FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications Datasheet

1. FlexNet Manager for
D ATA S H E E T
Engineering Applications
Cut Software Costs with Centralized License Management and
Usage Tracking
Benefits to Organizations that don’t centrally manage concurrent Too often, other tools and methods provide reports that
Your Organization: license usage often face a series of expensive problems. are isolated by server. They lack an overall view across
• Optimize software use They routinely overspend and buy licenses they don’t the enterprise, offer little insight into trends, and do
and reduce spending need, or under spend and deny end users access to not link usage to contracts, organizational structure or
by 30% or more critical software. They annually renew support plans costs. In order to make decisions, organizations are left
• Ease license server they no longer need, are vulnerable to software with countless time-consuming, manual steps.
administration audits, and require a large number of administrators to
manage concurrent license servers. With the usage reports provided by FlexNet Manager,
• Improve end-user organizations now have a complete understanding
productivity by
With 25 years of experience as the producers of of their actual licensing needs, and can save money
minimizing license
denials FlexNet®, a leading licensing technology embedded by making accurate software purchasing decisions.
in over 20,000 applications, Flexera Software® is They can cut costs further by identifying underutilized
• Maintain compliance uniquely capable of helping organizations monitor, licenses that can be reallocated to other departments
with vendor license manage and report on software usage using FlexNet and by determining which annual support plans no
agreements
Manager. This solution also offers a way to analyze longer need to be renewed. With greater insight into
• Budget for the future usage and denial trends in relation to license terms, software usage, procurement and finance teams can
more accurately costs and organizational structure. also better plan and budget for future purchases and
avoid unpleasant surprises.
Specializing in Electronic Design Automation (EDA),
Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Exploration & Centrally Manage Licenses across Your
Production (E&P) and Product Lifecycle Management Organization
(PLM) applications, FlexNet Manager for Engineering FlexNet Manager provides a single console view of
Applications constantly tracks activity and records the near real-time use of all the concurrent licenses in
all usage data in a centralized database. With the environment. This enables a single administrator to
everything brought together for you, it’s easy to identify proactively resolve availability issues, maintain server
“We now opportunities to minimize costs, optimize software and agent health, and optimize software licensing
understand exactly spend, increase utilization and productivity and operations throughout the organization in a more
what our license address license compliance issues. automated and standardized way.
requirements are
for the whole FlexNet Manager® for Engineering Applications is a The new Operational Dashboard in FlexNet Manager
corporation.” key part of the FlexNet Manager Suite for Enterprises. for Engineering Applications provides an out-of-the-box,
This enterprise license optimization solution allows near real-time license management reporting interface,
Dan Griffith
businesses to gain control of their software estate, Key components include:
– Freescale
Semiconductor, Inc reduce ongoing licensing costs, maintain license • License Feature Usage
compliance, and accurately forecast future needs across • icense Feature Denials—timely insight to aid
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a wide range of applications. faster resolution
• Excess License Usage by User report
Optimize Software Spending, Ensure Compliance • License Server Status
FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications allows
organizations to track and report on actual software It reports both FlexEnabled and LUM application
license usage for FlexEnabled applications, LUM status and provides quick, at-a-glance views into
applications, and other third party licensing systems. daily operations. The Operational Dashboard is
Now organizations can stop relying on manual audits customizable by view and by user, allowing the
and other tools that only provide snapshots in time creation of ‘my dashboard’ by each FlexNet
and start using FlexNet Manager to accurately identify Manager user.
usage trends.

2. other types of software used throughout the enterprise, showing
Purchased, Consumed and Used licenses by Product, Vendor,
Business Unit, etc.
Software Investment Planner – Get answers to business questions
more quickly and easily with this powerful planning tool that
provides detailed insight into software usage and denial trends as
they relate to contractual license terms, costs and organizational
structure. Unlike any other tool on the market, it recommends
purchase quantities based upon past usage trends and other
customizable factors.
