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Windows Server
Obtain a Patran License File for Your Server
To obtain a license file from MSC, you need to determine the hostid of the machine that will function as your license server. Execute the setup.exe utility from the DVD-ROM and choose MSC.Licensing installation. Your system’s lmhostid should be displayed on this form. Provide this value to your MSC.Software Corporation sales administrator to obtain your full term codes.
Place the License File on the Server
The FLEXlm installation portion of the setup.exe utility automatically installs the license.dat file if you provide it during installation.
If you have other FLEXlm products you will need to integrate the new Patran license. See
Additional Documentation, 132 for documents that will provide instructions.
The license file may be located anywhere on your license server. MSC recommends locating it in $P3_HOME\msc_licensing\flexlm\licenses\license.dat.
When the FLEXlm installation is complete you will be asked to restart your system.
Using Lmtools.exe to Configure FLEXlm
You can use the lmtools.exe utility to start/stop, configure, and diagnose your FLEXlm license server. You can access the Lmtools utility from the shortcut in the Start menu at Start>Programs>MSC.Software>MSC.Licensing 11.6>FLEXlm Configuration Utility 11.6.
Set Up Clients to Access the Floating License
The MSC_LICENSE_FILE environment variable provides the location of licenses to Patran. It can be set in
Control Panel\System\Environment either with the path and file name to the
license.dat file, or to
<port>@<hostname>. See
Environment Variables, 50 for information on setting environment variables for Patran.