OpenLM Server version 1.8.1.9 is a maintenance release to version 1.8. It contains some bug fixes to problems found in previous versions and enhancements. We  recommend that users of previous 1.8 versions to whom these problems may be relevant upgrade their system to this version.

Upgrading the OpenLM Server

From version 1.8 beta:

In order to upgrade to version 1.8.1.9:

1. Uninstall the OpenLM 1.8 beta version

2. Delete the OpenLM Server folder, Typically located in:

C:\Program Files\OpenLM\OpenLM Server\

3. Install the OpenLM server 1.8.1.9 version.

4. If prompted to do so, contact OpenLM to obtain an up-to-date license file. Please provide your MAC address and Hostname (case sensitive) for that. Copy this file to the

C:\Program Files\OpenLM\OpenLM Server\License   folder, and restart the OpenLM Server service.

From versions 1.7 and 1.8:

In order to upgrade to version 1.8.1.9:

1. Stop the OpenLM Server service

2. Backup your DB file (Typically located in: C:\Program Files\OpenLM\OpenLM Server\db)

3. Make sure ALL windows are closed; especially the services window.

4. Install the new version on top of the existing one.

5. If prompted to do so, contact OpenLM to obtain an up-to-date license file. Please provide your MAC address and Hostname (case sensitive) for that. Copy this file to the

C:\Program Files\OpenLM\OpenLM Server\License   folder, and restart the OpenLM Server service.

What was fixed in OpenLM Server version 1.8.1.9 (and its close predecessors)?

Version 1.8.1.9 (Published  May 23, 2013)

1. Bug #804 – Add CDATA to PWD element in login.

2. Bug #798 – Allow reuse of existing groups/host groups originated in option file but not currently attached to option file.

3. Bug #839 – remove licensing notification form DB configuration form.

4. Bug #782 – first read of license file takes a long time – ask broker to send the license file on server startup when license file does not exists. Requires broker version 1.8.1.4)

OpenLM Broker version 1.8.1.3 and 1.8.1.4

version 1.8.1.3 (Published 25.04.2013)

1. Bug #729 – 3 messages when clicked “check connectivity”.

2. Bug #752 –  remove rms default path.

3. Failure to update option file

4. Installation support upgrade for 1.8 Side By Side.

VERSION 1.8.1.4 (PUBLISHED 23.05.2013)

1. bug #827 – fix Hint.

2. bug #782 – first license file reading takes a long long time. Broker sends the license file immediately when it gets the request and not in the next loop.(Requires server version 1.8.1.9)

3. bug #794 – save logging level.

OpenLM is a tool that facilitates software license monitoring, and improves  organization’s application usage management. It gives System Administrators and IT managers a clear view their licensed applications’ portfolio and the ability to automatically reclaim idle licenses.

OpenLM has recently published version 1.8. This version is a major road-mark for OpenLM, containing a large number of fixes and enhancements.

When upgrading from version 1.7 to 1.8, the user may experience some difficulties in operating the OpenLM EasyAdmin web application. In such cases, clearing the Browser’s cache memory should resolve the problem.

Internet Explorer:

1. Click the gear icon on the top right corner to open the ‘Settings’ menu.

2. Select “Internet Options”

3. Click the Delete button

 4. Check the following boxes: Temporary Internet Files,cookies,history.

5. Clear the “Preserve Favorites website data” box.

6. Press delete.

Chorme:

1. Click the menu icon in the upper right corner of the browser.

2. Click ‘Tools’ → “Clear browsing data” on the bottom of the menu.

3. Check the following boxes: “Clear browsing history”, “Clear download history”, ”Delete cookies and other site and plug-in data” and “Empty the cache”.

4. On the “Obliterate the following items from” drop down menu, select “Beginning of time”

5. Click the clear browsing data button.

Firefox:

1. Click the ‘Firefox’ button.

2. Select ‘History’ → “Clear Recent History”

3. Check the following boxes:

“Browsing & Download History” “Form & Search History”, “Cookies” ,”Cache” ,”Active logins”.

4. Click the “Clear Now” button.

OpenLM Server version 1.8.1.7 is a maintenance release to version 1.8. It contains some bug fixes to problems found in previous versions and enhancements. We  recommend that users of previous 1.8 versions to whom these problems may be relevant upgrade their system to this version.