This helps organizations to more accurately plan and budget for
the future and determine the right mix of software to purchase or
retire to minimize software costs. Investment Planner also helps
identify the most efficient way to distribute licenses across the
organization, effectively manage license denials and address
FlexNet Manager completely automates many routine license license compliance issues.
management tasks. Automated alerts can also be set to instantly
notify administrators of potential licensing problems before they
affect end users.
License Usage Analysis and Reporting
Track and Manage FlexEnabled® Licenses – Over 20,000
applications on the market are embedded with FlexNet licensing
technology. As the makers of FlexNet, Flexera Software is
uniquely capable of providing organizations access to the most
complete and meaningful insight into the software usage of these
valuable applications.
Track and Manage LUM-enabled Applications – Organizations
that rely on CATIA, ENOVIA SmarTeam, or other LUM-enabled
applications can use FlexNet Manager to report on and optimize
these licenses too - all with a single interface and workflow.
FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications now has workflow
integration with LUM license servers. This provides the ability to Database-Powered Reporting – Quickly get accurate license
capture license information from LUM servers, monitor status of usage data with FlexNet Manager’s database-powered reporting
these servers and schedule regular log file imports to feed into the engine. Run queries against the database to generate detailed,
FlexNet Manager reporting system. The new user interface allows accurate licensing reports. FlexNet Manager also allows
administrators to select LUM servers and set the import schedule. organizations to use third-party or custom reporting tools to query
the database.
Common Report Log – FlexNet Manager enables enterprises
to define a report log format and import it using the FlexNet Custom Reporting Powered by Cognos – Create custom reports
Manager graphical user interface or the command line. with Report Designer. Use several chart and graph options to
This functionality enables enterprises to import non-FlexNet make data more meaningful and easier to digest. Import LDAP
(and non-LUM) report logs for usage reporting and tracking organizational structure to quickly identify software usage by
purposes. FlexNet Manager provides comprehensive reporting business unit or user. FlexNet Manager provides granular access
across engineering and technical applications and enables permission control by report and by folder. This allows for
organizations to do consolidated planning for enterprise-wide separation of data reports by users and the creation of view-only
software licensing needs. reports based on business needs.
Aggregate Data to Meet Reporting Needs – FlexNet Manager
for Engineering Applications provides data organization in
hourly, daily and monthly aggregations to ensure the right data
is captured and organized at the right granularity for disk savings
and significantly improved reporting performance.
FlexNet Manager Platform Integration – FlexNet Manager for
Engineering Applications has been integrated with the FlexNet
Manager Platform to allow use of the common Executive
Dashboard reporting function. The Platform dashboard reports
license compliance for Engineering Applications along with many

3. Peak Usage and Denial Reporting – Anticipate and prevent
license denials. This report displays license usage trends, showing
the days and times when it’s at its maximum and minimum, so
administrators can see when the probability of denials will be
high and take appropriate action.
High Water Mark Reports – Understand peak usage of licenses
over time to optimize license purchases and more effectively
manage peak demand.
Server Coverage Reports – Document the time period a particular
license server was serving licenses, as well as any significant
periods of downtime.
Usage Efficiency Reports – See the amount each license is being
used in order to determine the proper number of licenses needed Raw Reports – Improve analysis and troubleshooting of license
on an ongoing basis. server activity by seeing individual usage events for every
license checkout.
Usage Over Time Reports – See the maximum number of licenses
in use over a period of time to determine which licenses to renew Scripting Support – Enter script commands in the FlexNet
and which to drop. Manager UI during report configuration to perform custom
actions after the reports are generated. Scripts can also be used
Organization Structure Management – By reporting usage by to automatically respond to various alerts.
business unit, geography, project, or time zone, organizations
can identify how licenses can be shared and allocated to ensure Report Scheduler – Schedule reports to automatically run without
maximum use. User data can be maintained in two ways: make human intervention.
major updates by importing xml files or make minor updates
using a new GUI. This new interface makes it easy to keep this Multiple Report Formats – Export reports into multiple file formats,
important information updated by providing greater visibility into including XML, PDF, CVS, TXT, PNG, JPEG, HTML, and RIF.
the organization’s hierarchical structure.
