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Installing the FLEXlm License Server on Windows

This chapter provides detailed information for those users who want to use a Windows computer as the license server for RequisitePro and includes the following topics:

You will need to copy your license file for Rational Suite DevelopmentStudio for UNIX (Windows components) to the license server. If you do not have a license, see Requesting License Keys.

This section describes how to use the Rational Software Setup wizard to install the FLEXlm License Server Version 7.0f on a Windows server. FLEXlm is a software-based license server that:


Before You Start the FLEXlm License Server Installation

The following sections list the steps you must take and information you must prepare before installing FLEXlm License Server on a Windows computer.

Installation Requirements

Make sure that you have a current backup of your Registry and system directories before running the Rational Software Setup program.

Table 10, FLEXlm License Server Requirements, lists the system and software requirements for installing FLEXlm License Server.

Table 10 FLEXlm License Server Requirements

Item

Requirement

Operating System

Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, SP3
Windows 2000

Processor

133 MHz or greater

Memory

64 MB

Disk space

75 MB

Privileges

To use the Rational Software Setup program on a Windows system, you must have Windows administrator privileges on the local system.

Verifying Network Communication

1 Verify that the Windows application server is correctly networked to the license server.

a Open a command prompt window on the Windows application server, and then ping both the license server IP address and the license server host name.

    c:\>ping hostname
    

    c:\>ping IP_address
    

    Note: The license server may be either a UNIX or Windows computer depending on the licensing option you selected earlier.

      If either ping fails, then the networking between the license server and the application server must be corrected. It is beyond the scope of this manual to describe configuration of the Windows network. If necessary, consult your system administrator.

b From the exec client computer, ping the Windows application server.


Installing FLEXlm License Server

The Rational Software Installation procedure uses C:\Program Files\Rational as the default installation path. You can specify another drive during the installation procedure.

If your C:\ drive lacks sufficient free disk space, you may either specify another drive or make space available on the default drive.


Warning: Interrupting an installation that is in progress may leave your system in an indeterminate state. If you try to close the Rational Software Setup window while the installation is in progress, you are asked to confirm that you want to exit from the incomplete installation.

Typical Installation

This section describes a Typical installation of FLEXlm License Server.

1 Insert the Rational Solutions for Windows CD into your system's CD-ROM drive.

    The setup program starts automatically.

    If autorun is disabled on your system, use Windows Explorer to locate and run the SETUP.EXE file on the Rational Solutions for Windows CD.

2 The Rational Software Setup wizard guides you through the software installation. On each page, click Next to proceed to the next page.

    The Rational Software Setup page provides general information about the software installation. Click Browse to review Rational product information.

    The Save button lets you copy the contents of the setup wizard message window to a file. The Copy button copies the contents of the message window in the setup wizard to the Windows clipboard. The Copy and Save buttons are enabled on wizard pages that display the license agreement or installation messages.

    The Help button is enabled on the Setup Configuration, Shared Components, and Software Use pages, providing you with additional information regarding setup options.

3 The Choose Product page provides a list of products for you to install. Click GLOBEtrotter FLEXlm License Server from the list of products. Click Next to continue.

4 Click Finish to exit from the Rational Software Setup wizard. If the Launch License Key Administrator check box is selected, the License Key Administrator will start after you click Finish.

    The Rational Software Setup program writes a log of the installation activities. The log file is located in Install Path\Rational\RSSetup\RSsetup.log.

Possible Reboot Required

If files required for the installation are in use during the installation procedure, the Rational Software Setup program may need to reboot your system to complete the installation.

1 After rebooting, log on as the same user to complete the installation procedure.

    Part 2 of the installation automatically starts on your system.

2 Click Finish to exit from the Rational Software Setup program. If the Launch License Key Administrator check box is selected, the Rational License Key Administrator will start after you click Finish.

3 Click Finish to exit from the Rational Software Setup wizard.

Configuration instructions are included in the following section.


Configuring the License Server Software

After installing the FLEXlm License Server software, you must provide the following additional information about your configuration. You can use the FLEXlm License Manager to configure:

Configuration

Use the following steps to configure your FLEXlm License Server software:

1 Click Start and click Settings > Control Panel.

2 Open the FLEXlm License Manager control panel.

3 Click the Setup tab. Enter the location of the lmgrd.exe file. The default location is Install Path\Program Files\Rational\Common\

4 Enter the location of the license key file on your license server computer. Specify either server-name.dat the permanent license key file, or Temporary.dat, the startup license key file. The default location is Install Path\Program Files\Rational\Common\

5 Enter the location of the license debug log file. The default location is Install Path\Program Files\Rational\Common\

6 Click Use NT Services check box if you want to start the FLEXlm License Server software as a Windows NT service.

    If you click Use NT Services check box, you may also click Start Server at Power Up check box. If you do not click Start Server at Power Up check box, you must start the FLEXlm License Server manually each time you start your computer.

    We recommend that you click both check boxes to start your license server as a Windows NT service automatically each time you boot your system.

    To start the FLEXlm License Server manually, on the Control tab of the FLEXlm License Manager control panel, click the Start button.

7 Click OK to save this information and exit.

Starting the FLEXlm License Server Software

We recommend that you reboot your system before starting the FLEXlm License Server software for the first time.

1 Open the FLEXlm License Manager control panel.

2 On the Control tab, click the Start button to start the license server.

3 Click the Status button to confirm that the license server started.


Removing FLEXlm License Server

This section describes how to remove FLEXlm License Server from your system.

Preparing to Remove FLEXlm License Server

Make sure that no one is using the FLEXlm License Server or any associated files. You cannot remove files that are in use.

To remove FLEXlm from a Windows system, you must have Windows administrator privileges on the local computer.

Removing FLEXlm License Server

Use the Windows Add/Remove Programs control panel to select and remove FLEXlm License Server. The Rational Software Setup program removes FLEXlm License Server from your system. It does not remove directories that contain files that you have created using Rational Suite products.


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