Configuration in physical/virtual machine environment

This topic guides you through the configuration workflow of LMU in a physical/virtual machine environment, i.e. a two-PC-setting containing the LMS server in local mode and the LMS client in remote mode.

Preconditions for physical machine environment

Before you start to configure two physical or virtual (ESX) machines, please identify the network that they are in and test the connection between them. In order to do this, you can temporarily disable firewalls and try to “ping” from one to another:

  1. Start > Run (Windows + R)
  1. Type in the command “cmd”, press <Enter>.
  • The command window opens.
  1. Type the command “ping <ip_of_the_destination_pc>” (e.g. “ping 192.168.1.2”), press <Enter>.
  • Command pings the destination.

Preconditions for virtual machine environment

  • VMware users (who are running a VM in the License Server host PC ) should setup a NAT network to access the license server faster and without a local area network connection.
  • VMware users should use the IP address of the virtual adapter in LMU Settings for remote server instead of hostname for faster operation. The correct adapter ID can be selected by using VMware workstation menu Edit > Virtual Network Editor.
    This virtual adapter is the adapter of the host machine which is used for NAT connection. It is strongly recommended that user should give this adapter a static IP to be sure the host's address won’t be changed.
  • After changing all these settings, it is recommended to restart the virtual machine or even host machine to be sure that the settings are applied. If VM is the client, user can check the connection with the host by pinging host machines IP in the client VM. If the PC is the client, the user can check the connection with the VM by pinging the virtual network adapter’s IP in the client PC.

 

Get IP

  1. On the HOST Machine > Start > Run (Windows + R).
  1. Type in the command “cmd“, press <Enter>.
  • The command window opens.
  1. Type the command “ipconfig” [].
  • Command shows all network adapters with IP address [].

Configure LMU to Remote Mode

  1. Start LMU on the VM.
  1. In the Option dialog > select License Server (Remote) mode.
  1. Text box Server Name > type in the IP address from the Local Area Connection of the HOST Machine, e.g. 141.29.113.147.
    (If these two machines will be connected through a wireless network, then type that address. But in most cases, it should be the LAN.)
  1. Optional: Change the Server Port.
    (Usually this will remain the default value; in some cases, it may be necessary to enter a different port.)

Add Firewall Exception for lmgrd.exe

All tasks below have to be executed on the HOST machine, which is running on Local mode.

  1. Run Firewall > Advanced settings > select Inbound Rules on the left and > click New Rule, then
  1. Select Program.
  1. Click Next.
  1. Copy the following path string and paste it to This Program path (or browse for it):
    %ProgramFiles% (x86)\Siemens\LMS\server\lmgrd.exe
  1. Click Next.
  1. Select Allow the connection, and
  1. Click Next.
 
  1. Check/mark all rules (Domain, Private, Public).
  1. Click Next.
  1. Type in (or copy it from here and paste it to) the Name text field:) LMS Imgrd
  1. Click Finish.

 

Add Firewall Exception for siembt.exe

All tasks below have to be executed on the HOST machine, which is running on Local mode.

  1. Run Firewall > Advanced settings > select Inbound Rules on the left and > add a New Rule, then
  1. Select Program.
  1. Click Next.
 
  1. Copy the following path string and paste it to This Program path (or browse for it):
    "%ProgramFiles% (x86)\Siemens\LMS\server\SIEMBT.exe"
  1. Click Next.
  1. Select Allow the connection, and
  1. Click Next.
  1. Check/mark all rules (Domain, Private, Public), then
  1. Click Next.
  1. Type in (or copy it from here and paste it to) the Name text field: LMS siembt
  1. Click Finish.