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Table of Contents
Preface ........................................................................................................................................................ ix
1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 1
1.1. Explanation of Licensing Terms ......................................................................................................... 2
1.1.1. The FlexNet License Manager Daemon (lmgrd) ......................................................................... 2
1.1.2. The Vendor Daemon (ansyslmd) ............................................................................................... 2
1.1.3. ANSYS Licensing Interconnect (ansysli_server) .......................................................................... 3
1.1.4. The License File ........................................................................................................................ 3
1.1.4.1. License File Format .......................................................................................................... 3
1.1.4.1.1. SERVER Lines .......................................................................................................... 4
1.1.4.1.2. VENDOR Lines ......................................................................................................... 4
1.1.4.1.3. INCREMENT Lines ................................................................................................... 5
1.1.4.1.4. Sample License Files ............................................................................................... 6
1.1.4.1.5. Recognizing an ANSYS, Inc. License File ................................................................... 6
1.1.5. The Application Programs ........................................................................................................ 7
1.1.6. The License Server Machines .................................................................................................... 7
1.1.6.1. Selecting License Server Machines ................................................................................... 7
1.1.6.2. Redundant Server Options ............................................................................................... 8
2. Installing the ANSYS License Manager ................................................................................................. 11
2.1. Communications Requirements ...................................................................................................... 12
2.1.1. Configuring TCP/IP ................................................................................................................. 12
2.1.1.1. Determining Whether TCP/IP Is Installed on a Microsoft Windows System ....................... 12
2.1.2. Changing the Default ANSYS Licensing Interconnect and FlexNet Port Numbers ..................... 13
2.2. Installing the License Manager ....................................................................................................... 13
2.2.1. License Manager Installation Instructions - Windows ............................................................... 14
2.2.2. License Manager Installation Instructions - UNIX/Linux ........................................................... 16
2.2.3. Silent License Manager Installation Instructions ...................................................................... 17
2.2.4. Advanced Licensing Configuration Options ............................................................................ 18
2.3. Post-Installation Instructions ........................................................................................................... 22
2.3.1. Start the ANSYS License Manager at System Boot Time ........................................................... 22
2.3.2. Configuring the License Server Machine(s) .............................................................................. 24
2.3.3. Modify License Manager Startup Options ............................................................................... 24
2.3.4. Create a Group ....................................................................................................................... 24
2.3.4.1. Defining Group Restrictions for the Licensing Interconnect ............................................ 25
2.3.5. Specify User Privileges ............................................................................................................ 25
2.3.6. Specifying the License Server and License Files ....................................................................... 26
2.3.7. Specifying Firewall Settings .................................................................................................... 27
2.3.8. Setting Up Redundant (Triad) Servers ..................................................................................... 27
3. License Administration Using ANSLIC_ADMIN ..................................................................................... 29
3.1. Using the ANSLIC_ADMIN Utility ..................................................................................................... 29
3.1.1. Register License Server Machine Information .......................................................................... 32
3.1.2. Display the License Server Machine Hostid ............................................................................. 32
3.1.3. Run the License Wizard ........................................................................................................... 33
3.1.4. Install the License File ............................................................................................................. 34
3.1.5. Start the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager ..................................................................................... 35
3.1.6. Stop the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager ..................................................................................... 35
3.1.7. Reread the License Manager Settings ..................................................................................... 36
3.1.8. Specify the License Server Machine ........................................................................................ 37
3.1.8.1. Sample Scenario ............................................................................................................ 39
3.1.9. Set License Preferences for User .............................................................................................. 40
3.1.10. Run the ANSYS Borrow Utility ............................................................................................... 40
