WorkShop Installation and Licensing Guide: Contents

## WorkShop Installation and Licensing Guide

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## Preface

## 1. Preparing for Installation

  Compatibility Issues
    Keeping Previously Installed Developer Products Software
    Version Compatibility Exceptions

  Recommended Configurations
    System Configurations
    Required Disk Space

  Installation Sequence

  Solaris 1.x (SunOS 4.x) Installation

## 2. Getting Your Licenses

  Completing the License Request Form

  Contacting the Sun License Center
    Contacting the Sun License Center Using Email
    Contacting the Sun License Center Using a Fax
    Contacting the Sun License Center Using the Telephone

## 3. Installing Product Software

  Keeping Previous Software Versions

  Installing Software

  Installing Patches

  Setting MANPATH and PATH Variables

## 4. Installing Your Licenses

  Configuring Your License Server
    Single Independent Server Configuration
    Multiple Independent Server Configuration
    Redundant Server Configuration

  Installing Your Licenses
    Installation Using the Graphical User Interface
    Installation Using the Command-Line Interface

  Setting Up Your Multiple and Redundant License Servers
    Multiple Independent Server Setup
    Redundant Server Setup

  Checking Your License Files
    The licenses_combined File
    Elementary License Files

## 5. Managing Your Licenses

  FLEXlm License Management Software
    The License Manager Daemon
    The Vendor Daemon
    The License File
    The Application Program

  WorkShop Installation Media

  The daemon_options File
    Taking Down the License Daemons
    Restarting the License Daemon
    Starting the License Daemon on Solaris 1.x

  Important License Administration Tools
    Using the License Manager Daemon Functions
    Monitoring the Status of Network Licensing Activities
    Having the License Daemon Reread the License File
    Identifying the License Library Version
    Getting a Hostid for a System
    Removing a User's License
    Diagnosing License Problems
    List of Important Commands

  If the License Server Goes Down

  Upgrading Your Operating System

  Location of Important Files

  Troubleshooting Common Licensing Issues
    Reviewing the Log Files
    Changing the License Server Hostname
    Recovering a Lost License
    Releasing a License
    Finding Out the Installed Version of FLEXlm
    Making Sure the Licenses Are Installed
    Verifying the License Software Status
    Fax and Phone License Installation Typing Errors
    Installing FORTRAN 77 Compiler

  Getting Additional Help

## 6. Managing the Software

  Product Software Functions and Commands
    Removing a Software Product
    Listing Installed Software
    Elementary License Files on Product Servers

  Developing Distributed Objects

  Software Installation Troubleshooting
    Confirming SUNWdthep and SPROesrt Package Installation
    Using the SUNWlibC Package

## 7. Using Online Documents

  AnswerBook
    Accessing WorkShop AnswerBook Documents
    Removing an AnswerBook Package

  Viewing HTML Documents

## A. Installing Domain-Based Password Licenses

  Introduction to Domain-Based Passwords
  Getting Domain-Based Passwords
  Installing Domain-Based Passwords
  DNS Domain Name for Current Machine

## B. General Licensing Information

  FLEXlm Licensing
  FLEXlm Components
  How Network Licensing Works
  How Many License Servers Should You Use?
  A Licensing Strategy Guide
  Example 1: Single Independent Server Configuration:
  Joe's Number-Crunching Shop
  Example 2: Multi -Platform Environment:
  Marble Entertainment
  Example 3: Multiple Independent Server Configuration:
  Coyote Financial Services
  License Certificate Information
  Certificate Denominations
  Divisibility of Multiple RTU License Certificates
  Getting Upgrades
  Adding Rights for Additional Licenses
  Changing License Servers
  Start of Warranty
  Network License Questions and Answers

## C. WorkShop Products and Packages

## Glossary

## Index