flexnet for arm tools license management
chapter 1 introduction
1.1 supported platforms .................................................................................... 1-2
1.2 tool licensing options ................................................................................. 1-4
1.3 format of a license entry ............................................................................ 1-5
1.4 node-locked license scheme (windows only) ............................................. 1-7
1.5 floating license scheme (windows and unix/linux) ................................... 1-8
1.6 arm license wizard ................................................................................. 1-12
1.7 arm web licensing portal .......................................................................... 1-13
chapter 2 requesting your license
2.1 information required for a license ................................................................ 2-2
2.2 accessing the arm web licensing portal from the license wizard v4.x ..... 2-6
chapter 3 installing a node-locked license
3.1 installing a node-locked license using the arm license wizard ................ 3-2
3.2 installing a node-locked license manually ................................................... 3-4
chapter 4 setting up a floating license server
4.1 installing the server software ...................................................................... 4-2
4.2 installing the server license ........................................................................ 4-4
4.3 starting the license server .......................................................................... 4-7
4.4 shutting down the license server .............................................................. 4-11
chapter 5 configuring a client to use a license server
5.1 configuring the client licensing on windows .............................................. 5-2
5.2 client license on unix/linux ....................................................................... 5-6
chapter 6 frequently asked questions about licensing
6.1 how does flexnet find a license file? ....................................................... 6-2
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
chapter 7 troubleshooting client configuration
7.1 license apparently missing error ................................................................ 7-2
7.2 my node-locked tools fail with flexnet error -8: invalid license key
(inconsistent authentication code) .............................................................. 7-3
7.3 how can i change the order in which my license sources are accessed? . 7-4
7.4 what does the “diagnose license management problems” option do in the
license wizard? ......................................................................................... 7-5
7.5 how can i optimize floating license checkout times? ................................. 7-6
7.6 can i use a remote license server? ............................................................ 7-8
7.7 why am i getting flexnet error -15: cannot connect to license server system? 7-9
chapter 8 troubleshooting server configuration
8.1 server debug log reports “invalid license key (inconsistent authentication code)” ......................................................................................................... 8-2
8.2 can i define the order in which licenses in a mixed version license file are issued? ....................................................................................................... 8-3
8.3 how can i tell how many floating licenses are in use? ............................... 8-5
8.4 server debug log reports “(armlmd) cannot open lock file” or “cannot
communicate with lmgrd” ............................................................................ 8-6
8.5 what version of the license server daemons must i use? .......................... 8-7
8.6 how can i limit user access to particular licensed features? ...................... 8-8
8.7 why am i getting “denied” messages in the server log? ........................ 8-11
8.8 how can i manage the size of the server debug log file? ......................... 8-12