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The intent of this Quick Start Licensing Guide is to give you a very simple overview of the steps required to install the ANSYS license manager and license keys on a license server machine. This information applies to installing the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager with all ANSYS 12.1 products. ANSYS 12.1 will be used throughout this guide to refer to all ANSYS 12.1 products. Follow the instructions in the ANSYS, Inc. Installation Guide for your platform when installing ANSYS 12.1.
If you are an existing customer and already have a valid license key, begin with Section I, below. If you did not receive a license key with your ANSYS 12.1 package, begin with Section II. If you did receive a license key with your ANSYS 12.1 package, begin with Section III.
If you are installing in a three-license server environment, the procedures below must be performed on all three license servers.
This release requires a licensing upgrade. The 12.1 License Manager is required to run ANSYS 12.1 products. The ANSYS, Inc. License Manager and its associated processes have been updated at 12.1. Please carefully review the ANSYS, Inc. Licensing Guide for more information on these changes. The 12.1 licensing process will continue to support ANSYS licensing from prior ANSYS releases.
The instructions provided in this document assume that you will be managing your licensing environment using the tools we provide (e.g., ANSLIC_ADMIN). If you will be using your own established processes to manage your licensing environment, the instructions provided here may not apply. Please thoroughly review the ANSYS, Inc. Licensing Guide to understand the changes, and then refer to the section titled Advanced Licensing Configuration Options for detailed instructions.
On Windows machines, you will now have access to both a full server version of the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility and a limited-functionality client version. Please refer to the ANSLIC_ADMIN discussion in the ANSYS, Inc. Licensing Guide for details on when you should use each version.
The information in this guide applies only to the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager, and the tools that we provide to manage it (such as ANSLIC_ADMIN). ANSYS FLUENT, ANSYS POLYFLOW, and ANSYS Icepak work with the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager at Release 12.1. You should be able to continue using your legacy licensing for these products, but we recommend upgrading to the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager.
If you are an existing customer with a valid license key, you will not receive a new one until your existing key expires. When you receive your ANSYS 12.1 package, follow the steps below:
Install ANSYS 12.1 products following the instructions in the ANSYS, Inc. Installation Guide for your platform. The product installation includes the client licensing.
On Windows, from the installation launcher (setup.exe), choose Install ANSYS, Inc. License Manager to run the license manager installation on all server machines.
On UNIX/Linux, run ./INSTALL.LM.
Follow the on-screen instructions to specify the installation location. On Windows machines, you must install into your <os drive> (usually C:\). On UNIX/Linux machines, you must install relative to the product installation (i.e., at the same root level directory as the product install).
When the License Wizard runs, be sure that the default Type of License Server option, Run the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect with FLEXlm, is selected and click Continue.
When asked to install the license file, click Skip. On the following steps, specify this machine as a license server and choose to start the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager. Exit the installation screens.
You are now ready to run ANSYS 12.1.
If you are a new customer, or you are an existing customer using the ANSYS license manager for the first time with your product(s), and you did NOT receive a license key with your ANSYS 12.1 package, follow the steps below:
Install ANSYS 12.1 products following the instructions in the ANSYS, Inc. Installation Guide for your platform. The product installation includes the client licensing.
On Windows, from the installation launcher (setup.exe), choose Install ANSYS, Inc. License Manager to run the license manager installation on all server machines.
On UNIX/Linux, run ./INSTALL.LM.
Follow the on-screen instructions to specify the installation location. On Windows machines, you must install into your <os drive> (usually C:\). On UNIX/Linux machines, you must install relative to the product installation (i.e., at the same root level directory as the product install).
When the License Wizard runs, be sure that the default Type of License Server option, Run the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect with FLEXlm, is selected and click Continue.
Select Skip for each of the following three steps: install a license file, specify the local machine as a license server, and start the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager. Exit the installation screens.
Start the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility:
On Windows, run: .
or
On UNIX/Linux, run: /ansys_inc/shared_files/licensing /lic_admin/anslic_admin.
Select and enter the requested
information. Select . The licserver.info window should appear. Click
on and save the
file.
Forward the licserver.info file to your ANSYS sales representative
so that a license key can be created for you.
When you receive a key from ANSYS, Inc., save the file to a temporary directory.
From the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility (use the Server ANSLIC_ADMIN utility on Windows machines), choose the option. The wizard will walk you through the process of installing your license, specifying the license server, and starting the license manager.
You are now ready to run ANSYS 12.1.
If you are a new or existing customer, and you DID receive a license key with your ANSYS 12.1 package, follow the steps below:
Install ANSYS 12.1 products following the instructions in the ANSYS, Inc. Installation Guide for your platform. The product installation includes the client licensing.
On Windows, from the installation launcher (setup.exe), choose Install ANSYS, Inc. License Manager to run the license manager installation on all server machines.
On UNIX/Linux, run ./INSTALL.LM.
Follow the on-screen instructions to specify the installation location. On Windows machines, you must install into your <os drive> (usually C:\). On UNIX/Linux machines, you must install relative to the product installation (i.e., at the same root level directory as the product install).
When the License Wizard runs, be sure that the default Type of License Server option, Run the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect with FLEXlm, is selected and click Continue.
When asked to install the license file, click Continue. Browse to the location of the license file.
On the following steps, specify this machine as a license server and choose to start the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager. Exit the installation screens.
You are now ready to run ANSYS 12.1.
For more information on installing ANSYS 12.1 and setting up the licensing, you can refer to the following documents:
| ANSYS, Inc. Licensing Guide |
| ANSYS, Inc. Installation Guide for Windows |
| ANSYS, Inc. Installation Guide for UNIX/Linux |
Please see the "Troubleshooting" section of the ANSYS, Inc. Licensing Guide if you encounter any problems or error messages.
