Schlumberger Licensing User Guide

Version 2013
User Guide
Schlumberger Licensing User Guide
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Table of Contents
About Schlumberger Licensing ....................................................................................... 1
The Schlumberger Licensing Tool ........................................................................................................... 2
License Server Quorum ............................................................................................................................. 3
Setting up a Quorum ................................................................................................................................. 3
Supported Platforms for Licensing .......................................................................................................... 4
Support for HASP Dongle Licenses .......................................................................................................... 4
Managing Licenses on Windows ..................................................................................... 5

Installing the Licensing Software ............................................................................................................. 5
Installing the CodeMeter Runtime ............................................................................................................ 5
Configuring Schlumberger Licensing ...................................................................................................... 5
Connecting to an External License Server .............................................................................................. 6
Managing Flex Services ............................................................................................................................. 7
Schlumberger License Window ................................................................................................................ 7
Local License Server ................................................................................................................................ 7
License Servers ........................................................................................................................................ 8
Advanced Options Dialog .......................................................................................................................... 9
Settings tab ............................................................................................................................................. 10
Options File Tab ..................................................................................................................................... 11
Reset tab ................................................................................................................................................ 12
Managing Licenses on Linux ......................................................................................... 13

Stopping an Existing License Server ..................................................................................................... 13
Installing the Schlumberger License Server ......................................................................................... 14
Editing the License File ........................................................................................................................... 14
Creating a New Startup Script ................................................................................................................. 15
Testing the Installed Server .................................................................................................................... 16
Troubleshooting /FAQ .................................................................................................... 17

Performance Issues and Incorrect License Counts Caused by Mixed MAC (hostid) and
Dongle Licenses ....................................................................................................................................... 17
Create Process Error Code when Starting License Daemon ............................................................... 18
Networked License Server does not Serve Licenses to PCs ............................................................... 18
Wrong hostid on SERVER Line for License File: with CodeMeter Dongle ......................................... 18
Invalid License Key (Inconsistent Authentication Code) ..................................................................... 18
Changing the Time Zone ......................................................................................................................... 19
Licenses are not Released ...................................................................................................................... 19
FlexNet Pay Per Use ................................................................................................................................. 19

Booting from Dongle at Startup .............................................................................................................. 19
Cannot Start Licenses due to Character Length ................................................................................... 19
FlexNet Options File Changes ................................................................................................................ 19
Using Schlumberger Licensing on Windows 8 ..................................................................................... 22
Upgrading or Uninstalling Shortcut Error Warning .............................................................................. 22
License Server does not start up Correctly after a Reboot .................................................................. 23
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About Schlumberger Licensing

Schlumberger Licensing uses Flexera FlexNet Publisher to license commercial applications. The
license server provides a fully hardened and tamper-resistant daemon, and can provide a locking
mechanism using CodeMeter dongles (or appropriate machine fingerprint based licenses) for
additional security.
If you use a Schlumberger application on a standalone machine, you can install and run:
An installation of Schlumberger Licensing with the FlexNet utilities.
A CodeMeter dongle and associated runtime software.
A license file from Schlumberger.

A typical license file has the following form:
# Dongle Tracking Number: 1-1047472
SERVER this_host
SLBID=7C3D50AB726AD6486E5CC0F41F87BBEDD76910473B463F968CB8670F000000009491
2EEF982D6C59E276E7F3F0F5602D739F9402DAD2D244E41D139900000000
VENDOR slbsls
USE_SERVER
FEATURE Petrel_0_MAAAAAGBHsTUA slbsls 2014:08 09-aug-2014 1 \
VENDOR_STRING=nynyyyyyyyyyynnnynynnnnnnynn \
SUPERSEDE=Petrel_0_MAAAAAGBHsTUA ISSUED=10-May-2007 \
SN=1-BSC7D5-0 TS_OK AUTH={ lmgrd.slb=( LK=15EFFBAF2EA4 \
SIGN="0053 DA87 00B1 12CE BEA6 32DE 6A17 8A00 0569 E602 6264 \
8094 B139 D7E0 B43E" SIGN2="0084 2DFF B6EE 3CD5 CE26 8196 DE97 \
CF00 6616 BC9E B580 1F62 3875 52A5 9928") \
slbfd=( SIGN="0089 8171 DE2E 43D0 32E2 ABCC 4575 F800 6F2A \
6B94 2C27 71EC 6C00 0D5A 19D8") slbsls=( SIGN="0089 8171 DE2E 43D0 \
32E2 ABCC 4575 F800 6F2A 6B94 2C27 71EC 6C00 0D5A 19D8") \
The license above is for Petrel, has an expiry date of August 9 2014, and allows one concurrent
user to run the application.
If you install Schlumberger licensing on Windows, Schlumberger provides a licensing tool that is
installed at the same folder as the FlexNet license server and associated utilities.
Note: The Schlumberger License tool is intended as a single user tool for use on a Windows
Desktop PC. It may work on Windows Server Platforms, however it does not support multiple users
setting up a license server on the same machine. If there is a need for multiple users to be able to
access and control the license server we recommend the use of a single shared administrator
account.
The Schlumberger Licensing Tool

