License Manager User Guide
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1. License Manager User Guide Copynght 2011 PROCAD Software All nghts reserved The contents of thisdocument are the property of PROCAD Software and are subject to change without notice No part of thisdocument may be reproduced transmitted transcnbed stored in a retrieval system ortranslated into any language without the wntten permission of PROCAD Software PROCAD Software 12 Elbow River Road Calgary Alberta Canada I3Z2V2 www procad com PapnCAD License Management User Guide License Management Trademarks This manual makes reference to the following products These products are registered trademarks of their manufacturers AutoCAD is a registered trademark of Autodesk Inc Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation ObPlans amp Elevations 2011 by PROCAD Software Olsometrics 2011 by PROCAD Software OHlectrics 2011 by PROCAD Software P amp ID 2011 by PROCAD Software FlexNet LMtools are registered trademarks of Flexera Software PapriCAD is a trademark of PROCAD Software Other products mentioned are trademarks of their respective companies fapriC AD T PapnCAD License Management User Guide Table of Contents Table of Contents License VI 5 PTET O GNC LOM 5 COTM STEAM COO2. J OTE SE aO Eee S 6 COn UL AON MN 6 COMM SOPAION ete 6 oiu A E E 7 MSS Apphcaton OPUONS 7 8 PROCAD S License Manager sccixccic sssntascsascccpenientecasetccnpeoaiaasaadaearszoseasaeasaneananoneviae 8 as 8 PROCAD s License Manager Procedures ccccccccssssseeecceeceeeeaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeees 8 Opening the License OE T 8 Viewine License CALS 9 Por uds 9 ISG CRUG Seno 10 POO INS be I Ble ETE UU T UU TU TM 10 Viewing Floating Licenses nennen eene nennen enne nnns 10 me gt bi todos E 11 Moving Between License Types 11 Windows Firewall Exception 12 FlexNet Configuration Tools ccccccccssssssssssssssccccssssssssssssccccssssessssssseees 14 FlexNet Configuration Tools torre orte ntes ssh Ito rtt o raa auda 14 Utilities for License Server Management cccccccsssssseeececeeeceeeeese
3. For example opening three P amp ID applications on one workstation using standalone licenses only requires one standalone license The following three processes manage the distribution and availability of licenses License manager daemon mgrd exe Handles the original contact with the application and then passes the connection to the vendor daemon The mgrd exe daemon is used to communicate with the vendor daemon only mgrd exe does not authenticate or dispense licenses but rather passes user requests to the vendor daemon By using this approach a single mgrd exe daemon can be used by multiple software vendors to provide license authentication The mgrd exe daemon starts and restarts the vendor daemons as needed PROCAD vendor daemon Procad exe Tracks the licenses that are checked out and workstations that are using them Each software vendor has a unique vendor daemon to management vendor specific licensing As its name implies the procad exe 15 specific to PROCAD products NOTE If the Procad exe vendor daemon terminates for any reason all users lose their licenses until Imgrd exe restarts the vendor daemon or the problem causing the termination 15 resolved e License file A text file that has vendor specific license information License Files The network license file you receive from PROCAD contains licensing information required for your network or standalone installation You obtain license file data when you a
4. Help for this dialog box Hoating Licenses Dialog Box Use this dialog box to view a list of all licenses for the selected application This dialog box displays A list of licenses currently in use of the computer where the license currently operates The login name of the user To access this dialog box In the License Manager Dialog box click the Floating Licenses button You may also select Floating Licenses from the File menu f T PapnCAD License Manager User Guide Dialog Boxes Floating License Snapshot Computer 1 spetti Supporta e PROCAD xpspz Refresh 5ave Help Close Automatic Refresh License List area Nothing You cannot modify any license information from this dialog box Refresh Click to update the dialog box display with the most current information Saves the current license usage information into a log file Close Click to close the dialog box and return to the License Manager dialog box Click to access Help for this dialog box Qr CAD T
