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 updates of the software (unless you're instructed to update the license for any reason). You should perform the license activation before attempting to start the software for the first time. For more information about installing and starting License Statistics, see the quickstart tutorial, "Installing License Statistics on Windows with a FLEXlm/FLEXNet Server" or " Installing License Statistics on Unix with a FLEXlm/FLEXNet Server."
There are three methods you may use to activate your license: using the License Activation Tool (Windows only); using our website; or using the LM-X End-user utility. Each method is described below. (The LM-X End user utility is included with your License Statistics installation, and is also available from http://www.x-formation.com/lm-x_license_manager/enduser_downloads.html.)
To activate your license in Windows using the License Activation Tool:
- Open the License Activation Tool. This tool opens automatically upon completing your License Statistics Windows installation. It can also be opened at any time from the X-Formation License Statistics program group (Start > All Programs > X-Formation License Statistics > Activate License Statistics).
- In the License Activation Tool, enter the Order ID you received in your software download email. You may also log into the Support Portal and locate the Order ID in the Licenses tab.
- If you already have a license file, instead of entering the Order ID, you can browse for and select the license file.
- When you are done entering your Order ID or selecting the license file, click Next to complete the activation.
- You can now start License Statistics.
To activate your license online:
- Log into the X-Formation Support Portal.
- Under the Licenses tab, enter your ETHERNET hostid.
To find the ETHERNET hostid, open the LM-X End-user Configuration Tool (lmxconfigtool.exe), located in your License Statistics directory under the license folder, and view the contents of the Hostid tab. If there are multiple ETHERNET hostids listed, you can use any one of them (usually the first on the list). On Unix, use command-line utility lmxenduser instead (./lmxenduser -hostid).
- Click Activate. After a few seconds, a Save license dialog will appear. Save the file in the license directory under the License Statistics root directory.
- You can now start License Statistics.
To activate your license from the command line:
To activate your License Statistics license from the command line (Windows or Unix), use the lmxendutil -activate command. (For more information about using the -activate command, including descriptions for using optional parameters, see the LM-X End-user Guide.)
The syntax is as follows (optional parameters are enclosed in square brackets):
lmxendutil -activate -orderid order -url "url" [-output output_file -hostid type=value,...
-proxyhost host -proxyport port -proxyuser username -proxypassword password]
For example:
lmxendutil -activate -orderid 9S561-9Y2FB-4SH45-WNRXL -url "http://licservice.x-formation.com/LicService.asmx?WSDL"
where orderid is your Order ID, which you can obtain from your software download email or by logging into the X-Formation Support Portal. The default output location is -output /usr/x-formation/licstat.lic. If you change the output location, be sure to add the license file path, as described in the LM-X End User Manual.
Note: if you get an error (e.g., XF Error: Getting license failed: Unexpected network error occurred) when attempting to activate your license, retry the activation command.
After activating the license, you can start License Statistics.
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