[dancoz87]

hello everybody
I've installed Ansys 13 on a AMD 64 bit machine (OS: Xubuntu 11.10) and I got a little problem with license management.
After starting the system, the license manager is not running, thus I can't use IcemCFD.
So I launch ANSLIC_ADMIN and click on "Start the ANSYS Inc. License Manager", but, even after waiting some minutes, the box in the bottom-left corner displays "FLEXlm: not running".
The log file shows that the problem is the 1055 port already in use, in fact now there are two lmgrd processes running, even if before clicking on "Start the ANSYS Inc. License Manager" there wasn't any!
If I kill the process using the 1055 port, then everything works and I can use ANSYS ICEM.
May anybody tell me why two lmgrd processes start?
(the license is on my computer!)

thank you

[gaurav_prabhudesai]

Step-by-step guide:

1. Run Server ANSLIC_ADMIN utility (as administrator)

2. Click Stop the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager

3. Open command prompt and enter netstat-a. Scroll down and you should find port 1055 in use.

4. From the ADMIN Utility, click Specify the License Server Machine

5. Click Edit Selected Server Machine

6. Change ANSYS FLEXlm port number to any port number other than 1055 (ex. 1056) and click OK

7. Go to the folder \Program Files\ANSYS Inc\Shared Files\Licensing and open license.dat using notepad. Change the port no. to the one you set above and save.

8. From the Server ANSLIC_ADMIN utility, click Install the License File

9. Browse for the edited license.dat file

10. Click Start the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager

[knukles360]

Hi,
If port 1055 or whatever was picked for flexlm isnt on the list, what does that mean?
Thanks in advance for any help,

[brksnn]

Hi,

FlexLm issues can make crazy minds. I tried to change port numbers or many things found from the internet. However, still not succeeded.

Interesting issue here is FlexLm firstly running then chaning to not running a few seconds later. Besides, in task manager, 9 lmgrd is working simultaneously.

Looking forward to your helps

[trantuntu]

Originally Posted by gaurav_prabhudesai

Step-by-step guide:

1. Run Server ANSLIC_ADMIN utility (as administrator)

2. Click Stop the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager

3. Open command prompt and enter netstat-a. Scroll down and you should find port 1055 in use.

4. From the ADMIN Utility, click Specify the License Server Machine

5. Click Edit Selected Server Machine

6. Change ANSYS FLEXlm port number to any port number other than 1055 (ex. 1056) and click OK

7. Go to the folder \Program Files\ANSYS Inc\Shared Files\Licensing and open license.dat using notepad. Change the port no. to the one you set above and save.

8. From the Server ANSLIC_ADMIN utility, click Install the License File

9. Browse for the edited license.dat file

10. Click Start the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager

Thanks gaurav_prabhudesai
I fixed my problems successfully.

[helios]

Hi I have the same problem but I don't understand what command prompt I have to open...windows command prompt? I've tried but the command netstat-a is not responsive...

Thanks all

[guido.bonalumi]

I have the same problem with FLEXlm not running with ANSYS13 installed on ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64 bit.
I tried the solution proposed by gaurav_prabhudesai, but it did not work for me. Did someone find another solution or have some ideas?

[ghost82]

Hi all,
I had this problem in the past with a kubuntu distro (remember that ubuntu/kubuntu distros are not officially supported by ansys); in this thread there is a partial solution, but you have to manually kill one lmgrd process..

http://www.cfd-online.com/Forums/flu...d-process.html

[guido.bonalumi]

Thank you for your reply. I tried your solution but, apparently, does not work for me. When I run ps -A before clicking on "start the ansys inc license manager" I have no lmgrd process running, like you. But when I click on "start the ansys inc license manager" and the run ps -A I have only one lmgrd process, not two.

