Network License Administration Guide

Note: This topic is intended for License Administrators and describes the process for setting up network-based licenses to allow multiple users (one at a time and at one site) to access a Keysight software license over a network server. Licenses are allocated in real time by the network server.

The process selected by Keysight for setting up network-based "floating" licensing uses a licensing service called FlexNet Publisher® from Flexera Software. The FlexNet service enables software licenses to "float" on a network server and not be tied to one specific computer. Network licensing involves a server-clientinteraction in which a client computer is required to check out a license from a server computer in order to access the software application (one license at a time and at one site).

Floating License Installation Overview

The process for installing a network-based "floating" license for a Keysight software application is summarized below. For detailed step-by-step instructions, see Installing the Floating License Server.

  1. Go to http://www.keysight.com/find/floatinglicensemanager to download the files required to install and configure the Keysight Floating License Manager application.

  2. You will need to purchase a Software Entitlement Certificate for a floating license from Keysight. After purchasing the license, go to Keysight Software Manager (KSM) at www.keysight.com/find/SoftwareManager to redeem and install the license file on the server computer.

    Note: If you are a first-time user of KSM, you will be required to complete a one-time registration on the web site.

  3. If you need to manually install the Floating License Server, go to www.keysight.com/find/Keysight-network-server-software to download the component files required to install and configure the FlexNet license server. The files are contained within the LicenseServer.zip file.

  4. Configure the license server using the lmtools.exe utility, which was one of the files extracted from the LicenseServer.zip file in Step 1 above. Using this utility, you will provide the directory path locations of the License Server Manager utility (lmgrd.exe), the purchased floating license file (*.lic), and the Debug Log file (*.log).

  5. Start the license server and confirm its status using the lmtools.exe utility.

  6. From the client computer, launch the Keysight application that will use the floating license. The client computer will establish a connection with the specified license server's vendor daemon (agileesofd.exe) and send a request for a floating license. The vendor daemon will check to see if any licenses are available and send a corresponding grant/deny message back to the client computer.

See Also

Installing the Floating License Server

Purchasing a Floating Software License