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Install the License Server

1. First, please download the BioSolveIT flexlm package from our download page. Select the suitable package corresponding to your operating system.
2. Login to the computer, where you want to run the license server, as system administrator.
   
3. Extract the package; we recommend the following destination:
   
   1. Windows
      C:\Program Files\BioSolveIT
   2. Linux
      /opt/biosolveit
   See How To: Unpack download packages if you are unsure on how to handle the downloaded package.
4. See chapter 9 "lmadmin License Server Manager" in package file license/doc/fnp_LicAdmin.pdf.  The following steps in this faq entry are just a quick walkthrough.
   
   
5. Start the graphical installer for lmadmin. You will find the installer in the license/bin subdirectory of the just extracted package.
   Requirements: You must have Java Runtime Environment installed.
   
   
   1. Windows
      Double-click on the installer executable named "lmadmin-...exe"
   2. Linux
      In a shell, execute the installer lmadmin.
      
      If you don't have X (a graphical window system) installed on your linux license server machine:
      
      In a shell, mkdir (make directory) and cd (change directory) to the desired installation directory for the license server; we recommend /opt/biosolveit/license/server.  We assume you installed the flexlm package to /opt/biosolveit, so the lmadmin installer can be found under /opt/biosolveit/license/bin/lmadmin.  The '%' character denotes the shell prompt:
      % mkdir -p /opt/biosolveit/license/server
      % cd /opt/biosolveit/license/server
      % /opt/biosolveit/license/bin/lmadmin -DUSER_INSTALL_DIR=$(pwd) -i silent
      
      Now, you will find an executable lmadmin in the current working directory.  Just start this executable in the shell:
      % lmadmin
      
      With this command, a webserver for the license administration interface via a webbrowser will be started.  You can ignore the output; you will find each logging output in the logs subdirectory.
      
      If you want to specify the http port, start lmadmin with the option -webPort to override the default port 8080, e.g. to specify port 12345:
      % lmadmin -webPort 12345
      
      Each option to lmadmin must be specified only once.  The option value will be remembered the next time lmadmin is started.
      
      

Setup the License Server via the Webinterface

1. Start your favorite web browser
2. Open the webinterface url, consisting of the license server's machine name and the web port number, e.g. http://our-license-server-machine:12345
3. In the upper right corner click on Administration
4. First, you have to specify a new password, the preset credentials are admin/admin.
5. In the tab Server Configuration: In User Interface / License Models Displayed in Dashboard select Concurrent and Save
6. In the tabbar on the left click on Vendor Daemon Configuration.
1. A vendor daemon "demo" is pre-installed for demonstration purpose.  Please click on "Delete" to remove this entry.
2. Click on the button at the top Import License
3. Select the license file, make sure the extension is ".lic"
4. Check Overwrite License File on License Server
5. Click Import License
6. The following message should appear:
   
   
   
7. Click OK
8. Vendor daemon BIOSOLVE is now registered, it will be displayed as "BIOSOLVE NEVER_STARTED 0.0 Administer Delete"
9. Click Administer
10. Specify full executable path of vendor daemon BIOSOLVE from the flexlm package.  Enter location, click Save, then Start:
    
    
    
    
11. Go back to Dashboard (in the blue navigation bar on top).  Now you will see an overview of all license keys and their current usage.