License Manager Guide

Provisioning files

Provisioning files provide an easy way to deploy enterprise single-use licenses in an enterprise environment by prepopulating user and authorization information in the Software Authorization Wizard. This topic provides instructions on creating and using provisioning files to authorize licenses on both the license manager and end-user machines to authorize licenses from an in-house license manager. Provisioning files do not support the authorization of ArcGIS Pro named user licenses for use via a Portal for ArcGIS; please see the Configure License Manager for use with Portal for ArcGIS topic for details on authorizing and configuring ArcGIS Pro named user licenses.

Creating a provisioning file for the license manager

  1. If you have not received a provisioning file from Esri Customer Service, you can create one using the template below. Open a text editor such as Notepad and enter the following information based on the features you need to authorize. In the example below, 10 enterprise single-use (EEA) licenses of all core ArcGIS Desktop products (Desktop Advanced, Desktop Standard, and Desktop Basic) are being authorized along with all the main extensions and a few other extensions. Use the authorization numbers (EFL or EEA) provided by Customer Service and set the number of licenses you want to authorize.

    • // User Information

      First Name=

      Last Name=

      Organization=

      Department=

      Email=

      Address 1=

      City=

      State/Province=

      Country=

      Zip/Postal Code=

      Phone Number=

      // Features and authorization numbers

      Desktop Advanced=EEA123456789=10

      Desktop Standard=EEA123456789=10

      Desktop Basic=EEA123456789=10

      3D Analyst=EEA123456789=10

      Spatial Analyst=EEA123456789=10

      Network Analyst=EEA123456789=10

      Publisher=EEA123456789=10

      ArcScan=EEA123456789=10

      Data Interoperability=EEA123456789=10

      Geostatistical Analyst=EEA123456789=10

      Tracking Analyst=EEA123456789=10

      Schematics=EEA123456789=10

      //Other Extensions

      Business Analyst=EEA123456789=10

      Production Mapping=EEA123456789=10

      Workflow Manager=EEA123456789=10

      The information entered in the provisioning file is used to fill the authorization dialog boxes in the Software Authorization Wizard so you can save time when authorizing the license manager. The names of the core products and extensions in the provisioning file must match the names of the core products and extensions in the Software Authorization Wizard.

  2. Save this as a *.prvs file.

Using a provisioning file

Through the Software Authorization Wizard

  1. On the license manager, launch License Server Administrator from Start > Programs > ArcGIS > License Manager.

    On Linux, you can run License Server Administrator from the installation location using the following command:

    [ installation_path ]/arcgis/license10.4/LSAdmin.

  2. Choose Authorization in the table of contents, if not already selected, and click Authorize Now.
  3. Choose the option I have received an authorization file from Esri and am now ready to finish the authorization process.
  4. Browse to the saved *.prvs file created above.
  5. Choose the authorization method.
  6. Review the information entered in the dialog boxes and complete the authorization process.

Silently on Windows

  1. On the license manager, open a command prompt window. Click Start > Run, type cmd, then click OK.
  2. Change the path to C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\License10.4\bin.
  3. Run the following command to authorize the software silently: softwareauthorizationLS -S -VER 10.4 -LIF <path to the *.prvs file>.

Silently on Linux

  1. On the license manager, change the path to the license manager installation location.
  2. Run the following command to authorize the software silently: softwareauthorizationLS -S -VER 10.4 -LIF <path to the *.prvs file>.

Creating a provisioning file for the end-user machine

  1. Open a text editor such as Notepad and enter the following information based on the features you need to authorize. In the example below, ArcGIS Desktop Advanced Single Use is being authorized along with all the main extensions and ArcGIS Workflow Manager. Use Desktop Standard or Desktop Basic instead of Desktop Advanced if you need to authorize other desktop single-use products, along with the extensions you want to authorize on end-user machines. Use the authorization numbers (EEAxxxxxxxxx) provided by Customer Service. This is the same number you used when authorizing the enterprise single-use licenses on the license manager. Extensions other than the main extensions can be filled out under the Other Extensions section:

    • // License Manager information

      Actserver=<name of your in-house license manager>

      // Features and authorization numbers

      Desktop Advanced=EEA123456789

      3D Analyst=EEA123456789

      Spatial Analyst=EEA123456789

      Network Analyst=EEA123456789

      Publisher=EEA123456789

      ArcScan=EEA123456789

      Data Interoperability=EEA123456789

      Geostatistical Analyst=EEA123456789

      Tracking Analyst=EEA123456789

      Schematics=EEA123456789

      // Other Extensions

      Workflow Manager=EEA123456789

      Business Analyst=EEA123456789

      The information entered in the provisioning file is used to fill the authorization dialog boxes in the Software Authorization Wizard so you can save time when authorizing the ArcGIS software. The names of the core products and extensions in the provisioning file must match the names of the core products and extensions in Software Authorization Wizard.

  2. Save this as a *.prvc file.

ArcGIS Desktop

Using a provisioning file

Through Software Authorization Wizard

  1. On the end-user machine, from the ArcGIS Administrator Wizard (which appears after product installation), choose the appropriate single-use product and click Authorize Now.
  2. Choose the option I have received an authorization file from Esri and am now ready to finish the authorization process.
  3. Browse to the saved *.prvc file created above.
  4. Choose Authorize your software from a local license server (only applicable if the local Enterprise license server is not defined in the provisioning file).
  5. Review the information entered in the dialog boxes and complete the authorization process.

Silently

  1. On the end-user machine, after installation of the ArcGIS software is complete, open a command prompt window. Click Start > Run, type cmd, then click OK.
  2. Change the path to C:\Program Files\Common Files\ArcGIS\bin.
  3. Run the following command to authorize the software silently: softwareauthorization -S -LIF <path to the *.prvc file>.