5. about installation please refer to the Installation Guide Configuration Options There are many configuration options available for installation Below is a chart with some of the most common configurations NEN Configuration 1 Applications E Pri CAD T PapnCAD License Manager User Guide License Management Legend Workstation Network server 2 installation ces installation Network server 1 installation Configuration 1 This configuration represents a truly standalone installation The user has a standalone license and will not be sharing data with any other users This configuration should be used when the software is being evaluated and for a single user environment Configuration 2 This configuration represents the situation where there are multiple users that need to share data but have standalone licenses In this scenario the data files must first be installed onto a network location before the individual workstations have the applications and licenses installed This configuration is most often used for small companies that have chosen standalone licenses but must still share data Configuration 3 This configuration represents the situation where it is desired to have the data and the licenses on the same network server and only the applications reside on the workstations In this example the data files and licenses need to be installed on the server before the applicati
6. 23 0123 0123 0123 0123 INCREMENT PIDI PROCAD 1 0 19 mar 2010 1 ISSUED 17 Feb 2010 SIGN 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 INCREMENT ISOMETRICSI PROCAD 1 0 19 mar 2010 1 ISSUED 17 Feb 2010 SIGN 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 INCREMENT PLANS PROCAD 1 0 19 mar 2010 1 ISSUED 17 Feb 2010 SIGN 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 Borrowing Licenses The borrow feature will allow a license to be checked out from the network server to a local machine for a period of time determined by the user This is useful when the computer where the application is to be run will not be connected to the network for a period of time such as when a laptop must be brought out of the office to a field office The borrow feature is not automatically added to all network licenses and must be requested from PROCAD To request the borrow feature please contact sales at sales procad com phone 1 403 216 3375 fax 1 403 216 3378 f ACAD T PapnCAD License Manager User Guide Dialog Boxes Dialog Boxes License Manager Dialog Box Use this dialog to View license status Request additional licenses Access the Floating Licenses dialog box To access this dialog box Open the License Manager Dialog box using t
7. AD Licenses FlexNet Browse For Folder X Choose the license folder EE Desktop Sarah Jane Petti Public Computer amp Network Control Panel Recyde Bin 2D DESIGNER V2008 2D DESIGNER V2010 3DSMART Create V1 4 If you select Workstation you will be prompted to enter the name of the server where the network license file is located This is always in the format of SERVERNAME Server name x Windows Firewall Exception When a license server is setup on a computer that utilizes Windows Firewall you need to add the PROCAD exe vendor daemon and Imgrd exe to the exceptions list To add the exception on Windows 7 1 Open the Control Panel for CAD T PapnCAD License Manager User Guide Procedures Select System and Security Under Windows Firewall select Allow A program though windows Firewall Click the Change settings button Click the Allow another program button Click on the Browse button Navigate to the license folder and select PROCAD Click the Open button Click the Add button 10 Repeat steps 5 9 while selecting Imgrd instead of PROCAD 11 Click the OK button To add the exception on Windows Vista l 2 Open the Control Panel Under Security select Allow a program though Windows Firewall Click the Add program button Click the Browse button Navigate to the license folder and select PROCAD Click the Open button Click the Ok button Repeat step
8. D s License Manager Flexera s FlexNet LMTools Configuration Installed for standalone Installed for license servers configurations and license servers only Application Ea License Manager Shortcut 2 2 15 KB LMTools Procedures Request license codes View list of computers Apply license codes acting as clients or servers View license status Specify which machines or View floating license usage workgroups may access the licenses Manuals License Management User Guide FlexNet Licensing End User Guide f ACAD T PapnCAD License Manager User Guide Procedures Procedures PROC AD s License Manager Introduction The License Manager allows you to work with your PROCAD application licenses Using the License Manger you can View license status for each module or application Purchase additional licenses Request license codes Apply license codes View the floating license usage Warning Never move the license folder to a new location Moving this folder invalidates all current licenses If for some reason you must place the license folder in an alternate location contact PROCAD technical support for assistance PROCAD s License Manager Procedures Opening the License Manager To open the License Manager Click on the License Manager icon in the PapriCAD folder License Manager 1 Shortcut Pu 2 15 The License Manager dialog box appears f T Pa