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3.1.10.1. Setting up License Borrowing ...................................................................................... 41
3.1.10.2. Running the Borrowing Utility ...................................................................................... 41
3.1.11. Set Site Preferences .............................................................................................................. 42
3.1.11.1. Edit the FlexNet Options File ........................................................................................ 43
3.1.11.1.1. The Options File Format ...................................................................................... 43
3.1.11.1.2. Sample Options File ............................................................................................ 46
3.1.11.2. Specify Product Order .................................................................................................. 46
3.1.11.3. Modify Startup Options ............................................................................................... 47
3.1.11.4. Specify License Servers to Cache .................................................................................. 48
3.1.12. View Status/Diagnostic Options ............................................................................................ 49
3.1.12.1. Display the License Status ............................................................................................ 50
3.1.12.2. Display Queued Licenses ............................................................................................. 50
3.1.12.3. Display the Customer Number ..................................................................................... 51
3.1.12.4. View the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect Debug Log File ................................................ 51
3.1.12.5. View the ANSYS FlexNet License File ............................................................................. 51
3.1.12.6. View the ANSYS FlexNet Debug Log File ....................................................................... 51
3.1.12.7. Gather Diagnostic Information ..................................................................................... 51
3.1.13. Uninstall the License Manager .............................................................................................. 52
4. End-User Settings .................................................................................................................................. 53
4.1. Client Environment Variable Settings ............................................................................................... 53
4.1.1. License Files Settings Precedence ........................................................................................... 54
4.2. Establishing User Licensing Preferences ........................................................................................... 54
4.2.1. ANSYS Workbench Licensing Methods .................................................................................... 55
4.2.2. HPC Licensing ........................................................................................................................ 57
4.2.2.1. Specifying HPC License Order ........................................................................................ 59
4.2.3. HPC Parametric Pack Licensing ............................................................................................... 59
4.3. Setting Up License Queuing ............................................................................................................ 60
4.4. Using License Borrowing ................................................................................................................. 60
5. Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................................... 63
5.1. Getting Additional License Debug Information ................................................................................ 63
5.2. Gathering Diagnostic Information ................................................................................................... 64
5.3. Problem Situations ......................................................................................................................... 64
5.3.1. License Manager Will Not Start ............................................................................................... 64
5.3.2. License Manager Will Not Stop ............................................................................................... 65
5.3.3. License Manager Will Not Stop in a Three-Server Environment ................................................ 66
5.3.4. The Application Does Not Show the Correct License(s) ............................................................ 66
5.3.5. I Do Not See an HPC Product Category in the Specify Product Order or the Set License Preferences
for User Dialogs .............................................................................................................................. 66
5.3.6. FlexNet Log File Shows Unexpected Messages When the License Manager Is Stopped ............. 67
5.3.7. Unable to Check Out Licenses ................................................................................................. 67
5.3.8. Entries in the FlexNet Options File Are Ignored ........................................................................ 68
5.3.9. Jobs Abort When License Manager Goes Down in Three-Server Environment .......................... 68
5.3.10. Licensing Log File Not Created .............................................................................................. 69
5.3.11. Queuing Does Not Work ....................................................................................................... 69
5.3.12. The FlexNet Utility lmutil Does Not Shut Down License Manager ........................................... 69
5.3.13. The FlexNet Utility lmcksum May Give Misleading Information .............................................. 69
5.3.14. The Mechanical APDL Launcher is Excessively Slow to Start ................................................... 70
5.3.15. Mechanical APDL Launcher is Not Using ANSYS150_PRODUCT Environment Variable Correctly .............................................................................................................................................. 70
5.3.16. Cannot Run a Product Listed in the Mechanical APDL Product Launcher ............................... 70
5.3.17. No Licensing Interconnect or FlexNet Path Available from Display the License Status Option ................................................................................................................................................ 70

