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1. Figure 2 4 Register License Server Page 389888 Logout Register Online Register Offline A A oo nn Standard Floating Licensing Manager Registration 2 2 Online Registration When you choose Online registration the next web page in the installation will appear Figure 2 5 You must to fill out all 4 fields on this page Then select the appropriate vendor name from the software vendor list at the bottom of the web page At this point the SFLM server will also have gathered together the set of machine credentials that will uniquely describe the server machine If you click the Next button all this information will be transmitted to the central SFLM database automatically by way of http This information shall be used to generate the customer s license file and to send it to the appropriate E mail address All information 1s strictly confidential and secure Note Online registration is available only if the browser can access pages on the internet 3 Contact details Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by Silvaco International File Edit View Favorites Tools Help e 5 q q ala GK G glo a 3 3 Back Forward Stop Refresh Home Search Favorites Media History Mail Print Edit Discuss Address http www s lm net site sfimfregister php Go Links gt P Register Online Completely fill out the following fields This ensures that the activation code is sent to the proper destination Email Address O Compan
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4. Standard Floating License Manager Installation and User s Guide 4701 Patrick Henry Drive Bldg 2 March 20 2007 Santa Clara CA 95054 eleph 408 567 1000 Standard Floating Licensing Manager User s Manual Copyright 2007 4701 Patrick Henry Drive Building 2 Santa Clara CA 95054 Phone 408 567 1000 Standard Floating Licensing Manager Notice The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice SIMUCAD DESIGN AUTOMATION MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THIS MATERIAL INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE SIMUCAD DESIGN AUTOMATION INC shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this material This document contains proprietary information which is protected by copyright All rights are reserved No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced or translated into another language without the prior written consent of Simucad Design Automation GUARDIAN GUARDIAN DRC REALTIME DRC GUARDIAN LVS GUARDIAN LPE EXPERT EXPERTVIEWS GATEWAY HARMONY SMARTSPICE SMARTSPICERF SMARTSPICESEE SMARTVIEW SMARTLIB SDDL TWISTER SPRINT HARMONY SILOS HYPERFAULT TURBOLINT LISA QUEST EXACT CLEVER STELLAR HIPEX C HIPEX CRC HIPEX NET HIPEX RC NOMAD SCOUT EDA OMNI UTMOST UTMOST III UTMOST IV SPAYN ACCUCELL ACC
5. 1 2 What s New in SFLM8 e Real time license remix SFLM8 is the first version that supports token licenses Token licenses are the basis of real time remix License files with token licenses format 8 license files cannot be used with older SFLM server versions e You can use multiple USB HASP keys on a single server This allows you to transfer some licenses to laptops or home computers and later combine them onto a central server e License usage logging into tab separated values files Summaries may be kept by product or user Complete logs of license check outs and check ins may also be kept 1 2 1 What was New in SFLM7 Improved performance and bug fixes Standard Floating Licensing Manager 1 1 Standard Floating License Manager Installation and User s Guide 1 2 2 What was New in SFLM6 e Incorporated a web based front end and can use either Netscape or Internet Explorer 6 e License files are linked to the host In the case of Windows or RedHat Linux systems the license file may also be linked to the HASP security key instead USB HASP keys are supported on Linux USB and Parallel HASP keys are supported on Windows e License files are now linked to information derived from the server machine hardware This information is sent to the SFLM database through the process of registration and a license file 1s then generated e Supports Multiple Server Redundancy e Multiple license servers may now exist on one network an
6. In a DOS window use the following Standard Floating Licensing Manager Frequently Asked Questions DOS Commands Example install drive Ca od lt installdir gt exe cd sedatools exe Sflm start sflm start Stim Stop ST LM S SO Standard Floating Licensing Manager A 3 Standard Floating License Manager Installation and User s Guide This page is intentionally left blank A 4 Standard Floating Licensing Manager
7. The web front end will then appear A 2 What version of SFLM do have To find the version of SFLM on your machine run the command stlm WVs If the version reported back for the rpc sflmserverd is less than 6 0 0 R you need to upgrade A 3 What is registration Instead of being tied to a host ID SFLM will give your machine a unique virtual dongle identification To ensure that this number is unique it must be compared with the database of all virtual dongle IDs kept by your vendor You can do this automatically if you are online Otherwise you need to send this information by E mailing to your vendor This 1s called the Registration process A 4 What is activation A registration process will start when you start the server The process is complete when you enter a Code Name and Activation Code This means the server will now accept license files When this is done online the Code Name and Activation Code will be set automatically If the registration was offline you must enter the Code Name and Activation Code sent back by your vendor A 5 What should choose online or offline registration Choose online registration if the web browser is able to access the internet If do not have access to the internet then register offline A 6 have forgotten my password what should do You can reset your password outside the web front end You will need to be the root on the machine where SFLM was originally installed a
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11. If an SFLMA license server is running on the system it will only be able to serve SFLM 1 4 4 applications It will NOT be able to serve licenses to SFLM6 8 applications If an SFLM6 8 server is running it can give licenses to SFLM4 8 application Only an SFLMS server can use token licenses SFLM4 8 applications however can use these licenses from the SFLMS server 10 2 License Server ID SFLM4 used either the hostid from Solaris and HPUX operating systems or a HASP key dongle to tie or key the license to a particular server SFLM now uses an online registration process to provide a virtual hostid for all platforms or an optional HASP key for Windows and LINUX 10 3 Upgrading an SFLM4 Installation SFLMA servers are no longer supported Standard Floating Licensing Manager 10 1 Standard Floating License Manager Installation and User s Guide This page is intentionally left blank 10 2 Standard Floating Licensing Manager Appendix A Frequently Asked Questions A 1 How do l bring up the web front end to SFLM Before you can bring up the web front end you must first install the SFLM application software On Unix do this by running the command sflm install as root on the license server machine Then you can open a web browser e g netscape or internet explorer and for the URL type nttpa J cervere s31627 and replace the name server with the hostname of the machine where sflm install was executed
12. Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by Silvaco International File Edit View Favorites Tools Help elm cM usa aM S ud un Ni 3 Back Forward Stop Refresh Home Search Favorites Media History Mail Print Edit Discuss Server Code Name set to OSSMIDOO009009 You have successfully registered and activated SFLM on this system You are now ready to add new license files Click OK to continue SFLM Server mrtall 3162 Machine IDs 05SMIDOO009009 8327948c mrtall 8327948c f832f653 Redundant Groups License Files Version sflm server 7 0 8 Tue Apr 26 16 40 57 PDT 2005 sl Yv E Done d ud ed EE Local intranet A Figure 2 7 Registration Complete Page 2 6 Standard Floating Licensing Manager Registration Registration is now complete and a page similar to Figure 2 8 will appear when you click on OK You will now wait until the software vendor informs you that a license file s is ready to be retrieved ra Forward http mrtall 3162 Home 3 SFLM Server mrtall 3162 Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by Silvaco International SFLM LICENSE SERVER 7 SFLM Server Machine IDs Redundant Groups License Files Logout mrtall 3162 mrtall 8327948c f832f653 8327948c Version sflm s Figure 2 8 Main SFLM Home Page Standard Floating Licensing Manager 2 7 Standard Floating License Manager Installation and User s Guide 2 3 Offline Registration When you choose an
13. Utilities SFLM Server mrtall 3162 Machine IDs 8327948c mrtall 8327948c f832f653 Redundant Groups License Files Version sflm server 7 0 8 Tue Apr 26 16 40 57 PDT 2005 Ld SSS REG STUNT DESRTR ES Z Figure 2 3 Set Password Page The first step is to enter the SFLM administrator password that was typed in during the initial software installation After entering the password the wizard proceeds to the next screen shown in Figure 2 4 where you decide if they are registering either Online or Offline If the machine has access to the internet we recommend that you choose Online registration You should only choose Offline registration if the machine has no access to the internet Note For online registration it is the machine running the web browser that needs access to the internet and not the license server where SFLM was installed Note No direct access to the internet is needed The machine running the browser can reside behind a firewall as long as the proxy configuration is set properly Standard Floating Licensing Manager 2 3 Standard Floating License Manager Installation and User s Guide 2 4 E Register Server Step 1 Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by Silvaco International L4 Forward E http mrtall 3162 Admin Ssmid Pc SFLM LICENSE SERVER SFLM Server mrtall 3162 Machine IDs 8327948c mrtall 8327948c f832f653 Redundant Groups License Files Yersion sflm server 7
