For the Flexera Certified FlexNet Manager Administrator Practicum Exam, you can begin the exam anytime during the exam period. The exam will open automatically when you log in. You have 7 hours to complete the exam and the timer will not stop while you take breaks.  In the Exam, you need to install FNMS and other administration exercises.   The only reports of not having enough time were when the hands-on lab environment was performing poorly. Please let us know if this is the case so we can figure out the next steps.   To prepare for the theoretical exam, please review the Preparation for FlexNet Manager Technical Theoretical Exam in the Learning Center.   Good Luck! ... View more

To provide some observations for reference, the initial download and upload into the database could take hours - depends as @RQuinn mentioned on the download speed and the server(s) configuration. Subsequent synchronizations perform an incremental update which takes much less time, about an hour or so on my "smallish" server. ... View more