Upgrading the OpenLM Server

From version 1.8 beta:

In order to upgrade to version 1.8.1.7:

1. Uninstall the OpenLM 1.8 beta version

2. Delete the OpenLM Server folder, Typically located in:

C:\Program Files\OpenLM\OpenLM Server\

3. Install the OpenLM server 1.8.1.7 version.

4. If prompted to do so, contact OpenLM to obtain an up-to-date license file. Please provide your MAC address and Hostname (case sensitive) for that. Copy this file to the

C:\Program Files\OpenLM\OpenLM Server\License   folder, and restart the OpenLM Server service.

From versions 1.7 and 1.8:

In order to upgrade to version 1.8.1.7:

1. Stop the OpenLM Server service

2. Backup your DB file (Typically located in: C:\Program Files\OpenLM\OpenLM Server\db)

3. Make sure ALL windows are closed; especially the services window.

4. Install the new version on top of the existing one.

5. If prompted to do so, contact OpenLM to obtain an up-to-date license file. Please provide your MAC address and Hostname (case sensitive) for that. Copy this file to the

C:\Program Files\OpenLM\OpenLM Server\License   folder, and restart the OpenLM Server service.

What was fixed in OpenLM Server version 1.8.1.7?

Version 1.8.1.7 (Published  May 13, 2013)

Bugs:

1. Bug #812  - Improving License Activity grid features.

2. Bug #812 – Duplicated sessions in License Activity.

3. Bug #812 – Projects are logged even if not enabled by user.

4. Bug #823 – Improve handling of license procurement (table is constantly increasing).

5. Bug #795 – Projects screen issues.

6. Bug #762 –  Day and month replaced in the field “start time”.

Enhancements:

7. Addition of Active Products sorting.

8. Support JsonP in requests from EasyAdmin and OpenLM Server.

OpenLM was originally written by ESRI ArcGIS veterans, and as such it still contains various benefits to ESRI users. One of those is the ability to monitor and control ESRI licensing level through the OpenLM EasyAdmin web application, and the OpenLM Agent client tool.

ESRI licensing level

ESRI implementation is unique in the sense that you can activate the ArcMap software in three different licensing levels:

• Basic (Previously called viewer or ArcView)

• Standard (Previously called ‘ArcEditor’)

• Advanced (Previously called ‘ArcInfo’)

ArcGIS end users can set the licensing level before activating the software. If such a license is available, the software will start. In OpenLM version 1.8 we have highly enhanced the licensing level feature:

• It is now possible to set the licensing level according to available licenses.

• The user can choose whether to save the ArcGIS licensing level to the Registry, to do it on a user level, or on a system level (for all users – requires administrative permissions).

Setting the license level

In order to view the users licensing level, right click the OpenLM Agent icon. “Set ArcGIS License level” appears on the top of the pop-up menu (Marked by the red arrow).

the following window opens:

The three levels of licenses appear on screen; each with its availability indication.

Also, the mechanism for saving the licensing level is also provided:

• User Env: A user environment specific for current user

• System Env: Set the environment variable to all users (requires administrator privileges)

• Registry (Default): Save the licensing level to the local registry.

Select the

• Relevant license manager,

• Required licensing level and

• Required saving mechanism

and click the ‘Save’ button.

Hide ‘Set ArcGIS License Level’ from agents

The three usage license levels may be presented or hidden from the user according to the system administration policy. In order to prevent end users from changing the license level:

1. Open the OpenLM Easyadmin tool and press the Easyadmin start button (On the bottom left corner of the Easyadmin window). A selection menu pops up.

2. Select Administration. The Following window Appears

3. Select the Active Agent icon, and the “Extension Dedicated” tab. The following window appears:

Apply your decision to the “Hide Set ArcGIS License Level from agents” box;

• Checked: The ArcGIS license level GUI is NOT presented to the end user.

• Unchecked (Default): The ArcGIS license level GUI is presented to the user.

4. Click the ‘Save’ button.

For more information – please read this post.

The OpenLM License management tool provides two capabilities; One is the extraction of license statistics and license usage reports. The Other is the capability to retrieve idle licenses by either saving and closing or suspending idle applications. This document goes into the details of these features.

