How do you pull Locked Creo license before Floating license?

[kshreeve]

I am using Creo Parametric 5.0 5.0.6.0

How to configure installation so run Node Locked license before running Floating Server License?
A user has a Node Locked license, but also needs access to Floating Server license pool.
When user runs Creo, floating license is pulled first. The goal is to pull Node Locked license first.

[BenLoosli · Accepted solution]

Create a second parametric.psf file with the floating server license designated. Create a second parametric .bat that then uses the second parametric.psf. Put both icons on the desktop.

[kshreeve]

That worked.  Thanks!

[SK_7334991]

How to create second parametric.psf file

[KenFarley]

First off, you need to create both a pair of .bat and .psf files. Both must be the same name. For example, my setup currently has two:

Creo 4.0.psf and Creo 4.0.bat

Creo with MFG.psf and Creo with MFG.bat

The first is when I just need Creo with no added licenses, while the second is when I need to employ the NC programming licenses. We only have a very small number of NC licenses, so we don't want to be taking one of them unless you specifically need it.

To create the files I can either copy the set of files I have and edit them to do what I want, or I believe I used the "reconfigure" utility that is in the "bin" directory associated with your installation. For me it's C:\Program Files\PTC\Creo 4.0\M120\Parametric\bin. Either method should work. Which you use depends on your comfort with editing files and understanding what is available in terms of your licenses.

[SK_7334991]

That worked.  Many Thanks!

[KenFarley]

We've got a few different floating licenses for other modules. Most of the time people don't need them, i.e. I'm just doing modeling, so I don't need the Machining Module. So, when I set up Creo on my machine, I generated different .psf files (and .bat files) from the setup utility. For my version of the program these are stored in

C:\Program Files\PTC\Creo 4.0\M120\Parametric\bin

As a result, when I start up Creo, I get the menu of selections as shown in the attached image. The same should be true for the floating/locked licenses, I would think.

[kshreeve]

Do you have one desktop icon to launch Creo and get the menu selection?  Or do you have an icon for each .psf file? 

Thanks!  

[KenFarley]

I have one icon that, when I use it, brings up the menu I showed in the screenshot. When I look at its properties, the Start in: is

"C:\Program Files\PTC\Creo 4.0\M120\Parametric\bin\parametric.exe"

It seems that parametric.exe looks in the same directory and if there's more than one .psf/.bat file duo in there, gives the user a menu as is shown. It's nice and convenient and prevents people grabbing a license they don't need.