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Conference tallis::alpha_migration_tools

Title:Alpha Migration Tools - Digital Confidential
Notice:Kits: VEST v1.1A: Note 15.60, mx v1.2-4: Notes 4.23 & 4.24
Moderator:TALLIS::GORTON
Created:Wed Jun 13 1990
Last Modified:Mon May 26 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:970
Total number of notes:4239

967.0. "porting Flexlm fail to find hardware address." by NETCAD::ATKINSON (Dave Atkinson) Mon May 12 1997 14:52

	Is it possible to get Flexlm (the predominant CAD/CAE software 
	license server) working via Freeport?  The current problem appears 
	to be the network chip address return.  The Freeported modules 
	return 0 instead of 08-00-2b-xx-xx-xx .   I can provide modules to 
	debug from, but I would be sure someone would have tried already?  
	You would have worked on a module named lmutil and perhaps another.  

	Is it impossible?  It would be great if this utility was supported 
	as most tools use this module.  As vendors are more frequently 
	chosing to Just Say No to Alpha, I need something to assure I can 
	use the best tools on the fastest hardware.  

	Thanks,

	Dave
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967.1Easy one to solveTALLIS::GORTONMon May 12 1997 15:548
    
    This is an easy one.
    
    They have to set the network ID of their machine with the 'hostid'
    command (as root).
    
    By default, 'hostid' returns a zero under Digital UNIX.  You need
    to become root to set it.
967.2Just add license records and restart the native FlexLMNPSS::WATERSI need an egg-laying woolmilkpig.Thu May 15 1997 07:5910
  Up through Xilinx XACT v5.1 "pre"releases for "DEC Alpha", the vendor
  Xilinx was shipping us a native D.UNIX port of FlexLM.  Also, maybe
  Highland (the source of FlexLM) has one, but not every vendor re-kits it
  with their license-grabbing applications?

  Anyway, we have native FlexLM v2.4 (plus Xilinx' add-on license tools)
  for D.UNIX saved in /cad/xilinx/local/xlm.bin.alpha.
  The server binary was manually copied to /usr/sbin/mumble (and protected
  by root) on the machine that serves the licenses (nactoa.hpn.lkg.dec.com).
  --gw
967.3use 8 instead of 12 id characters...NETCAD::ATKINSONDave AtkinsonMon May 19 1997 16:0224
RE: <<< Note 967.1 by TALLIS::GORTON >>>
       -< Easy one to solve >-
>>    
>>    They have to set the network ID of their machine with the 'hostid'
>>    command (as root).
>>    
>>    By default, 'hostid' returns a zero under Digital UNIX.  You need
>>    to become root to set it.

	Just for the record, the hostid did something.  It did set the 
	network ID, but the number reported by the applications is only 
	8 characters long instead of the expected 12 (ie 2b123456 instead 
	of 08002b123456).  I believe this is a manifestation of Sun only 
	using the right most 8 characters in their hostid response.  
	Even quoting the hostid did not allow the ported lmutil and daemon 
	to return a full 12 characters.  
	
	This is not a problem if the vendor then issues a license file 
	with the 8 character hostid returned from the ported lmhostid 
	application (or 'lmutil lmhostid' ).  

	Thanks Rick,

	Dave