Jason:
Thank you for the quick reply. What you describe makes sense. I think what I'm going to try is to uninstall the AutoDesk FlexLm (it's
not currently being used) from the license server. Then run the install for the ESRI FlexLm only because of the sentinel lock that
needs to be on the license manager. I assume a sentinel driver will be installed during the license manger install. I will then setup
the ESRI side as indicated in the ESRI help using the License file method. Then I will setup the AutoDesk products using the Services
method. Basically what you described, I was just trying to avoid having to re-setup the FlexLM but I don't think there is a way around
it. Again thanks for you help. I'll post back and let you know how it turned out.
Monte
jason martin wrote:
> Monte -
>
> I'm completely guessing here!!!
>
> The ESRI license file doesn't seem to indicated a specific port number that the vendor daemon is answering on so I would "guess"
> that ArcView is using the license using file method rather than the service method employed by autodesk.
>
> My quick review of ESRI's support pages indicates that they are using the license using file option. In this case you don't want to
> combine the license files. Allow your adlm server to continue using the FlexLM Service 1, as it has been, and configure the new
> ArcView license as a license file rather than a license service.
> --
> jason martin
> frankfurt-short-bruza
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>
> "Monte" wrote in message news:3CA4880E.66F726B6@kirkham.com...
> > We recently purchased ArcView and it uses the FlexLm license management
> > system like the AutoDesk products do. I already have the FlexLm setup
> > and running for our AutoDesk products and was wondering if anyone has
> > setup ArcView and Autodesk products to use one flexlm. The ArcView one
> > requires a sentinel lock to be attached to the parallel port of the
> > computer and also uses a license file that I already requested from
> > Esri. The content of the license files are a little different.
> >
> > The Esri license file looks something similar to this:
> >
> > SERVER xxx ESRI_SENTINEL_KEY=some numbers here
> > VENDOR ESRI
> > FEATURE Viewer ESRI 8.1 01-jan-00 1 some numbers and letters
> > here \
> > vendor_info="some numbers here" ck=50
> >
> > I don't think I can combine them because the Server line doesn't use the
> > MAC Address fo the NIC card but the sentenial key number. If anyone has
> > any ideas or has done this before any suggestions you could give wouuld
> > be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Monte
> >
> >
