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DavidFrancis1-Visitor
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October 4, 2011
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Change the length of time for borrowing a WF licenses?

  • October 4, 2011
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Where can I change the length of time that I allow users to check out licenses for? Right now it is 7 days, but it seems I have seen where I can change this value?



I apologize if this is very basic, but I am quite certain I have seen where youcan change this value and cannot remember?



Thanks,

David T. Francis

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JohnGetty1-Visitor
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October 4, 2011
From the licensing documentation for WF4 (set LM_BORROW_DURATON=0-14):



Initiating License Borrowing

You can initiate license borrowing by:

*Executing a batch file available in the \<proe_loadpoint>\bin directory

*Specifying the command-line argument to borrow licenses as discussed in the FLEXnet Licensing End User Guide

Using the proe_borrow.bat File

Connect to the appropriate PTC License Server and use the proe_borrow.bat file to initiate license borrowing. Use the following procedure:
1.Browse to the \<proe_loadpoint>\bin directory and run the proe_borrow.bat file on Windows. On UNIX, this file is called proe_borrow. This file opens a dialog box in which you can specify a startup configuration.

2.Under Startup Configurations, select the required startup configuration.
3.Specify the number of days that you want the borrowed license.
The start date for borrowing the license is today's date. The end date is based on the number of days that you request.
Note
By default the maximum borrowing duration is 5 days. Through an environment variable (LM_BORROW_DURATION=0-14), it is possible to get to a maximum of 14 days.
4.Click Start to start Pro/ENGINEER in the Borrow Configuration mode.
5.After starting Pro/ENGINEER, click Tools > Floating Options to select the additional floating options that you would like to add to the borrowed license.
6.Configure the borrowed license to create the required borrowed license.
7.Exit Pro/ENGINEER.
On Windows, the license is created on the local machine in the registry under current user. On UNIX, the license is created in the $HOME/.flexlmrc directory. The LM_BORROW environment variable is created and contains all your borrowed licensing information.
8.Disconnect from the license server and use the borrowed license.
Note
A borrowed license can contain multiple borrowed configurations that can expire at any time. Each time you start Pro/ENGINEER using the borrowed license, Pro/ENGINEER checks for and removes the expired borrowed license files. You can borrow licenses again, if required.


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BenLoosli23-Emerald III
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October 4, 2011
To increase the number of days to 10:-

On the laptop go to Control Panel -> System.
Under the Advanced tab, click Environmental Variables.
Create a new variable with the name LM_BORROW_DURATION, and the Value of 10.
You can now borrow up to 10 days.


Thank you,

Ben H. Loosli
USEC, INC.
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davehaigh13-Aquamarine
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October 4, 2011
Actually it's 14 days plus the current day, so 15.

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Another item that's covered in my ProE Admin 101 talk.
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DavidFrancis1-VisitorAuthor
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October 4, 2011

Actually it’s 14 days plus the current day, so 15.



On the laptop go to Control Panel -> System.
Under the Advanced tab, click Environmental Variables.
Create a new variable with the name LM_BORROW_DURATION, and the Value of 14.



Another item that’s covered in my ProE Admin 101 talk.


http://portal.ptcuser.org/p/do/sd/sid=1144&type=0



David Haigh
Phone: 925-424-3931
Fax: 925-423-7496
Lawrence Livermore National Lab
7000 East Ave, L-362
Livermore, CA 94550




In Reply to David Francis:



Where can I change the length of time that I allow users to check out licenses for? Right now it is 7 days, but it seems I have seen where I can change this value?



I apologize if this is very basic, but I am quite certain I have seen where youcan change this value and cannot remember?



Thanks,

David T. Francis






David T. Francis

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