Does Sam-Report Lite combine reports

[jonathan.landeros]

Here's a super obscure one for any network gurus out there. Does Sam-Report Lite pull logs from multiple servers (such as in a distributed system), and combine them into one file report from Sam-Report Lite?

I've been trying to find out, but none of the documentation on Autodesk's website really gives a clear answer.

Thanks

[DarrenYoung]

I've not done it but looking at the UI and the documentation I'd say yes it does. The report selection dialog allows multiple selection and there's a list box below where you enter the report name that lists the logs you want to report on.
However, I've not tried this and the documentation is for Sam Report not Sam Report Lite so it could be disabled in the Lite version.

I'd test this for you now but we just changed a license server to we need to get a new license for Sam Report Lite. We're also switching from a single license server model to a distributed model but our second location won't be on-line with a license server until I get to our Texas office the week of August 7th. If you Email me on the Week of Aug 14th (to remind me, I'll forget otherwise), I'll be back and able to test to verify 100% if this will work or not.

dyoung@coldspringgranite.com

[jonathan.landeros]

I've not done it but looking at the UI and the documentation I'd say yes it does. The report selection dialog allows multiple selection and there's a list box below where you enter the report name that lists the logs you want to report on.
However, I've not tried this and the documentation is for Sam Report not Sam Report Lite so it could be disabled in the Lite version.

I'd test this for you now but we just changed a license server to we need to get a new license for Sam Report Lite. We're also switching from a single license server model to a distributed model but our second location won't be on-line with a license server until I get to our Texas office the week of August 7th. If you Email me on the Week of Aug 14th (to remind me, I'll forget otherwise), I'll be back and able to test to verify 100% if this will work or not.

dyoung@coldspringgranite.com

Darren,

Thanks a bunch for the help. I talked to some gents at Autodesk who were pretty confident it does work in Sam-Report Lite.

I'll probably take you up on that offer to glean some info from your tests. You can't beat real data.

Jonathan

[DarrenYoung]

Yes, this does take two or more report logs at the same time. See below. The only misleadinhg information is the license server hosts entry where it lists just one server. However looking at the licenses available the reports list, it does report the total across both or our servers which the report logs each cover.

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FLEXnet License Utilization Report 2005/08/19 01:14PM CDT
Produced by SAMreport Lite v3.4
Input Report Logs: L:\Log\AdskflexReport.log
M:\Log\AdskflexReport.log
Output File Name: c:\test2.txt
Report Log(s) Start: Thu, Jul 28, 2005 20:33:23 CDT
Report Log(s) End : Fri, Aug 19, 2005 13:13:34 CDT
Report Start Date : Sun, Aug 14, 2005 00:00:00 CDT
Report End Date : Fri, Aug 19, 2005 00:00:00 CDT
Uptime: 5 days 0 hours 0 mins 0 secs (100.00%)
Vendor: adskflex
License Server Host(s):csgntg
Sort by: user, feature
Breakdown by: user
Filter Start Date: Sun, Aug 14, 2005 00:00:00 CDT
Filter End Date: Fri, Aug 19, 2005 00:00:00 CDT
Event Filters: None
Features With Usage:
42600ACD_2004_0F, 43400AMECH_PP_2004_0F, 43500INVBUN_7_0F, 49400AMECH_PP_2006_0F
Features Without Usage:
48900INVBUN_10_0F
False Denial Elimination: OFF
================================================================================
Summary For All
================================================================================
Time Period --Available-- ----------License Requests-------- -----Used-----
max hours total used que den unsup %den max hours %hrs
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Summary For: 42600ACD_2004_0F
Total 4 480 24 24 0 0 0 0 2 33.8 7.1
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Summary For: 43400AMECH_PP_2004_0F
Total 45 5395 510 510 0 0 0 0 33 1189 22.0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Summary For: 43500INVBUN_7_0F
Total 5 600 97 47 0 50 0 51 4 134.5 22.4
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Summary For: 49400AMECH_PP_2006_0F
Total 3 360 22 22 0 0 0 0 1 10.5 2.9
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Darren,

Thanks a bunch for the help. I talked to some gents at Autodesk who were pretty confident it does work in Sam-Report Lite.

I'll probably take you up on that offer to glean some info from your tests. You can't beat real data.

Jonathan

[jonathan.landeros]

Darren,

Thanks for the info. It's good to know that it can be done.

Jonathan