LDRA Test tools: Installing an LDRA license

The license.ldralic file contains all information required to configure your LDRA license, including the product control (CTL) file and the FlexLM license file.

In most cases, the license can be installed automatically. If automatic installation is unsuccessful, you can install the license manually.

Before you begin

• Ensure that you have received a license.ldralic file from LDRA.
• Administrative privileges are required for automatic installation and for installing the license server as a Windows service.

Install the license automatically (recommended)

1. Open the License Configuration dialog.

2. Drag and drop the license.ldralic file onto the dialog.

Alternatively, double-click the license.ldralic file to start the installation.

3. The FlexLM section is selected automatically, and the license is installed.

Verify the installation

When the installation is complete, open the Summary tab.

The tab should display two green check marks, indicating that the license was installed successfully.

Manually install the license

Use this procedure if automatic installation fails or if administrative privileges are unavailable.

The license.ldralic file contains two separate files:

• product control (CTL) file
• FlexLM license file (license.dat)

These files are separated by the `~` character.

Step 1: Extract the CTL File

1. Open the license.ldralic file in a text editor, such as Notepad.

2. Copy all content above the `~` character into a new file.

3. Save the file using the appropriate filename for your installed LDRA product.

Product 

• LDRA tool suite - toolsuite.ctl
• LDRAcover - ldracover.ctl
• LDRArules - ldrarules.ctl
• LDRArules-MPLAB X - ldrarules-mplabx.ctl
• LDRAunit - ldraunit.ctl

4. Copy the CTL file to the LDRA installation directory, replacing the existing placeholder file.

Step 2: Extract the FlexLM license file

1. In the same license.ldralic file, copy all content below the `~` character into a new file.

2. Save the file as license.dat. 

Step 3: Install the license file

Copy the license.dat file to the appropriate directory.

• Windows: C:\LDRA_Toolsuite_C_CPP_10.0.0\Flexlm\Ftype\license.dat
• Linux: ~/ldra_toolsuite_c_cpp_10.0.0/flexlm/license.dat

Step 4: Start the license server

Run the appropriate script for your operating system.

Windows

• Start_LicenseServer.bat
• Install_LicenseService.bat (installs the license server as a Windows service and requires administrative privileges)

Linux

• Start_LicenseServer.sh

Verify the license server connection

After installing the license, verify that LDRA applications can connect to the license server.

1. Launch an LDRA application, such as TBvision.

2. When the FlexNet License Finder dialog appears, select Specify License Server System and click Next.

3. Enter the name of the license server and click Next.

4. Enter the server information in the following format: port@hostname

For example:

27000@myserver

5. Click Finish.

If the connection is successful, the Select File dialog is displayed and licensing is complete.

Troubleshooting

Automatic installation does not start

If nothing happens when you drag and drop the license file or double-click it:

• Verify that you have administrative privileges.
• Try running the application as an administrator.
• If the problem persists, install the license manually.

FlexNet License Finder dialog reappears

The FlexNet License Finder dialog continues to appear after entering the server information.

Cause

The license server could not be reached.

The server information is saved only after a successful connection. If the connection fails, the dialog will be displayed again the next time the application starts.

Solution

Verify that:

• License server is running
• Required network ports are open
• Server name is correct
• Port number is correct.
• license.dat file has been installed in the correct location.