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5.3.18. Cannot Enter Data in Text Fields ............................................................................................ 71
5.3.19. Cannot See the Entire Run License Wizard Dialog Box ............................................................ 71
5.3.20. Design Point Project Locks Reserved Licenses During a Hang ................................................ 71
5.3.21. Removing the Obsolete ANSYS FLEXlm License Manager Service .......................................... 72
5.3.22. See a File Not Found Message When Running a Licensing Utility .......................................... 72
5.4. Licensing Installation Process Errors ................................................................................................ 72
5.5. Licensing-Related Mechanical APDL Launcher Error Messages ......................................................... 72
5.6. Licensing Error Messages ................................................................................................................ 73
5.7. License Manager Installation Directory Errors .................................................................................. 80
5.8. ANSYS License Borrowing Errors ...................................................................................................... 81
5.9. FlexNet License Log File Errors ......................................................................................................... 81
6. Product Variable Table .......................................................................................................................... 83
Glossary ..................................................................................................................................................... 89
Index .......................................................................................................................................................... 95

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List of Tables
1.1. Identifying License Files .......................................................................................................................... 7
2.1. Configuring TCP/IP ................................................................................................................................ 12
2.2. License Manager Automatic Startup Instructions ................................................................................... 22
2.3. Removing License Manager Automatic Startup Instructions ................................................................... 23
6.1. Product/Feature Names for Licensed Products ....................................................................................... 83

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Preface
This document contains information for running the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager with all ANSYS, Inc.
products, except ANSYS Electromagnetics (Ansoft) products. However, some information may pertain
only to specific products/licensing levels, such as Mechanical APDL (ANSYS) or ANSYS Fluent.

Important Notice
If you wish to run multiple releases of ANSYS, Inc. software, you MUST install them chronologically (i.e.,
Release 14.0 followed by Release 15.0). If you install an earlier release after installing Release 15.0, you
will encounter licensing issues that may prevent you from running any products/releases. If you need
to install an earlier release after you have already installed Release 15.0, you MUST uninstall Release
15.0, then re-install the releases in order.

Supported Hardware Platforms

This document details information about licensing ANSYS, Inc. products on the hardware platforms listed
below. Not all products support all platforms listed below. Please refer to the installation documentation
for platform specifics, including the platforms on which your specific product runs. The name in parentheses indicates the directory name for each platform (referred to as <platform> throughout this
document).
Sun SPARC 64 (solus64)
Linux x64 (linx64)
Windows x64 (winx64)
Windows 32 (win32)
For specific operating system requirements, refer to the installation guide for the product and platform
you are running. For the SPARC 64, please see our platform support information at http://www.ansys.com/
Support/Platform+Support. (This URL is case-sensitive.)

Intended Audience
The ANSYS Licensing Guide is intended for the person responsible for licensing administration of all
ANSYS, Inc. products at a site. This person is typically the system administrator. End users of the product
may also find this information useful, especially client options.

Applicability
This guide applies to all products licensed with the ANSYS License Manager. See Product Variable
Table (p. 83) for a list of products.

Summary of New and Changed Features

Listed below is a summary of those licensing items that are either new or have been changed since the
last release. For a list of all major new and changed features of any product, see the Release Notes
document for that product.

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The ANSYS, Inc. License Manager now supports the use of IP addresses & LM_PROJECT in the FlexNet
options file.
DesignPoint studies and ANSYS HPC Parametric Pack has been enhanced in the following ways:
ANSYS Icepak licenses may now be reserved for DesignPoint studies and can be used with HPC Parametric Packs.
ANSYS Structural, ANSYS Structural Solver and ANSYS Professional NLS licenses may now be reserved
for DesignPoint studies and can be used with HPC Parametric Packs
In the License Preference dialog box, the PrePost tab now includes the product licenses that provide
both pre/post processing & solver capability. Previously, this class of product licenses (example ANSYS
Mechanical) were only available in the Solver tab.
The ANSYS ASAS SPLINTER functionality is now enabled in these products: ANSYS Multiphysics, ANSYS
Mechanical, ANSYS Professional NLS, ANSYS Structural and any ANSYS Academic products that contain
ANSYS Mechanical simulation capabilities.
Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) licensing has been enabled for both ANSYS HPC and ANSYS HPC Pack licenses.
EKM no longer needs to check out application licenses when extracting data for reports.

Conventions Used in This Document

Computer prompts and responses and user input are printed using this font:
/ansys_inc/shared_files/licensing/lic_admin/anslic_admin

Lengthy user input lines that exceed the width of the page are listed in multiple lines, with the second
and subsequent lines indented:
exec_path <drive>:\Program Files\Ansys Inc\ansys150\ac4
\bin\pro\<platform>\ac4pro150.exe

Wild card arguments and variables are italicized.

