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Table ofContentsPreface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ixChapter 1 Introduction and Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111.1 Introduction to <strong>FLEXlm</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111.2 How to Use This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111.2.1 License Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111.2.2 <strong>End</strong> User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121.3 <strong>FLEXlm</strong> Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131.3.1 Served Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131.3.2 Unserved Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141.3.3 Component Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151.3.4 <strong>FLEXlm</strong> Components Shipped by Your Vendor . . . . . . . . . . 171.4 The License Request Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191.5 Configuring <strong>FLEXlm</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201.6 Getting Started Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201.6.1 Installing Licensed Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201.6.2 Notes for <strong>End</strong> <strong>Users</strong> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Chapter 2 License File Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232.1 Specifying Location of the License File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232.1.1 Setting the Path with an Environment Variable . . . . . . . . . . . 252.2 License File Format Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262.3 Types of License Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272.3.1 Floating (Concurrent) Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272.3.2 Node-Locked Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272.3.3 Mixed Node-Locked and Floating Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Chapter 3 Managing Licenses from Multiple Vendors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293.1 Overview of Multiple License Management Strategies . . . . . . . . . 293.2 Multiple Machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303.3 One Machine with Multiple License Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313.4 One Machine with One License Server and Multiple License Files 323.5 Managing Multiple License Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33<strong>FLEXlm</strong> <strong>End</strong> User <strong>Guide</strong> — August 2004iii
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