3.1 accessing the arm web licensing portal from the license manager ...................... 3-2
3.2 information required for a license ............................................................................ 3-4
chapter 4 using a node-locked license
4.1 installing a node-locked license using the arm license manager .......................... 4-2
4.2 installing a node-locked license manually (windows only) ...................................... 4-3
4.3 installing a node-locked license manually (unix/linux only) .................................... 4-4
chapter 5 using a floating license
5.1 configuring the client licensing ................................................................................ 5-2
5.2 using the arm license manager ............................................................................ 5-3
5.3 using the control panel (windows clients only) ...................................................... 5-4
5.4 using the command line (unix/linux clients only) .................................................. 5-5
chapter 6 frequently asked questions about licensing
6.1 how does flexnet find a license file? ...................................................................... 6-2
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6.2 can i use flexnet with more than one product? ..................................................... 6-3
6.3 how do i combine licenses? .................................................................................... 6-4
6.4 how do i find my product serial number? ................................................................ 6-5
6.5 how do i move my license to another computer? .................................................... 6-6
6.6 do the arm development tools support borrow? .............................................. 6-7
6.7 do arm licenses support queuing? ........................................................................ 6-8
6.8 why can i not find the lmhostid utility? .................................................................... 6-9
6.9 what is the format of a license entry? ................................................................... 6-10
7.3 how can i change the order in which my license sources are accessed? ............... 7-4
7.4 how can i optimize floating license checkout times? ............................................... 7-5
7.5 can i use a remote floating license server? ............................................................ 7-7
7.6 why am i getting flexnet error -15: cannot connect to floating license server system? 7-8
chapter 8 troubleshooting server configuration
8.1 how can i run my flexnet server more securely? ................................................... 8-2
8.2 server debug log reports “invalid license key (inconsistent authentication code)” .. 8-3
8.3 can i define the order in which licenses in a mixed version license file are issued? 8-4
8.4 how can i tell how many floating licenses are in use? ............................................ 8-5
8.5 server debug log reports “(armlmd) cannot open lock file” or “cannot communicate withlmgrd” ....................................................................................................................... 8-6
8.6 what version of the floating license server daemons must i use? ........................... 8-7
8.7 how can i limit user access to particular licensed features? ................................... 8-8
8.8 why am i getting “denied” messages in the server log? ..................................... 8-10
8.9 how can i manage the size of the server debug log file? ...................................... 8-11
chapter 9 setting up a floating license server
9.1 installing the server software ................................................................................... 9-2
9.2 installing a floating license ....................................................................................... 9-4
9.3 starting a floating license server .............................................................................. 9-5
9.4 shutting down a floating license server