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15. e Users A list of users who have checked out licenses for this particular product Users are identified by their login name Clicking on a user name will show all Jobs owned by that user e Used The number of licenses used by each user 7 2 Standard Floating Licensing Manager Reports Page Free How many more of this type of license can be checked out if all free tradition licenses and all free tokens are used This does not include OMNI licenses N A indicates an unlimited number of these licenses may be checked out 7 1 5 Installed License File s SFLM allows multiple license files to be loaded concurrently This report shows a table where each row gives a report on an individual license The columns report the license filename the license ID number and the current status of the license If you log in as Administrator before going to that page it also allows you to remove license files e License Filename The current location of the license file on the license server machine e License ID A unique identifier for the license that your vendor has provided If you contact your vendor regarding licensing or general support then you should know this license ID number before you contact them e Status Active and expired machine IDs that are found in that license file These IDs identify the machine s where the license may be installed Standard Floating Licensing Manager 7 3 Standard Floating License Manager Installation and U
16. left blank 0 2 Standard Floating Licensing Manager Chapter 9 Virtual Private Networks VPNs and Firewalls 9 1 Virtual Private Networks VPNs VPNs are becoming increasingly popular as they allow workers to remain at home while still connected to the office network through their own internet connection To enable SFLM with a VPN setup the ports 3162 and 111 must be open for incoming connections to the server These ports are registered to the SFLM software and are used by it only Port 111 is only used for older applications using SFLMA Remote users connected to the internet will be able to access office SFLM servers if these two ports remain open 9 2 Firewalls Currently many machines have firewalls or port blocking software especially Windows XP machines XP Service Pack 2 enables a firewall that prevent local Web Servers from being accessed from other machines Because SFLM is a Web server it cannot be accessed by other machines once Service Pack 2 has been installed To overcome this problem issue the following four commands netsh firewall set portopening proto tcp port 3162 SFLM Standard Floating License Manager netsh firewall set portopening proto udp port 3162 SFLM Standard Floating License Manager UDP hetsh firewall set portopening protostep po rt 111 ONCAZBRBPC portmap netsh firewall set portopening proto udp port 111 ONC RPC portmap UDP SIPC may also have problems so include the command th
17. this option to use online licensing A m like EdaQnDemand com These servers normally require each user ta lag on Redundant Select this option if your license file T ie Bl pror allows for multiple redundant servers Arda Serre Ase Dasa uhi manu wi ama per keke aes Back ion DEOR Figure 4 4 Server Types 4 4 SIMUCAD Design Automation Inc Specifying the License Server s Using SFLM Access 4 4 1 Adding a Server Local Network This is the normal case of a standard server Simply specify the name of the server such as mrtal1 press Next rearrange the server order if needed and click Finished See Figures 4 5 and 4 6 zs Configuration Wizard MS EC x Local Network Server Name Please enter the license server s name Server Name Pork a bz The server name specified above should be known by all client machines running applications from ID davel silvaco In some rare cases YOU may need to add the domain name to your server name Le license sereer company com Figure 4 5 Adding a Server Local Network Configuration Wizard E x a SFLM License Server E E xi S NENT SFLM Server List for C Silvaco 127 0 0 1 Local 3162 2 E Configure Login Logout DK lt Back Finish Cancel Figure 4 6 Server List SIMUCAD Design Automation Inc 4 5 Standard Floating License Manager Insta
18. try machineB and finally try machinec Note 1 lt is important that spaces exist only between machine names No spaces are allowed within one machine name 2 Each machine has a full SFLM installation which is stand alone This is not a redundant server setup 3 All the servers need to undergo the Registration process 5 4 Choosing a Redundant Server Cluster for a Specific User If the license server is set up for redundant servers first set up the single server setup see Section 5 2 Choosing A Single License Server for a Specific User Then make one more change The SFLM SERVERS environment variable should be changed to the three machines set up for redundancy each separated by the sign For example for Unix C shell setenv SFLM SERVERS MachineA MachineB MachineC Note All the redundant servers need to undergo the Registration process and the license file is specifically generated by the vendor to allow redundant servers Note No spaces should be next to the character in the SF LM_SERVERS variable 5 2 SIMUCAD Design Automation Inc Customer Environment Settings 5 5 Testing User Environment To test the user environment run sflm monitord env It should return something like SFLM SERVER mrtall SELM SERVERSe mrtalttse31627 127430 0 1 3214627 SIPC SERVER 2mrtall or with a more complex setup SFLM SERVER redundantl SELM SERVERSS redundantl 3L62 J redundant2 316027 re d undant3 510627 mrtall 31627 127
19. 4 040 1 3162 Silvaco e daondemand ecomt90 7hbtp proxyteoQg SIPC SERVER redundantl If 1t returns srim umonribord not found use installdir bin sflm monitord env or add it to you use path using the description in Section 5 1 Setting The Path To The Software SIMUCAD Design Automation Inc 5 3 Standard Floating License Manager Installation and User s Guide This page is intentionally left blank 5 4 SIMUCAD Design Automation Inc Chapter 6 Administration Page 6 1 Administration Features To access the Administration page click the Admin link on the SFLM home page Figure 6 1 E SFLM Server mrtall 3162 Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by Silvaco International File Edit View Favorites Tools Help c GQ EN G QS E Wo d nr om A Back Forward Stop Refresh Home Search Favorites Media History Mail Print Edit Discuss SELM LICENSE SERVER SOY Home Admin Reports Support Utilities SHOW SHOW INSTALL ACTIVE USER S VALID LICENSE S NEW LICENSE S SFLM Server mrtall 3162 Machine IDs OSSMIDOO009009 8327948c mrtall 8327948c f832f653 Redundant Groups License Files Version sflm server 7 0 8 Tue Apr 26 16 40 57 PDT 2005 al vr _ Dll i l E Figure 6 1 Main SFLM Home Page Before you can access these pages you need to enter password This is entered as described at the beginning of Chapter 2 Registration There are seven Admin features that will be described in the follow
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24. Ene7 ZCMB7wjGhPUfOKGGClAb9Sl 4 DOikgmKHk3OQUYSl1JJLISClRe9moJbLRzgawSuIlzShock4ZYwfS8 ONMLZs3QSGOEBPgF9V A2QYrUPpIKYlKtbVWyY5GCmxXuWpCsWyEpF9jpMHDZOyOKALhe iKQELj NFOCIUQVFMCDCMW9ymum3DRdxD1ugsq04qO IdleomOyamcq TOXJDFbEAocpC8pAqqIjijUtcZw sCN6g tyR411Dgbs61pdrNCxG3ThTKOGKHIWv4XYxDzE 4w3b1U3ps1Pd81G1S1 tukf4kYsNzxw ALzCtAIRUxHsCxaLOZ tCoScdhTmsolp2xmrgRoY661lvr9fJA47SHhxq69tt3uLGyw8pNPc trTtlao2 r9e rrbZNaomoGiO658ZhFBSFtC9Il1eeHx9KA3NjB70y3w MachineID mrtall 8327948c f832f653 MachineKey E3SX P9AD 4GJ0 GS7G 7VN1 2FYC At this point if you click on Next the Code Name and Activation Code Page Figure 2 10 will appear but cannot be completed The Code Name and Activation Code will be issued on receipt of the registration data above When you receive this information return to the Offline Registration Page and enter the Code Name and Activation Code You can return to this page any time by opening the main SFLM home page http servername 3162 clicking on Admin Re register License Server Register Offline and finally Next When you enter the Code Name and Activation Code you will see the Registration Complete Page Figure 2 7 that lets you know the activation was successful Click OK on this screen to complete the SFLM activation The SFLM system is now ready to accept license files In response to your E mail you will receive a message like the following CodeName OSSMIDOOO09009 ActivationCode 1234 ABCD 5678 EFGH MachineID mrt
