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Changing a Single-Seat Installation to a NI Volume License Manager Version 2.1 Managed Seat

Primary Software: Other NI Software>>NI Volume License Manager
Primary Software Version: 2.1
Primary Software Fixed Version: N/A
Secondary Software: N/A

Problem:
How Can I Change a Single-Seat Software Installation to a Seat Managed by NI Volume License Manager Version 2.1?

Solution:
For information applicable to NI Volume License Manager 2.0, please follow this link.
All end-users of software managed by NI Volume License Manager must point to a server which hosts NI Volume License Manager rather than looking locally for a license file. In order for the software to know where to look for NI Volume License Manager, the software must be prepared for network installation. Preparing your software for network installation adds installer steps to automatically point client computers to the NI Volume License Manager server.

There are two methods usually used to point client software to NI Volume License Manger. Users may either uninstall the software on the client machine and then install the software that was created for network installation, or users can leave the software installed and simply run the program vlmclient.exe. This file is created when a network installer is created. Listed below are the three steps to create and distribute vlmclient.exe.
  1. Create one or more versions of your network installer with one of your NI software products using NI Volume License Manager.  Each version can have different permissions (i.e. LabVIEW Professional, LabVIEW Full, etc.).
  2. Navigate to [Your created network installer folder]\[Your Installer Version Name]\Client and notice multiple files whose names begin with "vlm" and the spec file. All these files are necessary to run vlmclient.exe. Copy these files to a disk or to a network location.
  3. Run vlmclient.exe on the client machine. This will change the client software so that it points to the license server.
If a computer is disconnected from the network, users can create a disconnected license file on the server machine that can be loaded onto the disconnected computer. See the link below for more information. If the user wants to rely solely on the disconnected license for this computer, any single-seat licenses can be removed by deleting the license files in the C:\Program Files\NI\Shared\License Manager\Licenses directory.

Related Links:
KnowledgeBase 339F766E: Changing a Single-Seat Installation to a NI Volume License Manager Version 2.0 Managed Seat
KnowledgeBase 33JDS71F: After I Create a Disconnected License from NI Volume License Manager, How do I Use It?
KnowledgeBase 33GLG9Q1: Can I have NI Volume License Manager and Single Seat Licensed Software on the Same Computer?
KnowledgeBase 3488JS6E: After Uninstalling NI Volume License Manager, How do I Revert Back to Single Seat Licensing?

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Report Date: 09/20/2007
Last Updated: 08/19/2009
Document ID: 4DJH1KH0

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