AutoCAD 2013Autodesk Licensing GuideJanuary 2012
A multi-seat stand-alone license can be deployed efficiently to multiplecomputers on a network from an image created by the Create Deploymentoption in
Update Your Serial NumberYou typically update your serial number for a stand-alone license when youpurchase a new license in order to change the licen
Transfer Your Stand-Alone LicenseAbout the License Transfer UtilityThe License Transfer Utility is used only with stand-alone licenses. It transfersa
When you upgrade your Autodesk product, you can no longer perform onlinelicense transfers of the previous license.Although the License Transfer Utilit
7 On the License Export Confirmation page, click Finish.Import a LicenseA license is imported when the License Transfer Utility moves a previouslyexpo
Troubleshoot a Stand-Alone License ErrorPreserving a License When Hardware ChangesIf you replace or reconfigure hardware on the computer where your Au
3 Paste the license folder to the same location from which you originallycopied the folder in step 1.You can now run your Autodesk product.Changing th
to the Autodesk server. After the re-imaging, import the license to the correctcomputer.Stand-Alone Licensing | 13
14
Network LicensingNetwork LicensingPlanning Your Network LicensingUnderstanding License Server ModelsThis section explains the three possible server mo
©2012 Autodesk, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Except as otherwise permitted by Autodesk, Inc., this publication, or parts thereof, may notbe reproduced in
Disadvantage of the Single License Server Model If the single license server fails, the Autodesk product cannot run until theserver is back online.Di
Advantage of the Redundant License Server Model If one of the three servers fails, all licenses that are managed in the serverpool are still availabl
Hardware and software requirements for the network license serverRequirementHardware/Software Windows Vista Ultimate Windows Vista Home Premium and
Hardware and software requirements for the network license serverRequirementHardware/Software11.9.0.0FLEXnetVirtual Machine SupportVirtual OSVirtualiz
Linux hardware and software requirements for the network license serverRequirementHardware/SoftwareTCP/IPCommunication protocolNOTE The Network Licens
Understanding Your Network LicenseHow Your License WorksWhen you start an Autodesk product, it requests a license from the licenseserver through the T
The license file contains information about network server nodes and vendordaemons. It also contains an encrypted digital signature that is created wh
Definitions of license file parametersExampleDefinitionParameterLineOPTIONS=SUITEOPTIONSSUPERSEDEReplacement for any existing Incre-ment line of the s
Definitions of license file parametersExampleDefinitionParameterLineDUP_GROUP=UHDefinition of multiple license requestswhen the same user and same hos
Example of a License File for a Single or DistributedServerHere is an example of a completed license file for a single or distributed licenseserver mo
ContentsChapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Introduction . . . . . . . .
\D0AB 698B 16BF 7A0E D4F8 1CFE 2985 644F 64CD CECE 0DDB 5951\3262 7C31 13A8 F08F 55B2" SIGN2="19A6 FDA3 2ED5 5301 86757B81 \1B0E 451B 19F1 1
VENDOR_STRING=commercial:permanentBORROW=4320 SUPERSEDE \DUP_GROUP=UH ISSUED=09-Jan-2008 SN=123-12345678 SIGN="1E6E\4B61 5712 4766 92A0 6782 9EF4
Example of a Package License File for a Single or Dis-tributed ServerHere is an example of a completed package license file for a single or distribute
Example of a Package License File for a RedundantServerHere is an example of a completed package license file for a redundant licenseserver model:SERV
Example of a Package License File for CombinedAutodesk Product VersionsHere is an example of a completed package license file for combined Autodeskpro
\F8A1 56FB 1D8A 9DA7 D6AE 8E9E F6EC 2862 367A 36E2 C5FB E6E1\4AAA 0128 8C2D 95FD 09B2 ABA1 6F98 A0A3 70DE 3220 6835 7E51\3849 9D81 8BDC 9DC1" SIG
Running the Network License ManagerThe Network License Manager is used to configure and manage the licenseservers. When you create a deployment, the i
Windows Command Prompt Procedure for Host Nameand IDTo obtain the host name and ID at the Windows command prompt1 At the Windows command prompt, enter
Mac or Linux Terminal Window Procedure for HostName and IDTo obtain the host name and ID using the Mac OS X or Linux terminal window1 Launch a Termina
NOTE Before performing any system maintenance on your license server, see Stopand Restart the License Server (page 45).1 Click Start ➤ All Programs
Distributing a Software Image to MultipleComputers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Preserving a License