25. FAST ATLAS C INTERPRETER MOCASIM VICTORY HARM ZENITH VISION MIXSIM TCAD DRIVEN CAD SIMULATION STANDARD CONNECTING TCAD TO TAPEOUT AND TCAD OMNI are trademarks of Silvaco International 1990 2007 by SILVACO International Inc All other trademarks mentioned in this manual are the property of their respective owners Standard Floating Licensing Manager ii How to Read this Manual Style Conventions This represents a list of items or Bullet A terms Bullet B e Bullet C 1 2 3 This represents a set of To open a door directions to perform an action Unlock the door by inserting the key into keyhole Turn key counter clockwise Pull out the key from the keyhole Grab the doorknob and turn clockwise and pull This represents a sequence of File gt Open menu options and GUI buttons to perform an action Courier This represents the commands HAPPY BIRTHDAY parameters and variables syntax New Century Schoolbook This represents the menu File Bold options and buttons in the GUI New Century Schoolbook This represents the equations Italics This represents the additional important information Note Make sure you save often when working on a manual NEW CENTURY SCHOOLBOOK This represents the names of EXPERT GATEWAY HIPEX IN SMALL CAPS the product names SMARTSPICE STELLAR and UTMOST Standard Floating Licensing Manager iV Table of Contents Chapter 1 INTFOGUCHON PET
26. Floating License Manager Installation and User s Guide Information Informational messages Examples of these include e License check out and in This information contains the username machine name product name and process ID e Other requests that can be safely ignored Debug Messages that contain information normally of use only when debugging a program 6 1 6 Synchronize Server Time A logical clock is kept by the SFLM server software which can sometimes stray from the local system clock This option will synchronize the logical time with a clock at your vendor Only access this feature if the times are 1 hour or more apart 6 1 7 Send Test Log Message The SFLM server logs license requests and license release information as described in Section 6 1 5 Customize Logging You can send a test message with this particular option to establish that the logging customizing was successful 6 8 Standard Floating Licensing Manager Chapter 7 Reports Page 7 1 Types of Reports To access the Reports page click the Reports link on the home page see Figure 7 1 This gives you access to three different reports that provide detailed information the license administrator may require E SFLM Server mrtall 3162 Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by Silvaco International File Edit View Favorites Tools Help eM Ee We mm wm diss m E uu Back Forward Stop Refresh Home Search Favorites Media History Mail Print Edt Disc
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28. Offline registration we must assume that you cannot access the web from the server machine or from any other machine on the network If you click on Offline registration the Offline Registration Page will appear Figure 2 9 E Register Server Offline Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by Silvaco International File Edit View Favorites Tools Help So d 3 eee eS BS S Back Forward Stop Refresh Home Search Favorites Media History Mail Print Edit Discuss Address e http mrtall 3162 Admin RegisterOffline e Go Logout Activate SFLM Server Offline SFLM has extracted the machine credentials for your license server machine This information must now be supplied to your vendor The next 2 steps are necessary 1 Copy the information below into the body of an email and send it to your vendor contact 2 The vendor will then supply back to you an activation code that you will need to enter There will be a delay hours days BETWEEN THESE EVENTS SO YOU WILL NEED TO RE ENTER THE REGISTRATION WIZARD AND RETURN TO THIS POINT Machine Credentials are DIDO x5aHECTaS9n 5Cze35AViGQ4dHs5biGmqulW DPT6ltkLpUkUDSlUTMvdIfLklVsSKlYHiSlBR Hq iabGAaMq rVzEHUUUr crdcGY75Wx9rb33tykhcPcNOlzQHT4WBMEKO00V0283cqrS22RWOu nWN SmUMZ4uPMultx7JXgqnJS9vjfME2iQY chkoNMwwdcBk3GfuXlQ crujsexusStyduM0alZbmeNaDI jl K2 2nQJZ8ajBcV6yL63aEBwugrdqGNJjPLIdVeNURwe c BzInk6msaHTOpr4GlWo3 pSePnTlZzXEne7 ZCMB7wjGhPU QKGGClAb931 D ikcdgmKHk30QUYslJJLIsClRe9mo
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30. Server mrtall 3162 Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help gt Q fal A Back Forward Stop Refresh Home Search Address http metal 3162 Figure 2 2 Browser showing the special name Note The web browser does not need to be run on the license server machine After the s 1m install youmay use any machine to run the browser The lt servername gt however MUST be the machine where s 1m install was performed 2 2 Standard Floating Licensing Manager Registration When the web browser pops up it should display a page similar to the one shown in Figure 2 3 This is the beginning of a wizard that will guide you through the process of registration At anytime you can click on Help in the browser to provide more information about the current page Note Existing Simucad users can unpack the new SFLM software on top of their existing SFLMA installation 3 Register Server Step 1 Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by Silvaco International ud Ps E Da o fat a g 4 cm I B Back Forward Stop Refresh Home Search Favorites Media History Mail Print Edit Discuss Address e http mrtall 3162 Admin Ssmid Go Administrator Login Register License Server Install new license s Change Password SFLM Administrator password Register License Server Setup Redundant Servers Customize Logging Forgotten password Synchronize Server Time Send Test Log Message Reports Support
31. UCORE ACCUMODEL ACCUTEST SFLM VYPER INTERPRETER DECKBUILD SMARTLIB CIRCUIT OPTIMIZER PROMOST RESILIANCE DISCOVERY ANALOG EXPRESS ANALOG IC DESIGN FLOW CELEBRITY CELEBRITY C are trademarks of SIMUCAD DESIGN AUTOMATION INC 2004 2007 by Simucad Design Automation Inc The information contained in this document 1s subject to change without notice SILVACO INTERNATIONAL MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THIS MATERIAL INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE SILVACO INTERNATIONAL shall not be held liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this material This document contains proprietary information which is protected by copyright laws of the United States All rights are reserved No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced or translated into another language without the prior written consent of SILVACO INTERNATIONAL VIRTUAL WAFER FAB VWF MANUFACTURING TooLs VWF AUTOMATION TooLs VWF INTERACTIVE TOOLS DECKBUILD TONYPLOT DEVEDIT TONYPLOT3D DEVEDIT3D MASKVIEWS ATHENA SSUPREM4 MC IMPLANT OPTOLITH ELITE MC DEPO ETCH SSUPREM3 SPDB ATLAS S PISCES BLAZE BLAZE3D GIGA2D 3D MIXEDMODE2D 3D SIC FERRO QUANTUM2D 3D LUMINOUS2D 3D LED VCSELS LASER TFT2D 3D OTFT OLED NOISE DEVICE3D THERMAL3D ATLAS INTERPRETER MERCURY FASTBLAZE FASTNOISE FASTGIGA
32. Using SFLM Access 4 1 AT O uu Sus en ee Goodies Pe hPa en kaca Ede desi Pace kukachata Und a auf da petat 4 1 AAs Starli g SELM ACCESS 13 a4 exbnt ea peau bp dre Aa 4 1 4 2 Starting the Server List Configuration Wizard sees nn BB 4 2 4 3 Choosing Configuration Action 0c ccc cece eee eee n I m Hmmm 4 3 44 Adding a SOVEN cod ele kee Eb EPI PO REE EE VPE IU BEDS ADM UD de 4 4 4 4 1 Adding a Server Local NelworK IA IH 4 5 4 4 2 Adding a Server Internet Online Billing Service leen 4 6 AAS OJO Md ON IO qd SOL VET sss Druid dore s Ra Uode b Prisc USES eate we bordo oa dia 4 7 4 4 4 Adding a Server Redundant Hn 4 8 Standard Floating Licensing Manager V Standard Floating License Manager Installation and User s Guide Chapter 5 Customer Environment SettingS 000 c cece cece eee eee eee eens 5 1 5 1 Setting Tne Path To Th S flWarf uuu u ii da 5 1 5 2 Choosing A Single License Server for a Specific User r 5 1 5 2 1 Local Settings for Individual Users can oan eee ete SE Rr Bde ace ete Roe d heeds oon an 5 1 5 2 2 How to Set the SFLM SERVERS Environment Variable 5 1 5 3 Choosing Multiple License Servers for a Specific User eens 5 2 5 4 Choosing a Redundant Server Cluster for a Specif
33. X systems such as Solaris Linux and HPUX each user should add installdir bin to their path See Chapter 5 Customer Environment Settings for more details Standard Floating Licensing Manager 1 5 Standard Floating License Manager Installation and User s Guide This page intentionally is left blank 1 6 Standard Floating Licensing Manager Chapter 2 Registration 2 1 Overview This chapter describes how to install the SFLM software and how the process of machine registration works using a web browser This step must be performed by all new users of SFLM server Figure 2 1 shows how the process of SFLM registration Registration Type palinbay you uonpnsiB u Ji Activation Confirmed SFLM Home Page Figure 2 1 SFLM Registration Flow Standard Floating Licensing Manager 2 1 Standard Floating License Manager Installation and User s Guide The first step is to obtain the SFLM software from the software vendor unpack it onto your machine and install 1t Instructions for unpacking the software will be supplied with the software delivery After unpacking the software install SFLM on the machine designated as the license server SFLM server software 1s included in all baseline release packages Then start SFLM server on the license server The SFLM installation is performed from a command line on Solaris HPUX and Linux RedHat operating systems As the root user execute the following command imst