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Commands appear in bold face.

Note
Note paragraphs are introduced by the text Note. A note contains information that supplements the main topic being discussed.

Caution
Paragraphs that begin with the word Caution in bold, with the rest of the text in normal
type, warn you about actions or situations that potentially may cause problems or unexpected
behavior or results in ANSYS, Inc. products.

Warning
Paragraphs that begin with the word Warning in bold warn you about actions or situations
that can shut down ANSYS, Inc. products, damage files, etc.

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Chapter 1: Introduction
ANSYS, Inc. uses the FlexNet license manager for all of its licensed products. FlexNet is best known for
its ability to allow software licenses to be available (or float) anywhere on a network. Floating licensing
benefits both users and license administrators. Users can make more efficient use of fewer licenses by
sharing them on the network. License administrators can control who uses the licensed application and
the machine(s) where the licenses will be available. The format of the traffic between the ANSYS
product(s) and the license manager is machine independent, allowing for heterogeneous networks. The
license server machine and the computer running an application can be different hardware platforms
or even different operating systems (Windows and UNIX/Linux, for example).
The actual communication between the ANSYS applications and FlexNet occurs through an intermediary
process call the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect. The Licensing Interconnect is nearly transparent; you
should not see any noticeable difference in your day-to-day operation of ANSYS products.
To get the full set of files necessary to run as a server, you will need to run the license manager installation. The general licensing process is explained here; for detailed installation instructions, see Installing
the ANSYS License Manager (p. 11). All files necessary to run as a client are automatically installed
during the product installation.

The Licensing Process

The licensing process for ANSYS, Inc. products is as follows:
1. Select the license server machine(s). See Selecting License Server Machines (p. 7) for guidelines.
2. Install and configure TCP/IP. See Communications Requirements (p. 12) for information on configuring
TCP/IP.
3. Install the software. See Installing the ANSYS License Manager (p. 11), or see the appropriate installation manual for your product and platforms for detailed installation instructions.
4. Register the license server machine(s). See Register License Server Machine Information (p. 32).
5. After you receive your license file, run the License Wizard. See Run the License Wizard (p. 33) for
information on installing your license file.
6. Set up the licensing environment. See Post-Installation Instructions (p. 22).

Compatibility with Other FlexNet-Licensed Software

Because of FlexNet's popularity, you may have FlexNet licenses from more than one vendor.
The ANSYS License Manager uses FlexNet 11.11.1.1. If you do have other FlexNet-licensed products
running FlexNet 11.11.1.1 or higher, you can run them in conjunction with ANSYS products with no
intervention or special configuration requirements. However, we do not support combining ANSYS, Inc.
license files with other license files using one lmgrd license manager.

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Links to FlexNet
For more information on using FlexNet, please visit the FlexNet web site at http://www.flexerasoftware.com/. You can refer to the FLEXNet Licensing End User's Guide for more detailed information on all
FlexNet features. You can access this document from the ANSLIC_ADMIN Help menu option View the
FLEXNet Licensing End User's Guide.

1.1. Explanation of Licensing Terms

The main components of our licensing are:
The ANSYS, Inc. license manager, including:
Licensing Interconnect (ansysli_server) -- Also includes ansysli_monitor, which ensures that
the license server is functioning correctly and attempts to correct the situation if the license server
is not running or is unresponsive.
FlexNet license manager daemon(lmgrd)
Vendor daemon (ansyslmd)
License files
Application program (e.g., Mechanical APDL (ANSYS) or ANSYS Fluent)
License server machines
These components are explained in more detail in the following sections.
The ANSYS, Inc. License Manager monitors what products are being run, who is running them, and from
what computer system. It grants or denies permission to run products. When an ANSYS product begins,
it requests permission to execute from a server. The server checks the pool of available license tasks
and grants the request only if the required tasks are available. For each request that is granted, the required license tasks are removed from the pool. As each ANSYS product execution ends, these license
tasks are returned to the pool of available tasks.