EDIT: This is the output of ps -A after having clicked on "start the ansys inc license manager":

PID TTY TIME CMD
1 ? 00:00:00 init
2 ? 00:00:00 kthreadd
3 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/0
6 ? 00:00:00 migration/0
7 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/0
8 ? 00:00:00 migration/1
10 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/1
11 ? 00:00:01 kworker/0:1
12 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/1
13 ? 00:00:00 cpuset
14 ? 00:00:00 khelper
15 ? 00:00:00 kdevtmpfs
16 ? 00:00:00 netns
18 ? 00:00:00 sync_supers
19 ? 00:00:00 bdi-default
20 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd
21 ? 00:00:00 kblockd
22 ? 00:00:00 ata_sff
23 ? 00:00:00 khubd
24 ? 00:00:00 md
26 ? 00:00:00 khungtaskd
27 ? 00:00:00 kswapd0
28 ? 00:00:00 ksmd
29 ? 00:00:00 khugepaged
30 ? 00:00:00 fsnotify_mark
31 ? 00:00:00 ecryptfs-kthrea
32 ? 00:00:00 crypto
40 ? 00:00:00 kthrotld
41 ? 00:00:00 kworker/1:2
43 ? 00:00:00 scsi_eh_0
44 ? 00:00:00 scsi_eh_1
45 ? 00:00:00 scsi_eh_2
46 ? 00:00:00 kworker/u:3
47 ? 00:00:00 scsi_eh_3
48 ? 00:00:00 scsi_eh_4
49 ? 00:00:00 kworker/u:4
50 ? 00:00:00 kworker/u:5
70 ? 00:00:00 devfreq_wq
216 ? 00:00:00 firewire
282 ? 00:00:00 jbd2/sda5-8
283 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
308 ? 00:00:00 mountall
373 ? 00:00:00 upstart-udev-br
382 ? 00:00:00 udevd
495 ? 00:00:00 kmemstick
535 ? 00:00:00 r592_io
597 ? 00:00:00 cfg80211
664 ? 00:00:00 r852
698 ? 00:00:00 udevd
699 ? 00:00:00 udevd
719 ? 00:00:00 iwl3945
746 ? 00:00:00 kpsmoused
798 ? 00:00:00 rpcbind
876 ? 00:00:00 hd-audio0
886 ? 00:00:00 upstart-socket-
934 ? 00:00:00 rpc.statd
977 ? 00:00:00 kdmflush
980 ? 00:00:03 mount.ntfs-3g
989 ? 00:00:00 kcryptd_io
990 ? 00:00:00 kcryptd
994 ? 00:00:00 jbd2/sda7-8
995 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
1009 ? 00:00:00 rpciod
1014 ? 00:00:00 nfsiod
1026 ? 00:00:00 dbus-daemon
1041 ? 00:00:00 sshd
1045 ? 00:00:00 rpc.idmapd
1059 ? 00:00:00 modem-manager
1060 ? 00:00:00 bluetoothd
1089 ? 00:00:00 NetworkManager
1093 ? 00:00:00 rsyslogd
1095 ? 00:00:00 polkitd
1103 ? 00:00:00 krfcommd
1107 ? 00:00:00 cupsd
1110 ? 00:00:00 avahi-daemon
1111 ? 00:00:00 avahi-daemon
1197 tty4 00:00:00 getty
1209 tty5 00:00:00 getty
1237 tty2 00:00:00 getty
1241 tty3 00:00:00 getty
1243 ? 00:00:00 console-kit-dae
1307 tty6 00:00:00 getty
1314 ? 00:00:00 acpid
1317 ? 00:00:00 irqbalance
