4.3.1 Installing a Floating License on a Windows Server

To install a floating license on a server running the Windows operating system, perform the following steps:
  1. Download the licensing daemons from the Microchip Libero page.
    1. Go to the Download Software section.
    2. Select the Daemons tab, and then select the Windows Daemons file you want to download.
      Tip: For convenience, select this link to download the Windows Daemon files.
  2. Create a folder named FlexLM in a root directory. For example: C:\FlexLM.
  3. Save the License.dat file in the folder you created in the previous step.
  4. Save the downloaded daemon to <directory_location>.
  5. Perform the following steps to edit the License.dat file:
    1. Update the SERVER line by replacing <put.hostname.here> with the actual hostname without the angle brackets.
    2. Modify the port number if necessary. The default port number is 1702.
    3. Update the VENDOR and DAEMON lines with the appropriate paths. For example, see the following paths. 
      DAEMON actlmgrd C:\flexlm\actlmgrd
DAEMON saltd C:\flexlm\saltd
VENDOR snpslmd C:\flexlm\snpslmd
  6. After making the necessary changes, save the file.
  7. To start the License Manager, type the following command from the command prompt: 
    C:\flexlm\lmgrd -c C:\flexlm\License.dat
  8. To log the License Manager output, type the following command from the command prompt: 
    C:\flexlm\lmgrd -c <path_to_License.dat>/License.dat -l /license.log