License Manager:
The License Manager tool
connects to license servers and displays information about the License Packs
installed on the server.
When the program starts, it checks for a
command line argument and if one is found, it tries to connect to that server.
If it does not find one, it checks to see if a license server is running on the
local computer, and if it finds one, it displays the information about it. If
there is no license server that is running on the local computer, it checks up
the registry for the following entry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentcontrolSet\Services\Termservice\Parameters\UseLicenseServer
If this key is set to 1, it tries to connect to the server that
is listed in the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentcontrolSet\Services\Termservice\Parameters\DefaultLicenseServer
If this succeeds, the application displays information about this
server. If none of the above conditions are met, it displays a dialog box in
which the user can type a server name to connect to.
This tool
resembles Windows Explorer. It displays the server and license in the left pane
in a tree view. The servers, License Packs or Issued Licenses are displayed in
the right pane.
In the
View menu, you can set the
right pane view to display different views by clicking the command
Large Icons,
Small Icons,
List or
Details.
The License Server
comes with three preinstalled License Packs, which are for:
| � | Windows NT 3.51 |
| � | Non Windows NT |
| � | Windows NT 4.0 |
The Windows NT 4.0 licenses are free; therefore, the number of
licenses in this keypack is unlimited. Licenses can be added to and removed
from the other two types of license packs. You can add and remove licenses by
clicking
License in the
Register menu. This
menu item is enabled when you select a server either in the tree view or the
list view.