Please read each instruction carefully!
1. Download the FLEXnet server files for the appropriate Linux or UNIX operating system:
•
Linux
•
Solaris SPARC
•
Solaris x86
•
HPUX
•
AIX
2. Extract the TAR file to any directory (for example,
/opt/slickedit_server/) using the command:
tar -xvzf linuxflex.tar.gz
3. Change to the directory where the files were extracted to (if you are not currently in the directory), for example,
/opt/slickedit_server/flexserver/. The
tar command will automatically create and extract to the subdirectory
flexserver. (
All of the following commands are assumed to be executed from the flexserver directory.)
4. As
ROOT, run the following command (you can/should use the
su command for temporary
ROOT privileges):
./install_fnp.sh
This will set up Trusted Storage for the Linux or UNIX platform. Be sure the program terminates with the message "Configuration completed successfully".
5. After a successful execution of the
install_fnp.sh command, you will need to exit from
ROOT status using the
exit command, and run the remaining commands as a regular user.
6. From the same directory, run the command:
./vssvract activate <YourLicenseKey> -hyb <NumberOfLicenses>
7. After a successful execution of the command in Step 5, set the environment variable
LD_LIBRARY_PATH with the one of the following commands, depending on your current shell:
Command for BASH shell:
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=.
Command for C-shell:
setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH .
You can check to see if the environment variable was set by running the command:
echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH
8. The default port, with which
lmgrd communicates, will be between 27000 and 27009, but you can make it static by editing the
vsflex.lic file located at
/path/to/flexserver/.
This
MUST be set prior to starting the server! It is
HIGHLY recommended that a static port is used!
Edit the file as follows:
SERVER this_host ANY 27000
VENDOR vsflex
9.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Before you start the server with the step below, make certain there are no
vsflex processes running on the server machine. (Shutdown old SlickEdit license servers.)
Run the following command to start the FLEXnet License Server:
./lmgrd -c vsflex.lic
This command starts the
lmgrd server which services all SlickEdit licenses.
DO NOT run this command as
ROOT.
The SlickEdit License Server is now up and running. Please check the additional notes below for troubleshooting tips.
10. Next, set the environment variable
VSFLEX_LICENSE_FILE on EACH of the client machines that will run SlickEdit. Set the value of
VSFLEX_LICENSE_FILE to the
port@hostname of the FLEXnet server you set up in the previous steps (e.g. 27000@myserver). This will direct SlickEdit to check the server "myserver" using port 27000 for a SlickEdit license.