How to use this document (Please read …)

The process of retrieving idle licenses is quite simple, but there are many details and configurations of secondary importance. For that reason we’ve put the main points of interest: “Suspend and Resume” & “Save and Close” in the beginning, with reference to other paragraphs in this document.

List of Contents

“Suspend and Resume” idle applications

“Save and Close” an Idle application (Extensions)

Controlled Workstations

The OpenLM Agent software module

Installing the Agent

Verify the OpenLM extension installation:

Process to license link

License retrieval policy

System resource thresholds

“Enable License release functionality” parameters

Extension dedicated functions

Applying extension dedicated functionality

Folder to save closed projects

Overwrite existing projects

Show extension list at software start up (for ArcGIS only)

Turn off licensed extensions at shutdown (for ArcGIS only)

Turn off custom extensions (for ArcGIS only)

Application’s behavior when extension passes usage threshold (for ArcGIS only)

Software items that will not be saved nor reported when closed

List of Directories for which projects will not be saved when closed

Editing the default license release options

“Suspend and Resume” idle applications

The basic idle process management method is the “Suspend and Resume” method. This method detects an idle process, identifies its respective license, releases the license into the common license pool, and “freezes” the application until the license is reclaimed. This method is a global one, intended for all sorts of licensed applications. At the time of writing this revision (Rev 1.0) the “Suspend and Resume” method is supported for FLEXlm licensed applications only.

In order to configure OpenLM to automatically retrieve idle licenses in the “Suspend and Resume” method, the administrator needs to do the following steps.

1. Install the OpenLM Agent on the workstation (see “Installing the Agent” below)

2. Make sure the product is monitored (see “Process to license link” below).

3. In the “Edit process” / “Add process” window click the drop-down menu near the “License release method”. Select ‘Suspend’ (See “License retrieval policy” below).

4. Make sure the “Enable License release functionality” parameters are correct and click ‘Save’ (See “License retrieval policy” below).

5. Restart the OpenLM Agent (‘Start’ → “All Programs” →  ‘OpenLM’ → ‘Agent’ → ‘Restart’) in order for the new Agent policy to take affect. Alternatively, you could wait for end users to restart their computers.

“Save and Close” an Idle application (Extensions)

Another idle process management method is the “Save and Close” method. In this method, an idle station is identified, the user’s work is saved, and the application is actively shut down altogether, not just suspended (as opposed to the “Suspend and Resume” method).

At the time of writing this revision (Rev 1.0), the “Save and Close” feature is reserved for three specific licensed application vendors: ESRI (vendors of ArcGIS), Autodesk (vendors of AutoCAD), and MathWorks (vendors of Matlab). These applications are named by convention “Extension Supported” applications.

In order to “Save and Close” idle applications:

1. Close the “Extension enabled” application (ArcGIS / Matlab / Autodesk).

2. Install the OpenLM Agent on the workstation (see “Installing the Agent” above). Make sure the OpenLM extension has been installed (See “Verify the OpenLM extension installation” above).

3. In the “Edit process” window (or identical “Add process” window for new processes) click the drop-down menu near the “License release method”. Select ‘Extension’.

4. Make sure the “Enable License release functionality” parameters are correct

5. Click ‘Save’.

6. Restart the OpenLM Agent (‘Start’ → “All Programs” →  ‘OpenLM’ → ‘Agent’ → ‘Restart’) in order for the new Agent policy to take affect. Alternatively, you could wait for end users to restart their computers.

If license retrieval by “Save & Close” does not work, please refer to this troubleshoot.

Controlled Workstations

Workstations are labeled as ‘Controlled’ when they fulfil two conditions:

1. An OpenLM Agent is installed and running on these stations

2. Both the License Server and the Agent report drawn licenses of “Extension Supported” applications.

Controlled workstations facilitate the “Save and Close” method of license retrieval. The indication of workstations as ‘Controlled’ is a green check mark on the ‘Workstations’ window in the EasyAdmin web application:

The OpenLM Agent software module

The OpenLM Agent module interfaces the managed application directly. The Agent must be installed in the end user’s computer, In order to apply either one of the application management features mentioned above (“Suspend and Resume” or “Save and Close”).

Installing the Agent

The OpenLM Agent may be downloaded from the ’Downloads’ section of the OpenLM site. During the installation process, follow these steps:

1. Go through the standard download forms and procedures (Run the installation, read and accept the License Agreement etc.)