34. all 8327 948c f832f653 MachineKey E3SX P9AD 4GJ0 GS7G 7VN1 2FYC Standard Floating Licensing Manager 2 9 Standard Floating License Manager Installation and User s Guide Register Server Offline Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by Silvaco International File Edit View Favorites Tools Help ww Q Na T ww S dn BE O dal Back Forward Stop Refresh Home Search Favorites Media History Mail Print Edit Address e http mrtall 3162 Admin RegisterOffline2 Go SFLM LICENSE SERVER SOW Logout Activate SFLM Server Offline Enter the server s Code Name and Activation Code below Code Name Activation Code SFLM Server mrtall 3162 Machine IDs 8327948c mrtall 8327948c f832f653 Redundant Groups License Files File Edit View Favorites Tools Help S ca cuu nm nem Mq QQ n a Back Forward Stop Refresh Home Search Favorites Media History Mail Print Edit Discuss Server Code Name set to OSSMIDOOOO9009 You have successfully registered and activated SFLM on this system You are now ready to add new license files Click OK to continue SFLM Server mrtall 3162 Machine IDs OSSMIDOO009009 8327948c mrtall 8327948c f832f653 Redundant Groups License Files version U isl Ap NE NM NE qM E ENS mg e NEED uS Figure 2 11 Registration Complete Page 2 10 Standard Floating Licensing Manager Registration Registration is now complete and a page similar to Figure 2 12 will appear when y
35. alldirs bin sflm install where installdir is the installation directory where the software was unpackaged If you are using a parallel HASP 4 key on a Linux platform execute lt installdir gt bin sflm install hasp The hasp option is not required for USB HASP On Windows platforms InstallShield will take care of this first step but you need to have administration rights Note Running the s 1m command requires root access Once you run the s 1m install command the server will automatically start when the machine boots up The rest of the registration may be from a regular user account On all platforms you will be asked to provide a new password Some of the web pages for SFLM affect how the license server functions Therefore you must use give the original password before accessing these functions All other pages that are standard reports will be accessible to users without this password Note The SFLM password is only for protecting certain SFLM pages It is not an existing system password After installation bring up a web browser either Netscape or Internet Explorer and type in http lt servername gt 3162 in the address bar Here lt servername gt is the hostname or machine name of the computer where sflm install or InstallShield was run If you do not know the name of your current machine you can use the special name 127 0 0 1 instead of lt servername gt For example http IX dua Le 1602 SFLM
36. andard Floating License Manager Installation and User s Guide 7h Install Licenses Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by Silvaco International f 4 Forward http mrtall 3162 Admin LoadLicense I Machine IDs 8327948c mrtall 8327948c f832f653 LICENSE SERVER Logout C si am ze Lc ag ng xe Automatic Update NES Install Saved File SFLM Server mrtall 3162 Redundant Groups License Files Il Version sflm server 7 0 8 Tue amp pr D A A Figure 3 2 Install New License Page 3 2 Standard Floating Licensing Manager License Installation 3 2 Automatic Update This option will download your license tile directly from the web When you click on this button the Automatic Update Page Figure 3 3 will appear If you accept this then the Automatic Update Accepted Page Figure 3 4 will appear Once this is complete the server will be able to distribute licenses By returning to the Home page shown in Figure 2 8 and clicking on Show Valid License s a list of all available licenses will be displayed Note The Automatic upload is available only if the browser can access pages on the internet fs s g 1444 2 IR D unicator a d E T MEER 22322223 z p E rae 1 2 2 D lt Koya i d L 4 Aq Wha ALS zzi et ad s tlds Begin 5434324559 I ee sees 2 i 12 o i i 2 22222 1222222222 12222222223 i a a A
37. at opens its port netsh firewall set portopening proto tcp port 2809 SIPC Corba Name Service If you wish to be more secure you can enable certain programs to receive messages through the firewall Since these programs are versioned you will have to perform these procedures again when a version is installed For example CoXoimucadWibinNrposstlmserverd WV returns something such as 6 4 2 R Substitute the number returned for 6 4 2 R below netsh firewall set allowedprogram Cs Samicad libre Sstimserverd 6 4 2 R x86 nti roc Si lmserverd exe SELM Standard Floating License Manager netsh firewall set allowedprogram C Windows system32 portmap exe ONC RPC poxrrmap Also for example C Simucad bin sipc WV returns something such as 1 0 9 R Substitute the number returned for 1 0 9 R below netsh firewall set allowedprogram C Simucad lib sipc 1 0 9 R x86nt sipc exe SIPC Corba Name Service Standard Floating Licensing Manager 9 1 Standard Floating License Manager Installation and User s Guide This page is intentionally left blank 9 2 Standard Floating Licensing Manager Chapter 10 SFLM Compatibility 10 1 Older Applications A common occurrence will be the existence of networks that have a mixture of applications from different releases An SFLM4 application is a product that was released with an SFLMA license server An SFLM6 application is a product that was released with an SFLM6 license server and so on
38. attempt to contact the primary license server in normal system operation If 1t cannot contact the primary server the machine may have failed it will then attempt to contact the secondary server You will experience a short pause until the secondary server takes over The redundant system requires that at least 2 machines are alive and communicating at any given time The SFLM servers communicate to each other on license usage When the primary machine returns to the system it will then take over the license control Note This system is only available to software vendor applications that are SFLM6 or above compliant SFLM4 applications should point to the primary server and will only run as long as that server is up and running 6 2 Standard Floating Licensing Manager Administration Page Setting Up Redundant Servers This feature is on a per request basis so you will first need to contact your software vendor account manager and request this licensing option There are 4 steps to set up redundancy Each step must be performed separately on all three redundant server machines When connecting to a server using a web browser you can run the web browser on any machine that is networked to the server 1 Run sflm install as described before on all three machines 2 Bring up a web browser on each machine type in the URL http lt servername gt 3162 where machine 1s the hostname of the machine and then go through the regis
39. d an application may cycle through them to obtain a license 1 2 3 Supported Platforms Table 1 1 shows currently supported platforms in SFLM server Table 1 1 Supported Platforms for SFLM Server Platform Operating System Operating System Bm S 585 S SPARC Solaris 9 and 10 64 bit XP 32 bit OS on 32 bit or 64 bit x86 CPUs Redhat Enterprise 3 and 4 32 bit or 64 bit OS on 32 bit or 64bit x86 CPU SFLM server uses the web browser that 1s supported on each platform Internet Explorer IE 6 0 and Netscape 4 6 1 2 4 Installing Software This section gives an overview of the installation process which consists of two stages License Server Registration and License Installation You should install software into a single installation directory which is called installdir You may have downloaded the software or received it on a CDROM You can install multiple versions of the software in the same directory Installing on Windows Software distributed for Windows is in an Install Shield self extracting archive Run this program and follow directions If you are installing onto a license server select Licensing Otherwise select only the packages you wish to install Installing on Unix Solaris and Red Hat These files come in a tar gzip format First make a directory installdir such as opts simucad Then change to that directory Finally extract the files using tar and gunzip For exa
40. d by Silvaco International gt QQ n a aa p 5 s mm Back Forward Stop Refresh Home Search Favorites Media History Mail Print Edit Discuss Address a http mrtall 3162 Admin LoadLocalLicense Go Links gt P Logout Start over New license Local File Specify the location of the license file or click Browse to choose from a folder list License file location Browse SFLM Server mrtall 3162 Machine IDs 05SMIDOO009009 8327948c mrtall 8327948c f832f653 Redundant Groups License Files E gw n os Z Figure 3 5 Install Locally Saved License File Page Once you find the license file click Next to load it If the license file is valid the following confirmation page will appear Figure 3 6 Otherwise an error message will appear Standard Floating Licensing Manager 3 5 Standard Floating License Manager Installation and User s Guide Install Licenses Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by Silvaco International Ele Edit View Favorites Tools Help Ed El 3 UN u 9 G Back Forsa Stop Refresh Home Search Favorites Media History Mail Print Edt Discuss Address l http mrtall 3162 Admin LicenseCompleted Go SFLIVI LICENSE SERVER Logout A Help SFLM has installed the specified license file var opt sflm pictures licenses Silvaco 901 4 lic Silvaco 901 4 has licenses for server s SFLM Server mrtall 3162 Machine IDs 05SMIDOO009009 8327948c mr