The Schlumberger Licensing tool is a front-end to FlexNet licensing server and is used to manage
the locally installed license server for Schlumberger products.
The licensing tool is divided into the following main sections:
The upper panel is used for adding and removing license files, and starting or stopping the local
license server.
The lower panel is used to configure the user environment and check if licenses are available,
both locally and on other servers.
If you may have many Schlumberger products on your system, the Licensing tool is the
recommended management method because it will let you use multiple license files with different
hostids, something that is not possible with lmtools, the standard FLEXnet license administration
tool.
Note: With the Licensing tool the only logging option available for logging users and modules is the
Flexlm debug log.
Using the Licensing tool does not preclude running other Flexlm/FlexNet licenses on your system
from other vendors using the standard Flex tools like lmtools. The standard administration tools for
FlexNet license servers are installed along with Schlumberger Licensing. You can find out more
information about these tools in the FlexNet End User Guide.
License Server Quorum

Setting up a quorum license can reduce downtime if you have a problem with a license server.
Setting up a quorum requires three license servers all with the same (specially generated) file. One
of the three servers will be a master, the other two slaves; if the master fails, one of the slaves
takes over as a master and all licenses remain available. Provided therefore two of the three
servers are working, the entire set of licenses will be available.
Note: Using a quorum does not provide any form of load balancing; in fact the license servers will
be able to handle slightly less traffic as the three servers must exchange synchronization data in
addition to the usual license traffic.
Setting up a Quorum
Setting up is much the same as setting up three servers individually. However, in addition to
requiring three servers, the quorum must also be setup on a reliable local network. This
functionality does not work well over slow or large latency links.
The Schlumberger License Tool is not able to install quorum licenses, so they must be setup by
hand. The lmtools program can be used, and can be found in the following location if the
Schlumberger License Tool has been installed:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Schlumberger\Schlumberger Licensing\20XX.X
Note: An expired license can cause a quorum to shut down under the following conditions.
The expired licenses contain unsupported characters such as "/" and "-".
The quorum is serving both MAC and dongle licenses.
To avoid this, move everything on to one type of host (either MAC or dongle), or separate the
servers to two quora.
To setup a license server quorum, follow the instructions from Flexera Software
Supported Platforms for Licensing

The Schlumberger License Server, with or without CodeMeter Dongles, is supported on the
following platforms:
Windows
Windows Vista64
Windows 7 64-bit
Windows 8 64-bit
Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2
Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server version 5 Update 1 or later (x86_64).
Note: Only command line utilities are available of Linux platforms, there is no licensing user
interface.
Support for HASP Dongle Licenses

If you are using HASP Dongle-based licenses for Schlumberger products, you need to be aware
that on 64-bit Windows platforms, only one FLEXid 9 dongle attached to a machine is usable.
Managing Licenses on
Windows
Installing the Licensing Software
1. If you are installing the license tool as part of installing another Schlumberger application, click
Install SLB Licensing on the Schlumberger panel. Alternatively, navigate to 3rdparty\PC
\resource\Slblicensing and double-click SlbLicenseInstallerXXX.exe
2. When the installation wizard opens, follow the instructions clicking Next on each window to
proceed.
3. By default, the licensing server is installed into C:\Program Files\Schlumberger
\Schlumberger Licensing\2013.1. To change the installation location, in the Destination
Folder window, click Change, select your preferred location and click Next.
4. In the Ready to Install the Program window, click Install, and when installation has completed
click Finish.
Installing the CodeMeter Runtime

In order to use dongle-based licenses, you must install the CodeMeterRuntime application. This
may be available on the software DVD in the same directory as the SLB Licensing installer or can
be downloaded from the WIBU systems website. The required version for Windows is 4.50c.
1. Download the correct runtime version for your operating system from the WIBU systems
website (http://www.wibu.com/download_user.php).
2. Once downloaded, double click CodeMeterRuntimeXX.exe.
3. When the installation wizard opens, follow the instructions clicking Next on each window to
proceed.
4. Finally, install the runtime and when installation is completed click Finish.
Configuring Schlumberger Licensing