1.1.1. The FlexNet License Manager Daemon (lmgrd)

lmgrd is one of the FlexNet components of the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager. Its primary purpose is
to start and maintain the vendor daemon (ansyslmd). It also refers application checkout requests to
the vendor daemon (ansyslmd).
lmgrd must be running on the license server machine to run ANSYS, Inc. products.

1.1.2. The Vendor Daemon (ansyslmd)

Licenses are granted by running processes. Each vendor who has a FlexNet-licensed product on the
network has one process, called the vendor daemon. The vendor daemon keeps track of how many licenses are checked out, and who has them. If the vendor daemon terminates for any reason, all users
for that product lose their licenses. The ANSYS vendor daemon is ansyslmd.
Client programs, including ansysli_server, communicate with ansyslmd, usually through TCP/IP
network communications. The vendor daemon (ansyslmd) is started by lmgrd. The vendor daemon
ansyslmd must be running on the license server machine to run ANSYS, Inc. products.
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1.1.3. ANSYS Licensing Interconnect (ansysli_server)

The ANSYS Licensing Interconnect (ansysli_server) is an intermediary process that communicates
with the FlexNet component of the license manager to authenticate and process all license requests.
In a typical configuration, the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect starts the FlexNet component lmgrd,
which then starts ansyslmd. We do offer advanced licensing configuration options for sites with wellestablished procedures; please see Advanced Licensing Configuration Options (p. 18) for more details.
With the Licensing Interconnect, your license file and license options file are still applicable and in effect.
Using an intermediary process allows us to seamlessly integrate our full range of product offerings to
continually offer you access to the latest products with minimal disruption to your licensing environment.
It also allows us a platform on which to enhance important licensing features.
The Licensing Interconnect must be running on the license server machine to run ANSYS, Inc. products.

1.1.4. The License File

Licensing data is stored in a text file called the license file. The license file is created by ANSYS, Inc. and
is installed by the license administrator. It contains information about the server machines and vendor
daemon, and at least one line of data (called INCREMENT lines) for each licensed product. Each INCREMENT line contains a license key based on the data in that line, the hostids specified in the SERVER
line(s), and other vendor-specific data.
The default and recommended location for the ANSYS license file (license.dat) is in the licensing
directory. End users can override this location by setting the environment variable ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE to point elsewhere. License files need to reside only on license server machines.

1.1.4.1. License File Format

License files usually begin with a SERVER line (or three SERVER lines for redundant triad servers) followed
by a VENDOR line, followed by one or more INCREMENT lines.
You can modify only these data items in the license file:
System host names on the SERVER line(s)
Port numbers on the SERVER line(s)
Vendor daemon file paths on the VENDOR line(s)
Options file paths on the VENDOR line(s)
Optional port numbers on the VENDOR line(s) (for firewall support only)
Long lines normally use the "\" line-continuation character to break up long lines. A space character
must precede the line-continuation character.

Note
Everything else is used to compute the license key and should be entered exactly as supplied.
All data in the license file is case sensitive, unless otherwise indicated.

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1.1.4.1.1. SERVER Lines

The SERVER line specifies the hostname and hostid of the license server machine and the lmgrd port
number. Normally a license file has one SERVER line. Three SERVER lines mean that you are using redundant servers. License administrators do not have the option of deleting SERVER lines from a license
file because the hostids from all of the SERVER lines are computed into the license keys on every INCREMENT line.
The format of the SERVER line is:
SERVER host hostid 1055

where:
host is the license server machine host name or IP address; a string returned by the UNIX/Linux hostname or uname -n command. On Windows systems, ipconfig /all returns the host name. This
can also be an IP address (nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn format).
hostid is returned by the Display the License Server Hostid option of the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility.
1055 is the FlexNet TCP port number to use. ANSYS' default FlexNet port number is 1055. This can be
changed if port 1055 is already in use on your system.
Example:
SERVER enterprise 0122345 1055

Note
If you change the FlexNet port number, then you must also change the FlexNet port number
that is specified in the ansyslmd.ini file (see Specify the License Server Machine (p. 37))
or in the ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE environment variable on all client machines to match
the port number specified in the SERVER line.

