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Installing or Upgrading The FEMAP License Server

This document provides instructions for installing or upgrading a FEMAP floating network license server. It describes stopping any existing FEMAP license service, copying the new license and FLEXlm files to the license server, and configuring and starting a new FEMAP license service using the LMTOOLS utility for Windows or the lmgrd command for Linux. It emphasizes best practices for security and privileges and checking logs to ensure the new license service starts successfully.

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Installing or Upgrading The FEMAP License Server

This document provides instructions for installing or upgrading a FEMAP floating network license server. It describes stopping any existing FEMAP license service, copying the new license and FLEXlm files to the license server, and configuring and starting a new FEMAP license service using the LMTOOLS utility for Windows or the lmgrd command for Linux. It emphasizes best practices for security and privileges and checking logs to ensure the new license service starts successfully.

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Installing or Upgrading the FEMAP License Server

This document is designed as Quick Start for installing a FEMAP license server for the first time, or, if you
are already hosting a FEMAP floating network license, upgrading to the latest FLEXlm. This document is
for floating FEMAP licensing only. For additional details on FEMAP licensing, please see Installation and
Configuration Guide.pdf in the /pdf directory of the FEMAP v2020.2 installation media, or the /pdf
directory installed under FEMAP, and the LicenseAdministration.pdf /network directory in the same
locations.

For security purposes please follow the principle of least privilege (POLP) for configuration options, logs,
and license files. For these files use a folder within the “C:\ProgramData” directory such as:

C:\ProgramData\FLEXlm\lmgrd

...or another custom directory with appropriate privileges.

We highly recommend running the license server with a user other than root, since processes started by
root can introduce security risks. The best practice would be to create a user and group with proper
security, then use that user for running the license server.

If you’re upgrading – stop the old license service, replace the licensing files, and start a new license
service. Usually an upgrade only involves a new license file. FEMAP v2020.2 however requires a newer
version of FLEXlm than used before, hence, new FLEXlm files must also be used.

Note: If the existing FlexNet license service is running as “Local System”, delete it and recreate using the
license manager binaries shipped with Femap 2020.2

If this is the first time, copy the license files and start a new license service.

License Server Running Windows


Stopping the Current FEMAP License Service (Upgrade Only)
• Make sure all FEMAP users have exited FEMAP and their licenses are checked in.
• Stop the current FEMAP License Service, Launch the Services Manager by typing services.msc in the
Windows Start Menu Run/Search Field

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Find the FEMAP FLEXlm Service, and stop it –

Installing and Configuring a FEMAP License Service (Both Upgrade and New License Server)
• Install the new license server components
Copy the contents of the /network/win64 directory to a directory of your choosing on the license
server. Copy your new FEMAP v2020.2 license file to this same directory. Please make sure that the
word “HOSTNAME” has been replaced with the name of your license server, and that the Ethernet
Address in the license file matches your machine.

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Run the LMTOOLS in this directory with Administrator Privileges. (Right Click LMTOOLS.EXE and
choose the “Run As Administrator” option). Go to the “Config Services” tab and set up a new
FEMAP License service -

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Make sure you follow the 7 steps shown above.


1. Type a descriptive name for the Service Name (for example, FEMAP License Server)
2. Use the Browse button and point to the new lmgrd.exe file
3. Use the Browse button and point to the your FEMAP v2020.2 license file
4. Use the Browse button and create a new file to log the FEMAP license server activity, this will
help if there are any problems downstream
5. Check the Use Services Option
6. Check the Start Server at Power Up
7. Save this new License service

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If you see this message –

It really doesn’t matter, click “OK”.

Start the New License Service

Switch to the “Start/Stop/Read” Tab, and Start the new FEMAP License Service – you should see a
“Server Start Successful” message on the License Service is running.

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As a final check, go back to the “Config Services” tab again, and press the “View Log…” button and check
the Log file for any errors.

License Server Running Linux


Stopping the Current FEMAP License Service on Linux (Upgrade Only)
Determine process id (pid) for lmgrd that is serving femap using:
$ ps –elf | grep lmgrd

from process list displayed, get pid for lmgrd command line containing the Femap license file

As root issue:
$ kill pid

Confirm by repeating these steps.

Starting a New FEMAP License Service on Linux (Both Upgrade and New License Server)
Create a new directory and copy the files from /network/lsb_64 found in the FEMAP v2020.2 Installation
Media. Also, copy your new FEMAP v2020.2 license file to the same directory. Make sure you have
Read/Write/Execute privileges for these files.
$ ./lmgrd –c new_license_file_with_path –l +new_debug_log_with_path

Confirm server is running using either:


$ ./lmutil lmstat
$ ps –elf | grep lmgrd

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