1. If you are using dongle-based licensing, insert the dongle into the USB port of your computer.
2. Run the Schlumberger License Server configuration tool from the Windows start menu: Start
All Programs Schlumberger Schlumberger Licensing Schlumberger Licensing
3. Click Add License File and browse to the directory where you saved the license file.
Managing Licenses on Windows
In the configuration tool you should now see that your license file has been added to the list of
license files. If you want the license to be automatically available every time you restart your
computer, select Start Automatically with Windows.
4. Click Start to launch the license service. Then click on OK to apply the changes.
At the bottom of the window you will see that the license server is set to @localhost This is the
address that the application will use when trying to find licenses. With this setting it will look for the
license on your local computer. You do not need to make any changes to this as long as you have
just a local license server.
To verify that a license is available you can click Status. This will show you which licenses are
available and if there is a problem with any of the license features.
If there is a problem with any license feature, click Diagnostics to get more information. This will
list the license file(s), information about the license server and enable access to the FlexNet debug
log file.
The Troubleshooting appendix describes known issues that may be encountered, and their
solutions. If you cannot solve the problem and you need to contact Schlumberger support, please
always send the contents of the diagnostics to the support.
See also:
Schlumberger License Window (p.7)
Advanced Options dialog (p.9)
Connecting to an External License Server

To connect to a license server, Schlumberger applications need to know the address of the server.
The address is of the form [email protected] or portnumber@IP_address.
For example, if your server is called server1 and it is using port number 27000, the address is
27000@server1. If you do not know the address of the license server please contact your system
administrator.
Note: If the license server has been configured with a port number within the default range of
2700027009 the port number can be dropped, in that case @server1 will also be a valid address.
To connect to an external license server:
1. In the Schlumberger license window, enter the server details in the Manage Remote Servers
panel.
2. Click Add license server to update the environment variable.
To remove details of a license server, select the entry in the list and click Remove license server.
See also:
Schlumberger License Window (p.7)
Advanced Options dialog (p.9)
Managing Flex Services

A small utility is available for license service management and it can be access from the File
menu. The Manage Flex Service window lists the FlexNet services that are installed on your
computer and lets you view the Details about each service or Remove a service.
1. Highlight the service in the list and click Details to bring up a log window with more information:
2. Press Close to go back to the initial list.
3. To remove the service from your machine, highlight it again and click Remove.
Schlumberger License Window

The Schlumberger license window provides an interface to manage license files for a local license
server, and connections to external FlexNet license servers:
License files are managed through the Local license server (p.7) panel.
Connections to external license servers are managed through the All license servers (p.8)
panel
Local License Server

This panel shows the Schlumberger license files available to your local server. By default the
License tool adds or removes individual license files. If you have several license files in the same
folder, you can configure the License tool to use folders and add or remove all license files found
within the selected folder.
Add License File
Select the license files that the local license server will use.
Remove License File
Remove the selected license file from the list.
Add License Folder
Select a folder containing all the license files with .lic extension with the license server.
You can only select one folder and the folder should not contain any license files from
other vendors.
Remove License Folder
Remove the selected license folder.
Start Automatically with Windows
Creates a service will be created on your local computer to run the license server. If you
reboot the machine, the license server will automatically start when windows is loading.
Port number
The Port Number is the TCP/IP port that this FlexNet server uses when communicating
with other computers. The tool will automatically set the port number to a free port number
in the range 27000-27009. If you need to specify the port number manually, for example, if
you have to open the Firewall for this port number you can just type the number in the Port
Number box.
Start
Starts the license server on your local computer.
Stop
Stops the local license server.
Reread
Reinitializes the licenses running on the local license server without stopping the license
server. This can be used, for example, if have edited your license file and want to update
the server.
Request
Shows all the host IDs on the system and each text box displays the following:
CodeMeter dongle ID used with most Schlumberger applications.
Network host ID used with some Schlumberger applications.
Flex dongle or HASP dongle ID rarely used, except for older applications.
Click Request license via email (Outlook only) to format an email that you can send to
your license administrator or account manager. You can also click Copy to copy the
information into clipboard.
Diagnostics
Shows the various settings on your machine related to FlexNet. The Diagnostics window
shows the following information:
The Schlumberger license daemon version information.
The Schlumberger licensing tool version information.
The licensing environment variables settings.
The changes that have been made to the license files.
The contents of the license files.
Use the text box next to the magnifying glass to search for a string within the diagnostic
log.
Click Open flex log to display the flex log to which your local license server writes
information. The information found in the diagnostics is very useful for locating the source
of any problem. If you require support for the license server, this information should be
supplied to Schlumberger support.
License Servers
This panel shows all the license servers you wish to access for licenses for different Schlumberger
products. The panel shows the available servers set using the SLBSLS_LICENSE_FILE
environment variable. Other environment variables can be configured through the Advanced
Options dialog, see Environment Variables to Set (p.10) for more information.
If you wish to add a license server, this can be done by typing port@servername into the
highlighted box and then clicking on the Add license server button. If you wish to remove a
license server, highlight the server and click on Remove license server.
Important: This will only remove the server from the user environment variable; if you wish to
remove the system variable, you must do so manually.
Some applications require the license server that they are checking out from to be the first in a long
list of license servers, to do this, highlight the server that the application will be checking a license
out from and click on the up arrow to move it to the top of the list.
Add license server
Adds a new server from which licenses can be drawn.
Remove license server
Removes the selected license server from the list of servers provided licenses.
Status
Shows which licenses are available from the servers in the license server list.
The text box next to the magnifying glass allows you to search for a string within the log by
clicking on the magnifying glass button. The Open flex log button will display the file that
the local license server writes its output to.
Read all server paths
Uses all the license servers in the panel.
Only read first server path
Only use the first line of servers in the panel.
Only read second server path
Only use the second line of servers in the panel.
OK
Saves the changes made and closes the Schlumberger License tool.
Cancel
Closes the Schlumberger License tool without saving any of the changes made.
Apply
Saves the changes made, but does not close the Schlumberger License tool.
Advanced Options Dialog

