SlickEdit

注意

You must have OpenLM Broker installed and reporting to OpenLM Server before starting this configuration.

Scope

SlickEdit is a cross-platform, multi-language source code and text editor. It provides various coding tools and time-saving programming features. SlickEdit 2014 supports over 40 languages across 9 different platforms.

Usage of SlickEdit is licensed and managed by a proprietary license manager. This guide explains how to configure OpenLM to monitor the SlickEdit license manager, track license usage, and collect license statistics.

There are two options for querying the license server:

1. Directly query the license server from OpenLM Server.
2. Query the license server locally with OpenLM Broker and propagate the information back to OpenLM Server.

OpenLM Server direct method

Enabling OpenLM Server to work with SlickEdit

To configure OpenLM Server to work with SlickEdit:

1. Download and install OpenLM Server.
2. Open EasyAdmin.
3. Go to Start → Administration → License Manager Servers.
4. Select the LM Tools tab. Choose SlickEdit.
5. Copy or install the SlickEdit selicutil.exe executable to
   C:\Program Files\OpenLM\OpenLM Server\LM\.
6. In the SlickEdit executable file text box, type the full path to the file, for example:

   C:\Program Files\OpenLM\OpenLM Server\LM\selicutil.exe

Click Apply. 7. Restart the OpenLM Server service in Windows Services.

Configuring EasyAdmin to work with SlickEdit.

Adding a new SlickEdit server

1. In EasyAdmin, go to Start → Administration → License Manager Servers.
2. Select the LM Servers tab and click Add License Manager.
3. From the Type drop-down menu, select SlickEdit.
4. Enter a descriptive text in the Display Name field (for example, SlickEdit license server).
5. Set the Time zone to where the license server is located.
6. Enter the Hostname and Port number of the license server.
   Default port is 27100. This port must not be used by any other application and must be open through all firewalls.
7. Leave Is Triad Configuration unchecked. Multiple server redundancy is not supported for SlickEdit.
8. Leave Use Broker unchecked.
9. Click Save. Restart the OpenLM Server service in Windows Services.

Adding a SlickEdit server in EasyAdmin.

Monitoring with Broker

OpenLM Broker configuration for SlickEdit

OpenLM Broker is optional but recommended. It should be installed and configured on the SlickEdit license manager machine. Broker provides:

• More accurate license statistics
• Reliable communication between OpenLM Server and the license manager

To configure Broker:

1. Download and install the latest OpenLM Broker version from the Downloads page.
2. In Broker, select the license manager node. Click Add Port if Auto-Detect did not find SlickEdit.
3. Configure Broker to monitor the SlickEdit license server (for example, slickedit_license_server) on port 27100.
4. Set the vendor name to SlickEdit.
5. In the Commands node, enter the full path to the selicutil.exe executable. Click Update and Apply.
6. Set the SlickEdit commands for Status and Data_inquiry as shown in the image below, replacing <fullpath> with the actual path to selicutil.exe.

Configuring Broker commands for SlickEdit.

7. Click Restart Broker.
8. You can also configure Broker via the Broker web UI.

Configuring SlickEdit in Broker web UI.

Verifying configuration

To verify the SlickEdit configuration:

1. Open EasyAdmin.
2. Click the link for Pending Approval and approve the SlickEdit server.
3. Confirm that the license manager appears in the server list.
   A green circle node indicates an active connection.

Approving SlickEdit in EasyAdmin.

SlickEdit license server approved in EasyAdmin.

SlickEdit license manager active connection indicator.