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Locating LUSAS network license server in V14.2+

From V14.2 onwards the LUSAS license installation procedure has been enhanced. For detailed information see the "Installation Guide" on the LUSAS installation folder. Assuming you have installed LUSAS on the C drive this file is located at: C:\LUSAS14*\Installation Guide.pdf

Once the LUSAS license has been added to the server, all client computers need to be told about the license server. On each client computer in turn, start the LUSAS Configuration Utility by selecting Start> All Programs> LUSAS 14.x for Windows> Tools> Configuration Utility, on the licensing tab choose Network license, and press Search for licenses. There will be a pause whilst LUSAS scans your network for servers. Select the chosen server from the list. If multiple LUSAS licenses are available on that server, it will also be necessary to choose one of these.

If there is a valid license server the Configuration Utility should find it. However if this fails (a likely problem for some laptops) with the following error:

   “Sentinel RMS Development Kit: Error [17]: probably no servers are running on this subnet”  

 try the following procedure:

  • Edit C:\LUSAS14x\fea.key using a basic text editor (say Notepad)  
  • Add the following line at the start of fea.key file 

[SENTINELLM,Servername] 

 For example [SENTINELLM,Apollo] where Apollo is the LUSAS license server machine.

  • Save and close the fea.key file.
  • Start Configuration Utility again to pick the “Product” (i.e. the network license) that you want 
  • Press Apply
  • Test LUSAS

If still you have problems, please generate the following two reports, one from the server computer, and one from the client. These two reports can then be sent to LUSAS Technical Support for further assistance. 

To generate the first report: 

From the server computer, run Start> All Programs> LUSAS Server Utils> Install Network License and press Create report… Note, if you opted to use an existing server, the above link will not be present, because the LUSAS utilities have not been installed. In this instance, you will instead need to insert your LUSAS CD into the server computer and, also at the server computer, double click on the file 

<CD drive>:\LUSAS142\installLicense\setup.exe. This will launch the LUSAS utility, and you can then create a report as above. 

To generate the second report: 

From any client computer, run the LUSAS Configuration Utility and press Create report…

Email these two reports to support@lusas.com

 

Any modelling and analysis capabilities described on this page are dependent upon the LUSAS software product and version in use.

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