2. If an Extension Supported application (e.g. ArcGIS, Autocad, Matlab) was identified as installed on the computer, the “OpenLM Extensions” dialog window will appear.

The user may either:

• Select to install the appropriate software extensions, thus enabling OpenLM to treat an idle application in the “Save and Close” method. The application (e.g. ArcGIS) needs to be closed in order to install the OpenLM extension successfully.

• Select NOT to install the appropriate software extensions, thus ruling an idle application to be treated in the “Suspend and Resume” method, even though it is an “Extension Supported” application.

3. Towards the end of the installation process,  the “Agent Configuration” dialog window opens. Type in the OpenLM server with which the Agent is required to connect, and click the ‘Apply’ button.

Verify the OpenLM extension installation:

ESRI Desktop ArcGIS: Click the “Customize” tab → Select “Extensions”. Confirm that “OpenLM Arcgis Extension” appears in the Extensions list.

Autodesk: The Save and Close mode is supported for any Autodesk software application. In Autocad Map 3D for example, type in the “OLM” command at the bottom of the AutoCAD window.  If the OpenLM Agent extension was installed, you should get a message such as depicted below:

If the Extension is not installed, an Error message should appear, stating that the “OLM” command is not recognized.

Process to license link

In order to apply license harvesting to an idle application, the application’s process needs to be linked to its respective license. In order to do so:

1. Open the OpenLM Easyadmin tool and press the Easyadmin start button. A selection menu pops up.

2. Select Administration. The “Administration” window appears.

3. Select the Process / Features icon. The “Process features” window appears:

4. If the process you wish to monitor is not already in the list of processes, it will need to be added manually:

4a. Click the Windows ‘Start’ button.

4b. Select “All Programs” →  ‘OpenLM’ → ‘Agent’ → ‘Tools’ → “Processes List”. The following ‘Processes’ table window appears.

4c. Find the required process and copy its exact format name (case sensitive !).

4d. In order to add the new process to the currently managed processes’ list, click the green ‘Add’ icon in the Process List frame, on the top right – hand side of the “Process features” window. The “Add process” window appears. For processes that already exist in the process list, select them and click the ‘Edit’ icon. An identical “Edit process” window will appear:

4e. Type in the required data:

• The “Process name” as obtained in item 4c above, e.g: ArcMap.

• A verbal description of the managed process, and

• The application’s Vendor name as appears at the license file. e.g.: ARCGIS

5. Check the ‘Enabled’ box.

6. Back in the “Process features” window (above), add features to the selected application.

6a. You may do that one feature at a time by clicking the ‘Add’ green ‘+’ sign on the bottom-right corner of the “Process features” window.

6b. You can also choose to do so automatically by clicking the “Add Vendor” green ‘+’ next to the ‘Add’ sign.

After completing the process described above in paragraphs 1 through 6b, the Active Agent is ordered to monitor the managed process.

License retrieval policy

Licenses are retrieved according to the configurations made in the “Add process” / “Edit Process” window.

1. Open the OpenLM Easyadmin tool and press the Easyadmin start button. A selection menu pops up. Select Administration. The “Administration” window appears.

2. Select the Process / Features icon. The “Process features” window appears.

3. Select a specific Process, and click the ‘Edit’ button. The “Edit Process” window appears:

System resource thresholds

These numbers are thresholds used for determining whether the monitored application is idle.

The default values shown should not be changed unless explicitly instructed by OpenLM’s support team. Changing these values inappropriately can harm the OpenLM system’s performance.

• Check the “Enable license release functionality” box.

• % Processor time (Default: 2): This is the CPU usage percentage threshold over which the application is considered active. The software will only be closed if its use of the workstation’s processor time is lower than the percentage shown

• I/O Data operations / sec (Default: 2): Similarly, this is an I/O threshold over which the application is considered active. The software will only be closed if the number of disk operations per second is lower than the value shown.

• User usage  (Default: 0.1): The processor utilization for user-mode processes on the workstation.

“Enable License release functionality” parameters

These parameters determine the policy for license retrieval, once they have been labeled ‘idle’.

• Start releasing licenses after usage rate of (Default: 80): Licenses will only become candidates for retrieval only if more than the defined percentage of licenses are in fact being checked out.