Used to configure some of the license tool default settings such as the environment variable used
to store license server information and remove entries in that variable, set log file and diagnostic
information, update the CodeMeter settings, and use an option file with licenses for a local server.
The Advanced options dialog is accessed from the File menu and contains the following:
Settings tab (p.10).
Options file tab (p.11).
Reset tab (p.12).
Settings tab
Environment Variables to Set
Sets the user environment variable to which external license server information is added.
You should select the appropriate variable for the application for which you require a
license:
SLBSLS_LICENSE_FILE the recommended variable for all recent Schlumberger

applications.
SLBFD_LICENSE_FILE compatible with ECLIPSE 2006.1 to 2007.2, Geoframe and

Avocet
LMGRD.SLB_LICENSE_FILE compatible with OFM, 2001a - 2005
LM_LICENSE_FILE the default variable used by FlexNet servers. This variable

should not be selected as it may affect many programs from many different vendors.
If a system variable of the same name is set, the user environment variable overrides the
system variable settings. If the variable is changed, the license servers panel is updated to
reflect that environment variable. To remove the content of the user environment variables,
select the variable and click Remove variable.
CAUTION: It is strongly recommended that you do not use the LM_LICENSE_FILE
variable; this variable could be used by all applications using the FlexNet license server,
including non-Schlumberger applications.
Log File Settings
Determines whether to append to, or overwrite, the existing log file every time license
server starts.
The Log file path is the directory in which license server log files are stored. Click Browse
to change the log file path, and click Remove old diag file to delete the existing flex
debug log files.
Note: You must stop the license server to make any changes to the log file settings.
Diagnostics settings
Sets the location where diagnostic files are stored. Click Remove old diag file to remove
all diagnostic files.
These diagnostics files provide useful information for Schlumberger support in the event of
any problems.
CodeMeter settings
Note: The CodeMeter detector can only be used with a local license service using the
Schlumberger Licensing tool.
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Select Install CodeMeter detector to install the CodeMeter detector service. The service
detects whether a CodeMeter dongle is plugged in, and will perform a reread on the local
license server so that any licenses connected to the dongle will be enabled for checkout.
Use Update CodeMeter dongle times to update the time on all CodeMeter dongles. This
may resolve problems when you see errors in the flex log file indicating that the daemon
cannot get the CodeMeter dongle ID. Your computer will need an Internet connection in
order to be able to update the time on the CodeMeter dongles.
License usage settings
Determines the type of license used by the local license server:
File - the license server uses a single license file.
Folder - the license server uses all license files in a specified folder. If this option is
selected, license files must use a .lic.
If Check hostID is selected, the license tool will verify that the hostID in any new license
file is valid for the server.
Note: You must stop the license server to make any changes to the license usage
settings.
Vendor Port settings
Sets the port on the VENDOR line in all license files, this may improve performance in
checkouts when the user points directly to the VENDOR port.
Note: If you set one of the environment variables to point directly to the vendor daemon,
quorum and lmstat functionality will not work.
Reread or stop/start the license server to configure the license server to use the vendor
port.
Options File Tab

The options file is used to control various operating parameters of FlexNet Licensing for the local
license server. Users are identified by their user name, host name, display, IP address or project
(set with the LM_PROJECT environment variable).
Add Options File
Add an options file to the selected license file.
Replace Options File
Replace an existing options file with your new selection.
Remove Options File
Remove the options file from the selected license file.
Edit
Open the options file to edit in your default editor.
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Reset tab
This tab allows you to remove FlexNet license settings from your machine.
Clear SIS License Settings
Removes the User and System variables and registry entries for the Schlumberger
SLBSLS_LICENSE_FILE, CLBFD_LICENSE_FILE, and LMGRD.SLB_LICENSE_FILE
license variables.
Clear LM_LICENSE_FILE License Settings
Removes the User and System variables and registry entries for the LM_LICENSE_FILE
license variables.
CAUTION: The LM_LICENSE_FILE is the default license file for the FlexNet server.
Deleting this file may affect all applications that use this FlexNet server for licensing.
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Managing Licenses on Linux

