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  1. questionInstalling License Statistics on Windows with a FLEXlm/FLEXNet Server
    This quick-start guide is designed to get X-Formation's License Statistics up and running in 10 minutes or less. Please see the License Statistics Manual for more detailed information. Important: If you're upgrading to a newer version of License Statistics, be sure to make a backup (see How to ...

  2. questionActivating a License Statistics license
    You must activate your License Statistics license whenever you: Do a new installation Upgrade your license Renew your maintenance Note: License activation is not necessary for demo versions. When you activate your license, it generates a license file (*.lic) that you can reuse with new upd ...

  3. questionUpgrading to License Statistics v3.0 from v2.x
    To upgrade to License Statistics v3.0: To keep existing statistics and your site-specific configuration, copy the following items to a temporary directory: The database files in the db directory Your configuration file, xflicstat.cfg Any 3rd-party applications you have used; for example, lm ...

  4. questionWhy can't I get Linux license server reports in Windows?
    If you are unable to get Linux license server reports in Windows, your lmutil version may need to be updated. To check your lmutil version, look in your error log. For example, the following excerpt from an error log shows that the lmutil version is from 2001: [2008-06-06 15:51:00] WARNING: lmut ...

  5. questionWhy do I see the error "cannot find lmutil.exe" in my License Statistics log?
    The lmutil utility is specific to FLEXlm/FLEXnet and is distributed by Acresso or your vendor. You must use lmutil v9.2 or newer with License Statistics. (You can check your lmutil version on Windows in the file Properties.) You can request a download of the newest lmutil version from http://www ...

  6. questionInstalling License Statistics on Unix with a FLEXlm/FLEXNet Server
    This quick-start guide is designed to get X-Formation's License Statistics up and running in 10 minutes or less. Please see the License Statistics Manual for more detailed information. Step 1: Extract the download file contents. Extract the License Statistics zip file contents. Use the /usr/xfl ...

  7. questionWhy do I get a "Cannot connect to license server" error when monitoring FLEXlm/FLEXnet servers?
    The following error might be seen in the License Statistics log file: Detecting lmgrd processes...] Error getting status: Cannot connect to license server system. (-15,570) 2009-06-30 17:31:00] WARNING: Unable to parse logfile for server @ServerName! Please make sure the server is up and availab ...

  8. questionDo you have examples of License Statistics reports?
    Yes, our website includes a full collection of HTML reports generated by License Statistics. This live demo shows the graphs and information that License Statistics produces, including examples of standard current and monthly usage, denied users, and custom reports. The custom reporting function ...

  9. questionAre there any limitations for the License Statistics demo version versus the full version?
    The demo version of License Statistics has the following limitations: The demo version does not include the custom report utility. This utility is available only in the full License Statistics product. The demo version runs only for 2 to 3 hours at a time, instead of running continuously like ...

  10. questionHow to create a yearly report using custom reporting
    To generate a yearly usage report using custom reporting, specify "year" using the -reportperiod option. In the following example, we are generating a yearly usage report that includes the total number of hours the application has been used and the total licenses available from January 1, 2008 ...

  11. questionHow to set up License Saver with FLEXlm/FLEXnet applications
    To set up License Saver to work with FLEXlm/FLEXnet applications, perform the following steps: To get the License Saver add-on binaries, install License Statistics. The License Saver executable (xflicsaver.exe) and the LM-X dll file (lmxnet.dll) is placed in the main directory of the License St ...

  12. questionWhich license managers does License Statistics support?
    License Statistics supports the following license managers: LM-X License Manager FLEXlm / FLEXnet Sentinel LM/Sentinel RMS IBM LUM Additionally, License Statistics supports a custom interface that lets you pass information from 3rd party and custom license managers into License Statistics ...

  13. questionDoes License Statistics work with IBM LUM?
    License Statistics works with the most popular license managers. License Statistics can gather usage statistics from: LM-X License Manager FLEXlm / FLEXnet Sentinel LM/Sentinel RMS IBM LUM Additionally, License Statistics supports a custom interface that lets you pass information from 3rd ...

  14. questionHow does License Statistics work?
    X-Formation's License Statistics is a set of tools that lets you gather, monitor, and analyze license usage information in diverse ways. License Statistics gathers usage statistics from LM-X License Manager, FLEXlm/FLEXnet, IBM LUM and Sentinel LM/RMS license servers, and can be customized to ru ...

  15. questionWhy can't I gather statistics on Sentinel LM/RMS?
    [ Show » ] Henrik Goldman [X-Formation] - 29/Jul/08 12:25 AM You should also say that a common reason why this happens is because the lsmon tool and the license server are not the same version. You may see an error in your Sentinel license manager debug log similar to the following: S ...

  16. questionWhy do I get the error "Problem occurred while running external statistics utility"?
    You may see an error similar to the following in your License Statistics log file when monitoring Sentinel LM/Sentinel RMS or IBM LUM servers: [2008-07-30 08:56:00] WARNING: Problem occurred while running external statistics utility for 192.168.1.194! To fix this error, make sure that the query ...

  17. questionWhy is lsmon not working for Sentinel LM/RMS?
    If you are installing License Statistics for use with Sentinel RMS, and lsmon is not working, perform the following steps in addition to the steps outlined in Installing License Statistics on Windows with a FLEXlm/FLEXNet Server: Go to the License Statistics installation directory and copy the ...

  18. questionDoes License Statistics automatically check in idle licenses?
    X-Formation's License Saver, a License Statistics add-on, gives you the ability to automatically check in idle licenses. If a monitored application is checked out and then the user's machine is idle for a specified length of time, License Saver automatically pauses any monitored application on t ...

  19. questionWhy do I see an "unable to open http server on port" error in my License Statistics log?
    The License Statistics Usage Monitor is configured by default to use port 80 for the http server, which is used to display the statistics HTML pages in the browser. If this port (or another port you specified in the configuration file) is already being used by another application, you will see a ...

  20. questionCan I monitor standalone licenses with License Statistics?
    Yes, X-Formation's License Statistics Usage Client allows you to monitor standalone licenses with License Statistics. The Usage Client is a License Statistics add-on for Windows only. The Usage Client works in conjunction with an LM-X license server. The standalone client applications are rerout ...

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