• Idle time license release threshold (Default: 15 min): Idle licenses will only be considered for retrieval if they had been idle for more than the defined period.

Extension dedicated functions

The Active Agent window’s “Extension Dedicated” label contains several functions that are OpenLM extension specific, i.e. intended solely (at the time of writing this revision, Rev 1.0) for managing Matlab, ArcGIS and Autodesk applications. The “Extension dedicated” tab incorporates three bars entitled:

• Handling extensions,

• Software items that will not be saved nor reported when closed

• List of Directories for which projects will not be saved when closed

Note: OpenLM recommends keeping the extension dedicated preferences at their default values, as this should be considered an advanced users’ section.

Applying extension dedicated functionality

1. Open the OpenLM Easyadmin tool and press the EasyAdmin start button (On the bottom left corner of the Easyadmin window). A selection menu pops up.

2. Select ‘Administration’. The ‘Administration’ window appears:

3. Select the Active Agent icon. The “Active Agent” window appears:

4. Select the extension dedicated tab:

Folder to save closed projects:

Specify the folder in which the closed projects will be saved.

Overwrite existing projects

• Checked (Default): The same filename is used for project saving each time the application is detected as idle and closed.

• Unchecked: Each recurrence of an idle application closing event brings about the creation of a new copy of the saved project.

Show extension list at software start up (for ArcGIS only):

• Checked: The application’s extension list is shown when the application is restarted after detected as idle and closed. This is useful for manually prompting users to confirm their usage of a certain extension.

• Unchecked (Default): The application’s extension list is NOT shown when the application is restarted after detected as idle and closed.

Turn off licensed extensions at shutdown (for ArcGIS only):

• Checked (Default): Extensions that require licenses are closed together with the idle application. This requires the user to obtain a license for the extension when restarting the application.

• Unchecked: Extensions that require licenses are NOT closed together with the idle application.

Turn off custom extensions (for ArcGIS only):

• Checked (Default): Extensions that do NOT require licenses are closed together with the idle application. This requires the user to obtain a license for the extension when restarting the application.

• Unchecked: Extensions that do NOT require licenses are NOT closed together with the idle application.

Application’s behavior when extension passes usage threshold (for ArcGIS only)

There are two methods of operation to deal with an event in which an application was NOT compelled to close according to the Active Agent’s preferences, but a licensed extension that is embedded in that application WAS compelled to close. These two optional operations are either turning off the extension, or shutting down the application altogether.

Software items that will not be saved nor reported when closed

This bar lists a number of objects that would not be saved when the application is closed ; e.g.: ArcCatalog.exe is a file browser which holds no substantial data at its own right, and therefore is not saved. Click on the Add button to add more objects to the list.

List of Directories for which projects will not be saved when closed

This bar lists directories onto which no changes would be made upon application automatic closure. This is intended for projects that should keep the same static information every time they are started. Click on the Add button to add more objects to the list.

Editing the default license release options:

Open the OpenLM Easyadmin tool and press the Easyadmin start button (On the bottom left corner of the Easyadmin window. Select ‘Administration’ and “Active Agent”. The “Active Agent” window appears:

This screen holds all default parameters for handling of idle processes (specified also in the “Process features” window). Note that all the changes applied here will be applicable to all your future processes. Current processes can be changed specifically in the “Process features” window by selecting a process and clicking the ‘Edit’ button.

OpenLM Server version 1.8.1.5

OpenLM Server version 1.8.1.5 is a maintenance release to version 1.8. It contains some bug fixes to problems found in previous versions. We recommend that users of previous 1.8 versions to whom these problems may be relevant upgrade their test system to this version.

Upgrading the OpenLM Server

FROM VERSION 1.8 BETA:

In order to upgrade to version 1.8.1.5:

1. Uninstall the OpenLM 1.8 beta version

2. Delete the OpenLM Server folder, Typically located in:

C:\Program Files\OpenLM\OpenLM Server\

3. Install the OpenLM server 1.8.1.5 version.

4. If prompted to do so, contact OpenLM to obtain an up-to-date license file. Please provide your MAC address and Hostname (case sensitive) for that. Copy this file to the

C:\Program Files\OpenLM\OpenLM Server\License   folder, and restart the OpenLM Server service.