The Schlumberger licensing server (SLBSLS) requires the following:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (x86_64) version 5 update 1 or later.
30 MB free disk space.
Root privileges on the target machine.
CodeMeter drivers version 4.50 or later, available on the installation disc or can be downloaded
from WIBU systems.
Note: If you are using the CodeMeter drivers for dongle licenses you may need to restart the
server following installation.
To install and configure a licensing server:

1. If you already have a license server installed, it must be stopped before installing the new
server.
2. Install the new Schlumberger license server software.
3. If required, edit the license file to use the slbsls license server.
4. Create a startup script for the newly-installed license server.
5. Test the server installation.
Stopping an Existing License Server

1. Run the command ps -ef | grep lmgrd
The command shows if any lmgrd processes are running. If you have a running license server
the output will be something similar to:
root 29769 1 0 Jul12 ? 00:00:00 /ecl/tools/linux/flexlmXX/lmgrd
-c /ecl/macros/license.dat -2 -p -l +/tmp/flex.log
root 29770 29769 0 Jul12 ? 00:00:00 lmgrd.slb -T abgkickstart
9.5 3 -c /ecl/macros/license.dat -p --lmgrd_start 44b4ed38
738 28161 27876 0 19:58 ? 00:00:00 grep lmgrd
The server name may be one of lmgrd.slb, slbfd or slbsls.

Note: The top line is the lmgrd license server, if you see more than one server running be
careful to kill the correct one as other licenses may be being served from this machine.
2. If there is only one lmgrd stop it using the following command:
pkill lmgrd
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3. Check again using the command

ps aux | grep init | grep -v grep lmgrd
The lmgrd process should be gone from the output.

4. Check if the license is automatically being started when the machine boots. There are two likely
ways this may be configured.
a. The /etc/rc.local file may contain an entry to start the license server. Search the file for
lmgrd and comment out the command.
b. Alternatively there could be a startup script in either /etc/rc3.d and/or /etc/rc5.d.
There is no fixed name for the startup script, although it does usually begin with a capital S.
If you are having trouble finding it try running the command:
cd /etc
grep lmgrd *
If this command finds any scripts containing the string lmgrd, the name will be shown on the
screen.
5. Once you find the script move it to /tmp using the following command:
mv <filename> /tmp
Installing the Schlumberger License Server

1. Copy the flex11.8.tgz file from the software DVD to your target server.
2. Extract the package using the following command:
tar xzvf flex11.8.tgz
3. If you are installing the CodeMeter Runtime, go to the directory into which the package was
extracted, for example:
cd flex11.8
4. Copy the CodeMeter Runtime rpm package from the software DVD, or download the
appropriate package from the WIBU systems website (http://wibu.com/download_user.php) into
this location.
5. Extract the runtime using the following command:
rpm -ivh CodeMeter64-4.X-XXX.x86_64.rpm
6. Once installed, reboot the server to complete CodeMeter installation.
Editing the License File

If you have a license file similar to the one of the two examples shown below, you will need to
change the VENDOR slbfd or VENDOR lmgrd.slb line to read VENDOR slbsls.
SERVER this_host 0123456789
VENDOR slbfd
USE_SERVER
INCREMENT gasfield slbfd 2006.0 1-jun-2006 1 SUPERSEDE=gasfield \
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NOTICE="0738198 A2GF-P1" START=12-jun-2006 AUTH={ slbfd=( \

SIGN="003E 9B74 A1DC 645B D177 B400 A079 E400 1D40 09BC 2C27
9800 B0AE DA4B FC48") lmgrd_slb=( LK=7689E5620621 SIGN="008D\
3799 4265 25A4 25C5 DA12 534D A800 4331 A349 9740 7B86 36BF \
A613 FBF6" SIGN2="00F9 B765 0F28 3BEE 6179 6718 22C7 0D00 B1E0 \
7030 1CEB B59E D3CB D5C8 E569") }
VENDOR lmgrd.slb
USE_SERVER
3799 4265 25A4 25C5 DA12 534D A800 4331 A349 9740 7B86 36BF \
7030 1CEB B59E D3CB D5C8 E569") }
When altered, the file should look something like the following. The change has been made to the
second line of the file:
VENDOR slbsls
USE_SERVER
3799 4265 25A4 25C5 DA12 534D A800 4331 A349 9740 7B86 36BF \
7030 1CEB B59E D3CB D5C8 E569") }
All license files need to be updated with the VENDOR change, and saved into a common directory.
Replace the phrase this_host with the name of the license server.
Creating a New Startup Script

1. Create a new file called slbslsflexstart, in /etc/init.d.
2. Add the following lines to the file:
#!/bin/sh
<your_installation_directory>/flex118/lmgrd -c <your_license_file> -2 p -l
+/tmp/flex.log
Where <your_installation_directory> is the installation path and

