Monitoring the Flexera Flexnet (TokenFlex) with OPenLM

Monitoring the FlexLM (TokenFlex) Using OpenLM Broker #

• Be sure to install OpenLM Broker on the license server.
• Also make sure you have a single OpenLM Server installation on a central network server.
• Open up the OpenLM Broker Configuration tool.
• Select the OpenLM Servers directory icon –> Add –> Select localhost.
• Configure OpenLM Server hostname.
• Click Check connectivity to OpenLM Server –> Click Apply.
• Click Detect.
• Click on the license server hostname tab.
• Click Add port if port not already present in the list on the left.
• Click on the vendor port under the License Servers directory icon.
  • License Manager Type –> Select FlexLM.
  • License file Path –> Path to the vendor license file (If exists).
• If the correct license file is not present then click Set Path Manually –> Add –> Select the correct license file.
• Check Watch License file –> Click Apply.
• Click on the Commands tab –> Set path to the vendor’s lmutil.exe file –> Click Update –>Click Apply.
• Click on the Vendors tab  –> Add Vendor if no vendor listed below  –> Click on the listed vendor.
  • Name–> Vendor name EXACTLY as provided by vendor (e.g.: ARCGIS, adskflex, ptc_d, MLM, ugslmd).
  • Option File Description –> Name the new Options File listing.
  • Option File Path –> Path to the related Options File.
  • Check Watch Options file
• Click Apply.
• Click on the Log Files tab  –> Add Log if no log listed below  –> Click on the listed log.
  • Type –> Select the log file type.
  • Name–>Name the new log listing.
  • Path  –> Input path to the vendor’s Debug log file.
  • Vendor –> select the vendor name.
• Click Apply.
• Click Restart Broker–> Click OK –>Close the tool.
• Make sure you have a single OpenLM Server installation on a central network server.
• go to the server which hosts OpenLM Server.
• Windows Start button –> All Programs –> OpenLM –> OpenLM EasyAdmin User Interface.
• OpenLM User Interface Start button –> select Widgets–> Click on License Servers.
• Click Approve on the top red line reprisenting the license manager you configured.
• Windows Start button –> All Programs –> OpenLM –> OpenLM Server –> select the license server–>check the checkbox Enable Token Support.
• Click Apply
• Please note that it might take up to 3 minutes for the license manager to become online in OpenLM.
• For added functionality, you can also install the OpenLM Agent or evaluate the OpenLM Features.
• See the Reports of OpenLM.

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Monitoring the FlexLM (TokenFlex) Without OpenLM Broker #

• Make sure you have a single OpenLM Server installation on a central network server.
• Windows Start button –> All Programs –> OpenLM –> OpenLM Server
• Select the LM Tools tab –> FlexLM.
•  Copy the file lmutil.exe from the license server to C:Program Files OpenLMOpenLM ServerLM.
• Type in C:Program Files (x86)OpenLMOpenLM ServerLMlmutil.exe
• Select License Servers –> Click Add.
  • Type  –> Select FlexLM.
  • Description  –> Name the server.
  • Time Zone  –> Select the license server time zone.
  • Type in the license server’s Hostname and vendor Port number.
  • Is Triad Configuration –> Select if true.
  • Make sure Use Broker is unchecked.
  • Make sure Read license file is unchecked.
  • Make sure Enable Token Support is checked.
• Click Apply.
• For added functionality, you can also install the OpenLM Agent or evaluate the OpenLM Features.