Configuring Vendor Certificate Generator (VCG) for x64 machines in FlexNet Operations 2016 (FNO)

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Summary

Configuring Vendor Certificate Generator (VCG) for x64 machines in FlexNet Operations 2016 (FNO).

Synopsis

This article will explain how to overcome the issue of configuring Vendor Certificate Generator (VCG) for x64 machines in FlexNet Operations 2016 (FNO).

Discussion

In the "FlexNet Operations Implementation Guide" on Page 31 it states:

1. Copy your platform-specific VCG into the <ops_install_dir>/custom/<platform>/bin directory, where <platform> corresponds to the operating system on which FlexNet Operations is running: i86_n3 (Windows), i86_re3 (Linux), or sun4_u48 (Solaris).

This is OK if FNO is being installed on a x86 machine. If FNO is to be installed on a Windows x64 machine, then directory needs to be x64_n6\bin otherwise the VCG does not get deployed.