41. de 7 1 2 Valid License s This option will generate a table that contains a complete list of all licensed applications This list 1s derived from all the license files that are installed on the server Each row of this table 1s dedicated to one application and gives five columns of information Number of Licenses Product and Users e ID The ID of the license a k a product Clicking on this link will provide a detailed list of all licenses related to this license ID in all license files installed e Name The name of the license a k a product Clicking on this link will provide a detailed list of all licenses related to this license ID in all license files installed e Valid The number of valid purchased licenses active for this server Free The number of valid licenses that are currently free e Maintenance Date This is date license maintenance expires for this license There may be multiple dates if licenses expire at different times Applications that are newer than the maintenance date cannot use that license Note Licenses that have completely expired will not show up in this list 7 1 3 Token Charges This option will generate a table containing the number of active tokens and another table which shows the number of tokens required to use as a specific license e ID The ID of the license a k a product Clicking on this link will provide a detailed list of all licenses related to this license ID in all license f
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43. ed to re register 1 0 ccc cee eee eee nnn A 2 A12 HOW Cal reset Ine SPEM um redi e peu d tugas ukawa twee ata deal sean A 2 Standard Floating Licensing Manager vil Standard Floating License Manager Installation and User s Guide This page is intentionally left blank viii Standard Floating Licensing Manager Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 What is SFLM This chapter introduces the license management software Standard Floating License Manager SFLM For those unfamiliar with SFLM see Section 1 2 What s New in SFLMS The following chapters provide a step by step guide through the first time installation to show the typical screens that you will face 1 1 1 Installation Steps Install Software Software Section 1 2 4 Installing Software Register EEES License Server Section 1 2 5 License Server Chapter 2 Registration Registration Install License File Section 1 2 6 License Installa Chapter 3 License Installa tion tion Set Default License Server for Run sfl1m access Chapter 4 Specifying the this Installation Directory License Server s Using SFLM Access Test Environment Emnvironment Section 5 5 Testing User Environment Set up User Environment Add lt installdir gt bin to Chapter 5 Customer Environ user path in Unix only ment Settings Note Check Chapter 9 Virtual Private Networks VPNs and Firewalls for Firewall and VPN connection problems
44. eeeeeen n III IHR HH mn 9 1 LME WAS mE 9 1 Chapter 10 SFLM Compatibility 10 1 10 1 Older ADDIICQLUOTIS seno acq eta e PE Oa daa 10 1 10 2 License Server ID it eoim uuo dis que Rob dabis e eod e ae Mara mene n a oos did qua Makes 10 1 10 3 Upgrading an SFLM4 Installation 0 ccc eee eee ee eee nnn n eee 10 1 vi Standard Floating Licensing Manager Table of Contents Appendix A Frequently Asked Questions A 1 A 1 How do bring up the web front end to SFLM ccc cece eee eee eee eee eee eas A 1 A 2 What version of SFLM dO l have rica eens eo Scat pu uQ Pad ERU SE Rare Da A 1 A 3 What is registration uso da ete rh ht hera ce LL acce a cx d wea Rae ace kala A 1 A 4 Whats actiValloti u u uu p cnet rasa a ren i da A 1 A 5 What should I choose online or offline registration eee A 1 A 6 have forgotten my password what should I do r r A 1 A 7 When run an application cannot get a license what should I do A 2 A 8 How do find out who has checked out a particular product license A 2 A 9 What are redundant ServerS 00 00 cc cece eee eee eee eee enhn hh ran A 2 A 10 How do set up redundant servers 0 0 ccc cece cee cece eee eee eee mmm A 2 A 11 What can cause me to ne
45. er List for C Silvaco silvaco edaondemand com No 3 Login Logout DK Figure 4 7 Adding a Server Internet SIMUCAD Design Automation Inc Specifying the License Server s Using SFLM Access 4 4 3 Logging On to a Server This is only for users of internet billing services such as EDAonDemand com If the server has n a mot applicable in the Logged in column you do not need to login and the Login button will be greyed out To login to silvaco edaondemand com in the example click on silvaco edaondemand com and click on Login Figure 4 8 Then enter your account Username and Password Figure 4 9 If this works the Username will be displayed in the Logged in column This login will be used for all Jobs on the current machine with the current user ID Therefore each user will need to login on each machine they use E SFLM License Server ee x SFLH Server List For CASilvaco Logged in n a 1 Please enter pour username and password Username Password Figure 4 9 Logon Password SIMUCAD Design Automation Inc 4 7 Standard Floating License Manager Installation and User s Guide 4 4 4 Adding a Server Redundant Add the three servers to the list which you registered as redundant servers see Figures 4 9 and 4 10 See Setting Up Redundant Servers on page 9 3 for more details Es Configuration Wizard Bo xj Redundant Server MH ames Please add delete and order your
46. ging Yes No SFLM Server rmrtall 3162 Machine IDs 055MID10652828 83279480 mrtall B327848c d7eba7d2 Redundant Groups License Files Version gt http mrtall 3162 En Home mE NI Local intranet E Figure 6 3 Customize Logging Page License Usage Logging License Usage Logging Directory The directory where license usage summarries and logs are kept You can change the list of possible locations by setting the environmental variable SFLM USAGE DIRECTORIES before starting the server License Usage Logging Mode This controls how much information is kept in the usage log directory Standard Floating Licensing Manager 6 5 Standard Floating License Manager Installation and User s Guide Table 6 1 License Usage Logging Mode Options Description Off No logging ProductSummary Generates a summary of each product license ID usage Generates a summary of each product license ID used by each user as well as the combined product usage for all users UserSummary ProductLog All license check outs and check ins are logged The ProductSummary 1s also generated AllLogging All license check outs and check ins are logged The UserSummary is also generated which includes the ProductSummary Note Logging check outs and check ins may require significant amounts of disk space System Error Message Logging This controls the log messages passed to the system logger On UNIX this is passed as local5 and is co
47. hen appear Figure 6 3 This page controls two log locations one in the system log e g etc syslog conf on Solaris machines and the other in a user defined file The default system log level 1s Notice No file logging is done by default A description of available logging levels is given at the end of this section It is common to change the system log level to Information to log license check outs and check ins which can the be used by the s 1m command stats Standard Floating Licensing Manager Administration Page E Customize Logging Microsoft Internet Explorer I nj x Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help O RAM ww omui Back Forward Stop Refresh Home Search Favorites Media History Mail Print Edit Discuss Address ja http mrtall 3162 Admin Logging Go Links gt Googev Clsearch amp he938blocked Sf Check y AutoLink v AutoFl EjoOptorns 4 SELM LICENSE SERVER Customize Logging Install new licensets Change Password Re register License Server Setup Redundant Servers License Usage Logging Customize Logging _ License Usage Logging Directory var apt sflm Usage Synchronize Server Time Send Test Log Message A c Reports License Usage Logging Mode otf gt Support Utilities System Errar Message Logging IUNIS syslog lacal5 see etc syslag canf System log level Notice File Errar Message Logging File Name Log Level ot y Verbose logging messa
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49. ic User 5 2 5 5 Testing User ENVIFON MEN Estada dat urb Doa yaaa huay 5 3 Chapter 6 AGMINISWANON Page canina ipp rU EFC ERST REDDE PEE S 6 1 6 1 AdministTauor Features cta 6 1 O lli INStalliINGW EIGCNSE S ondes esa aduer Erase ee 6 1 56 1 2 Change Paso Wod u Yir audet est bsc d qt tels darem ebat quip ars adus Xs catu ql airs 6 1 6 1 3 Re Register License Server r RI 6 2 6 1 4 Setup Redundant Servers a 6 2 0 15 GUSTOMIZE LOMO ia Var yuy putare cuta in A nfi urguet EE pares 6 4 6 1 6 Synchronize Server TITIO aos pon hoa RH a ANA A EUR CR aia aE d 6 8 6 17 SENG Te l Eod MESSATE uu url as lio d duca ae tA 6 8 Chapter 7 REDONS Page is keer ered venio e diuo X AAA A 7 1 741 VDES OL HODOFNS uccisi Sce oa eode arbe dd deoa eleme ba acre rubra adc od Sauer qua ja 7 1 r l Sel IS O pee ee ea A Eee na kuka yu ee te ee 7 1 MoM 2 Valid Eense S otiosus totus acu Eel ete SS q DX ina p kaku AE ERO LN LAUDE d Sa 7 2 LOEO O Ou adii a arenas inei OS 7 2 a OAS x oai n aoctor Etica tute da beni PR eM nua Sie Pade Beka be pus aaa 7 2 FAD Installed License Melissa Dena ia RERO Da beau t dco b u ee etie ipa irs 7 3 Chapter 8 vieil M 8 1 O O TERCER 8 1 Chapter 9 Virtual Private Networks VPNs and Firewalls 9 1 9 1 Virtual Private Networks VPNs se
