Creating and managing the adskflex.opt Options File for use with AutoDesk Network License Manager/Flex License Manager

***Clearing out an old blog, repost from four years ago!***

Managing the adskflex.opt Options File

Options files are created using any plain text editor - Notepad should cover the majority of users out there. They MUST be named ADSKFLEX.OPT and placed in the same directory as your license file to take effect.






Options are defined on separate lines and can be as complex or simple as your organisation requires. To insert comments, lines should begin with a #




An example options file used in our environment is as follows:
#Adskflex.opt V1.8
REPORTLOG +"D:\Licenses\Autodesk\REPORT.RL"
MAX 0 71200ACD_2010_0F INTERNET *.*.*.*
MAX 0 85536ACD_2011_0F INTERNET *.*.*.*
MAX 0 85730ACD_2012_0F INTERNET *.*.*.*




#Adskflex.opt V1.8 - This is a comment, as indicated by the # at the start of the line. Use comments regularly to make your file as easy to read as possible.




REPORTLOG +"D:\Licenses\Autodesk\REPORT.RL" -  This line defines the location of the options file report log, useful to check how regularly your options rules are matched






MAX 0 71200ACD_2010_0F INTERNET *.*.*.* 


The above line can be broken up into multiple parts.


Max 0 -  The "Max" option allows us to restrict the maximum license usage. We can restrict by groups of users, IP address, IP address ranges or using the LM_PROJECT variable.


In the rule above, we allow for 0 users of AutoCAD 2010 to obtain a license, with a scope of any IP address


71200AC_2010_0F




This defines the feature code of the application we want to control access to. In this case,. the AutoCAD 2010 feature code is defined. A full list of feature codes for the various Autodesk applications can be accessed via the links below:


Autodesk 2010 Product Suite


Autodesk 2011 Product Suite


Autodesk 2012 Product Suite


Autodesk 2013 Product Suite


Internet


This is the scope the option will apply to. In the example above we apply the option to all IP addresses, as indicated by the wildcard *.*.*.* (Any IP address)
Additional Information


http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=7459915&linkID=9240617

http://www.globes.com/support/utilities/fnp_LicAdmin_11_9_1.pdf