1.1.4.1.2. VENDOR Lines

The VENDOR line specifies the vendor daemon's name and path. lmgrd uses this line to start the vendor
daemon, and the vendor daemon reads it to find its options file. The format of the VENDOR line is
shown below.
VENDOR ansyslmd [vendor_daemon_path]
[[options=]options_file_path] [[port=]port]

where:
ansyslmd is the name of the ANSYS vendor daemon.
vendor_daemon_path is the path to the executable for this daemon. This path is optional. ANSYS,
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in the directory where lmgrd is located and all ANSYS products install both of these daemons into the
same directory.

Note
If you do supply this path and the path includes spaces, enclose the entire directory path in
double quotes, as in the following example:
VENDOR ansyslmd "C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\Shared Files\Licensing
\win64"

options_file_ path is the full path to the end-user options file for this daemon. FlexNet does not
require an options file. The options file need not be specified on this line. As long as the options file
ansyslmd.opt is located in the same directory as the license file (the licensing directory), the vendor
daemon will automatically find and use it. The Edit the FlexNet Options File option of the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility will put the options file in the correct directory location.
If the directory path includes spaces, enclose the entire directory path in double quotes, as in the following example:
VENDOR ansyslmd options="C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\Shared Files\
Licensing\ansyslmd.opt"

port is the vendor daemon port number. Note: This is for firewall support only and is otherwise not recommended. In the following example, #### would be replaced with the port number you choose:
VENDOR ansyslmd options=/ansys_inc/shared_files/licensing
/ansyslmd.opt port=####

1.1.4.1.3. INCREMENT Lines

An INCREMENT line describes the license to use a product. The syntax of the INCREMENT line is:
INCREMENT feature ansyslmd feat_version exp_date #lic key
[VENDOR_STRING="vendor_str"] [ISSUED="..."] [START="..."]

where:
feature is the name representing the product/capability being licensed.
ansyslmd is the name of the ANSYS vendor daemon; also found in the VENDOR line. The specified
daemon serves this feature.
feat_version is the latest build date of this feature that is supported by this license. For paid-up
customers, this is usually set to the expiration date of the maintenance agreement. The value of 9999.9999
is used when this field is not applicable.
exp_date is the expiration date of license, e.g., 7-may-2014.
#lic is the number of concurrent licenses for this feature.
key is the encryption key for this INCREMENT line.
Additional fields may follow. See the FLEXNet Licensing End User's Guide (accessible from the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility) for more information. Note that ANSYS, Inc. may not support all options described in the
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VENDOR_STRING Keywords

ANSYS, Inc. has created the following VENDOR_STRING keyword:

customer
The customer keyword specifies the customer number. The format is customer:<cust_num>,
where cust_num is the customer's number. This keyword cannot be modified by the user.

1.1.4.1.4. Sample License Files

A sample license file is shown here. This file is for 15 ANSYS Mechanical tasks and 12 ANSYS CFD tasks.
SERVER gagh 690daec6 1055
VENDOR ansyslmd
INCREMENT ansys ansyslmd 9999.9999 30-sep-2013 15 8C59A481BA50 \
VENDOR_STRING=customer:00012345 ISSUED=10-sep-2012 \
START=10-sep-2012
INCREMENT acfd ansyslmd 9999.9999 30-sep-2013 12 47A354CA1291 \
VENDOR_STRING=customer:00012345 ISSUED=10-sep-2012 \
START=10-sep-2012

where:
gagh is the hostname of the license server
690daec6 is the hostid
1055 is the FlexNet port number
ansyslmd is the vendor daemon
ansys is the feature representing ANSYS Mechanical and acfd is the feature representing ANSYS CFD.
9999.9999 indicates that the maintenance agreement is not applicable. Otherwise, this the highest
supported build date for the product. For Mechanical APDL (ANSYS) only, you can view the build
date by running Mechanical APDL (ANSYS) with the -v command option.
30-sep-2013 is the expiration date
15 and 12 are the number of tasks for ANSYS Mechanical and ANSYS CFD, respectively
8C59A481BA50 and 47A354CA1291 are encryption keys for ANSYS Mechanical and ANSYS CFD, respectively
customer:00012345 is the customer number
ISSUED=10-sep-2012 is the date the license was created
START=10-sep-2012 is the start date