11 Click the Start/Stop/Reread tab and do one of the following: If a service has not yet been defined for Autodesk, click Start Serverto start the li
#!/bin/sh./etc/rc.commonStartService() {ConsoleMessage “Starting Autodesk Network LicenseManager”/Users/<user id>/NLM/lmgrd -c\/Users/<user i
NOTE For security reasons your startup item directory should be owned byroot, the group should be set to wheel, and the permission for the directorysh
4 Go to the directory /etc/.5 Locate the rc.local file.6 Edit the rc.local file and start lmgrd by entering the following commandsin the terminal wind
To uninstall the Network License Manager on Windows1 Click Start, and then in the list of programs, click Autodesk ➤ NetworkLicense Manager ➤ LMTO
If you don't remember when a license expires, you can check the date byplacing your cursor over the Borrowing icon in your Autodesk product'
To borrow a license using the Tools menuThis option is not available in all Autodesk products.1 Click Tools menu ➤ License Borrowing ➤ Borrow Lice
Tools menu: License Borrowing ➤ Borrow LicenseHelp menu: About ➤ Product Information or Product License Information ➤ Borrow LicenseCommand line:
Your license is returned to the network license server.To check the license expiration dateAccess to this command varies by product, and includes one
LMTOOLS Utility (lmtools.exe) Provides a Microsoft® Windows graphicaluser interface for managing the license server.lmutil.exe Provides a set of comma
IntroductionIntroductionLicense TypesAutodesk provides two main types of licenses: A stand-alone license supports one or more Autodesk products for a
To restart a Windows license serverYou should be logged in with Administrator rights when working with theLMTOOLS utility.1 Click Start ➤ All Progra
sudo/sbin/SystemStarter restart adsknlmLinux License Server Restart ProceduresTo stop a Linux license serverEnter the following in Terminal:./lmutil l
To verify the file version of Windows toolsYou should be logged in with Administrator rights when working with theLMTOOLS utility.1 Click Start ➤ Al
10 Click Start Server.11 Close LMTOOLS.Mac OS X and Linux Procedures to Update FLEXnetTo determine the installed version of FLEXnet, you need to verif
To update FLEXnet in Mac OS XYou should be logged in with the same user ID you used when installing theFLEXnet files, for example, /Users/<userid&g
the location recommended when you configured your license server, forexample, /home/<user id>/adsknlm.5 Start the Autodesk Network License Manag
To create an options file on a Windows platformYou should be logged in with Administrator permissions when working withthe LMTOOLS utility.1 Open a te
Windows ProcedureTo create a report log1 In a text editor, open the options file, adskflex.opt.2 In the options file, enter the following syntax on it
Configure License Borrowing with the Options FileIf your Autodesk product supports the license borrowing feature, you can usethe options file to confi
For more information about setting up the license borrowing feature, see theFLEXnet documentation. On a Windows server, the default install locationfo
License usage typesNOTE All license types are available as stand-alone and network except for theStudent Portfolio license, which is available as stan
For example, the syntax TIMEOUT Autodesk_f1 7200 means that for theproduct Autodesk_f1, the license timeout period is 7200 seconds, or twohours. For
At this point, no more computers can run the Autodesk product until a licenseis returned to the NLM.What is the benefit of using a network licensed ve
GlossaryGlossaryactivate Part of the Autodesk software registration process, it allows you to runa product in compliance with the product's end-u
network license installation A type of installation in which the product isinstalled on multiple computers, but the distribution of licenses is handle
IndexAactivating programsAdLM (Network License Manager)adskflex (Autodesk vendor daemon)Adskflex optionAutodeskLicense Borrowing utilityLicense Transf
Windows procedureIimporting licensestransfer filesinstalling Network License ManagerLlicense borrowingconfiguringexpiration datesreturning licensesthi
log files 51MMac OS Xconfiguring license serversNetwork License Manager systemrequirements 20obtaining server host names andIDsMicrosoft Windowsconfig
system date and timesystem requirements, Network LicenseManagerLinux 19Mac OS X 20Windows 17TTCP/IP namesTerm Extendable licensesTerm Non-Extendable l
Activation cannot occur if the serial number and product key combination isinvalid, or if the user is disconnected from the Internet. In such cases, t
Stand-alone LicensingStand-Alone LicensingIntroduction to Stand-Alone LicensesA stand-alone license authorizes a single user to use the specified Auto
Comentarios a estos manuales