FROM VERSIONS 1.7 AND 1.8:

At this stage we do not recommend upgrading OpenLM production systems to version 1.8. This version is relevant to the upgrade of previous 1.7 & 1.8 test systems.

In order to upgrade to version 1.8.1.5:

1. Stop the OpenLM Server service

2. Backup your DB file (Typically located in: C:\Program Files\OpenLM\OpenLM Server\db)

3. Make sure ALL windows are closed; especially the services window.

4. Install the new version on top of the existing one.

5. If prompted to do so, contact OpenLM to obtain an up-to-date license file. Please provide your MAC address and Hostname (case sensitive) for that. Copy this file to the

C:\Program Files\OpenLM\OpenLM Server\License   folder, and restart the OpenLM Server service. 

What was fixed in OpenLM Server version 1.8.1.5 ?

VERSION 1.8.1.5 (PUBLISHED 07/05/2013)

1. Bug: 802: Value adjustment for the Project list Column in OpenLM Agent and Easyadmin.

2. Bug 516: Fix to prevent disabled users from invoking alerts.

3. Bug 812: License activity grid fixes.

4. Bug 810: Fix CATIA reporting (license in use computation).

Initial 1.8 OpenLM installations permit fully featured access to the OpenLM software, for an evaluation period of one month.

When this period has elapsed, the OpenLM software would prompt the user for a license file. The user would then need to contact OpenLM in order to obtain such a license file.

Procedure

In order to receive a license file for your OpenLM 1.8 installation, please do the following:

1. Provide your Hostname (case sensitive) & MAC Address. These may be obtained by the “OpenLM Server Host Details” tool. See the image below.

2. Send this data to OpenLM’s sales department at sales@openlm.com

3. OpenLM will respond to your request with a license file.

4. Copy the license file to

C:\Program Files\OpenLM\OpenLM Server\License\

5. Restart the OpenLM Server service.

OpenLM Server version 1.8.1.4 is a maintenance release to version 1.8. It contains some bug fixes to problems found in previous versions. We  recommend that users of previous 1.8 versions to whom these problems may be relevant upgrade their test system to this version.

Upgrading the OpenLM Server

From version 1.8 beta:

In order to upgrade to version 1.8.1.4:

1. Uninstall the OpenLM 1.8 beta version

2. Delete the OpenLM Server folder, Typically located in:

C:\Program Files\OpenLM\OpenLM Server\

3. Install the OpenLM server 1.8.1.4 version.

4. If prompted to do so, contact OpenLM to obtain an up-to-date license file. Please provide your MAC address and Hostname (case sensitive) for that. Copy this file to the

C:\Program Files\OpenLM\OpenLM Server\License   folder, and restart the OpenLM Server service.

From versions 1.7 and 1.8:

At this stage we do not recommend upgrading OpenLM production systems to version 1.8. This version is relevant to the upgrade of previous 1.7 & 1.8 test systems.

In order to upgrade to version 1.8.1.4:

1. Stop the OpenLM Server service

2. Backup your DB file (Typically located in: C:\Program Files\OpenLM\OpenLM Server\db)

3. Make sure ALL windows are closed; especially the services window.

4. Install the new version on top of the existing one.

5. If prompted to do so, contact OpenLM to obtain an up-to-date license file. Please provide your MAC address and Hostname (case sensitive) for that. Copy this file to the

C:\Program Files\OpenLM\OpenLM Server\License   folder, and restart the OpenLM Server service.

What was fixed in OpenLM Server version 1.8.1.4 (and its close predecessors)?

Version 1.8.1.2 (Published 18.04.2013)

1. LDAP Group synchronization issue

2. Fix configuration settings exception.

3. Fix License Usage information. Thank you Robert Mercier.

4. Easyadmin – OpenLM Server up time update.

Version 1.8.1.3 (Published 25.04.2013)

1. Ldap performance improvements

2. Bug #743- missing apply button in configuration.

3. Bug #750 – migrate groups from  OpenLM version 1.7 .

4. Bug #756 – LDAP synchronization window in Easy Admin always shows “Set Default Group” marked regardless what is configured

