Floating LicensesFloating license versions of IDA use from to ensure license compliance.Table of Contents.Installation guideIf you're installing the server on Windows, please check for the detailed guide with screenshots.Some parts of it also apply to other platforms. Otherwise see below.License serverA license server is required for floating licence versions. It needs to be installed on a dedicated machine in your network which is accessibleover TCP/IP from the workstations that will run IDA.The license server consists of two parts:. The license server managerCalled 'lmadmin', it is provided by Flexera. If you do not already have the FlexNet license server manager installed, download and install it from the links below. You also can use another path, but you will need to edit the VENDOR line in the license file sent to you during the activation.Download linksPlease choose the platform where your license server will be running.
However, this is only one of the ports used by the license server. The LKS uses another port for the (ibmratl) vendor daemon, which needs to be open as well. The vendor daemon (ibmratl) should get assigned a port in the 9 range; however, in some situations, it gets assigned a different number, for example 643. Diagnosing The Problem. Optionsfilepath: Example: OPTIONS=rationaldircommonibmratl.opt This term refers to the full path to the user options file for the daemon. FLEXnet licensing does not require an options file. If the path is omitted, the vendor daemon looks for the file ibmratl.opt that is.
It does not have to be for the same platform as IDA; any license server can manage IDA versions for different OSes.Platformlmadmin (recommended) (web-based UI server)lmgrd binary (command-line based server)Hex-Rays daemonUtilitiesinteractive installerpackage for manual installMicrosoft® Windows® x86Microsoft® Windows® x64Linux x86 (LSB Certified™)Linux x64 (LSB Certified™)Mac OS® X Universal (x86, x64)AllVersions11.16.4.011.16.4.011.16.2.011.16.4.0Installing the license server & Hex-Rays daemon. Lmadmin serverThe recommended server is 'lmadmin', which provides a web-based UI for configuring and managing the license server.If you do not yet have one installed (e.g. From using other FlexNet-bases software), please download the and run it on the server machine. You should not run the 'lmadmin' server as administrator(Windows) or root (Linux/OS X), as this is not recommended.What's more, at least on Linux/OS X, the embedded HTTP server will simplyrefuse to start if it is being run as root.Post-install steps (common). Download the hexrays daemon from the and put it next to the lmadmin executable. Mark it as executable ('chmod +x hexrays') on Linux/OS X.
Start lmadmin if it's not running. open a Web browser and go to Click on 'Administration', login with user 'admin' and password 'admin'.
This section provides more information in configuring the Lumerical FlexNet license manager using the web interface dashboard (FlexNet Publisher).This page applies to:All Floating license models NotePlease refer to the section below to change the default password for the Administrator account after your first Login. Contents.FlexNet publisher dashboard1.Open the license manager dashboard using the link:a.b.if the license manager is not running on your local machine replace 'localhost' with the Host Name or IP address of the computer running the license manager, ie.c.The 'FlexNet publisher dashboard' shows the licenses that are available for use.2.Select the Administration tab on the upper right section of the page.3.Enter the Username and Password. If this is the first time you have logged in to the dashboard the default username and password is ' admin' (without the quotes). Please change the password after initial login to secure the license manager web interface dashboard.Note: See the below to change the default 'admin' password.