# Mixed FlexNet Embedded and FlexNet Publisher licensing

FlexNet Embedded (**FNE**) and FlexNet Publisher (**FNP**) license management can be handled from an FNE license server installation, using the FNP to FNE proxy solution, simplifying license management.

Benefits of integrated mixed licensing includes:

<div class="p" id="bkmrk-simpler-licensing-ma">- Simpler licensing management.
- License re-hosting for SmarTest 5, 6, 7 and 8.
- Automatic annual renewal of perpetual licenses.

</div><div class="p" id="bkmrk-"><figure class="fignone">[![350383.jpg](https://lhc.advantest.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/350383-jpg.jpeg)](https://lhc.advantest.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/350383-jpg.jpeg)</figure></div>The license server software is installed using the tool: <span class="filepath">install-fne-<var class="varname">date</var>-<var class="varname">version</var>.sh</span>

<div class="p" id="bkmrk-license-installation"><table border="1" class="frame-all" style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-width: 0.2px;"><caption><span style="text-decoration: underline;">**License installation packages**</span></caption><colgroup><col style="width: 17.2825%;"></col><col style="width: 14.0597%;"></col><col style="width: 68.6578%;"></col></colgroup><thead><tr><th class="colsep-1 rowsep-1" id="bkmrk-package" style="border-width: 0.2px;">**Package**</th><th class="colsep-1 rowsep-1" id="bkmrk-option" style="border-width: 0.2px;">**Option**</th><th class="colsep-1 rowsep-1" id="bkmrk-description" style="border-width: 0.2px;">**Description**</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td class="colsep-1 rowsep-1" headers="_350315__entry__1" style="border-width: 0.2px;">FNX-Server</td><td class="colsep-1 rowsep-1" headers="_350315__entry__2" style="border-width: 0.2px;"><kbd class="userinput">fnx</kbd></td><td class="colsep-1 rowsep-1" headers="_350315__entry__3" style="border-width: 0.2px;">Installs the FNE server and the FNP2FNE Proxy for managing mixed license environments</td></tr><tr><td class="colsep-1 rowsep-1" headers="_350315__entry__1" style="border-width: 0.2px;">FNE-Server (Native)</td><td class="colsep-1 rowsep-1" headers="_350315__entry__2" style="border-width: 0.2px;"><kbd class="userinput">server</kbd></td><td class="colsep-1 rowsep-1" headers="_350315__entry__3" style="border-width: 0.2px;">Installs the FNE Server and Viewer. The FNE Server Viewer is used to monitoring license servers. In addition, it can be used for:

<div class="p">- Offline-Syncs
- Online-Syncs

</div></td></tr><tr><td class="colsep-1 rowsep-1" headers="_350315__entry__1" style="border-width: 0.2px;">FNP2FNE-Proxy</td><td class="colsep-1 rowsep-1" headers="_350315__entry__2" style="border-width: 0.2px;"><kbd class="userinput">proxy</kbd></td><td class="colsep-1 rowsep-1" headers="_350315__entry__3" style="border-width: 0.2px;">Installs the standalone package for the FNP2FNE Proxy and license client (excludes the FNE-server).</td></tr><tr><td class="colsep-1 rowsep-1" headers="_350315__entry__1" style="border-width: 0.2px;">FNP2FNE proxy only</td><td class="colsep-1 rowsep-1" headers="_350315__entry__2" style="border-width: 0.2px;"><kbd class="userinput">tertiary</kbd></td><td class="colsep-1 rowsep-1" headers="_350315__entry__3" style="border-width: 0.2px;">Installs the FNP2FNE proxy only. Used on the tertiary (FNP) server of a mixed license failover installation.

</td></tr><tr><td class="colsep-1 rowsep-1" headers="_350315__entry__1" style="border-width: 0.2px;">Test License checkout tool</td><td class="colsep-1 rowsep-1" headers="_350315__entry__2" style="border-width: 0.2px;"><kbd class="userinput">tlc</kbd></td><td class="colsep-1 rowsep-1" headers="_350315__entry__3" style="border-width: 0.2px;">Installs the **test\_license\_checkout** tool.</td></tr><tr><td class="colsep-1 rowsep-1" headers="_350315__entry__1" style="border-width: 0.2px;">FNE-Client</td><td class="colsep-1 rowsep-1" headers="_350315__entry__2" style="border-width: 0.2px;"><kbd class="userinput">client</kbd></td><td class="colsep-1 rowsep-1" headers="_350315__entry__3" style="border-width: 0.2px;">Installs the FNE client package (including the test\_license\_checkout tool).</td></tr><tr><td class="colsep-1 rowsep-1" headers="_350315__entry__1" style="border-width: 0.2px;">Reinstall</td><td class="colsep-1 rowsep-1" headers="_350315__entry__2" style="border-width: 0.2px;"><kbd class="userinput">reinstall</kbd></td><td class="colsep-1 rowsep-1" headers="_350315__entry__3" style="border-width: 0.2px;">Reinstalls the server package. Use this option to repair a failed or damaged installation.

</td></tr><tr><td class="colsep-1 rowsep-1" headers="_350315__entry__1" style="border-width: 0.2px;">README</td><td class="colsep-1 rowsep-1" headers="_350315__entry__2" style="border-width: 0.2px;"><kbd class="userinput">readme</kbd></td><td class="colsep-1 rowsep-1" headers="_350315__entry__3" style="border-width: 0.2px;">Shows the readme file and exits.</td></tr><tr><td class="colsep-1 rowsep-1" headers="_350315__entry__1" style="border-width: 0.2px;">Test</td><td class="colsep-1 rowsep-1" headers="_350315__entry__2" style="border-width: 0.2px;"><kbd class="userinput">test</kbd></td><td class="colsep-1 rowsep-1" headers="_350315__entry__3" style="border-width: 0.2px;">Verifies the download file and reports the MD5 hash value.</td></tr></tbody></table>

</div>For information about licensing tools and utilities, see:

[Advantest FlexNet Embedded license client tools](http://lhc.advantest.com/books/flexnet-embedded-licensing/page/advantest-flexnet-embedded-license-client-tools "Advantest FlexNet Embedded (FNE) license client tools are used to manage license clients, including testing license checkouts from a license server and listing all checked out licenses.")

[License management utilities](http://lhc.advantest.com/books/license-server-setup/page/license-management-utilities "License management utilities:")