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Message 1 of 11
Anonymous
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borrowed license

How do you tell what licenses have been borrowed on the flexlm? The lmtools
borrowing tab doesn't seem to provide me any info.

Thanks,
glr
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Message 2 of 11
TravisNave
in reply to: Anonymous

The borrowing tab will tell you if you configure your LMTOOLS properly. However, the default install does not automatically show you. Likely because it is a Macrovision product and not an Autodesk product.

To do this, you must add the Vendor path to the Utilities tab. I just did an override of what was there. Simply ad the adskflex vendor path and your borrowed licenses will appear on the Borrowing tab. The other benefit of this is that the Return Borrowed Licenses Early button will also work.

The other way to tell if a license is borrowed is to go to the Server Status tab and do a Perform Status Enquiry. When you do, you will see that a user with a borrowed license will have the (linger:) at the end. Linger = Borrowed.


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Message 3 of 11
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

Thanks.

wrote in message news:5037347@discussion.autodesk.com...
The borrowing tab will tell you if you configure your LMTOOLS properly.
However, the default install does not automatically show you. Likely
because it is a Macrovision product and not an Autodesk product.

To do this, you must add the Vendor path to the Utilities tab. I just did
an override of what was there. Simply ad the adskflex vendor path and your
borrowed licenses will appear on the Borrowing tab. The other benefit of
this is that the Return Borrowed Licenses Early button will also work.

The other way to tell if a license is borrowed is to go to the Server Status
tab and do a Perform Status Enquiry. When you do, you will see that a user
with a borrowed license will have the (linger:) at the end. Linger =
Borrowed.
Message 4 of 11
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

Didn't work.

I added the path to the .lic file for the vendor path and adskflex for the
vendor name and added it, but still doesn't list the two license that list
as linger in the Server Status tab. Any suggestions?

Thanks.

wrote in message news:5037347@discussion.autodesk.com...
The borrowing tab will tell you if you configure your LMTOOLS properly.
However, the default install does not automatically show you. Likely
because it is a Macrovision product and not an Autodesk product.

To do this, you must add the Vendor path to the Utilities tab. I just did
an override of what was there. Simply ad the adskflex vendor path and your
borrowed licenses will appear on the Borrowing tab. The other benefit of
this is that the Return Borrowed Licenses Early button will also work.

The other way to tell if a license is borrowed is to go to the Server Status
tab and do a Perform Status Enquiry. When you do, you will see that a user
with a borrowed license will have the (linger:) at the end. Linger =
Borrowed.
Message 5 of 11
TravisNave
in reply to: Anonymous

You probably need to remove the default vendor path that is listed there. I know that I did for mine.

The only vendors you should have is adskflex. Override the others.

My borrow tab clearly shows my borrowed AutoCAD license.


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Message 6 of 11
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

I have the adskflex listed with a path to the .lic file, the only other item
listed when I select list all vendors is C:\flexlm\license.dat, but I can't
seem to figure out how to get rid of it. I have searched the registry with
no luck. Any clues?


wrote in message news:5039177@discussion.autodesk.com...
You probably need to remove the default vendor path that is listed there. I
know that I did for mine.

The only vendors you should have is adskflex. Override the others.

My borrow tab clearly shows my borrowed AutoCAD license.
Message 7 of 11
TravisNave
in reply to: Anonymous

Yeah, I recall that being a problem for me too. I'd add the vendorname of that one in there and leave the path blank. Then do an override. I think that is what I did. But it was months ago.

Good luck.


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Message 8 of 11
TravisNave
in reply to: Anonymous

Actually, if you leave the vendor name box blank... then put in the path to your license file and do an override, it simply overrides all of the vendor paths to that.


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Message 9 of 11
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

Thanks Travis, but I must be doing something wrong. I now have the vendor
paths both reading the .lic that we use, but when I hit the list currently
borrowed features nothing is listed. Not a big deal, thanks for the help.
Just wish the program would work by design instead of having to "tweak" it
to use standard features.



wrote in message news:5039388@discussion.autodesk.com...
Actually, if you leave the vendor name box blank... then put in the path to
your license file and do an override, it simply overrides all of the vendor
paths to that.
Message 10 of 11
TravisNave
in reply to: Anonymous

Yeah, I know what you mean. It is a royal pain.

The only other thing that I find odd is that under my Config Services tab, I have another service besides FlexLM Service 1 that reads "Borrow." And it is not configured in any way at all. But if I try to remove it, I get the following error:

'This item cannot be modified at this location.
Please refer to the "Borrowing" Tab to make changes to this item.'

I wonder if it is related in any way. Hmm...

All I know is that my Borrowing tab works and I set it up months ago. I guess I am just a bit fuzzy on what I actually did.


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Message 11 of 11
TravisNave
in reply to: Anonymous

Here is a screen capture of my LMTOOLS that shows my borrowing status. I hope you can get yours configured to work.


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