Chapter 2: Sybase Software Asset Management (SySAM)

Verifying that the License Manager is running

Sybase supplies utilities with license manager to check the status of the license managerlicense manager.

To verify that the license manager software is running

Enter the following:

%SYBASE%\SYSAM-1_0\bin\lmutil lmstat -c

Verify that both lmgrd and SYBASE are running before you run DirectConnect.

If the SySAM software is not running, you see a message similar to the following:

lmgrd is not running: Cannot connect to license server

If the license manager is not running, you must start the license manager manually.

To start the License Manager

From the Windows Start menu, select Select Programs | Sybase | Sybase Software Asset Management (SySAM).
The license manager can either run as a service or run as a process.
- To run as a service, enter the following:
```
%SYBASE%\%SYBASE_SYSAM%\sysam.bat
```
- To run as a process, enter the following:
```
 lmgrd -c %LM_LICENSE_FILE% -l %SYBASE%\%SYBASE_SYSAM%\log\lmgrd.log
```