50. icular license server by creating the environment variable SFLM_SERVERS in their user environment and giving it the name of their chosen server This setting will override the global setting that was created 5 2 2 How to Set the SFLM SERVERS Environment Variable C shell Unix and Linux users should add the following to their cshrc file setenv SFLM SERVERS sflmserver Bash shell Unix and Linux users should add the following to their profile file SFLM SERVERS 2 sflmserver export SFLM_SERVERS Windows users should right click on My Computer and select Properties gt Advanced gt Environment Variables A screen will appear that will allow the setting of environment variables Note Thename sflmserver Is the machine name of the new license server SIMUCAD Design Automation Inc 5 1 Standard Floating License Manager Installation and User s Guide Note SFLM SERVERS has replaced the environmental variable SFLM SERVER If both variables are set SFLM SERVERS will be used for new applications SFLM 5 and above SFLM SERVER will be used for old applications SFLM4 and below 5 3 Choosing Multiple License Servers for a Specific User If the network contains multiple license servers you can change the SFLM SERVERS environment variable to access all of them For instance on Unix C shell setenv SFLM SERVERS MachineA MachineB MachineC The application in this case will first attempt to get a license from machineA If it fails it will
51. iles installed e Name The name of the license a k a product Clicking on this link will provide a detailed list of all licenses related to this license ID in all license files installed e Cost The number and type of tokens required to grant this type of license when tokens are used Active The number of valid purchased token licenses active for this server Free The number of valid licenses that are currently free e Maintenance Date This is the date license maintenance expires for this license There may be multiple dates if licenses expire at different times Applications that are newer than the maintenance date cannot use that license Note Licenses that have completely expired will not show up in this list 7 1 4 License Status This option will generate a table that contains a complete list of specific licenses This list is derived from all the license files that have been installed on the server and are valid for that server It includes the licenses that can be granted using token licenses The table also includes who is using licenses and how many are free e License ID The ID of the license a k a product Clicking on this link will provide a detailed list of all licenses related to this license ID in all license files installed e License Name The name of the license a k a product Clicking on this link will provide a detailed list of all licenses related to this license ID in all license files installed
52. ils that you got from Silvaco Your server has been activated Homepage Home Admin Utilities Figure 1 1 SFLM Registration Flowchart Standard Floating Licensing Manager 1 3 Standard Floating License Manager Installation and User s Guide 1 2 6 License Installation When all the registration information is received a license file will be generated and keyed to your specific machine You will then be informed by Simucad that the license 1s ready and can be obtained either automatically or by E mail Figure 1 2 shows a flowchart of the licensing process The automatic route is the most convenient as SFLM server will contact the online SFLM license database and request a license to be transmitted through http This license file will be saved locally on your machine and no further contact will be required Note The automatic update requires that the browser is able to access the internet These are representations of web pages but not their exact content The alternative offline route 1s to send the license file by E mail floppy disk or some other means You would then use a file browser to find this file and load it with your web browser New License Install Automatic Update Install Saved File Automatic Help Help n licenses found Click next Type in file location or to continue Help Your licenses have been installed Homepage Admin Reports Utilities Figure 1 2 SFLM License File s Fl
53. ing sections 6 1 1 Install New License s You can access this feature if a new license file is ready to be installed As an example if you purchase additional licenses of a product the vendor will create a new license tile You can then use this feature to install the new license file See Chapter 3 License Installation for more details 6 1 2 Change Password When SFLM was first installed on the license server machine as described at the start of Chapter 2 Registration you were prompted to enter a password This page allows you to change this password First enter the original or current password Then enter your new chosen password and re enter this password to confirm it If you forget your password for the SFLM server reset it outside the web front end You will need to be the root or administrator user on the machine where SFLM was originally installed within a Unix shell Standard Floating Licensing Manager 6 1 Standard Floating License Manager Installation and User s Guide imnstalldrs brauzstlm stop lt installdir gt bin sflm set password I installcidirsybinyzgetlm start You will need to set a password during the set password step In a DOS window use the following DOS Commands Example install drives E Gd lt installdire bin cd simucad bin silm Stop ST lm stop sflm set passworq sflm set password S Li eser Sit lin stare 6 1 3 Re Register License Server Ifthe hardware withi
54. it will attempt to contact the primary license server If it cannot contact the primary server it will then attempt to contact the secondary server and so on The redundant system requires that at least 2 machines are alive and communicating at any given time The SFLM servers communicate to each other on license usage and when the primary machine returns to the system it will then take over the license control When installed the system will be opaque A 10 How do set up redundant servers See Section 6 1 4 Setup Redundant Servers for more information A 11 What can cause me to need to re register The unique description of your machine is linked to many things such as the machine name disk number and mac address Typically changing one piece of hardware e g the hard disk will not require re registration A number of hardware changes are necessary before re registration will be required A 12 How can l reset the SFLM A 2 Some situations may occur infrequently where the active users report shows a license checked out for an application that you know has been terminated To free this license you can either wait one hour for SFLM to automatically remove this phantom license check out or perform a manual reset of the server To manually reset SFLM you need to login as root on Unix Linux or Administrator Windows open a command terminal and run installdir bin sflm stop lt installdir gt bin sflm start
55. le 6 3 Logging Levels in SFLM Server Off No logging 1s performed Emergency A panic condition Alert A condition that should be corrected immediately Examples of this include e Errors contained in the license file s will be reported This could occur if the file has been corrupted or if it has been edited which is not allowed e SFLM is installed on a system not specified in the license file e System clock has been changed e License s close to expiration will be reported e License s that will only be active at a time in the future e SFLM server exits e Server is low on memory Critical Critical conditions Examples of this include e Hardware failure such as a hard disk error e Memory corruption Errors Examples of these include e Cannot get MAC address e Unable to register program e SFLM installation failure Error Warning messages Typically non fatal Examples of these include Warning e Un terminated string received by server e Obsolete license s Notice Conditions that are not error conditions but that may require special handling Examples of these include e Failed attempts to check out a license e Notice that verbose mode is turned on e Attempt s to connect to a port e The machine identification has changed perhaps due to new hardware e Server status 1s in the process of being cleared e Reading of a particular license file Standard Floating Licensing Manager 6 7 Standard
56. llation and User s Guide 4 4 2 Adding a Server Internet Online Billing Service This option is used when you have an online billing service such as EDAonDemand com Choose your billing service from the pulldown list by clicking the box or by typing in the server name If you connect through a firewall you may need to specify your http proxy and port number Leave these fields blank if you are directly connected to the internet If your Internet Explorer is configured to use an http proxy this setting can be read by checking the Use IE defaults box Click Next and arrange the order of the servers Normally the internet server should be the last and only server in the list Click Finish to complete the adding of this server Configuration Wizard Internet Server Name Please enter the internet server name and HTTP proxy details Server Name Port UselE defaults Proxy E Configuration Wizard E x Internet Server Name Please enter the internet server name and HT TP proxy details Server Name silvaco edaondernand corn v Proxy http proxy Port feo v Use lE defaults Please enter the internet server name and HTTP proxy details Server Name silvaco edaondemand com Proxy y simucad edaondemand com UselE defaults M SFLM License Server lt Back Lre Cancel E EDUC SFLM Serv
