Macrovision Corporation SAMREPORT-LITE 2006 User manual
SAMreport-Lite™
USER’SGUIDE
Ppp
February 2005
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Contents
Chapter 1 Quick Start to SAMreport-Lite........................................1
How to Obtain a License File...................................................................2
How to Install Java Runtime Environment.............................................2
How to Install SAMreport-Lite.................................................................3
How to Create and Set Up an Options File..............................................3
How to Use SAMreport-Lite.....................................................................4
How to Upgrade to SAMreport................................................................5
Chapter 2 Introduction....................................................................7
Intended Audience...................................................................................8
About This Manual..................................................................................8
What is License Management?................................................................8
What is SAMreport-Lite ?.........................................................................9
Chapter 3 Basics of Generating a Report.......................................11
Generate a Usage Summary Report........................................................12
Chapter 4 Usage Summary Report.................................................15
Output Arrangement and Detail............................................................16
Chapter 5 Report Input and Output..............................................17
Specifying Input Report Logs.................................................................18
Displaying Output to the Viewer Window............................................18
Navigating the SAMreport-Lite Viewer Window...................................18
Selecting Output Type and Output File Names.....................................19
Output Formats......................................................................................20
Format Specification:......................................................................20
Data Filters.............................................................................................21
Reports and Time Zones.........................................................................21
Setting Start and End Dates for a Report...............................................22
Chapter 6 Enabling and Managing Report Logs...........................23
How to Turn on a Report Log ...............................................................24
Size of the Report Log ...........................................................................25
Flushing Data to a Report Log...............................................................25
Managing Report Logs ..........................................................................25
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Finding the Version of the Vendor Daemon and
lmswitchr.....................................................................................26
Rotating a Report Log with lmswitchr...........................................27
Avoiding Corruption in Report Logs.....................................................27
Chapter 7 SAMreport-Lite Error Messages.....................................29
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Quick Start to
SAMreport-Lite
This section gives you step-by-step instructions for installing
SAMreport-Lite™on your system. If you have any questions
that are not addressed in this Quick Start section, consult the
appropriate sections in this User’s Guide.
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In this chapter
■How to Obtain a License File
■How to Install Java Runtime
Environment
■How to Install SAMreport-Lite
■How to Create and Set Up an
Options File
■How to Use SAMreport-Lite
■How to Upgrade to
SAMreport
How to Obtain a License File
Before you install SAMreport-Lite, you must obtain a license file.
SAMreport-Lite runs on any computer, but it can read only the report logs
from the license server(s) where you obtain a license file. You will be asked
for the location of this file during installation.
To obtain a license file
1On the server where you plan to manage licenses and report on them,
on the Start menu, click All Programs (or Programs) ➤ Autodesk ➤
Network License Manager ➤LMTOOLS.
2In LMTOOLS, click the System Settings tab.
3Record the host ID, which is located in the Ethernet Address field.
NOTE If your server has more than one Ethernet adapter, select one that
corresponds to a physical network adapter.
4Exit lmtools. exe.
5Next, you need to request a license file from Macrovision Corporation.
On the Internet, go to the following website:
■http://autodesk.globes.com
6Follow the online instructions for requesting a license file.
7After completing the online request for the license file, you will receive
an email that contains the license information. Copy and paste the
license information from the email into a text editor. Save the file with
an extension of .lic or .dat. Make sure you note where you saved the file
and what you named it. You will be prompted for the location of the
license file during the SAMreport-Lite installation.
How to Install Java Runtime Environment
SAMreport-Lite requires Java Runtime Environment 1.4.2_04.
To install Java Runtime Environment
1Insert the Autodesk product CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2On the Media Browser, click the Install tab.
3Click Network Deployment.
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4On the Network Deployment tab, under Install Supplemental Tools,
click SAMreport-Lite 3.4.
5Click Install JRE 1.4.2, and follow the on-screen instructions.
How to Install SAMreport-Lite
To install SAMreport-Lite
1Insert the Autodesk product CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2On the Media Browser, click the Install tab.
3Click Network Deployment.
4On the Network Deployment tab, under Install Supplemental Tools,
click SAMreport-Lite 3.4.
5Click Install, and follow the on-screen instructions.
NOTE During installation of SAMreport-Lite, you will be asked for the location of
your license file. If you do not have a license file, follow the procedures in How to
Obtain a License File to obtain one.
How to Create and Set Up an Options File
To use SAMreport-Lite, you must configure your license server(s) to generate
report logs. In the Network License Manager, you set up an Options file to
enable SAMreport-Lite to create report logs.
NOTE Complete instructions for setting up an Options file are located in the
Autodesk Network Licensing Guide. You can access the guide from your product’s
Media Browser or in the Help system.
To create and set up an Options file
1In a text editor, create a file called adskflex.opt.
2In the adskflex.opt file, enter the following syntax on a single line:
REPORTLOG [+]report_log_path
REPORTLOG must be uppercase, as shown.
In the REPORTLOG syntax, “[+]” means that entries to the log file you
create are appended rather than replaced each time the Network License
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Manager is restarted. (It is recommended that you use this option so that
you retain a history of log entries.)
Path names that contain spaces must be enclosed in quotation marks.
For example, the syntax REPORTLOG +“c:\My Documents\report.rl”
means that a report log named report.rl is located in the folder c:\My
Documents.
3Save the adskflex.opt file to the same location where your license file
exists.
4Stop and then restart the Network License Manager.
How to Use SAMreport-Lite
To use SAMreport-Lite to generate a report
1On the Start menu (Windows), click Start ➤ All Programs (or Programs)
➤SAMreport ➤ SAMreport.
2In the SAMreport-Lite window, click the Browse button.
3In the Report Log dialog box, locate and specify your report log file.
By default, the Report Log dialog box lists only files named with a .rl file
name extension. If your report log file has a different extension, such as
.log, open the Files of Type list and select All Files to list all the files.
4In the SAMreport-Lite window, in the Output File box, specify the folder
location and file name for your report output files.
You do not need to specify the file name extension; the extension is
automatically added to the name you supply based on the output formats
you select. For example, if you select HTML and Text output formats
and specify c:\my documents\report in Output File, the following report
files are generated:
c:\my documents\report.html
c:\my documents\report.txt
NOTE Be sure to specify the full path name for your output files. If you don’t,
output files are written to the current working directory, which may be the
Windows desktop. Specifying a full path name ensures that your report files
are saved in the folder you choose.
5On the Report menu, click Generate.
6The report you specified is generated.
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For more information about generating reports, see “Basics of Generating a
Report” “Usage Summary Report”.
How to Upgrade to SAMreport
The full-featured SAMreport product provides additional types of reports and
options, and includes additional features such as command line batch
processing. Upgrading to the full version of SAMreport does not require a new
installation, just a new license file. To learn about the full-featured version of
SAMreport, go to the Macrovision Corporation website at:
www.macrovision.com
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