Serving OpenLM EasyAdmin using IIS 7

OpenLM is an application dedicated to the management of Macrovision FLEXnet (Globetrotter FLEXlm). The EasyAdmin is OpenLM's reporting component and it is Http based application. The EasyAdmin can be viewed with Internet browser from any station in the network.

By default, EasyAdmin is installed together with OpenLM Server and it is served by a dedicated HTTP server, which is also distributed with OpenLM Server install pack. After your organization decided to use OpenLM, we recommend to serve OpenLM EasyAdmin application by your organizational HTTP server in order to allow access to FLEXlm reports from any site.

This short guide outlines the steps required in order to serve your OpenLM EasyAdmin by using your IIS 7 HTTP server (the steps in IIS 6 are similar). In this guide we assume that the IIS server is located on the same server as OpenLM. If your Http Server is located on different machine, please copy C:\Program Files\GlobalMaps\OpenLMServer\EasyAdmin to that machine

The OpenLM EasyAdmin will be installed under the default web site, and will be accessed by using the following URL: http:///EasyAdmin

Open the IIS Manager (Control Panel->Administrative Tools)

Right click the "Default Web Site" and add "Virtual Directory"

The IIS Virtual Directory wizard will open up:

Click Next and type the preferred alias name

Click next and browse to the EasyAdmin folder

Click Next and Accept the default settings

Click next to get the final wizard screen

Close the wizard and open your web browser on the EasyAdmin address:

OpenLM is now published under the default web site of your organizational server. Every system administrator or permitted user can now access FLEXlm reports, release orphaned licenses, draw usage charts, watch FLEXlm statistics, list active FLEXlm users and query the usage patterns of any specific user.


OpenLM EasyAdmin is included in every version of the OpenLM software system. The OpenLM light version include the EasyAdmin application as well, however it comes with less reporting options compared with the full OpenLM versions: OpenLM Utilizer for FLEXlm and OpenLM for ESRI ArcGIS. When using OpenLM with all it's unique features, you should save a lot of money by highly improving the use of your expensive FLEXlm licenses.