Context
The entire process for "FlexNet Server: Use lmgrd as an Alternative to lmadmin" is described in three articles.
This first article (1/3) covers the information required for creating the license server file.
Prerequisites
To use Thermo Scientific Software, you must have installed version 11.16.6 or higher of the FlexNet tools on your system. You can download the latest version of those tools via the following links:
Note: Your licenses must be installed before starting the server. To manage the licenses of a Thermo Scientific software product, please refer to the articles numbered KA-01257 through KA-01267.
Process
1. Information Required for Creating the License Server File
In order to generate a FlexNet server license file, you need to get the following information about the system the license server will be running on:
- Host ID (i.e., Ethernet address)
- Hostname (or IP address)
Instructions for capturing this information are given below for Linux and Windows.
1.1 Linux
Warning: To install lmadmin, the administrators' rights are required, (non-root user).
1.1.1 On the system the FlexNet server is running on, open a command shell, and go to the directory where the server will be installed:
cd <server_install_dir>/FlexNetLicenseServerTools
1.1.2 To get the host ID (i.e., Ethernet address), execute the lmhostid program as follows:
./lmutil lmhostid
The output will look like:
lmhostid - Copyright (c) 1989-2013 Flexera Software LLC. All Rights Reserved. The FlexNet host ID of this machine is "012345678901" Only use ONE from the list of hostids.
If the command fails with error: No such file or directory. You must install the LSB (Linux Standard Basic) libraries as a root.
1.1.3 To get the hostname, you can use the following command:
./lmutil lmhostid -hostname
1.1.4 To get the IP address (optional):
./lmutil lmhostid -internet -v4
1.1.5 Save the lmhostid output and the hostname (or IP address) to create the server license file.
1.2 Windows
1.2.1 On the system where the FlexNet server is running/ will run, run LMTOOLS. It should be located in:
<server_install_dir>\FlexNetLicenseServerTools\lmtools.exe
1.2.2 Click on the "System Settings" tab:
- The "Computer/Hostname" field contains the required hostname.
- The "Ethernet address" field contains the required host ID.
- The "IP Address" field contains the optional IP address.
1.2.3 Save the lmhostid output and the hostname (or IP address) to create the server license file.
Related links
This process continues in two other articles:
- KA-01289 "FlexNet server: Using lmgrd as an alternative to lmadmin (2/3)" (Install the FlexNet server)
- KA-01290 "FlexNet server: Using lmgrd as an alternative to lmadmin (3/3)" (Start the server & administrate your licenses)