[FlexNet License Server - Lmadmin]
Context & Prerequisites
To use Thermo Scientific software products on a system that is not always connected to the license server, you need to borrow a license while connected to the server and then disconnect from the server. This type of licensing is referred to as nomad licensing. Note that borrowing a license reduces the number of available licenses on the network.
To set up a nomad license, refer to the following instructions. It is assumed that standard FlexNet licensing, without borrowing, is already functioning correctly.
Note: For Avizo, Amira, and Pergeos releases older than 2020.3, as well as for Open Inventor, you should use the mcslmd Vendor Daemon instead of asglmd in the commands hereafter.
Process
1. On the client machine, in a command prompt/terminal, use the cd command to go to the directory where the FlexNet utilities are installed.
By default, these utilities are found on the client machine in:
<application_install_dir>/share/license/FLEXnet
2. To initiate borrowing, execute the lmutil program on the client as follows:
lmutil lmborrow asglmd* <enddate> <time>
Where:
- <enddate> is the date the license is to be returned, in dd-mmm-yyyy format.
- <time> is optional and specified in 24-hour format (hh:mm) in the FlexEnabled application’s local time.
If time is unspecified, the checkout lasts until the end of the given end date. For example:
lmutil lmborrow asglmd* 16-jan-2007 13:00
3. Start the product and use all of the extensions you want to borrow.
4. Disconnect from the network.
5. Exit the product and confirm that you can restart it and use all the borrowed extensions.
6. To print information about borrowed features, issue the following command on the machine that borrowed the features:
lmutil lmborrow -status
Related Links
- For additional information, refer to the FlexNet Publisher – License Administration Guide - section "License Models - License Borrowing with BORROW."
- For further controls on floating licenses, consult article KA-01269 "Manage Floating Licenses: Additional License Controls".