5. Bug #759 – tests page.

6. Bug #757 – The system report very high number of users, more than it make sense.

7. Bug #592 – groups preview – enable only when relevant.

8. Procurements’ table handling improvements.

9. Bug #766 – “used” hyperlink from “licenses” window did not filter by feature.

10. Bug #768 – Sorting by server column in “License Procurement” window

11. Bug #761: Export from “License Activity” report does not include all columns.

12. Bug 734: csv Export from “License Procurement” has xml content not csv.

13. RMS issue: usage data is skipped when status line doesn’t include a proper date value.

14. Supporting selection of multiple expiration items, fix for alerts system.

15. Bug 769 – new feature description lut link to license inventory.

16. Help button is removed from option file windows.

Version 1.8.1.4 (Published 02/05/2013)

1. Fix DSLS command check in configuration form.

2. Bug #709: host availability graphics issues.

3. Bug #748: “Split screen” problem.

4. Bug #783: Host availability – chart lines are not the same color as the legend.

5. Bug #488 – Alerts not arriving from LUM servers on threshold queries. No unique result.

6. Bug #781 – Fixed handling of LDAP loops

7. Fixed “CloseApplication” , “RemoveLicense” requests malfunction.

OpenLM Broker version 1.8.1.3

OpenLM Broker version 1.8.1.3 is a maintenance release to version 1.8. It contains some bug fixes to problems found in previous versions. We  recommend that users of previous 1.8 versions to whom these problems may be relevant upgrade their system to this version.

Upgrading the OpenLM Broker

Upgrading the OpenLM Broker is quite straightforward. One item is left for the installer to decide:

• If a previous 1.8 Broker version exists on this machine, the 1.8.1.3 Broker would simply replace it.

• If only a previous 1.7 Broker version exists on this machine, the installation would prompt the user  to choose whether to replace it or to install it side-by-side with the 1.7 version. This is for supporting both a production 1.7 version and a test 1.8 version.

What was fixed in OpenLM Broker version 1.8.1.3 ?

1. Bug #729 – 3 messages when clicking “check connectivity”.

2. Bug #752 –  remove RMS default path.

3. Fixed failure to update option file.

4. Installation support upgrade for 1.8 Side By Side.

What was fixed in OpenLM Agent versions 1.8.1.2 and 1.8.1.1 ?

Version 1.8.1.1 (Published 18.04.2013)

Fixed High cpu consumption bug.

Version 1.8.1.2  (Published 02.05.2013)

1. Bug #739 – feature name missing from license usage grid.

2. Bug #719 – When two software applications are closed on the same workstation – messages are referring to the wrong application.

3. Bugs #721,727 manual closure of ArcGIS; closes only one session while the license remains occupied.

Step 1: Installation

The OpenLM System components are available for download on the OpenLM site. After filling in your name and email, you would be directed to the download section. Select the OpenLM Version 1.8 section:

And start by downloading the server:

When downloading is complete, double click the downloaded *.msi file and follow the standard installation instructions.

Step 2: Configuring License Servers

When the installation is complete, click:

Windows’ Start → All Programs → OpenLM → Server → OpenLM Server Configuration

The OpenLM Server configuration window opens.

1. Add in your license servers:

• Click the ‘Add’ button,

• Type in the License server’s host name or IP (e.g. lm10) and Port number (e.g. 27000)

• Select the new License server’s type (e.g. FlexLM)

• Type in an informative name (e.g. “lm10 – ArcGis server”)

• Select the license server’s time zone (e.g. UTC+1)

The image below demonstrates this configuration:

2. Select a license server and click the check button in order to ensure that OpenLM can retrieve information from that license server. This information is the input received from the License manager.

3. Repeat steps 1 & 2 for all license servers.

4. Click ‘Apply’, and “Restart now”.

Step 3: The OpenLM EasyAdmin Interface

The EasyAdmin web application is the main OpenLM Administrative and user interface.

You can find it on:

Windows’ Start → All Programs → OpenLM → OpenLM EasyAdmin2.

The OpenLM EasyAdmin opens. Click the EasyAdmin start button to explore this application’s features.

The image above is an example of an EasyAdmin workspace. It features Administrative tools, License data, License usage data, Graphic usage representation, Roles and permissions’ assignment, and Active Agent capabilities.

For more information on the OpenLM EasyAdmin web interface, please refer to this document.

Congratulations!

You now have an up and running OpenLM system.

For further information regarding the installation and preliminary configuration of the OpenLM system components, please refer to the “Application Note 2010: OpenLM license management system Complete Installation guide v1.8” document.

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