Server Side Floating License Set-up

Note! If you are using multiple products from Prime Focus (Deadline and Awake) then all licenses must reside in a single file. If we have issued you multiple files in error, please contact us for a single combined file.

Using the License Manager Tool

The License Manager Tool is installed by the Awake installer.

• From the "Start" menu run "Programs->Prime Focus->Awake Plugins->License Managers Tools(32 bit)".
• In this program select the "Config Services" tab.
• Inside the "Service Name" field enter "Awake". Click "Save Service", and a pop-up will appear to inform you that lmgrd.exe has not been set yet.
• Click the "Browse" button beside the "Path to lmgrd.exe file" field. Find the file which is most likely in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Fusion\Plugins\Awake\Flex\lmgrd.exe"
• Click the "Browse" button beside the "Path to the license file" field. Find the license file, for example "Awake_license_Brian_float.lic".
• Click the "Browse" button beside the "Path to the debug log file" field. Store this in any temporary location you like, for example "C:\temp\out.log".
• Check the "Start Server at Power Up" box to allow the license server to start automatically when the computer is booted.
• Click the "Save Service" button again to save the settings. When prompted click "Yes".
• Select the "Start/Stop/Reread" tab.
• Click the "Start Server" button. The bottom of the program should display "Server Start Successful".

Client Side Floating or Node-Locked License Set-up

There are several ways to enable the license access on the client side.

If a license file is being used then the information below must point directly to the file.

If a license server is being used then the server address should be formatted using "@server_name" or "port@server_name", with the @ symbol telling FlexLm that the entry is a server. For example, "27009@license_server" would be a valid.

Inside Fusion

The easiest method is to start Fusion, and try to use one of the plugins by connecting its input and displaying the plugins output. This will bring up a dialog box where the user can enter the license server. This setting will then me saved to the registry.

If the dialog box fails to appear the value can be entered into the "FlexLm License Location" in the "Info" tab of any of the Awake plugins. Once the license location is set in the "Info" tab of one plugin, it will be applied to all plugins.

Using the License Manager Tool

This method uses the License Manager Tool installed by the Awake installer.

• From the "Start" menu run "Programs->Prime Focus->Awake Plugins->License Managers Tools(32 bit)".
• In this program select the "Utilities" tab.
• To add the license file to the path enter "frantic" into the "Vendor Name" box.
• Then use the "..." beside the "Path" entry to select the license file.
• You can alternately enter the server address into the "Path" entry using the format described above.
• Then click "Add Vendor Path".
• You can click "List All Vendor Paths", and check that the entry is correct.

Registry Entry

The final method is good if you have many systems to connect to the server. Using the information below create an AwakeLicensing.reg file.

REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FLEXlm License Manager]
"FRANTIC_LICENSE_FILE"="27009@license_server"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\FLEXlm License Manager]
"FRANTIC_LICENSE_FILE"="27009@license_server"

The server location "must" be edited to point to your server. Use one of the previous client setup methods to ensure that the server location is correct before modifying the file. Then simply double click the file, and you will be asked if you would like to add the information to the registry. Click "Yes".