1320 ? 00:00:00 gdm-binary
1332 ? 00:00:00 gdm-simple-slav
1337 tty7 00:00:19 Xorg
1350 ? 00:00:00 cron
1351 ? 00:00:00 atd
1373 ? 00:00:00 hddtemp
1430 ? 00:00:00 wpa_supplicant
1445 tty1 00:00:00 getty
1455 ? 00:00:00 flush-8:0
1489 ? 00:00:00 upowerd
1658 ? 00:00:00 colord
1669 ? 00:00:00 rtkit-daemon
1673 ? 00:00:00 gdm-session-wor
1707 ? 00:00:00 dhclient
1711 ? 00:00:01 teamviewerd
1719 ? 00:00:00 dnsmasq
1859 ? 00:00:00 gnome-keyring-d
1876 ? 00:00:00 gnome-session
1911 ? 00:00:00 ssh-agent
1914 ? 00:00:00 dbus-launch
1915 ? 00:00:00 dbus-daemon
1924 ? 00:00:00 gnome-settings-
1933 ? 00:00:00 gvfsd
1939 ? 00:00:00 gsd-printer
1943 ? 00:00:10 compiz
1947 ? 00:00:00 flush-ecryptfs-
1949 ? 00:00:00 accounts-daemon
1951 ? 00:00:00 syndaemon
1953 ? 00:00:00 gconfd-2
1958 ? 00:00:00 pulseaudio
1961 ? 00:00:00 gvfsd-metadata
1962 ? 00:00:01 gnome-panel
1966 ? 00:00:00 dconf-service
1969 ? 00:00:00 nm-applet
1973 ? 00:00:00 gnome-fallback-
1974 ? 00:00:00 bluetooth-apple
1975 ? 00:00:00 notification-da
1981 ? 00:00:00 gvfs-gdu-volume
1984 ? 00:00:00 udisks-daemon
1987 ? 00:00:00 udisks-daemon
1991 ? 00:00:02 nautilus
2003 ? 00:00:00 polkit-gnome-au
2005 ? 00:00:00 gvfs-afc-volume
2008 ? 00:00:00 gvfs-mtp-volume
2014 ? 00:00:00 gvfs-gphoto2-vo
2021 ? 00:00:00 sh
2022 ? 00:00:00 gtk-window-deco
2025 ? 00:00:00 gvfsd-trash
2028 ? 00:00:00 gvfsd-burn
2036 ? 00:00:00 gdu-notificatio
2061 ? 00:00:00 indicator-apple
2067 ? 00:00:00 indicator-sound
2069 ? 00:00:00 indicator-messa
2071 ? 00:00:00 indicator-print
2073 ? 00:00:00 indicator-datet
2076 ? 00:00:00 indicator-appli
2077 ? 00:00:00 indicator-sessi
2103 ? 00:00:00 geoclue-master
2105 ? 00:00:00 ubuntu-geoip-pr
2111 ? 00:00:00 telepathy-indic
2114 ? 00:00:13 dropbox
2120 ? 00:00:00 mission-control
2126 ? 00:00:00 goa-daemon
2130 ? 00:00:00 zeitgeist-datah
2136 ? 00:00:00 zeitgeist-daemo
2147 ? 00:00:00 zeitgeist-fts
2163 ? 00:00:00 cat
2168 ? 00:00:00 gvfsd-http
2172 ? 00:00:00 gnome-screensav
2179 ? 00:00:00 rpc.statd
2213 ? 00:00:00 update-notifier
2224 ? 00:00:00 system-service-
2251 ? 00:00:01 gnome-terminal
2257 ? 00:00:00 gnome-pty-helpe
2258 pts/2 00:00:00 bash
2445 ? 00:00:00 kworker/1:0
2446 ? 00:00:00 kworker/0:0
2508 ? 00:00:00 kworker/0:2
2587 pts/2 00:00:01 wish
2875 ? 00:00:00 kworker/1:1
2927 ? 00:00:00 kworker/1:3
2941 ? 00:00:00 ansysli_server
2945 ? 00:00:00 ansysli_monitor
2949 ? 00:00:00 lmgrd
3893 pts/2 00:00:00 ps

