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MES Quality Tools License Configuration

The MES licensing portfolio covers various license types across all types of organizations and workflows. From small local teams to large global organizations and OEMs through to specialized engineering service providers - MES offers suitable license and business models for every use case.

User-based use cases are covered by Dongle and Floating Network Licenses. These licenses are available as annual subscriptions or alternatively as perpetual licenses. Process-based use cases and automated tool chains, whether on-premises or in the cloud, require automation licenses. These licenses are available primarily as annual subscriptions.

Our license technology is based on the industry leading Revenera technology platform. The geographical scope of the license can be selected from just one territory to global scale.

General license questions

When do I need a new license file and where do I get it?

If you upgrade your tool to a new major version, for example from 3.x to 4.x, you need a license file for this new major version. If you just want to upgrade within a major version, e.g. from 4.6 to 4.7, you can use the old license file. The license files are backward compatible, meaning that you can use a 4.x license file for older tool versions.

Usually, if your license file has to be updated, you will receive the following error message: FlexErrorNo: -21

License file does not support this version.

Please contact license@model-engineers.com to request an updated license file. If the license is under maintenance, you will receive it promptly.

 

Floating license

License server setup for all MES tools
(MXAM from 4.0, MoRe from 1.0, MTest from 4.0, MXRAY from 3.1)

The FlexNet Publisher (FNP) libraries integrated in the MES license module have been updated to version 11.14. This update enables the license module to read dongle ids on systems running the WibuKey driver in version 6.32 or above. If you are using a floating license server which is lower than version 11.14. you must update this installation. From MXAM version 8.1.0 you have to update the floating license server at least to version 11.16 and from MXAM 9.0.0 you have to update to at least 11.19.1. Otherwise, there may occur incompatibility issues between the license module and the FlexNet server libraries.

The license file must be installed on your server.

If you wish to set up a new FlexNet server, you can download the server, the MES FlexNet Daemon available for Windows and Linux, and the instructions here:
https://www.model-examiner.de/GZiFnhilUz6weuJHsak/MES_lm-11.19.1.a_License_Server.zip

MXAM client configuration

  • To configure MXAM to use a floating license from the server, start the license manager (double click LicenseManager.jar in the MXAM installation directory).
  • Change the 'License Server IP' field. Enter the address of the FlexNet license server as follows: port@IP e.g. 26000@192.168.1.103
  • You can now use MXAM provided that the FlexNet server is available at this address.

MoRe client configuration

  • Ask for the host address (IP or domain name) of the license server and optionally the port to use.
  • If not already open, open Matlab. Please check if you correctly installed MES MoRe as described above.
  • Use the installFloatingLicense_MoRe() Matlab function and give the port and host as string parameter ('port@host'), e.g.:
    • installFloatingLicense_MoRe('3421@192.168.1.107') (port and IP)
    • installFloatingLicense_MoRe('3421@myserver.comp.com') (port and domain name)
    • installFloatingLicense_MoRe('3421@myserver') (port and intranet host name)
    • installFloatingLicense_MoRe('192.168.1.107') (only IP)
    • installFloatingLicense_MoRe('myserver.comp.com') (only domain name)

The function copies the lismo.config file to the tool's AppData directory and creates the port@host entry. In case you are interested, you can get the directory with the created lismo.config file by launching path_MoRe() and mes.more.ToolAppData.ToolAppDataDir.

  • Now you can use MES MoRe as long as the FlexNet server is available at this address.

MTest client configuration

  • Ask for the IP address of the license server and, optionally, which port to use.
  • Create the user-specific MTest lismo directory on your computer. You can retrieve the name of the user directory via YourUserDir = getenv('APPDATA'). The MTest lismo directory must be: YourUserDir\MES\MTEST\4_0\lismo
  • Copy the lismo.config file from the 'lismo' directory of your MTest installation to the MTest lismo user directory on your computer (the example contains an example configuration).
  • Set the name of the Flex license server according to your system:
    for instance: license_server_id=3421@192.168.1.107 (port and IP)
    for instance: license_server_id=@192.168.1.107 (only IP)
    Do not remove the license_file_dir= line.
  • MTest is now ready to use so long as the FlexNet server is available at this address.
  • Once you close MTest, the license will be returned within the next 30 seconds.
    If it takes longer, please report this to us.
    In any case, the license should be returned by closing MATLAB®.
    If MTest was closed unexepectedly, please close MATLAB® as well.

MXRAY client configuration

    • Ask for the host address (IP or domain name) of the license server and, optionally, the port to use.
    • If not already open, open the MATLAB® version where you installed MXRAY. Please check whether you have correctly added the 'mxray' directory to the MATLAB® path as described above.
    • Use the mxray_installFloatingLicense() MATLAB® function and give the port and host as string parameter ('port@host'), e.g.:
      • mxray_installFloatingLicense('3421@192.168.1.107') (port and IP)
      • mxray_installFloatingLicense('3421@myserver.comp.com') (port and domain name)
      • mxray_installFloatingLicense('3421@myserver') (port and intranet host name)
      • mxray_installFloatingLicense('192.168.1.107') (only IP)
      • mxray_installFloatingLicense('myserver.comp.com') (only domain name)
      The function copies the lismo.config file to the tool's AppData directory and creates the port@host entry. Should you need it, you can get the directory with the created lismo.config file by launching path_mxray() and mxray_getToolAppDataDirectory().
  • You can now use M-XRAY as long as the FlexNet server is available at this address.

Dongle license

  • Copy the license file (.lic) into the 'license' directory of your tool installation. You receive your license file by email from MES or from your admin.
  • You need to install the dongle driver (FlexID WibuKey Driver) once. It can be found at the root folder of the CD (MES_Flexnet_DongleDriver.zip) or at http://www.model-examiner.de/pmxNamv1nxu3gxyAr/MES_lm-11.13.1.3_dongle_driver_6.30.zip Install the i686 driver on a 32bit system or the x64 driver on a 64bit system.
  • Plug in the dongle in an USB port.

Node-locked license

Copy the license file (.lic) into the 'license' directory of your tool installation. You receive your license file by email from MES or from your admin.

If you need a new Node-locked license due to change of computer:

  • Please download and complete the form below to transfer your license between computers.

I have a new computer. How can I change my MAC ID?