<your_license_file> is the path to the license file.
3. Make the script executable using the following command:
chmod 755 /etc/init.d/slbslsflexstart
4. Create links in both the /etc/rc3.d and /etc/rc5.d folders so the script is run at system
startup.
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Change to the appropriate directory (for example /etc/rc3.d) and create a link.
cd /etc/rc3.d
ln -s /etc/init.d/slbslsflexstart S99slbslsflexstart
Repeat this step for the second startup directory.
Testing the Installed Server

Once the scripts have been created, you can test the server to see if it works properly using the
following command:
/etc/init.d/slbslsflexstart
If the server has started successfully, a log file called /tmp/flex.log will be generated containing
information similar to that shown below. If any problems are encountered during operation or
startup, these are also output to the log file.
20:41:34 (lmgrd) FLEXnet Licensing (v11.8.0.1 build 19446) started on abgkickstart (linux) (7/13/2006)
20:41:34 (lmgrd) Copyright (c) 1988-2005 Macrovision Europe Ltd. and/or
Macrovision Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
20:41:34 (lmgrd) US Patents 5,390,297 and 5,671,412.
20:41:34 (lmgrd) World Wide Web: http://www.macrovision.com
20:41:34 (lmgrd) License file(s): /ecl/macros/license.dat
20:41:34 (lmgrd) lmgrd tcp-port 1700
20:41:34 (lmgrd) Starting vendor daemons ...
20:41:34 (lmgrd) Started slbsls (internet tcp_port 51231 pid 10394)
20:41:34 (slbsls) FLEXnet Licensing version v11.8.0.1 build 23943
20:41:34 (slbsls) Server started on abg-kickstart for: co2seq
20:41:34 (slbsls) cougar_multiresponse fs_patternbalance cougar
20:41:34 (slbsls) prodopt waterservices r2sl_gap
20:41:34 (slbsls) r2sl_tanks r2sl_lookup resopt
20:41:34 (slbsls) uncertainty multiple_realisation cbm_template
20:41:34 (slbsls) cmt_template h2o_template hf_template
20:41:34 (slbsls) coalbed compositional datacheck
20:41:34 (slbsls) eclipse eclipse4d eclipselite
20:41:34 (slbsls) flux foam friction
20:41:34 (slbsls) frontsim fs_iorscale gasfield
20:41:34 (slbsls) gaslift gasquality geomechanics
20:41:34 (slbsls) gf_fg_analysis gf_fg_openspirit gf_fg_populate
20:41:34 (slbsls) gf_flogeo gf_flogrid gf_floviz
20:41:34 (slbsls) gf_petragrid gf_scal gioption
20:41:34 (slbsls) graf grid gridsim
20:41:34 (slbsls) lgr multisegwells nearwellborem
20:41:34 (slbsls) networks office openeclipse
20:41:34 (slbsls) parallel planopt polymers
20:41:34 (slbsls) pvt rescoupling schedule
20:41:34 (slbsls) simopt simopt4d solvents
20:41:34 (slbsls) surfactant thermal tracer
20:41:34 (slbsls) unencodedhmd vfp sma
20:41:34 (slbsls) proppantflow WELLTEST weltest200
20:41:34 (slbsls) r2sl
20:41:34 (lmgrd) slbsls using TCP-port 51231
20:41:34 (slbsls) Serving features for the following vendor names:
slbsls slbsls lmgrd_slb
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Troubleshooting /FAQ
The following are known issues and lists some useful tips and information.
Performance Issues and Incorrect License Counts Caused by Mixed MAC (hostid) and Dongle
Licenses (p.17)
Create Process Error Code when Starting License Daemon (p.18)
Networked License Server does not Serve Licenses to PCs (p.18)
Wrong hostid on SERVER Line for License File: with CodeMeter Dongle (p.18)
Invalid License Key (Inconsistent Authentication Code) (p.18)
Changing the Time Zone (p.19)
Licenses are not Released (p.19)
FlexNet Pay Per Use (p.19)
Booting from Dongle at Startup (p.19)
Cannot Start Licenses due to Character Length (p.19)
FlexNet Options File Changes (p.19)
Using Schlumberger Licensing on Windows 8 (p.22)
Upgrading or Uninstalling Shortcut Error Warning (p.22)
License Server does not start up Correctly after a Reboot (p.23)
Performance Issues and Incorrect License Counts

Caused by Mixed MAC (hostid) and Dongle Licenses
Note: We strongly recommend that you do not combine dongle and hostid based licenses on the
same server.
If you need to mix dongle and hosted based licenses, we strongly recommend that they are run on
different servers.
In some cases mixing types of licenses will work, but this is an unsupported configuration and
the issues below may be seen.
Typically the chance of encountering these issues increases as the number of features in the
licenses increase. Performance issues may be seen, features may be disabled when others expire
and lmreread may not work properly.
If problems are seen, put all licenses on a dongle or a hostid and not both. If this is not possible,
combine like features across all licenses as much as possible and try different license servers.
Appendix A Troubleshooting /FAQ
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Create Process Error Code when Starting License

