Prerequisites
To perform the following steps, ensure you have downloaded the latest version of the FlexNet server tools:
Process
To manage licenses for historic versions, follow these steps:
1. Extract the downloaded package.
2. Install FlexNet Publisher license service. This action requires administrator rights.
- Open a command prompt/terminal in the directory where you have extracted the FlexNet server tools archive and go to the FlexNetLicenseServerTools subdirectory.
- Enter the following command:
- For Windows: installanchorservice mcslmd mcslmd-applications
- For Linux and Mac OS X: sh install_fnp.sh
- Add the current directory to your library path by entering the following command (Linux/Mac OS X only) where <PathToFlexNetLicenseServerToolsDirectory> must be replaced by the explicit path to the FlexNetLicenseServerTools directory:
- Linux bash: export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=<PathToFlexNetLicenseServerToolsDirectory>:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
- Linux csh: setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH <PathToFlexNetLicenseServerToolsDirectory>:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
- Mac OS X bash: export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=<PathToFlexNetLicenseServerToolsDirectory>:$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
- Mac OS X csh: setenv DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH <PathToFlexNetLicenseServerToolsDirectory>:$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
3. For Windows, install Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable Package, otherwise the message “The program can’t start because MSVCR120.dll is missing from your computer” will be displayed when executing the ServerFNOODActivation tool. If you already have it installed on your system, you may see an error message indicating that a newer version of Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable has been detected on the machine. You can ignore this error message and continue to the next step.
4. On Linux or Mac OS X, ensure that the /usr/local folder has write permissions to activate, deactivate, and upgrade licenses.
You can check the status of your licenses at any time by calling the ServerFNOODActivation tool with the -v option.
Related Links
For specific actions, refer to these articles:
- Activate: KA-01326 "Manage Floating Licenses: Activate Historic Server Licenses (Prior to 2020.3)"
- Upgrade: KA-01327 "Manage Floating Licenses: Upgrade Historic Server Licenses (Prior to 2020.3)"
- Reactivate: KA-01328 "Manage Floating Licenses: Reactivate Historic Renewable Server Licenses (Prior to 2020.3)"
- Transfer: KA-01329 "Manage Floating Licenses: Transfer Historic Server Licenses (Prior to 2020.3)"