I cannot figure this one out. I have two servers running distributed license servers. One is Homer and the other is Bart. I have one user in Seattle (Bart) that needs to borrow a license but cannot. The computer is a laptop on a docking station. (I haven't tried undocking the laptop yet.) Here are the particulars: The laptop's AdskFlex_License_File system variable is specified as "@BART;@HOMER" The laptop's machine name is "JasonS". The user logs in with the username "JasonS". Here is a snip from the log showing how the server serves the license and what attempt to borrow. 11:07:24 (lmgrd) Detecting other lmgrd processes... 11:07:24 (lmgrd) Done rereading 11:07:24 (lmgrd) FLEXlm (v9.22) started on BART (IBM PC) (12/14/2004) 11:07:24 (lmgrd) Copyright (c) 1988-2003 by Macrovision Corporation. All rights reserved. 11:07:24 (lmgrd) US Patents 5,390,297 and 5,671,412. 11:07:24 (lmgrd) World Wide Web: http://www.macrovision.com 11:07:24 (lmgrd) License file(s): K:\Program Files\Autodesk Network License Manager\License\Bart_2005.LIC 11:07:24 (lmgrd) lmgrd tcp-port 27000 11:07:24 (lmgrd) Starting vendor daemons ... 11:07:24 (lmgrd) Starting vendor daemon at port 2080 11:07:24 (lmgrd) Using vendor daemon port 2080 specified in license file 11:07:24 (lmgrd) Started adskflex (pid 2600) 11:07:24 (adskflex) Using options file: "K:\Program Files\Autodesk Network License Manager\License\adskflex.opt" 11:07:24 (adskflex) Server started on BART for: 46300ACD_2005_0F 11:07:24 (adskflex) Max borrow interval for feature, 46300ACD_2005_0F, set to 180 hours 11:07:24 (adskflex) INCLUDE_BORROW USER JasonS in 46300ACD_2005_0F 11:07:24 (adskflex) INCLUDE_BORROW USER jasons@JASONS in 46300ACD_2005_0F 11:08:48 (adskflex) OUT: "46300ACD_2005_0F" jasons@JASONS 11:09:26 (adskflex) IN: "46300ACD_2005_0F" jasons@JASONS 11:09:35 (adskflex) DENIED: "46300ACD_2005_0F" jasons@JASONS (User/host not on INCLUDE list for feature (-39,349)) 11:09:38 (adskflex) OUT: "46300ACD_2005_0F" jasons@JASONS One of the issues that jumps out at me is why is this user showing up as jasons@JASONS? All my other users on Homer show up with just their login ID, not the login@machinename. Here is my options file for Bart: GROUPCASEINSENSITIVE ON MAX_BORROW_HOURS 46300ACD_2005_0F 180 INCLUDE_BORROW 46300ACD_2005_0F USER JasonS INCLUDE_BORROW 46300ACD_2005_0F USER jasons@JASONS As you can see, I attempted to support the weird user name, but that doesn't help, per the log.
