Types Of Applications That Can Be Flex-Enabled; About Flexwrap License Files - Novell ADMINSTUDIO 9.5 User Manual

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Chapter 21: License-Enabling Packages Using FLEXwrap

Enabling License Tracking of Windows Installer Packages

Types of Applications that Can Be FLEX-enabled

FLEXwrap can be used with:

Internally developed applications

Applications without built-in license enforcement

Applications with a built-in, non-FLEXnet license manager

FLEXwrap does not replace a built-in license manager. If you wrap an application that has a built-in license

manager, the application must obtain a license from FLEXwrap in order to try to ask for a license from its built-in

license manager.

However, if an application already contains a licensing mechanism, we do not recommend license-enabling it using

A FLEXwrap license file is a specialized license text file containing the applications under FLEXwrap management.

This file also contains information about where the License Server runs, all the licensing settings, and the location

of the log and options files. The license file (

to run if the license server is unavailable option is selected on the

Evaluation License File

When first using FLEXwrap Assistant, you may want to use a sample evaluation license file provided by

AdminStudio.

To obtain an evaluation license file, click the Request a FLEXwrap server license link on the

Connection Page

submit the form. You will then receive an evaluation license file named

When you receive this file, copy it to the following location:

AdminStudio Installation Directory\FLEXwrap\Server

Then when you choose this file on the

and you are prompted to enter the machine name of the computer where the FLEXwrap server is installed.

The Evaluation License File has a license limit count of 5, which means that only five licenses are available

for an application that is FLEX-enabled using this license.

request form

on the AdminStudio Web site. Fill out the requested information and

Configure Connection

) is read by the License Server and, when the Allow application

Configure Connection

FLEXwrap Server Name Dialog Box

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