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# WlmAdmin - Quick FAQs

The sections below contain information to help you in getting started with WlmAdmin.

Why do I need to use WlmAdmin?

WlmAdmin is meant for monitoring the feature usage and licensing activity of applications licensed using Sentinel RMS.

It is typically meant to be used by the system administrator for viewing information related to licenses (such as their availability) and clients using them.

It can also be used for adding licenses to a License Manager, deleting licenses, and revoking licenses.

Where to run WlmAdmin?

It should be run on an administrator's computer (on which the licensing activity and application usage needs to be monitored and logged). This has to be a networked system in the same subnet. However, it is not necessary to have the RMS License Manager installed on this system.

How to run WlmAdmin?

To run WlmAdmin use Windows Explorer to navigate the location of the WlmAdmin.exe file, and double-click the file to start the program. (The exact location of this file depends on your application vendor).

The first time you start WlmAdmin, it shows an empty screen, but as soon as you have selected License Managers to monitor, WlmAdmin displays information about them. You can also see information about licenses on the License Managers and the users who use them.

About the WlmAdmin Interface

Click here to view the labeled WlmAdmin interface.

#### Tips to Use WlmAdmin

- Right-click the items shown in the left panel (such as the host name, feature, license, and client) to open their short-cut menu options.
- Use the Refresh all option, under the View menu, to update the license and License Manager status, instead of restarting WlmAdmin.
- To automatically connect to the defined License Managers when WlmAdmin is launched, select the Discover defined servers on startup check box under the Preferences option of the Edit menu
- To refresh a particular feature, license, or client status, click the Refresh option on their short-cut menu.
- To launch Wlsgrmgr (the group reservation utility, primarily used for creating the group reservation file), click Reservation File under the Edit menu.
- To launch WrlfTool (the redundant license administration utility, primarily used for creating the redundant License Manager file), click Redundant License File under the Edit menu.

How to add a License Manager (referred as a "defined server")?

1. Under the Edit menu, click Defined Server List.
2. In the Server field, type the system name or IP address of the License Manager host name.
3. Click Add. A confirmation message appears.
4. Click OK. You will find the host name added under the Defined Servers node.

How to locate all the License Managers in the subnet?

Double-click the Subnet Servers option in the left panel. A list of License Managers running in the subnet will appear. This may take time if the network is busy.

How to monitor the License Manager information?

Select the License Manager in the left panel, the License Manager information will appear in the top of the right panel.

How to monitor licenses hosted by the License Manager?

1. Open the license node to display the licenses that exist on the system are shown.
2. Select a license to view its information under the License Info tab (on the lower side of the right panel). You can find information such as, the license start date and the end date, and various other properties.

How to monitor clients using licenses currently?

1. Under the feature node, a client node will be shown if any clients are using the licenses for that feature currently.
2. Select a client to view its information under the Client Info tab (on the lower side of the right panel). You can find information such as, the start time and the number of tokens being used.

How to add licenses to the License Manager?

You can add a license dynamically into the License Manager memory or write it into the License Manager file.

A dynamically added license code is only added in the License Manager memory. It will be loaded until the License Manager is restarted. Whereas a license code added into the License Manager file will be loaded even when the License Manager is restarted or the license is expired, until it is removed explicitly (by removing the feature).

Here are the steps to add a license code:

1. Select the license server host name (under the defined or subnet list).
2. Right-click to open the short-cut menu. Choose any of the following option:
3. Add Feature > From a File > To Server: Browse for the license file and add it dynamically.
4. Add Feature > From a File > To Server and its File: Browse for the license file and add it into the License Manager file.
5. Add Feature > From a String > To Server: Paste the license code from Clipboard and add it dynamically.
6. Add Feature > From a String > To Server and its File: Paste the license code from Clipboard and add it into the License Manager file.