Help folks that use the Volume License Manager

[jimg12]

We are a site that use multiple NI software products(LabView, Realtime, Vision, sound & Vibration, etc.) and multiple copies of each so we use the Volume License Manager.

My idea is to simplify installation, maintenance, and updates for folks that have a large usage base by:

1. Stop needing to keep a record of all my S/N's of products and type them in when I need to do an install by:
1. Allowing the install CD to query the License Manager for licensed products on the target and then automatically select them for installation without needing S/N's since the LM has that info.
2. Make the NI Update Utility configurable to allow it to update all software available(service packs, and new software releases like LabView 2012) not just bug fixes.

The current system is pretty abusive to admins who need to maintain 50+ systems...how about a little help out here 😛

[James@Work]

Great Post!!

Maybe some detailed help for some standard tasks for VLM Administrators:

1) How to customize the installer to have default selections (typically the licensed tools),

     but also allow selection of additional tools to use with the 30-day evaluation license.
2) How to customize installers to include options for selecting/installing Device Drivers.

3) How to customize the installation to standardize default Options... settings such as:

a. Front Panel – Grid Size
b. Front Panel – check Open the control editor with double-click
c. Block Diagram – uncheck Place terminals as icons
d. Block Diagram – uncheck Enable automatic wire routing
e. Revision History – check Prompt for comment when VI is closed

f.  and many more... 

4) How to access/export User information (including Custom fields) for use with external applications.

5) How to …  (I'm sure other administrators can expand on this short list)

IMHO

[Darren]

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