Installing or Upgrading The FEMAP License Server
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
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.
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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
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If you see this message –
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.
from process list displayed, get pid for lmgrd command line containing the Femap license file
As root issue:
$ kill pid
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
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