Context & Prerequisites
The comprehensive guide for "FlexNet Server - Manually Install Lmadmin on Windows as an Alternative to LMs Installation" is divided into three sequential articles.
This third installment (3/3) explains how to set up a FlexNet server for Thermo Scientific license and add the mcslmd Vendor Daemon to lmadmin.
Note: You can skip this section if your server must NOT provide licenses for Avizo, Amira, or PerGeos products released before version 2020.3.
- Ensure that you have completed all the steps described in parts 1/3 and 2/3 of this process (refer to articles KA-01291 and KA-01292).
- Open a command prompt/terminal with administrator privileges in the directory where you extracted the FlexNet server tools archive.
Navigate to the FlexNetLicenseServerTools subdirectory. - Install the Thermo Scientific anchor services by entering the following command:
installanchorservice mcslmd mcslmd-applications
Process
3. Set Up a FlexNet Server for Thermo Scientific License
3.3 Add the mcslmd Vendor Daemon to lmadmin
3.3.1 Ensure that mcslmd is not running:
- Open the Windows Task Manager and go to the Details tabs.
- Locate mcslmd, right-click on it, and select End Task.
3.3.2 Copy the mcslmd and mcslmd_libFNP files from the downloaded package (the FlexNetLicenseServerTools directory) to the lmadmin installation directory. By default, this directory is:
C:\Program Files\FlexNet Publisher 64-bit License Server Manager.
3.3.3 If you have just installed lmadmin, verify that the lmadmin service is running:
- Open the Windows Task Manager and select the Services tab.
- If lmadmin is not running, start it running lmadmin.exe (by default C:\Program Files\FlexNet Publisher 64-bit License Server Manager).
3.3.4 Open http://localhost:8090/systeminfo in a web browser.
- If you have just installed lmadmin, you will be prompted for a username and password. Use “admin” for both.
- Retrieve and copy the Ethernet address. If the Ethernet address is not available, use the Volume Serial Number instead.
3.3.5 Create a temporary text file named license.dat anywhere on your file system, containing:
- SERVER this_host <EthernetAddress>
- VENDOR mcslmd
Example:
- SERVER this_host 012345678901
- VENDOR mcslmd
3.3.6 Open http://localhost:8090/vendor in a web browser to configure your license server as follows:
- Click Import License.
- Select the license.dat file you created.
- Check Overwrite License File on the License Server.
- Click Import License again to confirm.
3.3.7 Check http://localhost:8090/vendor to ensure the mcslmd Vendor Daemon has been installed. The Vendor Daemon will not start and will display a "Down" status until a valid license is installed and activated.
3.3.8 If mcslmd fails to start, refer to article KA-01298 "Manage Floating Licenses: Vendor Daemon Startup Troubleshooting Suggestions."
The server is now running, and the Thermo Scientific Vendor Daemons are installed and ready for license installation.
Related Links
Refer to the previous steps of this process in these articles:
- KA-01291 "Manage Floating Licenses: FlexNet Server - Manually Install Lmadmin on Windows as an Alternative to LMs Installation (1/3)" (System requirements and lmadmin installation as the license server manager).
- KA-01292 "Manage Floating Licenses: FlexNet Server - Manually Install Lmadmin on Windows as an Alternative to LMs Installation (2/3)" (Set up FlexNet server for asglmd licenses).