This is the process for setting up a 3 failover license servers using the FLEXlm service.  

Windows operating systems only.

How to create a Three Node Redundant FLEXlm Server for Statistica?

1. Install the Statistica License Manager
In this procedure only the Statistica  License Manager will be installed.  During the process of running the installation package many options will have to be unselected to do this procedure.  Because of the many types of installations, some of your dialogues may be slightly different or you may encounter dialogues  that are not present in this help.  Please work through those dialogues  using the on-screen instructions.  This procedure needs to be carried out on the 3 machines that will act as the 3-node license server.
Note: If 1 of these 3 machines is intended to be the Statistica file server, used for Statistica workstation installations, then a full installation is required on that machine.  This article assumes that the end-user will install the Statistica file server to a 4^th machine. 2.  Verify the installation of the Statistica License Manager
Use the control panel to load the services applet.  This applet can be found in the administrative tools sub-section. The licensing service is named ‘Statistica License Manager’.  Verify that this service exists and is started with a startup type of "Automatic."  

3.  Stop the Statistica License Manager service
You must now stop the ‘Statistica License Manager’ service.  Right-click and select "Stop."  Stop this on all 3 servers.  

4. Verification
Verify the installation of the Statistica License Manager on the 3 machines that will act as the 3 node license server.  Verify that the Statistica License Manager Service is stopped on all the machines.  Both of these criteria must be met to proceed.

5.  Modify the license files
In the next set of steps each of the license files will be modified.  The modification involves combining the SERVER lines of the license file into each of the license files. 
 
Ex: (before)
License file on Machine1:
SERVER Machine1 STATID=xxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx
VENDOR sta_flxm

License file on Machine2:
SERVER Machine2 STATID=xxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx
VENDOR sta_flxm

License file on Machine3:
SERVER Machine3 STATID=xxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx
VENDOR sta_flxm

Ex: (after)
License files on Machine1, Machine2, and Machine3 all contain the combined SERVER lines.

SERVER Machine1 STATID=xxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx 26999
SERVER Machine2 STATID=xxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx 26999
SERVER Machine3 STATID=xxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx 26999
VENDOR sta_flxm

6.  Save the license files
Save the license file.   Read only protection may have to be removed.  This can be accomplished using Windows Explorer or via the command prompt window.  In the Windows explorer select the file and right click for the properties.  Uncheck the read only box, then click OK.  In the command prompt window the command ‘attr –r’ is used to remove the read only bit.  Ex:  attr –r stat.lic.

Note: All 3 license files will be identical at the end of the process.  

7.  Resign the license files
Create a support case with TIBCO support. Attach the combined license file to TIBCO Software Inc. TIBCO must resigned the license file in order for you to continue.  Once the license is resigned, it will be sent back to you.  Apply the validated license files.  Make a backup of your original before proceeding (rename it .bak).  

8. Create a pointer license file
A pointer license file must be created for each client that uses Statistica and for each additional Statistica server that may be installed.  This file is made up of the 3 SERVER lines plus an additional line with the text ‘USE_SERVER’.  This file must be named “ClientSTAT.tmp”.  During the Statistica file server installation, you will be prompted specify the path to this file.

Ex: (pointer file)

SERVER Machine1 STATID=xxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx26999
SERVER Machine2 STATID=xxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx 26999
SERVER Machine3 STATID=xxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx 26999
USE_SERVER

9.  Restart the license servers
Using the services applet again, start the Statistica License Manager service on each machine.  The license servers are now running as the 3 node license server.


To verify this, view the Statistica License Manager log file on Machine1.  Viewing the lmgrd.log file on any of the license servers should show the similar results.   The log file will be found in the license server installation path.  By default this is C:\Program Files\StatisticaFLEXlm\lmgrd.log.  Notice the bold items.  These indicate that the 3 node license server is being used.

The log file will be similar to the following:

16:24:34 (lmgrd) -----------------------------------------------
16:24:34 (lmgrd)   Please Note:
16:24:34 (lmgrd)
16:24:34 (lmgrd)   This log is intended for debug purposes only.
16:24:34 (lmgrd)   There are many details in licensing policies
16:24:34 (lmgrd)   that are not reported in the information logged
16:24:34 (lmgrd)   here, so if you use this log file for any kind
16:24:34 (lmgrd)   of usage reporting you will generally produce
16:24:34 (lmgrd)   incorrect results.
16:24:34 (lmgrd)
16:24:34 (lmgrd) -----------------------------------------------
16:24:34 (lmgrd)
16:24:34 (lmgrd)
16:24:34 (lmgrd) Done rereading
16:24:34 (lmgrd) FlexNet Licensing (v11.17.1.0 build 268393 i86_n3) started on nightlybuildold (IBM PC) (8/25/2020)
16:24:34 (lmgrd) Copyright (c) 1988-2020 Flexera. All Rights Reserved.
16:24:34 (lmgrd) US Patents 5,390,297 and 5,671,412.
16:24:34 (lmgrd) World Wide Web:  http://www.flexerasoftware.com
16:24:34 (lmgrd)  License file(s): C:\Program Files (x86)\Statistica\FLEXlm\Licensing\stat.lic
16:24:34 (lmgrd) lmgrd tcp-port 26999
16:24:36 (lmgrd) Trying connection to Machine2
16:24:37 (lmgrd) Trying connection to Machine3
16:24:50 (lmgrd) Connected to Machine2
16:24:50 (lmgrd) CONNECTED, master is Machine1
16:24:50 (lmgrd) Starting vendor daemons ...
16:24:50 (lmgrd) Started sta_flxm (pid 3404)
16:24:51 (lmgrd) Connected to Machine2
16:24:51 (lmgrd) sta_flxm using TCP-port 26999
 expires 13-jul-2021
16:24:50 (sta_flxm) Server started on Machine1 for:         APPS              
16:24:50 (sta_flxm) ASCX                      ASUP               BASX              
16:24:50 (sta_flxm) BGAX                     BTRX                CANX              
16:24:50 (sta_flxm) CLUX                      COGX               CORX              
16:24:50 (sta_flxm) DBTX                      DDNX               DISX               
16:24:50 (sta_flxm) DMNX                     EXPX               FACE              
16:24:50 (sta_flxm) FACI                       FACX               FNLX               
16:24:50 (sta_flxm) FSLX                      GAMX              GCLX              
16:24:50 (sta_flxm) GDAX                     GLMX               GLZX               
16:24:50 (sta_flxm) GOFX                     GSRX               ITRX                
16:24:50 (sta_flxm) LIBS                        LOGX               MANX              
16:24:50 (sta_flxm) MARX                     MNLX               MSPC              
16:24:50 (sta_flxm) MULX                      NLNX                NOND              
16:24:50 (sta_flxm) NONX                     PLSX                POWX             
16:24:50 (sta_flxm) PROX                     QCMX              QUAX              
16:24:50 (sta_flxm) REGX                     RELX                RFTX               
16:24:50 (sta_flxm) RPDX                     RSPX               SEMX              
16:24:50 (sta_flxm) SEQX                     SNCX               SNNX              
16:24:50 (sta_flxm) SPCN                      SURX               TIMX                
16:24:50 (sta_flxm) TREX                      TXTX                VARX              
16:24:50 (sta_flxm) VCHX                      VTRX                WSIP               
16:24:50 (sta_flxm) WSKP                     WSNP              WUSR             
16:24:51 (sta_flxm) Connected to Machine2
16:24:51 (sta_flxm) Connected to Machine3

 

This article will discuss the steps to setup the FLEXlm 3 redundant license servers.