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ARM DS-5 License Management Guide Version 5.26

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Manually obtaining a license from the ARM web licensing portal

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Installing a Node-locked License Using the ARM License Manager

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Installing a node-locked license using the ARM License Manager

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Installing a node-locked license manually (Windows only)

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Installing a node-locked license manually (Unix/Linux only)

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Setting up your licensing server environment with the ARM License Manager

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Setting up your licensing server environment from the Control Panel (Windows clients only)

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Setting up your licensing server environment at the command line (Unix/Linux clients only)

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Frequently Asked Questions about Licensing ARM Products

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Can I use FlexNet with more than one product?

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How do I move my license to another computer?

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Do upgrade or update seats replace existing seats?

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Do the ARM development tools support BORROW?

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Why can I not find the lmhostid utility?

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My node-locked tools fail with FlexNet error -8: Invalid license key (inconsistent authentication code)

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How can I change the order in which my license sources are accessed?

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Optimizing floating license checkout times

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Can I use a remote floating license server?

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Why am I getting FlexNet error -15: Cannot connect to floating license server system?

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How can I run my FlexNet server more securely?

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Server debug log reports “Invalid license key (inconsistent authentication code)”

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Can I define the order in which licenses in a mixed version license file are issued?

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How can I tell how many floating licenses are in use?

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Server debug log reports “(armlmd) cannot open lock file” or “cannot communicate with lmgrd”

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What version of the floating license server daemons must I use?

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How can I limit user access to particular licensed features?

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Configuring your floating license server to use the options file

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Why am I getting "DENIED" messages in the server log?

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How can I manage the size of the server debug log file?

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Suppressing messages from the server log

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Getting the ARM floating license server utilities

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Installing server software on Unix/Linux

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Starting a Windows server from the graphical user interface

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Starting a Windows server from the command line

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Starting a Unix/Linux server from the command line

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About shutting down a floating license server

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This book describes how to use FlexNet (formerly known as FLEXnet and FLEXlm) to enable ARM software tools. It contains generation and installation instructions for node-locked and floating licenses in addition to FAQs and hints for troubleshooting license problems.