9. ed HOSTID 123 123123123 ISSUED 17 Feb 2010 SIGN 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 INCREMENT PLANS PROCAD 1 0 19 mar 2010 uncounted HOSTID 123123123123 ISSUED 17 Feb 2010 SIGN 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 Network Permanent License SERVER Licensesvr 123123123123 VENDOR PROCAD INCREMENT ELECTRICS1 PROCAD 1 0 permanent 1 ISSUED 17 Feb 2010 V SIGN 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 INCREMENT PID1 PROCAD 1 0 permanent 1 ISSUED 17 Feb 2010 SIGN 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 INCREMENT ISOMETRICSI PROCAD 1 0 permanent 1 ISSUED 17 Feb 2010 SIGN 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 INCREMENT PLANSI PROCAD 1 0 permanent 1 ISSUED 17 Feb 2010 SIGN 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 fori CAD T PapnCAD License Manager User Guide HexNet Configuration Tools Network Temporary License SERVER Licensesvr 123123123123 VENDOR PROCAD INCREMENT ELECTRICS1 PROCAD 1 0 19 mar 2010 1 ISSUED 17 Feb 2010 SIGN 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 01
10. eeeeeeeeaeeeees 14 About Your 14 License Operation and Availability 15 License 15 PC AUD C Al 17 License Pile EX amples 17 Standalone Permanent 17 standalone Temporary License baee onore bae cds 18 Network Permanent 18 Network Temporary License o ores utes 19 19 OX T 20 License Mander Dialog 20 Floating Licenses Dialog 21 f T PapnCAD License Manager User Guide License Management License Management Introduction Licenses may be purchased from PROCAD Software as standalone or network Standalone licenses once activated are only accessible by one machine Networked licenses exist in a pool and may be accessed across a company s network from any computer The maximum number of users that may work at the same time will be equal to the number of concurrent licenses in the pool The installation of the software along with the type of license purchased will define the manner in which licenses will be managed and the procedures that are allowed For more information
11. he license file contains the information about all licenses that have been issued by PROCAD Software More information about the contents of the license file 1s found in the section titled License Files To view the license file e Click the View menu and select the License File command OR e Browse using Windows Explorer to the folder that contains the file PROCADLicense lic Open this file using Notepad It is important that the file not be modified The default location of this file is c Program Data PROCA D Licenses FlexNet DO NOT MODIFY THE LICENSE FILE Doing so may invalidate the licenses requiring assistance from PROCAD Software For companies without a maintenance contract this will incur a service charge Moving Between License Types If you decide to upgrade a standalone license to a network license you will need to direct the workstation to look to the license server for the license file instead of at its own file location To move between license types 1 From the Edit menu select the Change License Type command The License Type dialog will open License Type Select license installation type Standalone Workstation 2 Select the desired license option T PapnCAD License Manager User Guide Procedures 3 If you select the Standalone option you will be prompted to browse to the location of the local license file By default this is c ProgramData PROC
12. he shortcut in the PapriCAD folder M License Manager PapriCAD PROCAD Software File View Edit License C lProgramDatalPROCAD Licenses FlexNet Plans amp Elevations Licenses Duration HostID 002170982B1E Computer SUPPORTS Applications List Click the application for which you want to view or change license information License Field and Nothing This field displays current license location You Button can relocate the license using the Select Folder button to the right of the field Version Nothing This field displays user level for the license for the application selected in the Applications list Licenses Nothing Displays the number for licenses for the application selected in the Applications list Page 20 Pagri CAD PapnCAD License Manager User Guide Dialog Boxes Duration Nothing This field displays the remaining license period for the selected application Host ID Ethernet address of the computer running the visible instance of the License Manager Computer Host name of the computer running the visible instance of the License Manager Click to close this dialog box Floating Licenses Click to access the Floating Licenses dialog box where you can view floating license information for the application you select in the Applications List License Online Click to license the product through the website This will take you to http www procad com license php Click to access
13. nent License VENDOR PROCAD INCREMENT ELECTRICS 1 PROCAD 1 0 permanent uncounted HOSTID 123123123123 ISSUED 17 Feb 2010 SIGN 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 INCREMENT PID1 PROCAD 1 0 permanent uncounted HOSTID 123123123123 ISSUED 17 Feb 2010 SIGN 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 INCREMENT ISOMETRICS1 PROCAD 1 0 permanent uncounted HOSTID 123123123123 ISSUED 17 Feb 2010 SIGN 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 INCREMENT PLANS1 PROCAD 1 0 permanent uncounted V HOSTID 123123123123 ISSUED 17 Feb 2010 SIGN 0123 0123 0123 f riCAD T PapnCAD License Manager User Guide HexNet Configuration Tools 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 Standalone Temporary License VENDOR PROCAD INCREMENT 5 1 PROCAD 1 0 19 mar 2010 uncounted HOSTID 123123123123 ISSUED 17 Feb 2010 SIGN 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 INCREMENT PIDI PROCAD 1 0 19 mar 2010 uncounted HOSTID 123 123123123 ISSUED 17 Feb 2010 SIGN 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 0123 INCREMENT ISOMETRICS1 PROCAD 1 0 19 mar 2010 uncount