True Denial-of-License Reporting – Improve the accuracy of denial
of-license reporting by having FlexNet Manager exclude spurious
or temporary denials from reports.
Global License Server Management
At-a-Glance Summary View – Get a summary view of the current
state of licenses across your organization, including the near real-
time status of servers and vendor daemons, the most heavily used
application features, the most active vendor daemons, and more.
Drill Down on Data Points – Get the exact data needed to answer
licensing questions quicker than ever before by drilling down on
data points to get precise transaction-level information.

4. Cut Software Costs with Centralized License Management and Usage Tracking
Centrally Manage License Servers – FlexNet Manager offers a single Managing Roles and Permissions – Easily define each user’s access
console view that allows one administrator to manage licenses and rights to FlexNet Manager, ensuring personnel never perform
license servers across the enterprise. unauthorized tasks, such as deleting or canceling the reports of
others. You can also group users into different roles with specific
access rights and assign them responsibility for server and
agent subsets.
LDAP Support – Save time by using an existing LDAP database–
including Microsoft Active Directory and Novell eDirectory databases
– to establish user access rights to FlexNet Manager.
Activatable and Detachable License Support – FlexNet Manager can
track both activatable licenses (user- or machine-specific licenses
controlled from a server) and detachable licenses (concurrent
licenses that can be used away from the network for a time).
License File Editor – As license entitlements change, FlexNet
Automate License Management Tasks – Eliminate the need for time- Manager allows license files to be edited and distributed to different
consuming maintenance scripts by scheduling routine tasks, such license servers in the IT environment.
as license server reread and automatic server restarts, from within
FlexNet Manager, allowing administrators to spend more time on Cross-Platform Support – FlexNet Manager’s cross-platform
other valuable tasks. architecture runs on Windows, Solaris and Red Hat Linux and
supports the latest databases. Flexera Software’s license server and
User-Friendly Web-Based Interface – FlexNet Manager’s Web agent run on most operating system platforms, including Windows,
based UI makes it easy for any administrator to securely manage Solaris, AIX, Red Hat Linux, and HP-UX.
licensing operations from anywhere.
SNMP Integration – Organizations using tools like IBM’s Tivoli and
Real-Time License Availability Monitoring – FlexNet Manager allows CA’s Unicenter can send commands to FlexNet Manager from those
you to see current license usage and availability, so you can quickly UIs using SNMP protocols.
resolve issues before they impact end users.
About Flexera Software
Vendor Daemon Status – View the current, in-depth status of each Flexera Software is the leading provider of strategic solutions for
vendor daemon in your environment, including their individual Application Usage Management; solutions delivering continuous
report and debug logs. compliance, optimized usage and maximized value to application
producers and their customers. Flexera Software is trusted by
Agent Management – Get more visibility into and control over more than 80,000 customers that depend on our comprehensive
your license environment with agent support, which includes views solutions- from installation and licensing, entitlement and
into agents’ health and the ability to remove or unregister a compliance management to application readiness and enterprise
specific agent. license optimization - to strategically manage application usage
and achieve breakthrough results realized only through the
Flexible License Status Updating – Define how often you wish to be systems-level approach we provide. For more information, please
proactively updated on the status of different licenses. go to: www.flexerasoftware.com
Proactive License Alerts – Automatically receive alerts notifying you
of potential licensing problems – such as downed license servers, Next Step:
license expirations, license usage thresholds exceeded, and license Visit www.flexerasoftware.com/fnm to view online
overdraft situations – so you can take quick action. Alerts can be demos, download white papers, and read case studies, or
set globally across all license servers and customized to only alert contact a Flexera Software representative.
administrators for a server subset.
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