Fixed
(Node-Locked) Licenses
I
have upgraded my system and my existing license
is not recognized?
Floating
Licenses
How
do I set up my floating license?
Is
it possible to move my IPA Floating license to a
new server?
Is
it possible to access the IPA floating license from
a location outside the firewall?
Is
it possible to set up the IPA floating license to
utilize redundant servers?
Fixed
(Node-Locked) Licenses
I
have upgraded my system and my existing license
key does not work?
The IPA Node-Locked license is intended for use
on one (1) specific computer. Company policy requires
that we receive confirmation via email
or company letterhead that all previous copies of
IPA have been uninstalled or deleted before we can
transfer an IPA License to another machine.
Floating
Licenses
How
do I set up my floating license?
- Download the IPA Flexlm
Files
- On the prospective license server machine:
- Create a directory on the hard drive (example:
C:\ipaflexlm) and extract the contents of
the zip file into that directory. NOTE:
If your directory is not C:\ipaflexlm you
must modify the Daemon line in your license
file to reflect the correct path to the daemon.
- Run the LMtools.exe file and press the Hostid
button for machine information
- Record the hostid information from this command.
This includes the Hostname, IP address and hostid.
Example:
HOSTNAME = ipaserver
INTERNET = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
"00105xx78x4x"
DISK_SERIAL_NUM=1cf59d0b
- Send this information by e-mail
to our licensing department or by FAX to 978-266-1881
- You will receive a license file (xx.lic) in
return.
- Rename the license file to (ipa.lic)
- Copy the ipa.lic file to the C:\ipaflexlm directory
(or whatever directory you installed the flexlm
files in.
- NOTE: If your directory is not C:\ipaflexlm
you must modify the Daemon line in your license
file to reflect the correct path to the daemon.
- Double click the flexlm.cpl file
- Go to the Setup tab
- Type "IPA FlexLM" in the service name
box
- Go to the dialog box for the lmgrd.exe, Browse
to C:\ipaflexlm\lmgrd.exe
- Go to the dialog box for the License File, Browse
to C:\ipaflexlm\ipa.lic
- Go to the dialog box for the lmgrd.exe, Browse
to C:\ipaflexlm\debug.log
- Check on "Use NT Services"
- Check on "Start Server at Power up"
- Select "Apply" and then "OK"
- Reboot the Server
On the client machines:
- Install IPA via the CD or download as normal
- Before running IPA, copy the ipa.lic file from
the server to the directory in which you installed
IPA (example: C:Program Files\Immersive Design\IPA)
- Run IPA. If the server is working correctly,
you should NOT see a dialog box asking for a license
key
Is
it possible to move my IPA Floating license to a
new server?
The IPA Floating license may be transfered to a
new server machine. Company policy requires that
we receive confirmation via email
or company letterhead that the original floating
license has been uninstalled or deleted before we
can transfer the IPA License to the new server.
Is
it possible to access the IPA floating license from
a location outside the firewall?
Yes
it is possible to access the IPA floating license
from a location outside the firewall. To configure
FLEXlm to work across a firewall, an open and available
TCP port must be assigned to the IPA daemon in the
license file. This is done by simply adding "PORT=tcp_num"
at the end of the DEAMON line inside the IPA license
file. You must also verify that the assigned TCP
port values are open and available on the Firewall.
For example, the modified license file:
SERVER
204.56.125.221 DISK_SERIAL_NUM=28468214 1700
DAEMON
idi_d c:\ipaflexlm\idi_daemon.exe PORT=1107
FEATURE
ipa idi_d 1.000 01-jan-0 1 7B30A0112A5D32BAF8B4
""
( Note: TCP port values 1700 and 1107 are open
and available on the Firewall.)
Is
it possible to set up the IPA floating license to
utilize redundant servers?
With
FLEXlm you can set up redundant license servers
to operate as a single logical license server. Redundant
servers help ensure the availability of your licenses
in the event of a system crash. The cost is some
additional administration. If you are willing to
deal with the extra overhead, and you want to ensure
that all of your licenses are available even if
one machine crashes, then you may want to use redundant
servers.
In
a redundant server configuration, no licenses are
available until there is a quorum of servers. A
quorum of servers is defined as a strict majority
of the servers listed in the license file, so a
quorum in a three-server configuration is two. In
other words, if only one server in a three server
configuration is running, then no licenses will
be available. As soon as two of the three servers
are running and communicating with each other, then
all of the licenses will be available.
Setting up Redundant Servers
To set up redundant servers, you must provide us
with the hostid information for three machines that
will be used as the license servers. In return we
will provide you with a license file with three
SERVER lines. You need to make sure that each license
server has the lmgrd and daemon program files as
well as the IPA license file on a local file system.
You then start lmgrd on each license server.
Example IPA License:
#SERVER runs on hostname "server name",
with ANY hostid on TCP port 1700
# Users can change the hostname and port number,
but
# Not the hostid. In practice, you'll probably want
to
# use a real hostid
# Note: if server name causes an error, substitute
the ip address "X.X.X.X"
# instead
SERVER sys1 DISK_SERIAL_NUM=1cb511e1 1700
SERVER sys2 DISK_SERIAL_NUM=71e4356b 1700
SERVER sys3 DISK_SERIAL_NUM=75510af2 1700
DAEMON idi_d C:\ipaflexlm\idi_daemon.exe
FEATURE ipa idi_d 1.000 01-jan-0 2 2C3000B112374D3791AA
""
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