Intended audience
This topic is intended for system administrators.
In this topic
This topic explains how to
- install the License Manager, and
- deploy FS Pro.
Installing the License Manager
Proceed as follows to install the FS Pro License Manager:
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Download the License Manager source files. Reference: see Where do I download the License Manager? |
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Install the required Windows Server Roles and Features:
Result: all prerequisites for the License Manager are installed. or alternatively follow the steps in the guide: Manually Adding Windows Server Roles and Features |
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OPTIONAL Update the predefined settings in the web.config file. Reference: see Configuring the License Manager |
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Create a new folder C:\temp, and make it writable. This directory will be used to store
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Start up the website and open Authentication:
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Return to the previous view.
Result: The default web browser starts and navigates to http://localhost:80/ |
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Navigate to http://localhost:80/Admin Result: You will be prompted to enter Windows login credentials. |
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Send your system key to help@informationmapping.com to request your company's license file. Reference: see Knowledge Base article Determining the system key |
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Add the license file you received from Information Mapping to the C:\temp folder. Open IIS then stop and restart the website to ensure all settings have taken place. Result: You will see the number of licenses your company is entitled to and the expiry date for the licenses. |
Deploying FS Pro
When you install FS Pro, make sure you include a text file referring to the License Manager's URL in the installation script.
Proceed as follows:
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Action |
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Create a new text file, and add the License Manager's URL in it. e.g. http://fspro.myserver.com:80/ |
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Save the file as LicenseServer.txt |
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Include the file LicenseServer.txt in your FS PRO installation script. It has to be placed in: For FS Pro 2013 C:\Program Files (x86)\Information Mapping\FS Pro 5.0\Data For FS Pro 2020 C:\Program Files (x86)\Information Mapping\FS Pro 6\Data |
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Install FS Pro. |
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