57. mple mkdir opt simucad cd opt simucad gunzip lt cdrom Sstimsetars gz tar xt Standard Floating Licensing Manager Introduction 1 2 5 License Server Registration The first stage is called Registration also called Activation It is a means by which a unique description of the machine acting as a license server is generated and saved in the online SFLM database Chapter 2 Registration describes this stage in detail Figure 1 1 shows a flowchart of the registration process After entering a password the registration process begins and the software gathers information about the customer s computer e g computer name and hostid This information together with the user s name and contact information will be transmitted by way of either http Gf online registration is chosen or by E mail if offline registration is chosen to the license database Basically Registration is a process that delivers a unique machine ID number to the SFLM database so that a license can be keyed to it Note The online registration requires that the browser is able to access the internet These are representations of web pages but not their exact content Welcome Please enter admin password Please Register server Help Explanation of 1 e DEOR Register Online Explanation of 2nd option Register Offline Register Online Register Offline Help Please send the following details to Silvaco and click Next Please select the following deta
58. n the license server machine changes then the machine credentials that identify that machine as the license server may also change This may affect the operation of the license server If this occurs access this option to re register the machine credentials and reactivate the license server Note You may need a new license file generated by the vendor if the re registration process assigns a different Code Name to your server Your Code Name is shown in the machine IDs list at the bottom of the SFLM web page http servername 3162 For example in Figure 6 1 it is OSSMID10001820 This will depend on the extent of the changes on your machine 6 1 4 Setup Redundant Servers This feature is available to prevent engineering downtime if for any reason the SFLM server or its machine crashes If this occurs applications will hang all current jobs will be paused and no licenses can be issued until the server is restarted or the machine is repaired Although all Jobs shall continue once the license server 1s restarted this can be a significant management issue The SFLM redundant server system 1s one method to ensure that this problem does not result in any engineering downtime The system requires that 3 machines be designated and installed as redundant license servers The same license file is installed on each machine Each machine 1s then set up to identify the primary secondary or tertiary server When an application requests a license it will
59. nd then run the command silm stop sflm set password STlm start Standard Floating Licensing Manager A 1 Standard Floating License Manager Installation and User s Guide A 7 When run an application cannot get a license what should do Make sure the license server 1s still alive The SFLM software 1s designed to automatically start 1tself if for any reason it should be forced to close by any other program You can check if the SFLM is running with the web front end Click on Reports and then on List Installed License Files The table that 1s displayed will tell you 1f the server is running If SFLM is not running you will need to restart it from the command prompt As root or administrator run the command sflm start A 8 How do find out who has checked out a particular product license Open the web front end and click on Reports and click on Show Active Users A 9 What are redundant servers Eventually either a machine or a network may become unreliable and when you try to open an application the application will be unable to contact the license server to get a license The SFLM redundant server system is one method to get around this problem The system requires that a minimum of 3 machines to be designated and installed as redundant license servers The same license file is installed on each machine Each machine is then set up as primary secondary or tertiary servers When an application requests a license
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62. ntrolled by etc syslog conf On Windows they go into the Application Log that can be viewed using the Event Viewer System Log Level This pull down menu controls the individual logging level for the system logging See Log Levels on page 6 7 The default level 1s Notice File Error Message Logging Instead of using the system s logging capabilities the SFLM server can simply write messages to a file This is easier to set up but has dangers since nothing is monitoring the log sizes Table 6 2 File Error Message Logging We em This specifies the file to append the log message onto Log Level This pull down menu controls the individual logging level for the user defined log file See Log Levels on page 6 7 The default level 1s Off Verbose logging messaging This is Off by default Switching to Yes will result in more details in some web pages and some log messages You can reload all the current server settings from the server by clicking on Restore To save any changes you made click on Save Changes 6 6 Standard Floating Licensing Manager Administration Page Log Levels These log levels control the seriousness of the messages being logged When set to a level messages from that level and above are logged For example if the log level is Error then Error Critical Alert and Emergency messages are also logged These levels coincide with the standard UNIX log message levels Severity Levels Tab
63. o use SIMUCAD Design Automation Inc 4 1 Standard Floating License Manager Installation and User s Guide 4 2 Starting the Server List Configuration Wizard Click on the Configure button If this button is not highlighted and the current list 1s not right you may need to change to the administrative user root on UNIX or to a user that has write permission to lt installdir gt bin sflm_access cf Do not edit this file manually always use s 1m access When you press Configure the following window appears Es Configuration Wizard EE X Configure License Server List The SFLM License Access Configuration Wizard will walk you through all of the steps required to configure your SFLM License Server List for applications installed in C WSilvaca Click the Next button to proceed to the next screen IF you want to change something on a previous screen click on the Back button You may cancel the wizard at any time by clicking on the Cancel button Cancel Figure 4 2 Configure License Server List Press Next to go to the next step 4 2 SIMUCAD Design Automation Inc Specifying the License Server s Using SFLM Access 4 3 Choosing Configuration Action This screen allows four different actions Each action must be finished or cancelled before proceeding to a different action 1 Add a new server to the list of servers to check for licenses See 4 4 1 Adding a Server Local Network on page 4 5 f
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65. or more details 2 Define the order of the existing servers This changes the order in which the servers try to obtain a license The first server grants the license At that time all servers will then be searched in order for a license 3 Modify an existing server This allows you to change the name or other information of an existing server It also allows you to change the order of a redundant server cluster 4 Remove an existing server from the list of license servers used to obtain a license E Configuration Wizard E al X Start Please choose fram one of the following options w Add a new server Define the order of the existing servers Modify an existing server Remove an existing server Figure 4 3 Adding a New Server SIMUCAD Design Automation Inc 4 3 Standard Floating License Manager Installation and User s Guide 4 4 Adding a Server Choose a server type Local Network see 4 4 1 Adding a Server Local Network on page 4 5 Internet see 4 4 2 Adding a Server Internet Online Billing Service on page 4 6 e Redundant see 4 4 4 Adding a Server Redundant on page 4 8 Es Configuration Wizard E a X Server Type Please select the server type you would like to add amp Local Webwork Select this option if you have an SFLM it ST server on pour computer or local area network C Internet SAA etree ees Lara lia Select
66. ou click on OK 3 SFLM Server mrtall 3162 Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by Silvaco International Forward http mrtall 3162 Home SFLM LICENSE SERVER 429 SFLM Server mrtall 3162 Machine IDs 8327948c mrtall 8327948c f832f653 Redundant Groups License Files Version sflm Figure 2 12 Main SFLM Home Page Standard Floating Licensing Manager 2 11 Standard Floating License Manager Installation and User s Guide This page is intentionally left blank 2 12 Standard Floating Licensing Manager Chapter 3 License Installation 3 1 Overview After completing registration successfully the software vendor will inform you that a license file is ready Figure 3 1 shows the process of installing the SFLM License 1 lA Starting Registration SFLM Home Pace Selecting Registration Type Automatk Update Local Fike Registration Confirmed l si ier rote Ta Ier SFLM Home Page Figure 3 1 SFLM License Installation Flow You can obtain the license file from our Automatic update feature or receive the license as an E mail attachment In either case you should then return to their web browser and open nttopr resetvername i 31062 Click on the Install New License s option shown in Figure 5 8 to display Figure 3 2 In this screen you can choose the Automatic Update or an Install Saved File options Standard Floating Licensing Manager 3 1 St