I believe that the borrowed license locks to the network card used. If the dock has its own network card, as well as the laptop, that might be part of the problem. You might try connecting the laptop directly to the network to borrow. If that works, that will narrow down the problem. --Cy--
That does not help. The FlexLM.log file still says that user is not on the include list. -- R. Robert Bell I believe that the borrowed license locks to the network card used. If the dock has its own network card, as well as the laptop, that might be part of the problem. You might try connecting the laptop directly to the network to borrow. If that works, that will narrow down the problem. --Cy--
Something that is odd here... I see in Bart's log that JasonS is getting the network license. I also see in Bart's log the denial of the borrow attempt. However, it is in Homer's log (!) that I see: 9:30:21 (adskflex) Borrow error: 46300ACD_2005_0F Cannot borrow that long (-104,563), 397740 seconds > 172800 seconds 9:30:21 (adskflex) DENIED: "46300ACD_2005_0F" jasons@JASONS (Cannot borrow that long (-104,563)) Is this happening because both servers have the same feature ID? Why is the attempt to borrow from Bart showing up on Homer? -- R. Robert Bell I believe that the borrowed license locks to the network card used. If the dock has its own network card, as well as the laptop, that might be part of the problem. You might try connecting the laptop directly to the network to borrow. If that works, that will narrow down the problem. --Cy--
I see things happening on Homer even after I told the workstation to only look at Bart via the AdskFlex_License_File system variable. Can borrowing only be identical on distributed servers? -- R. Robert Bell Something that is odd here... I see in Bart's log that JasonS is getting the network license. I also see in Bart's log the denial of the borrow attempt. However, it is in Homer's log (!) that I see: 9:30:21 (adskflex) Borrow error: 46300ACD_2005_0F Cannot borrow that long (-104,563), 397740 seconds > 172800 seconds 9:30:21 (adskflex) DENIED: "46300ACD_2005_0F" jasons@JASONS (Cannot borrow that long (-104,563)) Is this happening because both servers have the same feature ID? Why is the attempt to borrow from Bart showing up on Homer? -- R. Robert Bell I believe that the borrowed license locks to the network card used. If the dock has its own network card, as well as the laptop, that might be part of the problem. You might try connecting the laptop directly to the network to borrow. If that works, that will narrow down the problem. --Cy--
Well, I moved the users into a group and I can get borrowing to work now. I also seem to be able to set different timeouts per server, but I'd like some confirmation that that is really possible with distributed servers. -- R. Robert Bell I cannot figure this one out. I have two servers running distributed license servers. One is Homer and the other is Bart. I have one user in Seattle (Bart) that needs to borrow a license but cannot. The computer is a laptop on a docking station. (I haven't tried undocking the laptop yet.) Here are the particulars: The laptop's AdskFlex_License_File system variable is specified as "@BART;@HOMER" The laptop's machine name is "JasonS". The user logs in with the username "JasonS". Here is a snip from the log showing how the server serves the license and what attempt to borrow. 11:07:24 (lmgrd) Detecting other lmgrd processes... 11:07:24 (lmgrd) Done rereading 11:07:24 (lmgrd) FLEXlm (v9.22) started on BART (IBM PC) (12/14/2004) 11:07:24 (lmgrd) Copyright (c) 1988-2003 by Macrovision Corporation. All rights reserved. 11:07:24 (lmgrd) US Patents 5,390,297 and 5,671,412. 11:07:24 (lmgrd) World Wide Web: http://www.macrovision.com 11:07:24 (lmgrd) License file(s): K:\Program Files\Autodesk Network License Manager\License\Bart_2005.LIC 11:07:24 (lmgrd) lmgrd tcp-port 27000 11:07:24 (lmgrd) Starting vendor daemons ... 11:07:24 (lmgrd) Starting vendor daemon at port 2080 11:07:24 (lmgrd) Using vendor daemon port 2080 specified in license file 11:07:24 (lmgrd) Started adskflex (pid 2600) 11:07:24 (adskflex) Using options file: "K:\Program Files\Autodesk Network License Manager\License\adskflex.opt" 11:07:24 (adskflex) Server started on BART for: 46300ACD_2005_0F 11:07:24 (adskflex) Max borrow interval for feature, 46300ACD_2005_0F, set to 180 hours 11:07:24 (adskflex) INCLUDE_BORROW USER JasonS in 46300ACD_2005_0F 11:07:24 (adskflex) INCLUDE_BORROW USER jasons@JASONS in 46300ACD_2005_0F 11:08:48 (adskflex) OUT: "46300ACD_2005_0F" jasons@JASONS 11:09:26 (adskflex) IN: "46300ACD_2005_0F" jasons@JASONS 11:09:35 (adskflex) DENIED: "46300ACD_2005_0F" jasons@JASONS (User/host not on INCLUDE list for feature (-39,349)) 11:09:38 (adskflex) OUT: "46300ACD_2005_0F" jasons@JASONS One of the issues that jumps out at me is why is this user showing up as jasons@JASONS? All my other users on Homer show up with just their login ID, not the login@machinename. Here is my options file for Bart: GROUPCASEINSENSITIVE ON MAX_BORROW_HOURS 46300ACD_2005_0F 180 INCLUDE_BORROW 46300ACD_2005_0F USER JasonS INCLUDE_BORROW 46300ACD_2005_0F USER jasons@JASONS As you can see, I attempted to support the weird user name, but that doesn't help, per the log.
