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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