License Administration Guide - norsar

Chapter 11: Migrating from lmgrd to lmadminlmadmin License Administration Functionslmadmin License Administration Functionslmadmin provides some of the license administration functions previously provided by the command-line basedlicense administration utilities or LMTOOLS on the Windows platform. The following table lists functions providedwithin lmadmin that replace those provided by the license administration utilities.Table 11-2 • lmadmin License Administration Functionslmadmin Function Description Replaces UtilityDashboard - LicensesVendor Daemon Configuration- Administer - StopDisplays details of licenses rights available and inuse.Stops the vendor daemon.lmstatlmdown (in some usage cases)Vendor Daemon Configuration- Administer - Reread LicenseFilesVendor Daemon Configuration- Administer - Rotate ReportLogsRereads license rights from license files included inthe lmadmin configuration. Required only when thecontent of a license file is updated.Switches the report log to a new file name.lmreread (see also Changes inlmreread Behavior when Usinglmadmin)lmswitchrServer Configuration - StopServerStops the license server. Note that lmadmin’sdefault setting enables this button. To disable thebutton, start lmadmin with the -allowStopServer Noargument.lmdown (in some usage cases)The following table details which command-line utilities may no longer be required and which utilities are requiredwhen using lmadmin.Table 11-3 • lmadmin Use of License Administration UtilitiesUtilitylmborrowlmdiaglmdownlmhostidlminstallRequired when using lmadminYes, if using license rights in license files and borrow capability.Yes, to diagnose license checkout problems.Not normally required.Not normally required for lmadmin as it displays information about the system it is runningon that includes the various identities normally used as hostids. Required for determiningthe hostids of client systems.Yes, converts license files between different formats.License Administration Guide FNP-11111-LAG01 113