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Dimensions Upgrade to 14.6 APLS config

Hello,

So I've hit a snag when attempting to follow the Microfocus guide for configuring Dimensions CM to use the APLS software.  Following this guide https://admhelp.microfocus.com/dimensionscm/en/14.6/online_help/Content/InstallConfigure/apls-licensing.htm, the second sub-step under Step 5 doesn't appear achievable since there are no active user licenses to log into Dimensions with to add the APLS admin user.

To assign named licenses automatically:

  1. On a licensed Dimensions CM server, edit the dm.cfg configuration file to add this variable:

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    DM_LICENSE_USER Admin
  2. As the Dimensions CM administrator, register the DM_LICENSE_USER password in the dmpasswd utility:

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    dmpasswd DM_LICENSE_USER –add

To assign named licenses manually in the APLS web interface, see the AutoPass License Server help.

When attempting to use dmpasswd utility the login prompt shows up then disappears upon login attempt.  Honestly, the documentation to make the switch to APLS software is not too descriptive and I'm kind of at my wit's end with trying to get this to work.  Can someone provide a simple guide to assign a license manually for Dimensions CM in APLS? Or even better, if someone else has made this switch from SLM to APLS, can you please provide a simple step-by-step to get this working?

Thank you

Grant Stevens

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    Hi Grant. 

    Is APLS installed on the same box as the Dimensions CM server? That does make things much simpler if it is.

    When APLS is installed it always creates the user 'admin'. When you first log in to APLS web page it will ask you to set the password, it's that password you can then add with dmpassed.

    I'm not sure why dmpasswd isn't working for you, it doesn't give any login prompt. It is run like this:

    C:\> dmpasswd DM_LICENSE_USER -add
    Enter password:
    ******
    Re-enter password:
    ******
    User DM_LICENSE_USER added

    C:\>

    That step isn't necessary to connect, only for automatically adding named users which can otherwise be done through the APLS UI. It is also not necessary if you have concurrent licenses rather than named.

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    Hi Grant. 

    Is APLS installed on the same box as the Dimensions CM server? That does make things much simpler if it is.

    When APLS is installed it always creates the user 'admin'. When you first log in to APLS web page it will ask you to set the password, it's that password you can then add with dmpassed.

    I'm not sure why dmpasswd isn't working for you, it doesn't give any login prompt. It is run like this:

    C:\> dmpasswd DM_LICENSE_USER -add
    Enter password:
    ******
    Re-enter password:
    ******
    User DM_LICENSE_USER added

    C:\>

    That step isn't necessary to connect, only for automatically adding named users which can otherwise be done through the APLS UI. It is also not necessary if you have concurrent licenses rather than named.

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