Welcome
License Manager Basics
Getting Started on UNIX
       Acquiring licenses
       License availability
       Installing the license file on UNIX
       Starting the license manager on UNIX
       Verifying license start up
Getting Started on Windows
       Acquiring licenses
       License availability
       Installing the license manager on Windows
       Starting the license manager on Windows
       The Desktop Administrator
       Using ArcGIS extensions
       Updating your existing license manager
Getting Started with ArcSDE
       ArcSDE licensing
       Connecting to a database without ArcSDE
Frequently asked questions
       What is a license manager?
       What is a daemon?
       What are FEATURE lines?
       How does the license manager work?
       What is included in my license file?
       What is a hardware key and when do I need one?
       How many license managers and hardware keys do I need?
       How do I select my license server?
       On which operating system should I install my license manager?
       How are licenses allocated?
       How are UNIX and Windows license files different?
       How do I know which licenses are available?
       What is an upgrade line?
       What does the LMTools utility do?
       How can I add new features to my installed license file?
       What are batch processes?
       What is a local session?
       What is a multiple-server network?
       What is a node locked seat?
       What is a remote session?
       What is a single-server network?
       What is a standalone workstation?
       Why won't my license manager run on my standalone laptop?
       Will my new license file work with earlier versions of ESRI software?
       Can I use my existing 7.x license file and/or hardware key for ArcGIS 8.1?
       Can I use an existing 8.0.x license file and/or hardware key for ArcGIS 8.1?
       Will SDE 3.x and ArcSDE 8.x instances run using the same license manager?
       When should I use an environment variable?
       Why is the default TCP-IP port number 27005?
       Where can I get more detailed information on using the FLEXlm license manager?
       How do I suppress the license expiration warning?
Using the license manager on UNIX
       Using the license manager on UNIX
       Changing the socket address
       Check for another ESRI daemon
       Checking for a remote login
       Checking the license server status
       Checking the permissions on the license.dat file
       Checking your active end-users
       Checking your license variables
       Checking your network connection
       Combining files on UNIX from more than one vendor
       Combining license files on UNIX
       Enabling xhost
       Rereading the license file
       Stopping and restarting the license manager
       Verifying the hostid on UNIX
       Verifying the hostname on UNIX
       Verifying the license file content
       Verifying the version of the FLEXlm license manager
       Updating the license manager on UNIX
Using the license manager on Windows
       Using your Windows license manager
       Using the License Manager Tools
       Starting and stopping the license manager
       LMTools: Defining your license manager server
       LMTools: Performing a Server Status inquiry
       LMTools: Setting up a debug log file on NT
       LMTools: Server Diagnostics
       LMTools: Checking your FlexLM version
       LMTools: Checksum
       Updating an existing license file
       Check your host file
       Checking the status of your hardware key
       Check the parallel port
       Checking your system settings
       Check devices connected to the parallel port
       Check your hardware key driver
       Check your system's clock settings
       Checking the hostname on Windows
       Checking the network card
       Checking the TCP-IP properties
       Checking the time zone variable
       Combining license files
       Installing the Sentinel driver
       Setting up an environment variable
       Setting up the MS LoopBack adapter
       Using the license manager from a command prompt
       Updating your FLEXlm version
       Updating an existing license file
       Verifying the contents of your license file
       Verifying your hardware key number
Troubleshooting license errors on UNIX
       Troubleshooting license errors on UNIX
       Cannot Connect to License Server
       Cannot Find License File
       Incorrect Clock Setting
       Invalid Host Name
       Invalid Hostid
       Invalid License Key, Encryption code in license file is inconsistent (8)
       Invalid returned data from license server (12)
       No available licenses
       No features listed
       Server not recognizing changes to the license file
       Product not licensed
       Socket address in use
       Too many open files
       Unable to re-open lock file
Troubleshooting license errors on Windows
       Troubleshooting license errors on Windows
       Cannot Connect to License Server
       Cannot find SERVER Hostname in network database
       Denied <feature>
       Driver not installed
       Feature removed during lmreread, or wrong SERVER line hostid
       Feature start date is in the future
       File not Found
       Hardware key not installed
       "Host" not a valid server host name
       Incorrect clock setting
       Incorrect Hostid
       Incorrect IP Address
       Invalid host name
       License file does not support this version
       No such feature exists
       Security - Invalid secondary encryption code
       Vendor daemon is down
       Unable to re-open lock file
Advanced License Manager Topics
       Batch processes
       Defining <port>@<host> to one or more license servers
       Defining the path to one or more license files
       Environment variables
       Local sessions with X terminals
       Redundant server configuration
       Remote sessions with X terminals
       Starting the license manager automatically
       Sharing licenses across architectures
       TCP/IP ports
       The license.opt file
Glossary
       checksum
       debug log file
       daemon
       dongle
       feature
       floating
       hardware key
       host
       host ID
       host name
       IP address
       keycode
       license file
       lmdiag
       lmdown
       lmgrd
       lminstall
       lmremove
       lmreread
       lmstat
       LMTools
       lmver
       node
       node-locked
       redundant server configuration
       seat
       server
       service
       TCP/IP
       TCP/IP port
       time-out date
       upgrade line
       vendor