License Server Failure; Using The Flexlm Configuration Tools - Autodesk COMBUSTION-4 - Acad Full-seat Windows Version Network Manual

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Administration
This chapter provides information for
maintaining a combustion installation on a
network.

License Server Failure

If a license server fails, current sessions of
combustion continue to run for a period of time,
but new sessions cannot be started until the server is
restored.
If combustion cannot continue because a license
server is unavailable, when the user acknowledges
the loss of connection to the license server, the user
is given the opportunity to save the work-in-
progress.
If a file was opened from a network drive and the
network drive is no longer available, combustion
cannot save the file.
To start the license server manually:
Do one of the following:
1.
• Choose Start | Programs | Autodesk Network
License Manager | Tools and select LMTOOLS.
• Go to the directory where you installed the AdLM
(the default path is C:\Program Files\Autodesk
Network License Manager) and select lmtools.exe.
Click the Service/License File tab.
2.
Click Configuration using Services.
3.
Click the Config Services tab.
4.
In the Service Name drop-down list, verify that
5.
the service you want to use to manage
combustion licenses is selected.
Click the Start/Stop/Reread tab.
6.
7. Click Start Server to start the license server.
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Note: When using the lmtools options to start the
server or stop the server, the status line displays
"Starting server" or "Stopping server" and does
not change.
8. To confirm that the action has been successfully
completed, use the Windows Task Manager.
See Chapter 4, "License Server
See "Troubleshooting Problems" in Chapter 6,
"Networking Quick Start and
Using the FLEXlm Configuration
Tools
FLEXlm provides two utilities, lmtools.exe and
lmutil.exe, for managing the license server. These
tools are located in the C: \Program Files\Autodesk
Network License Manager folder. lmtools.exe
provides a Windows graphical interface for
managing the license server. lmutil.exe provides a set
of command-line options for managing the license
server.
You can use lmtools.exe and lmutil.exe to perform
the following server-management tasks:
• Start, stop, and restart the server.
• Configure and update the license file.
• Diagnose system or license problems.
• View server status, including active license status.
For additional information about using FLEXlm
configuration tools, see the online FLEXlm
information located in the C:\Program
Files\Autodesk Network License
Manager\Docs\FlexUser.
Configuration''.
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