How to import larger inventory files

‎Jun 08, 2018

Summary

This article covers how to change the default upload size limit if your ndi files have become too large to be uploaded from the beacon to the core FlexNet Manager Platform server.

Synopsis

This article covers how to change the default upload size limit if you are finding that your ndi files have become too large to be uploaded from the beacon to the core FlexNet Manager Platform server.

Discussion

You will find that the ndi file will successfully upload to the beacon from the client device, and also the "Upload Inventories and Logs" scheduled task on the beacon will also be running successfully. However some of the larger ndi files will remain on the beacon.

The ndi file may become large due to the amount of file evidence it is gathering.

Workaround

To work around this you can edit the Web.config file located in the following directory on your core (FNMP) server:

%Program Files%\ManageSoft\DotNet

If this is not available please check:
%Program Files%\Flexera Software\FlexNet Manager Platform\DotNet

Please ensure before you make the following changes please make a backup of this file.

Please increase the values for the below properties in the web.config:

maxRequestLength
executionTimeout
MaxSizeLimitOnReceiveFullContentInAdvance

For example:

In the IIS console, if you have Request Filtering configured, please make the following changes:

Select "Request Filtering"
Select "Edit Feature Settings" - right side margin
Change "Maximum allowed content length" to "40000000"

After making these changes please restart IIS for these change to take effect.
you can do this via cmd by typing
iisreset /noforce

jaalstead · ‎Sep 05, 2019

When I view my web.config file I do NOT have these parameters. My web.config is located in D:\Program Files (x86)\Flexera Software\FlexNet Manager Platform\DotNet and only has the following:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<configuration>
<system.web>
    <authentication mode="Windows" />
    <identity impersonate="false" />
    <compilation debug="false" targetFramework="4.0">
      <assemblies>
        <remove assembly="Interop.ActiveDs" />
        <remove assembly="Interop.ADODB" />
        <remove assembly="Interop.MSDASC" />
      </assemblies>
    </compilation>
</system.web>
<system.webServer>
    <validation validateIntegratedModeConfiguration="false" />
</system.webServer>
</configuration>

Do I need to add the parameters since they aren't there for me to update or am I looking at the wrong web.config file?

Thanks,
Jason

jaalstead · ‎Sep 05, 2019

I think I found the web.config you actually meant. Did you mean the one in D:\Program Files (x86)\Flexera Software\FlexNet Manager Platform\Importers?

This file actually has all 3 of the items you mention.

Thanks,
Jason

ChrisG · ‎Sep 05, 2019

You worked it out: the correct file to reference is <Program Files>\Flexera Software\FlexNet Manager Platform\Importers\web.config, not the file actually referenced in this article.