1.1.4.1.5. Recognizing an ANSYS, Inc. License File

If you receive a license file and are not sure if it is an ANSYS, Inc. license file, you can determine if it is
by looking at the contents of the license file. If it is an ANSYS, Inc. license file, then:
In the line beginning with the word VENDOR, the next field/item is ansyslmd.
In the line(s) beginning with the word INCREMENT, the third field/item is ansyslmd.

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ANSYS, Inc. supplies some licenses for other applications that use different license managers. These license
files are not compatible with the ANSYS License Manager. The applications and how to recognize their
license files are explained below. Look for the words shown in the VENDOR, DAEMON, INCREMENT, and
FEATURE lines for each application. For these license files, you must use their respective license manager
tools.
Table 1.1: Identifying License Files
Application

VENDOR

ANSYS CFX

DAEMON

INCREMENT

CFDS

FEATURE

ANSYS ICEM CFD

ICEM_CFD

ANSYS Autodyn

AUTODYN

Fluent,Polyflow, Icepak

FluentLM

ANSOFT

ansoftd

Apache

apacheda

Apache

seqld

1.1.5. The Application Programs

Application programs are software programs such as Mechanical APDL (ANSYS), CFX, Fluent, etc. ANSYS
application programs need to be able to communicate with the ANSYS License Manager.

1.1.6. The License Server Machines

License administration is controlled from specific computers on the network called license server machines. License server machines run the license manager, which controls access to all licenses.
The server machine or machines are designated by you--the end user. You have the option of designating
one server or three servers. In a one-server network, if the server machine goes down, the licenses are
no longer available for use until the server machine is back in service. In a three-server (redundant triad)
network, as long as two of the three machines are still running, the licenses are still available for use.
The master server actually controls the license administration. If a network has only one server machine,
then that server machine is automatically the master server. In a three server environment, the order
of the SERVER lines in the license file determines which server is the master. The order of the servers
must match on all machines in a three server environment. The first is the master, the second is the first
backup, etc. If the order of the SERVER lines does not match on the three servers, then the servers will
attempt to determine the master server; however, this attempt may not be successful. In a three-server
network, if the master server is unavailable, then the first backup acts as the master.
You must make sure the order of the SERVER lines is consistent between redundant servers; otherwise,
reconnections may fail.

1.1.6.1. Selecting License Server Machines

Before running any ANSYS, Inc. software, you must select which machine(s) will be license servers, and
provide the hostid and hostname of those machines to ANSYS, Inc. Use the Register License Server
Information option of the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility to capture the necessary system information and
create the licserver.info file, which then needs to be forwarded to your ANSYS sales representative.
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If the ANSYS license manager software is not available for installation on a license server machine, you
can download a utility to capture license server machine information from http://www.ansys.com/Support/
Licensing/Capture+License+Server+Information.
You need to select the computer systems that will act as server machines before we can supply you
with the licenses that are required to activate your licensed product(s). Information about the server
machines is used to generate the necessary license key(s).
Consider the following points when deciding which computer(s) will be used as server(s):
All files used in conjunction with the license manager software must be located on a disk that is physically
local to the server computer(s).
Computers must have a high-speed, reliable Ethernet connection.
Computers that experience extremely high levels of network traffic or processing lags due to high CPU
and/or I/O usage are poor candidates for servers.
Do not use computers that are frequently rebooted as servers.
Do not enable sleep mode for the computer you are using as a license server. Client computers are not
able to connect with a license server that is in sleep mode.
The license server machine must have a static IP address.
We do not allow the use of wide area networks (WANs) for license servers (with the standard ANSYS
contract).
You cannot use DHCP for license server machines.
If using a three-server network, we recommend that you choose three machines that are of the same
platform type (that is, three Linux, three Windows machines, etc.).
If using a three-server network, we highly recommend that all three server machines be on the same
subnet in the same physical location.
If these guidelines are not followed, the ability of the ANSYS License Manager to perform consistently
will be compromised.

