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Lars: /* Upgrading To A Newer Version */

2013-08-02T15:11:03Z

Upgrading To A Newer Version

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	* Enter your SolidWorks serial number and click '''Next'''.		* Enter your SolidWorks serial number and click '''Next'''.
	* On the Summary page, click on '''Install''' and the license manager installation will begin.		* On the Summary page, click on '''Install''' and the license manager installation will begin.
	* After the license manager has finished installing, ~~run~~ it and ~~then choose to activate your~~ license.		* After the license manager has finished installing, make sure it's using the correct port and license server: 25735@lancer.iat.sfu.ca
			* Activate the license.
	* (Now, if you run lmtools, you'll find an entry for SolidWorks' license files, plus you'll see that new files have been created on the server.)		* (Now, if you run lmtools, you'll find an entry for SolidWorks' license files, plus you'll see that new files have been created on the server.)

Lars: /* Upgrading To A Newer Version */

2011-06-17T19:54:28Z

Upgrading To A Newer Version

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	* On the product activation page, choose '''Transfer a software license''' and click on '''Next'''. This will return the license activation.		* On the product activation page, choose '''Transfer a software license''' and click on '''Next'''. This will return the license activation.
	* Uninstall SolidNetWork License Manager via the Windows '''Add/Remove Programs''' dialog.		* Uninstall SolidNetWork License Manager via the Windows '''Add/Remove Programs''' dialog.
			* (If you now run lmtools, you'll see that the entry for the location of the license files for SolidWorks has been deleted, as have the actual files themselves.)
	* Insert the SolidWorks DVD (for sr-lancer, we need the 32-bit version), then find the setup or install program on the DVD and run it.		* Insert the SolidWorks DVD (for sr-lancer, we need the 32-bit version), then find the setup or install program on the DVD and run it.
	* When the installation manager appears, choose the '''Server products''' radio button, and then select the '''Install SolidNetWork License Manager''' checkbox. Press the '''Next''' button to continue.		* When the installation manager appears, choose the '''Server products''' radio button, and then select the '''Install SolidNetWork License Manager''' checkbox. Press the '''Next''' button to continue.
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	* On the Summary page, click on '''Install''' and the license manager installation will begin.		* On the Summary page, click on '''Install''' and the license manager installation will begin.
	* After the license manager has finished installing, run it and then choose to activate your license.		* After the license manager has finished installing, run it and then choose to activate your license.
			* (Now, if you run lmtools, you'll find an entry for SolidWorks' license files, plus you'll see that new files have been created on the server.)

Lars: Created page with "= SolidWorks 2011-2012 Educational - Network Edition = == License-Server Installation == === Overview === Although SolidWorks uses the FlexLM network license manager, it doesn't …"

2011-06-17T19:47:43Z

Created page with "= SolidWorks 2011-2012 Educational - Network Edition = == License-Server Installation == === Overview === Although SolidWorks uses the FlexLM network license manager, it doesn't …"

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= SolidWorks 2011-2012 Educational - Network Edition =
== License-Server Installation ==
=== Overview ===
Although SolidWorks uses the FlexLM network license manager, it doesn't use the LMtools.exe utility that we use for other FlexLM licenses (eg: Maya). Instead, it uses its SolidNetWork License Manager which gets installed onto the license server (sr-lancer). Their license manager writes to the same tables as LMtools.exe, though, so LMtools can be used to confirm that the license was properly installed.
=== Upgrading To A Newer Version ===
''These instructions are for upgrading 2010-2011 Edu. to 2011-2012 Ed. The basic idea is that we need to transfer the license from our server, back to SolidWorks, uninstall the old SolidNetWork License Manager from our server, install the new SolidNetWork License Manager, then activate it by typing in our multi-user network license serial number.''
* Login to sr-lancer.
* Start the SolidWorks License Manager.
* Click on the License Usage tab to see if any licenses are in use. If there are, contact the user to ask them to exit the program.
* In the Server Administration tab, click on the '''Stop''' button to shut down the service. <br>There'll be a warning that stopping the service can lose licenses. As long as all users have returned their licenses, this will not be an issue.
* In the Server Administration tab, click on the '''Modify''' button.
* On the product activation page, choose '''Transfer a software license''' and click on '''Next'''. This will return the license activation.
* Uninstall SolidNetWork License Manager via the Windows '''Add/Remove Programs''' dialog.
* Insert the SolidWorks DVD (for sr-lancer, we need the 32-bit version), then find the setup or install program on the DVD and run it.
* When the installation manager appears, choose the '''Server products''' radio button, and then select the '''Install SolidNetWork License Manager''' checkbox. Press the '''Next''' button to continue.
* Enter your SolidWorks serial number and click '''Next'''.
* On the Summary page, click on '''Install''' and the license manager installation will begin.
* After the license manager has finished installing, run it and then choose to activate your license.