you must provide a new
combustion.lic
file for each client. If you don’t provide
a new
combustion.lic
file, the FLEXlm License Finder
dialog box is displayed. If you choose Specify The
License Server,
combustion
fails.