How Flexwrap Assistant Works - Novell ADMINSTUDIO 9.5 User Manual

Chapter 21: License-Enabling Packages Using FLEXwrap
Enabling License Tracking of Windows Installer Packages
the selected Windows Installer file and all of its associated files and subfolders would be copied to:
C:\WrappedPackages\Graph2005

How FLEXwrap Assistant Works

The FLEXwrap Assistant, a tool in the AdminStudio Tools Gallery, is used to FLEX-enable Windows Installer
packages. After a Windows Installer package is wrapped to include the licensing technology, the output is still a
Windows Installer package which has full functionality and manageability, with all Windows Installer capabilities
intact.
Actions You Take
When you use the FLEXwrap Assistant to inject licensing capabilities into a Windows Installer package, you
perform the following steps:
Table 21-3 • Wrapping a Windows Installer Package
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Step
Step 1: Select Files
Step 2: Set Limits
Step 3: Define Access
Step 4: Configure
Connection
Step 5: Finalize
Package
Description
Identify the executables (
( file) that you want to wrap, and specify whether to encrypt the
.msi
original executables to prevent end users from bypassing licensing
limits.
Specify the number of concurrent licenses available for this
application, the number of overdraft licenses available for peak usage,
and the action the application will take if no licenses are currently
available.
Defining which requests or group of requests require a separate
license. You can also restrict application usage by specific computers.
Configure a connection to the FLEXwrap License Server.
Specify an output folder and initiate the creation a new FLEX-enabled
Windows Installer package.
files) in a Windows Installer package
.exe
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