Summary

This article will explain how to load a served license file to the LLS without the use of FlexNet Operations (FNO).

Discussion

NOTE: The following steps assume you have the LLS (Local License Server) up and running.

Perform the following steps to load a served license file to the LLS without the use of FlexNet Operations.

Step 1: Create the License File

Create the license file with any text editor. Notepad was used in this example Copy and paste the section below.

#License file:
SERVER ZEUS 000C2914BD78
INCREMENT JoeMc fnedemo 1.0 permanent 4

NOTE: Change the host on the server line to the hostname and MAC address of your machine. Also, change fnedemo to your identity name.

Step 2: Create a Response File

To create a response file, open a command prompt and run the capresponseutil.bat utility with the commands below, using the license file created above.

PS C:\Users\jmcmillan\Desktop\flexnetls-x64_windows-2017.08.0\flexnetls-x64_windows-2017.08.0\bin\tools> .\capresponseutil.bat -id .\IdentityBackOffice_NoFNO.bin -host 000C2914BD78 -idtype ETHERNET .\license.txt license.bin

Step 3: Load the Response File

to load the response file, open another command prompt and run the flexnetlsadmin.bat utility with the commands below, using the response file created above.

PS C:\Users\jmcmillan\Desktop\flexnetls-x64_windows-2017.08.0\flexnetls-x64_windows-2017.08.0\enterprise> .\flexnetlsadmin.bat -server http://localhost:7070/api/1.0/instances/~ -activate -load .\license.bin

Result

The license should now be added to the LLS.