14. oduct supported by the license file Amount of time the licenses are available Number of licenses supported by the license file License usage type and license Example DRAFTSVR 001C234CO9AEA procad exe port 2080 1 000 SUPERCEDE SIGN 0 SIGN2 0 P amp ID permanent 19 mar 2010 25 PROCAD PapnCAD License Manager User Guide HexNet Configuration Tools behavior of the product that is supported by the license file ISSUED Date that the license file was 16 feb 2009 generated by PROCAD SIGN Encrypted signature used to SIGN 6E88EFA8D authenticate the attributes of the license file Heartbeat Signal When a PROCAD product is running it communicates with the license server at regular intervals using a communication method known as the heartbeat signal If the heartbeat signal is lost the server tries to reconnect If the server cannot reconnect the user receives a license error If the product stops working because it has lost a connection to the server you must shut down the product and then restart it If the problem causing the original loss of the heartbeat signal is resolved and there are available licenses on the server the program can be restarted License File Examples License file examples are provided in this User Manual to help you understand how the licenses files work for your particular network setup PROCAD provides a standard license file for individual products Standalone Perma
15. ons are installed on the individual workstations This configuration 1s most often used for small or medium companies that purchase network licenses and prefer to keep all of the PapriCAD files on one server or when only one network server is available fA CAD T PapnCAD License Manager User Guide License Management Configuration 4 This configuration represents the situation where it is desired to have the data and the licenses installed on separate servers In this configuration the data files and licenses need to be installed on the servers before the applications are installed on the individual workstations This configuration is most often used for small through large companies that have network licenses and have multiple servers available for selection Commonly one server has already been designated for licenses for other applications and a second server already contains data for the drafting department The four configurations above are the most common installation options encountered However it is possible to install the applications onto a network server as well introducing a number of new configuration possibilities For all installation configurations it is important to do the server portions of the installations before the workstations installation are started License Application Options There are two License Applications that may be installed based on the configuration chosen during the installation PROCA
16. pnCAD License Manager User Guide Procedures V License Manager PapriCAD PROCAD Software File View Edit Help License Version Plans amp Elevations Licenses 0 Duraton HoestID 00217098281 Computer SUPPORTS Viewing License Status You can view current license information for specific applications using the License Manager dialog box To view license information In the Applications field click the module or application for which you want to view license data If the module or application has active licensing these fields display data License and location This directory is selected when you perform the initial installation Version Licenses number of Duration Purc hasing Licenses You can purchase additional software licenses from PROCAD Software at any time To purchase licenses Contact sales at sales procad com phone 1 403 216 3375 fax 1 403 216 3378 T PapnCAD License Manager User Guide Procedures Requesting License File If the computer you are installing from has access to the Internet 1 Open the License Manager dialog box using the shortcut in the PapriCAD folder 2 Press the License Online button in the License Manager It may take a few moments for the web page to appear 3 Complete the required information on the web form 4 Click the Submit button at the bottom of the web page The licenses will be returned to
