Preparing to Use the FlexNet License Server Manager
Your software producer might provide you with one or both of the following administration tools to help you maintain the server and manage license distribution in your enterprise:
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FlexNet License Server Administrator command-line tool (included with the license server) |
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FlexNet License Server Manager (which uses a UI). This tool is provided as a separate package, called flexnet-flsm-linux-<version>.tar.gz or flexnet-flsm-windows-<version>.zip, depending on platform. The compressed file contains the following files: |
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flsm.war file needed to run the FlexNet License Server Manager |
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preconfigureFLSM.sh(.bat), an optional utility that takes the license server’s hostname and port as arguments to preset the corresponding communications settings in the FlexNet License Server Manager. Then, when the License Server Manager starts, it is configured to communicate with the desired license server. (Otherwise, you can use only the License Server Manager’s user interface to update these communication settings.) |
If you intend to use the FlexNet License Server Manager, you must have an Apache Tomcat server installed. Before launching the License Server Manager for the first time, you are required to perform these additional steps to integrate the license server with Tomcat.
To integrate the license server with Tomcat
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Install the Tomcat server if one does not already exist on your system. Tomcat installers are available from the Apache Tomcat website at http://tomcat.apache.org/. |
Note:On Windows systems, to install Tomcat as a Windows service, follow the instructions provided on the tomcat.apache.org link. For detailed information and other approaches, see the Tomcat documentation.
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Depending on your platform, decompress/unzip flexnet-flsm-linux-<version>.tar.gz(.zip), and copy flsm.war to the webapps directory in the Tomcat installation. |
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If necessary, change the port on which the License Server Manager tool listens for browser requests. (By default, the License Server Manager listens on port 8080.) Use these steps: |
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Locate the server.xml file in the conf directory of the Tomcat installation. |
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Within server.xml, locate the appropriate connector element and modify its port attribute value to the desired port number. |