Deployment of an XLSTAT Concurrent License within a Computer Network

 

The network license of XLSTAT allows system administrators to manage the activation of the software in a centralized fashion.

Combined with remote deployment of the silent installer, it can be used to easily handle the installation, activation and upgrade of XLSTAT on the workstations within a network of an organisation.

This document provides links to our deployment guides and some details to the various steps.

1. Install the License Server

Installing the License Server

2. Install the XLSTAT client software

Installing the XLSTAT Client and Connecting to a License Server
Please note that this is the only method available for Mac clients.

On Windows, the XLSTAT clients can be installed in two ways:

• A classic graphical installer to be ran directly on the workstations, after which XLSTAT can be configured to connect to the license server

• A deployment installer (.msi) which can:

  • Install XLSTAT in a silent way

  • Pre-configure it to connect to the license server

Deployment on Windows Workstations

XLSTAT silent installation on Windows 

To do the automatic deployment you may have 2 options:

1. Using one command to install XLSTAT and activate the license connection by the same.
This option will activate the license only for the current session of the computer.

The command to be used is:

msiexec /i path\to\installer.msi ALLUSERSSETTINGS=1 SERVERHOST=address_of_your_server SERVERPORT=7070

Replace address_of_your_server by your server name or IP.
You can change the server port if you defined another one.

2. Using two commands, one to install and one to activate separately.
This second option might be necessary if you need to activate the license on the whole computer (not only on one session).

Installation:

msiexec /i path\to\installer.msi ALLUSERSSETTINGS=1

Activation:

xlc network connect address_of_your_server -global

Replace address_of_your_server by your server name or IP.
If you don't use the -global option, the connection will be done for the current user using the command.

If you wish to create a script for connecting the workstations to the server, you may read the xlc network commands section of this Using Command Line Guide .

License Renewal or Upgrade of the Server Software

Please Note: This task only has to be performed when there are no XLSTAT clients currently connected to the server.

Applies To: License renewals or upgrades to a newer version of the XLSTAT license server software.

Upgrading/Updating license of the XLSTAT Network License Server 

 

Updating the XLSTAT clients

• If you installed using the graphical installer, launch the new version directly on the workstation to be updated

• If you deployed XLSTAT on Windows workstations, you can deploy the MSI file of the new version then upgrade via the command below:

  • msiexec /i path\to\installer.msi . No further options are required for updating .

Troubleshooting

If you encounter a problem during any of the processes described here, please refer to How to Troubleshoot your Network License Setup