Context & Prerequisites
This process consists of two inseparable steps.
This article covers the first step, which explains how to install lmadmin as a license server manager. For the second step, refer to article KA-01301 "Linux: Set up FlexNet server for Thermo Scientific License."
- System Requirements for lmadmin
The supported Linux platforms to install a FlexNet license server and use the Thermo Scientific FlexNet tools for license administration are:
- Linux x86-64 ( 64-bit) server-tested platforms:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9
- SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP3, 15SP4
- Ubuntu 20.4
For more information, refer to the FlexNet Release notes - section System Requirements for lmadmin.
The lmadmin installer requires JRE or OpenJDK 1.7 or later to be installed. If the JRE/ OpenJDK is not already installed, it must be installed separately, as it is not bundled with the lmadmin installer. Respective download links can be found on the Java and OpenJDK download pages.
Warning: Do not run 32-bit and 64-bit lmadmin on the same system. If upgrading from 32-bit to 64-bit lmadmin, you must stop and uninstall the 32-bit version first.
- Supported Browsers for lmadmin
lmadmin is tested on the following web browsers:
- Red Hat Linux—Mozilla Firefox 46.x, Google Chrome 106.x
- Download the License Server Installer
To use Thermo Scientific software, the relevant version 11.19 or higher of the FlexNet tools must be installed on your system. You can download the latest version of these tools via this link: FlexNet tools 11.19.8 for Linux 64-bit.
Process
Note:
To install lmadmin, run the next steps as a non-root user with root privileges (do not use the root user).
Before starting the installation, make sure the Linux Standard Base (LSB) library is installed:
- For Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install lsb-core
- For Red Hat/CentOS: sudo yum install redhat-lsb-core
Steps to install lmadmin:
1. Open a Terminal window.
2. Install lmadmin from the directory FlexNetLmadminInstaller where you have extracted the FlexNet server tools archive.
- Run the command:
sudo./flexnet-asglmd_mcslmd-server_11.19.4.1_linux-x64-gcc48/FlexNetLmadminInstaller/lmadmin-x64_lsb-11_19_4_1.bin
- If you encounter an error message about missing libraries, refer to the System Requirements for lmadmin section above.
3. By default, the lmadmin install directory is: /opt/FNPLicenseServerManager
4. Follow the installation steps with default values and complete the process.
5. Launch the command:
sudo chown -R <YourUserName> /opt/FNPLicenseServerManager
6. Add the current directory to your library path with the command:
- For Linux bash:
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/FNPLicenseServerManager/:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
- For Linux csh:
setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /opt/FNPLicenseServerManager/
7. Start the server with the command:
/opt/FNPLicenseServerManager/lmadmin
8. Verify that the server has started:
- Open http://localhost:8090/ in a web browser to access the web user interface.
- The lmadmin process should be displayed by running the command: ps -fC lmadmin
Notes & Related Links
- Installing lmadmin will temporarily stop the current FlexNet Publisher service if it is already running.
- For more information on lmadmin, refer to the FlexNet Publisher – License Administration Guide - chapter License Server Manager "lmadmin".
- To learn the next steps of this process, refer to article KA-01301 "Linux: Set up FlexNet server for Thermo Scientific License".