ARM DS-5 License Management Guide

Chapter 1 Conventions and feedback

Chapter 2 Introduction

2.1 Supported platforms ................................................................................................ 2-2
2.2 Tool licensing schemes ........................................................................................... 2-3
2.3 Types of license ....................................................................................................... 2-4
2.4 Node-locked license scheme ................................................................................... 2-5
2.5 Floating license scheme .......................................................................................... 2-6
2.6 ARM License Manager ............................................................................................ 2-9
2.7 ARM web licensing portal ...................................................................................... 2-10

Chapter 3 Requesting Your License

3.1 Accessing the ARM web licensing portal from the License Manager ...................... 3-2
3.2 Information required for a license ............................................................................ 3-4

Chapter 4 Using a Node-Locked License

4.1 Installing a node-locked license using the ARM License Manager .......................... 4-2
4.2 Installing a node-locked license manually (Windows only) ...................................... 4-3
4.3 Installing a node-locked license manually (Unix/Linux only) .................................... 4-4

Chapter 5 Using a Floating License

5.1 Configuring the client licensing ................................................................................ 5-2
5.2 Using the ARM License Manager ............................................................................ 5-3
5.3 Using the Control Panel (Windows clients only) ...................................................... 5-4
5.4 Using the Command line (Unix/Linux clients only) .................................................. 5-5

Chapter 6 Frequently Asked Questions about Licensing

6.1 How does FlexNet find a license file? ...................................................................... 6-2

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6.2 Can I use FlexNet with more than one product? ..................................................... 6-3
6.3 How do I combine licenses? .................................................................................... 6-4
6.4 How do I find my product serial number? ................................................................ 6-5
6.5 How do I move my license to another computer? .................................................... 6-6
6.6 Do the ARM development tools support BORROW? .............................................. 6-7
6.7 Do ARM licenses support queuing? ........................................................................ 6-8
6.8 Why can I not find the lmhostid utility? .................................................................... 6-9
6.9 What is the format of a license entry? ................................................................... 6-10

Chapter 7 Troubleshooting client configuration

7.1 License apparently missing error ............................................................................. 7-2
7.2 My node-locked tools fail with FlexNet error -8: Invalid license key (inconsistent
authentication code) ................................................................................................ 7-3

7.3 How can I change the order in which my license sources are accessed? ............... 7-4
7.4 How can I optimize floating license checkout times? ............................................... 7-5
7.5 Can I use a remote floating license server? ............................................................ 7-7
7.6 Why am I getting FlexNet error -15: Cannot connect to floating license server system? 7-8

Chapter 8 Troubleshooting server configuration

8.1 How can I run my FlexNet server more securely? ................................................... 8-2
8.2 Server debug log reports “Invalid license key (inconsistent authentication code)” .. 8-3
8.3 Can I define the order in which licenses in a mixed version license file are issued? 8-4
8.4 How can I tell how many floating licenses are in use? ............................................ 8-5
8.5 Server debug log reports “(armlmd) cannot open lock file” or “cannot communicate withlmgrd” ....................................................................................................................... 8-6

8.6 What version of the floating license server daemons must I use? ........................... 8-7
8.7 How can I limit user access to particular licensed features? ................................... 8-8
8.8 Why am I getting “DENIED” messages in the server log? ..................................... 8-10
8.9 How can I manage the size of the server debug log file? ...................................... 8-11

Chapter 9 Setting Up a Floating License Server

9.1 Installing the server software ................................................................................... 9-2
9.2 Installing a floating license ....................................................................................... 9-4
9.3 Starting a floating license server .............................................................................. 9-5
9.4 Shutting down a floating license server