Statistica license access management using the FLEXlm Options file

Statistica license access management using the FLEXlm Options file

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Article ID: KB0074322

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Products Versions
Spotfire Statistica 12.0 and above

Description

Licenses need to be management so that a certain number of licenses can be available per user group.

 

Issue/Introduction

License access management using the FLEXlm Options file

Environment

Windows operating system only. Concurrent and Enterprise installation types only.

Resolution

The FLEXlm User's Guide has steps to create an Options file which will restrict licenses to specific groups.   The Options file is a text file.   See the user guide in the FLEXlm folder, typical location is either:
<local drive>:\Program Files (x86)\StatSoft\FLEXlm\ or   <local drive>:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\FLEXlm\  or  <local drive>:\Program Files (x86)\Statistica\FLEXlm\

 

General steps are:

1.   Create the Options file in notepad: 

Options file created in notepad

2.   Save the file in the FLEXlm folder and name it sta_flexlm.opt:

Saved in FLEXlm with .opt extension

3.  Add options line in license file,  below the VENDOR line, and Save the license file:

License file example with additional line for using the options file

4.  Restart the Statistica License Manager service 

5.  Groups should now be restricted:

 

Reserve license message

 

Additional Information

Legacy Article ID: 150572