Licensing Client

Ansys Licensing Client Settings is a desktop utility installed by default on windows and can be installed on Linux by unpacking stk_licensingclient_ui_v13.0.tgz. The Ansys Licensing Client Settings is the recommended way a STKan ODTK user specifies the information needed to communicate with the license server.

This help topic is a high-level overview of the Ansys Licensing Client Settings . If you would like a comprehensive understanding of each option, browse to: <STK Installation Media>\AnsysLicenseManager\winx64\util\installHelp.pdf

Launching the Ansys Licensing Client Settings

To launch the Ansys Licensing Client Settings, go to the Windows Start menu and extend the following:

  • Start - STK 12ODTK 7 - Ansys Client Licensing Settings (Undefined variable: productSpecificVariables.versionLicenseManager)

If you are on Windows 10, your path is All Apps - STK 12ODTK 7- Ansys Client Licensing Settings (Undefined variable: productSpecificVariables.versionLicenseManager).

Once launched, you will see the following options:

Tab Description
License Servers This is for setting up a license server. For more information on how to connect to your license server, set one up, or uninstall one, check out our Network Installation guide.
Reporting This enables you to generate a report of both licenses in use and the users using the licenses.
User Preferences You can set your user preferences.
Borrow This enables you to borrow license files. This function does not work for dongle licenses.
Gather Diagnostics This generates system information and system diagnostics.

Configuring the Licensing Client to Access the Server

These sections assume a license administrator has already set up a license server and provided you with the following:

  • HostName or IP address of the license server
  • a port number (1055 is the default)

Using the Ansys Licensing Client Settings Utility

  1. Locate the Ansys Licensing Client Settings (Undefined variable: productSpecificVariables.versionLicenseManager) utility, Right-click it and select Run as Administrator. (Start > STK 12ODTK 7 > Ansys Licensing Client Settings (Undefined variable: productSpecificVariables.versionLicenseManager)).

    2. If you do not run as administrator, you may receive an error when the License Settings tries to save your Configuration to C:\Program Files\AGI\STK 12ODTK7\Shared Files\Licensing\ansyslmd.ini. Please close the utility and run as an administrator.

  2. Bring the Ansys Licensing Client Settings to the front.
  3. Locate the License Servers field.
  4. Select FlexNet Publisher.
  5. Enter the Port (1055 is the default).
  6. Enter Server 1 (HostName or IP address). Use servers 2 and 3 if redundant license servers, also called Triad, are in use.
  7. Click Test to check to see if the credentials are correct.
  8. Click Save to save the configuration.

Manually Configure the Licensing Client to Access the Server

If the Ansys Licensing Client Settings Utility from above fails or you have installed STK on a computer without graphics as a compute node, follow these instructions to configure the licensing client to access the license server.

  1. Open a text editor and create a file titled ansyslmd.ini.
  2. Add a single server using the following format:
    3. SERVER=<flexnetport>@<HostName or IP address>

    For multiple single servers, each server should have its own SERVER= line.

  3. For redundant (triad) servers, separate each server with a semicolon (;) on windows:
    4. SERVER=<flexnetport>@<host1>;<flexnetport>@<host2>;<flexnetport>@<host3>
  4. Move the ansyslmd.ini file to <STKODTK installation directory>/Shared Files/Licensing.

    5. Depending on the STKODTK installation directory, you may need administrator privledges to write to the location.

Uninstalling the Ansys Licensing Client Settings

On Windows, Ansys Licensing Client Settings will be uninstalled with STK 12ODTK 7. The ansyslmd.ini file created by utility will be left behind and needs to be removed manually. The default location is C:\Program Files\AGI\STK 12ODTK7\Shared Files\Licensing\ansyslmd.ini.