Daemon
15:17:26 (lmgrd) CreateProcess? error code: 0x36b1 File= slbsls.exe 15:17:26
(lmgrd) License server manager (lmgrd) startup failed: 15:17:26 (lmgrd) File
not found, slbsls.exe
This problem occurs when the Visual Studio runtime is not installed. Solution is to install it from the
Microsoft download site (http://www.microsoft.com/).
Networked License Server does not Serve Licenses to

PCs
By default a Windows system will have a firewall blocking communication. To configure the firewall
to allow license requests on networked computers to be unblocked:
1. Select Start Settings Control Panel Windows Firewall. The Windows Firewall utility
will start up.
2. Select the Exceptions tab.
3. Click Add Program and then click Browse and navigate to the Flexnet install directory.
The default location is C:\Program Files\Schlumberger\Schlumberger Licensing
\flex118 and select slbsls.exe and lmgrd.exe.
4. Click OK when you have completed the configuration of the Windows Firewall.
Wrong hostid on SERVER Line for License File: with

CodeMeter Dongle
7:55:08 (slbsls) Wrong hostid on SERVER line for license file:
7:55:08
(slbsls) c:\licences\petrel.lic 7:55:11 (slbsls) SERVER line says
SLBID=ACCFD28545AC962CE110A2AAA81F1ED5366FC9577BD6517D9B7C84AF000000000DD4CBD
297E84126AA9F10C97883B7C0A7EAB7DC06E8C203E3B8C8C000000000, hostid is (Can't
get hostid of type 1001 [])
7:55:11 (slbsls) Invalid hostid on SERVER line
This occurs if the dongle is not plugged in or the time needs to be updated on the dongle. See
CodeMeter settings. (p.10).
Invalid License Key (Inconsistent Authentication Code)

The license file has been tampered with, or is being served on the wrong machine. You need to
obtain the correct license file or remove incorrect characters and spaces from the license file.
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Changing the Time Zone

Note: Do not change the time or date on your local machine as this will cause FLEXnet to think
you have tampered with your time to gain more time on an expiring license file.
You should update your time zone to the country your are in:
1. Right-click on the clock and click Adjust Date/Time.
2. Click the Time Zone tab.
3. Select your time zone from the drop-down list and select Automatically adjust clock for
daylight saving changes.
4. Click OK to save your changes.
Licenses are not Released

If licenses are not released when an application exits, please check your network settings and any
routers on your network. If you have McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention (HIP) this will need to be
turned off.
FlexNet Pay Per Use

FlexNet Pay Per Use has a more restrictive set of supported operating systems. For more details,
refer to the FlexNet Pay Per Use documentation.
If the pay per use service does not start up, ensure all firewalls are disables and that the e-mail
and mail server details to be used are valid.
Booting from Dongle at Startup

You will need to change the boot order set in the machine BIOS. If it still boots off USB after
changing these settings, alter the settings in the CodeMeter Disk Configuration Application.
Cannot Start Licenses due to Character Length

The FlexNet License Server can only handle up to a 256 character string. Change the settings in
the Schlumberger License Manager and point it to a folder rather than files (see Use License Files
or Folders (p.11) for more information. You should also ensure all license files have an extension
of .lic
FlexNet Options File Changes

The options file provides a platform for a license administrator to control the distribution of licenses.
The license administrator can allow or deny the use of features, enable a report log file and free up
timed out licenses. Using the options file the license administrator can be as secure or open with
the licensing server.
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DEBUGLOG
DEBUGLOG [+]debug_log_path
Specifies a location for the debug log output from the vendor daemon associated with this
options file. To append log entries rather than overwrite the file every time the daemon
starts, place a + character before the debug_log_path
Note: This only affects output from the vendor daemon associated with this options file.
The debug log output of lmgrd and any other vendor daemons in the same license file is
not captured in this file.
On Windows, path names which include spaces have to be enclosed in double quotes. If
lmgrd is started as a service, the default location for the report log file is the C:\winnt
\System32 folder unless a fully qualified path is specified.
EXCLUDE
EXCLUDE feature[:keyword=value] type {name | group_name}
Excludes a user or predefined group of users, etc., from the list of who is allowed to use
the feature. EXCLUDE supersedes INCLUDE; conflicts between the EXCLUDE list and
the INCLUDE list are resolved by the EXCLUDE taking precedence.
feature
Name of the feature being affected.
keyword=value
Feature name modifier to denote a group of licenses
type
One of USER, HOST, DISPLAY, INTERNET, PROJECT,