17. pply for licenses using the requesting License procedure f T PapnCAD License Manager User Guide HexNet Configuration Tools The license file contains information about network server nodes and vendor daemons It also contains an encrypted digital signature that is created when PROCAD generates the file The license file is located in a network location that is specified during installation By default this location is at c ProgramData PROCA D Licenses FlexNet on the license server The following table defines the various license file parameters Definitions of License File Parameters Line Parameters SERVER Host Name Host ID VENDOR Vendor Daemon Port Number PACKAGE Version SUPERCEDE SIGN INCREMENT Feature Code Expiration Date Number of Licenses VENDOR STRING Page x fag r CAD Definition Host name of the server where the network License Manager resides Ethernet address of the server where the network License Manager resides Name of the server side PROCAD vendor daemon Network port number which may be reserved and assigned for use only by PROCAD products running the PROCAD vendor daemon Internal version number reference Replacement for any existing Increment line of the same feature code from any license files on the same license server that have a date earlier than the defined Issue Date Encrypted signature used to authenticate the attributes of the license file Pr
18. rver status including active license status Leaming About Your License In this section more information about the licenses such as license operation and availability the license file license types and behaviors and the heartbeat signal will be described T PapnCAD License Manager User Guide HexNet Configuration Tools License Operation and Availability When you start a PROCAD application the product determines through the registry the server from which 15 should try to obtain a license The product then requests a license through the TCP IP network protocol to the license server If the number of available licenses has not been exceeded on the license server the server s License Manager assigns a license to the workstation The application completes its startup process on the workstation and the number of available licenses on the server is reduced by one Likewise when you exit a PROCAD application the server s License Manager increases the number of available licenses by one freeing up an additional license for another user Every application that is opened on an individual workstation reduces the number of available licenses For example opening three P amp ID applications on one workstation using networked licenses reduces the number of available licenses on the server by three For standalone licenses or licenses that exist on the workstation itself multiple applications may be opened with the license
19. s 3 7 while selecting Imgrd instead of PROCAD Click the button f T PapnCAD License Manager User Guide HexNet Configuration Tools HexNet Configuration Tools HexNet Configuration Tools The License Manager uses FlexNet license management technology from Flexera Software FlexNet provides administrative tools that help to perform additional management actions for network licenses You can use FlexNet tools to monitor network license status reset licenses lost to a system failure troubleshoot license servers and update existing license files on the fly The PROCAD License Manager is used to request new or additional licenses view the licenses in use and to view the information about the licenses and the computer Utilities for License Server Management FlexNet provides two utilities for managing the license server These tools are located in the default license folder on the server which 15 c ProgramData PROCAD Licenses FlexNet Lmtools exe Provides a Windows user interface for managing the license server A shortcut for this application 15 provided in the PapriCAD folder on the desktop Lmutil exe Provides a set of command line options for managing the license server You can use either of these applications to perform the following server management tasks Start stop and restart the license service Configure update and reread the license file Diagnose system or license problems View se
20. you via e mail If the computer you are installing from does not have access to the Internet 1 Open the License Manager dialog box using the shortcut in the PapriCAD folder 2 Copy the HostID and computer name information into a text file 3 Ifthe computer you are installing from 15 located on a network save the text file on the network so that it may be accessed from another machine with an Internet connection This file may then be e mailed to support procad com Otherwise print the text file and fax to 1 403 216 3378 Applying License File 1 When you receive your license file by email open the License Manager dialog box 2 Save the file to the location listed in the license path at the top of the dialog box Viewing Hoating Licenses You can view this floating license information in the Floating Licenses dialog box ist of licenses currently in use Name of the computer where the license currently operates Login name of the user This feature 1s only available for networked licenses To view floating license information 1 In the Application list of the License Manager Dialog box click an application If there are current licenses for this application the Licenses Duration and Version fields populate fori CAD T PapnCAD License Manager User Guide Procedures 2 Click the Floating Licenses button to open a dialog box where you can view floating license information Viewing the License File T
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