[guido.bonalumi]

I found my own solution! Finally!

Here is what I have done:

1. Modify the license.txt, changing the host name with its ip address (127.0.1.1 in my case). You can find it in your /etc/hosts.

2. Install the license.

3. Start the license manager.

4. Run ps -A > ~/Desktop/ps.txt. In the ps.txt file you will find two lmgrd processes, kill the first one. In my case killing the second one did not work (I do not know why!).

5. That's it!

[Shamoon Jamshed]

Normally the license file top line has machine address and port number on it. If you are connected to interenet sometimes the IP changes due to DHCP. and this also changes the MAC address (machine address). that is pretty strange though! Anyways, if Flexlm is not running, open command prompt and type ipconfig /all and it will display the hardware address. Match it with the one in license file. If it is not there then regenerate the license file, restart your machine and hopefully Flexlm will start running.

PS: No need to experiment with port number.

[bharatesh]

Hey guys,
I have similar problem, when i open Server ANSLIC_Admin Utility, at the left bottom corner the message says "FLEXlm:not running".
I tried with changing the port number, and other suggestions from the friends above, but unfortunately none of it worked..
Kindly help me resolve the issue.

[Shamoon Jamshed]

Originally Posted by bharatesh

Hey guys,
I have similar problem, when i open Server ANSLIC_Admin Utility, at the left bottom corner the message says "FLEXlm:not running".
I tried with changing the port number, and other suggestions from the friends above, but unfortunately none of it worked..
Kindly help me resolve the issue.

Hopefully, you must have restarted a lot during this time and did not get Flexlm running. So if it is still not working try to see if some other application is uisng the flexlm or not. If yes, then try to stop its service during start up. Make sure that you get ANSYS to read correct license file. Type ipconfig /all in command prompt to see physical address. This must match with your Mac address in license file, something like ae405c .... . See in the ANSLIC_Admin... that if license machine is correctly specified by the name of Pc and this name should also be the same in license file as well.

[jyothsna k]

Thanks a lot.

[rohit_turbo]

No use doing the above mentioned.. I hav tried most of d solutions on the internet as far as ANSYS 12,13 &14 v r concerned for win7x64 but the magnitude dld is sorta kool in a way if and only if ur system OS is fresh and new.. one n only solution guys.. format your c drive.. put a new OS the first thing u shall be installing will be ANSYS.. Start by installing the lic mngr frst n dn ise d calc file to generate lic file.. add a license n dn nw use d ansys setup to install all d ansys files. cheers.. simulate life!!

[delll]

i cant find license.dat file under licensing

[Martin007]

Hello everybody, I'm a student and I would like to install the ANSYS student version 17.2 on my laptop. I downloaded and install the soft, everything was ok exept one error:

"Could not connect to any license server.
The server is down or is not responsive.
ANSYSLI_SERVERS: 2325@David
FLEXlm Servers: 1056@David"

I tried to fix this issue by changing the port number as explained here (on the forum) and there : https://johnkaisercalautit.wordpress...-flexlm-error/

But i don't have the "license.dat". What I have is this : "ansyslmd_2016.10.20_18.47.46.ini". However I already have changed the Port number on this file. Unfortenately it still does not work.

I read this solution in Internet :
"1. Run Server ANSLIC_ADMIN utility (as administrator)
2. Click Stop the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager
3. Open command prompt and enter netstat -a. Scroll down and you should find port 1055 in use.
4. From the ADMIN Utility, click Specify the License Server Machine
5. Click Edit Selected Server Machine
6. Change ANSYS FLEXlm port number to any port number other than 1055 (ex. 1056) and click OK
7. Go to the folder \Program Files\ANSYS Inc\Shared Files\Licensing and delete license.dat.
7.1 Go to the folder “MAGNiTUDE” (that can be found from the installation disc)
7.2 Double click “ap121_calc.exe” , then click “Y” and continue. A text file “license.txt” will be generated
7.3 Open the generated license.txt and edit the default port number to the number previously changed at ANSYS FLEXIm port number, then save it.
8. From the Server ANSLIC_ADMIN utility, click Install the License File
9. Browse for the edited license.txt file
10. Click Start the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager and the status should suppose show up as:
“ANSYS, Inc. License Manager status:
Licensing Interconnect: running
Licensing Interconnect Monitor: running
FLEXlm: running” "

But I did not succeed in finding the folder MAGNITUDE (I don't have any installation disc because I downloaded ANSYS from their website)

What can I do to fix that problem ?
Thank you very much in advance for your answer.
Martin

[Athena]

Originally Posted by trantuntu

Thanks gaurav_prabhudesai
I fixed my problems successfully.

Hi, when I install the changed License.data, it note me 'Selected file is equivalent to existing license file; license file not updated', what should I do?