GROUP, or HOST_GROUP.
name
Name of an item of type type for which license usage is

excluded
group_name
Name of the group to exclude.
For example, to exclude the user "hank" from the list of users able to use feature "f1":
EXCLUDE f1 USER hank
INCLUDE
INCLUDE feature[:keyword=value] type {name | group_name}
Includes a user or pre-defined group of users, etc., in the list of who is allowed to use
licenses for this feature. Anyone not in an INCLUDE statement is not allowed to use that
feature. EXCLUDE supersedes INCLUDE; conflicts between the EXCLUDE list and the
INCLUDE list are resolved by the EXCLUDE taking precedence.
feature
Name of the feature being affected.
keyword=value
Feature name modifier to denote a group of licenses.
type
One of USER, HOST, DISPLAY, INTERNET, PROJECT,

GROUP, or HOST_GROUP.
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name
Name of an item of type type for which license usage is

included.
group_name
Name of the group for which license usage is included.
For example, to include user "bob" in the list of users able to use feature "f1":
INCLUDE f1 USER bob
Note: INCLUDE is required for USER_BASED or HOST_BASED features. The system

administrator specifies which users are allowed to use the product, via INCLUDE, and the
license limits the number of users that are included.
TIMEOUT
TIMEOUT feature[:keyword=value] seconds
Sets the time after which an inactive license is freed and reclaimed by the vendor daemon
Note: The vendor must have enabled this feature in the FlexNet enabled application for it
to work. Contact your software vendor to find out if this feature is implemented. The vendor
must have enabled this feature in the FlexNet enabled application for it to work. Contact
your software vendor to find out if this feature is implemented.
feature
Name of the feature.
keyword=value
Feature name modifier to denote a group of licenses.
seconds
Number of seconds after which inactive license is reclaimed.

The vendor sets a minimum value. If you specify a value for
seconds that is smaller than the vendor's minimum, the
minimum is used.
For example, to set the timeout for feature "f1" to one hour (3600 seconds):
TIMEOUT f1 3600
TIMEOUT checks in the licenses if the FlexNet enabled application has been inactive for a
period longer than the specified time period. The daemon declares a process inactive
when it has not received heartbeats from it; whereas, an active FlexNet enabled
application sends heartbeats.
A TIMEOUT line must be present in the options file in order to take advantage of the
vendor-enabled timeout feature.
The minimum timeout that can be set is 900 seconds.
TIMEOUTALL seconds has the same functionality as TIMEOUT, but applies to all
features.
REPORTLOG
This specifies a path where the binary file will be created. This binary log file is used by the
PPU service.
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Using Schlumberger Licensing on Windows 8

Windows 8 is one of the first versions of Windows that uses IPV6 by default. It is possible in some
cases this may stop some applications communicating with the license server. It is possible to
change the default from IPv6 to IPv4. The current setting can be seen by running the command:
netsh interface ipv6 show prefixpolicies
Precedence
---------50
40
35
30
5
3
1
1
1
Label
----0
1
4
2
5
13
11
12
3
Prefix
-------------------------------::1/128
::/0
::ffff:0:0/96
2002::/16
2001::/32
fc00::/7
fec0::/10
3ffe::/16
::/96
The above table shows the default entries for Windows 8, and the line ending /128 means that
IPv6 is the default. To change to IPv4, a registry key needs to either be created or edited if it
already exists.
Note: Always backup any data and edit the registry with extreme caution.
The registry key you need to create is:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\tcpip6\Parameters
\DisabledComponents
If this is not currently set, create the dword key with a hex value of 20. If the key already exists,
add 20(hex) to the current setting. Once updated, you will need to reboot to make the setting
active.
You can find more information about IPv6 in Windows on the Networking and Access Technologies
section of Microsoft TechNet.
Upgrading or Uninstalling Shortcut Error Warning

When upgrading or uninstalling the License server, you may see the following error during the
uninstallation process:
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If the message is displayed, you can click OK and ignore the message as it has no effect on the
upgrade or uninstall process.
If the license server fails to start and shows a status 123 error in the log, it is likely there is a
problem with the runtimes on the system.
1. Uninstall Schlumberger Licensing.
2. Delete the following files:
C:\Windows\syswow64\msvcp100.dll
C:\Windows\syswow64\msvcr100.dll
3. Re-install Schlumberger Licensing.
License Server does not start up Correctly after a

Reboot
If the license server does not start up correctly after a reboot, but starts properly when started
manually, it is likely that one of the other services it depends on is not ready in time. This can often
be remedied by setting the "Schlumberger License Server" service to "Automatic (Delayed Start)."
To change the setting:
1. Start the Control Panel.
2. Double-click on Administrative Tools and then click Services.
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3. Right-click Schlumberger License Server, select Properties, and set the Startup type to
"Automatic (Delayed Start)."
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