FLEXnet for ARM Tools License Management

Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 Supported platforms .................................................................................... 1-2
1.2 Tool licensing options ................................................................................. 1-4
1.3 Format of a license entry ............................................................................ 1-5
1.4 Node-locked license scheme (Windows only) ............................................. 1-7
1.5 Floating license scheme (Windows and Unix/Linux) ................................... 1-8
1.6 ARM License Wizard ................................................................................. 1-12
1.7 ARM web licensing portal .......................................................................... 1-13

Chapter 2 Requesting Your License

2.1 Information required for a license ................................................................ 2-2
2.2 Accessing the ARM web licensing portal from the License Wizard v4.x ..... 2-6

Chapter 3 Installing a Node-Locked License

3.1 Installing a node-locked license using the ARM License Wizard ................ 3-2
3.2 Installing a node-locked license manually ................................................... 3-4

Chapter 4 Setting Up a Floating License Server

4.1 Installing the server software ...................................................................... 4-2
4.2 Installing the server license ........................................................................ 4-4
4.3 Starting the license server .......................................................................... 4-7
4.4 Shutting down the license server .............................................................. 4-11

Chapter 5 Configuring a Client to Use a License Server

5.1 Configuring the client licensing on Windows .............................................. 5-2
5.2 Client license on Unix/Linux ....................................................................... 5-6

Chapter 6 Frequently Asked Questions about Licensing

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

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 What does the “Diagnose license management problems” option do in the

License Wizard? ......................................................................................... 7-5

7.5 How can I optimize floating license checkout times? ................................. 7-6
7.6 Can I use a remote license server? ............................................................ 7-8
7.7 Why am I getting FLEXnet error -15: Cannot connect to license server system? 7-9

Chapter 8 Troubleshooting server configuration

8.1 Server debug log reports “Invalid license key (inconsistent authentication code)” ......................................................................................................... 8-2
8.2 Can I define the order in which licenses in a mixed version license file are issued? ....................................................................................................... 8-3
8.3 How can I tell how many floating licenses are in use? ............................... 8-5
8.4 Server debug log reports “(armlmd) cannot open lock file” or “cannot
communicate with lmgrd” ............................................................................ 8-6
8.5 What version of the license server daemons must I use? .......................... 8-7
8.6 How can I limit user access to particular licensed features? ...................... 8-8
8.7 Why am I getting “DENIED” messages in the server log? ........................ 8-11
8.8 How can I manage the size of the server debug log file? ......................... 8-12