67. owchart The SFLM license server should now be able to issue licenses to applications 1 2 7 Setting up License Server s for Users Run sf1m access to specify license server s See Chapter 4 Specifying the License Server s Using SFLM Access for more details 1 4 Standard Floating Licensing Manager Introduction 1 2 8 Setting up User Environment On Unix add lt installdir gt bin to users path See Chapter 5 Customer Environment Settings for more details 1 3 Running the Software To run applications you must do two things e Specify to the license server s e Specify the application you wish to run 1 3 1 Specifying the License Server s There are two ways to specify license server s First you can specify a list of license servers using sflm access That sets the default list of servers used by the applications installed in the same location as the s 1m access program This is normally done by the person installing the software as other users may have write permission problems to the configuration file see Section 4 2 Starting the Server List Configuration Wizard for more details Alternatively you can set the environmental variable SFLM SERVERS see Section 5 2 2 How to Set the SFLM SERVERS Environment Variable 1 3 2 Specifying a Path to the Applications On Windows you normally do not specify a path You simply open up the shortcut screen and double click the application On UNI
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69. redundant servers RES LETS a redundant 3152 redundant Add Server Delete Server redundantz redundant3 n a 1c rortall n a 2 127 0 0 1 n a 3 sllvaca edaondemand com Mo 4 Configure Login Logout OF Figure 4 11 Server List 4 8 SIMUCAD Design Automation Inc Chapter 5 Customer Environment Settings 5 1 Setting The Path To The Software On Windows this is not an issue as the shortcut to start the SFLM server contains the path On Unix and Linux machines you must set an environment variable in the terminal The two most common Unix terminal shells are the C shell and the Bourne Again Bash shell In these cases you need the following changes C Shell and test users should add the following to their cshrc file set path path q lt installdir gt bin Bash sh Bourne shell and ksh users should add the following to their profile file PATH SPATH lt installdir gt bin export PATH Note lt installdir gt Is the path to the top directory of the vendor s installed software 5 2 Choosing A Single License Server for a Specific User There are two ways that an application will know the name of the license server One way is by using a global setting in the installation see Chapter 4 Specifying the License Server s Using SFLM Access Another way is from a local users environment settings 5 2 1 Local Settings for Individual Users Individual users may choose a part
70. ser s Guide This page is intentionally left blank 7 4 Standard Floating Licensing Manager Chapter 8 Support Utilities 8 1 Overview The support utilities are intended to be used whenever the license server has a problem and will not issue a license to a user request It is not a part of the general operation of the SFLM license server To access the support utilities click on the Support Utilities link on the main SFLM home page Figure 8 1 3 SFLM Server mrtall 3162 Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by Silvaco International B 5 ae a 312 9 H 3 Back Forward Stop Refresh Home Search Favorites Media History Mail Print Edit Discuss Reports Support Utilities SHOW SHOW INSTALL ACTIVE USER S VALID LICENSE S NEW LICENSE S SFLM Server mrtall 3162 Machine IDs OSSMIDOO009009 8327948c mrtall 8327948c f832f653 Redundant Groups License Files ha fas Local intranet A Figure 8 1 Main SFLM Home Page Four utilities are available that report information and can be used to identify the problem list environment variable redundant server status server resource usage and server status amp version The information from these four options should be supplied to your vendor if or when it is requested They are accessible through the web interface to your license server Standard Floating Licensing Manager 8 1 Standard Floating License Manager Installation and User s Guide This page is intentionally
71. tall 8327948c f832f653 Redundant Groups License Files Version O 40 xl p E SE MT NER USE UU EM ME dg c Toc Figure 3 6 License Update Accepted Page Once this 1s complete the server will be able to distribute licenses By returning to the Home page shown in Figure 5 8 and clicking on Show Valid License s a list of all available licenses will be displayed 3 6 Standard Floating Licensing Manager Chapter 4 Specifying the License Server s Using SFLM Access 4 1 Overview There are two ways to specify which license server s to use First you can specify a list of license servers using sflm_access which sets the default list of servers used by the applications installed in the same location as the s 1m access program This is normally done by the person installing the software as other users may have write permission problems to the configuration file Alternatively you can set the environmental variable SFLM SERVERS which 1s described 1n Chapter 5 Customer Environment Settings Section 5 2 2 How to Set the SFLM SERVERS Environment Variable 4 1 1 Starting SFLM Access On Windows open the Shortcuts window and double click on the SFLM Access icon On UNIX systems like Solaris Linux and HPUX run the command installdir bin stflm access zx SFLM License Server Configure Login Logout OF Figure 4 1 Current List of Servers This shows the current list of license servers t
72. tration procedure that will be initiated as described in Chapter 2 Registration Then wait to be contacted by your vendor 3 Your vendor will inform you when your license file is ready to be downloaded When you receive this message open your web browser at http servername 3162 and click on Install new License s as described in Chapter 3 License Installation Download the license file from your vendor and install 1t with the web browser 4 When steps 1 3 are complete open your web browser at http lt servername gt 3162 click on Admin and then Setup Redundant Servers The Set Up Redundant Servers Page will appear Figure 6 2 To add a server type in the SFLM server name of each machine chosen to be a redundant server and click Add The SFLM server name will appear at the bottom of the web browser The order that servers are shown in the Server list will decide which is primary which is secondary and so on You can change the order any time by selecting a server from the list and using the control buttons on the right hand side Move to Top Move Up Move Down Move to Bottom and Delete If communication is broken with a server a line will be drawn through the name of that server in the Redundant Groups line Note All 4 steps must be performed on all 3 of the redundant servers The servers will then be able to communicate with each other This will be displayed at the bottom of the web browser SFLM page on the Re
73. uss Address E http mrtall 3162 Home Go Links gt SFLEM Logout LICENSE SERVER SOY Home Admin Reports Support Utilities SHOW SHOW INSTALL ACTIVE USER S VALID LICENSE S NEW LICENSE S SFLM Server mrtall 3162 Machine IDs OSSMIDOO009009 8327948c mrtall 8327948c f832f653 Redundant Groups License Files Version sflm server 7 0 8 Tue Apr 26 16 40 57 PDT 2005 zl vr es p I Local intranet A Figure 7 1 Main SFLM Home Page 7 1 1 Active User s This option will generate information on licenses that are currently checked out from the SFLM server by Job A job is an application that requests a license A total count of jobs and a table of jobs are reported User and Prorgram User name of the person running the application and the program name and version that checked out the license s from the SFLM server Job The job number a k a Process ID of the application on a particular machine Each time an application runs the operating system assigns a unique ID to that job This is commonly known as the PID Clicking on this field will give a more detailed report about the job e Host Host name or machine name on which an application is running e License Information on which licenses the job is using If a license request failed it shows the licenses that failed to be granted Standard Floating Licensing Manager 7 1 Standard Floating License Manager Installation and User s Gui
74. y Telephone PO Contact Name This is the list of EDA vendors using SFLM as their license manager Please select the vendor from whom you just purchased your software This vendor would have access to your registration information in order to issue your license file You can re register with another vendor at any time in the future without losing your original registration Software vendor Please select a vendor js SEES IES 3 OS ee Figure 2 5 Register Online Page If you complete this page correctly the Activate Server Page will appear Figure 2 6 By clicking Next on this page you will complete the process of registration and should show the Registration Complete Page Figure 2 7 The server Code Name is the equivalent hostid of the server machine that will appear in your license file Standard Floating Licensing Manager 2 5 Standard Floating License Manager Installation and User s Guide Register server step 2 Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by Silvaco International File Edit View Favorites Tools Help e 5 0O z 4 ae a Y Se S E N Back Forward Stop Refresh Home Search Favorites Media History Mail Print Edit Discuss Your details have been recorded click next to activate your server Le MR o o UNE UNE RE E IR Pi 7 Figure 2 6 Activate Server Page Registration is not yet complete You must click the Next button to send the activation code to the server 3 Registration complete

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