LANG="C"LBL="" HELPID="lm_use"Using License ManagerIf you do not have access to external E-mail or the World Wide Web for automated license installation, use License Manager to install or update a product license. License Manager also allows you to remove a license or obtain information on a license. For information on using License Manager, see:IDREF="85078" TYPE="TITLE""Obtaining a License"IDREF="84351" TYPE="TITLE""Installing a License"IDREF="30074" TYPE="TITLE""Updating a License"IDREF="58744" TYPE="TITLE""Getting Information about a License"IDREF="58744" TYPE="TEXT"IDREF="45610" TYPE="TITLE""Removing a License"To obtain the current version number of your License Manager tool, double-click on the key pictured in the License Manager window.LBL="" HELPID=""ID="85078"Obtaining a LicenseBefore you can install or update a product license using License Manager, you need to contact Silicon Graphics technical support to obtain the license and password information. License and password information will then be sent to you via facsimile or regular mail (assuming you do not have access to external E-mail or the World Wide Web).LBL="" HELPID=""Requesting a LicenseTo request a license and obtain license and password information, if you do not have access to external E-mail or the World Wide Web, do one of the following:If you are a Silicon Graphics support customer in North America, you may send a facsimile to (415) 390-0537, requesting a permanent license.If you are a Silicon Graphics support customer in North America, you may call the technical support hotline at (800) 800-4SGI to request a permanent license.If you are outside of North America, are not a Silicon Graphics support customer, or wish to obtain an evaluation license rather than a permanent license, contact your local support provider or sales office.If you have access to external E-mail or the World Wide Web, you also may request a license in one of the following ways: Visit the Silicon Graphics license request web page:http://www.sgi.com/Products/license.htmlSend a blank E-mail message to license@sgi.comNote, however, that if you do have access to external E-mail or the World Wide Web, you do not need to use License Manager since you can install or update licenses using automated procedures.LBL="" HELPID="lm_install"ID="84351"Installing a LicenseTo install a product license using License Manager:Obtain the license and password information from Silicon Graphics technical support (see IDREF="85078" TYPE="TITLE""Obtaining a License").Click the Install button in the main License Manager window.A dialog box appears asking you which type of license you want to install. Look on the license information sheet you received from Silicon Graphics for the type of license you are installing.Select FLEXlm Nodelock, FLEXlm Floating, or NetLS Nodelock and click the OK button.The Install License form appears.Type in all requested information, using the license information sheet you received from Silicon Graphics. Copy the information exactly as it is written on the license information sheet, noting, for example, whether letters are in upper or lower case, and whether there is a space placed between characters.The Installation Location field indicates the file in which the license will be saved. If you wish to have the license filed in a different location, you can override this default file by entering a different file name.Click the OK button.The new license is installed. After installing a FLEXlm Floating license, you need to restart the server to activate the license. You also need to copy the license file to the client system before it can be used by the client system. For instructions, see Chapter 9, "Licensing," in IRIX Admin: Software Installation and Licensing.LBL="" HELPID="lm_update"ID="30074"Updating a LicenseTo update an expired product license using License Manager:Obtain the license and password information from Silicon Graphics technical support (see IDREF="85078" TYPE="TITLE""Obtaining a License").In the main License Manager window, select the license you want to update.Click the Update button.The Update License form appears.Type in the requested information, using the license information sheet you received from Silicon Graphics. Copy the information exactly as it is written on the license information sheet, noting, for example, whether letters are in upper or lower case, and whether there is a space placed between characters.Click the Apply button.The license is updated.After updating a FLEXlm Floating license, you need to restart the server to activate the license. You also need to copy the license file to the client system before it can be used by the client system. For instructions, see Chapter 9, "Licensing," in IRIX Admin: Software Installation and Licensing.LBL="" HELPID="lm_info"ID="58744"Obtaining Information about a LicenseTo obtain information about a license:In the main License Manager window, select the license about which you want information.Click the Get Info button.The Get Info form appears.The Get Info form lists vendor name, feature name, product name, version, password, expiration date, host ID (when relevant) and annotation. In addition, the form indicates whether the license is valid.For FLEXlm Floating licenses, the Get Info form also lists server, server host ID, port number, vendor daemon, vendor daemon path, and number of licenses.Click the OK button to close the form.LBL="" HELPID="lm_remove"ID="45610"Removing a LicenseYou may want to remove a license that you no longer need.To remove a license:In the main License Manager window, select the product license you wish to remove.Click the Remove button.If you do not have root access, you may be required to enter the root password. If this is the case, type in the root password, then click the OK button.Another dialog box appears asking you if you really want to remove this license.Click the OK button to remove the license.