Caution
Do not change the date on the license server machine. Doing so will prohibit the ANSYS
product from running. Restoring the system to its original state prior to the date change
may require significant effort.

1.1.6.2. Redundant Server Options

Throughout this document, we use the term three-server network when referring to redundant triad
servers. Redundant server setup is a network configuration where multiple machines are designated as
license servers. Redundancy can be achieved in two ways:
Any number of license server machines can be running independently. The total number of licenses
is split between each license server. For example, if you are licensed for 20 tasks of a certain product,

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and you have two license server machines, each license server machine will serve ten licenses. In this
example, if one of these machines fails, only ten licenses will be available.
Three different machines can be selected to work together in tandem, where two of the three must
be running at all times. These three license server machines work from a single set of licenses. This
option is not recommended.
We recommend the first option if your site requires redundancy. Be sure to review Selecting License
Server Machines (p. 7) for guidelines and special considerations when choosing license servers. Single
license server networks are usually sufficient for most sites.

Note
If you are running redundant servers, you should have the license file (as well as the entire
licensing directory) installed locally on each license server. If you do not, you lose all the
advantages of having redundant servers, since the file server holding these files becomes a
single point of failure.

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The ANSYS, Inc. License Manager installation includes both a server and a client component. You must
install the license manager software on your server machine(s) at this release in order to be able to run
ANSYS, Inc. products. The updates at this release include the new ANSYS Licensing Interconnect, the
latest daemons/services, and the latest ANSLIC_ADMIN updates. If you do not install the license manager
at this release, your ANSYS, Inc. products will not run. You will find detailed instructions for installing
the license manager on your server machines later in this chapter. References in this chapter to licensing
installation refer to installing all necessary licensing components on a machine designated as a license
server machine.
Once the updated License Manager is installed on your server machine(s) and you have installed the
product(s), the client component will run successfully. The client component is installed automatically
during a product installation; users running as a client will not need to perform any additional installation
steps to successfully run the product(s).
UNIX/Linux Server Installation Notes: If you are installing the License Manager on the same machine
where the product will be run, use the same top level directory path for both the product installation
and the License Manager installation. We strongly recommend that you install the licensing files relative
to the product installation directory to avoid manually editing the product run scripts.
A typical product installation on a UNIX/Linux machine allows you to install the product anywhere on
the system and then creates a symbolic link from the installation directory to /ansys_inc. If you did
not set the symbolic link during the product installation, or if you installed the licensing files somewhere
other than relative to the installation directory, replace all references to /ansys_inc in this guide
with the name of the installation directory you used. Any reference throughout this manual to the licensing directory on UNIX/Linux platforms means /ansys_inc/shared_files/licensing.
Windows License Server Installation Notes: The licensing installation on a Windows machine installs
all necessary licensing files into the \Program Files\ANSYS Inc\Shared Files directory by
default, located on the same drive as the operating system, regardless of where your product installation
resides. You must have administrative privileges on your machine to install the licensing files. The license
manager components are shared across all ANSYS, Inc. products and need to reside in the same location
for all ANSYS, Inc. products and releases.
Any reference throughout this manual to the licensing directory on Windows platforms means \Program
Files\ANSYS Inc\Shared Files\Licensing, located on the same drive as the operating system,
or the directory where you installed the licensing files. If you choose to install the ANSYS, Inc. License
Manager to a different location, you must replace any references to \Program Files\ANSYS
Inc\Shared Files\Licensing with the directory where you installed the license manager.
Windows/UNIX/Linux License Client Installation Notes: The license client files are automatically
installed into the \Shared Files\Licensing (Windows) or the /shared_files/licensing
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2.1. Communications Requirements

2.1.1. Configuring TCP/IP
TCP/IP needs to be configured and started for any ANSYS, Inc. product and the license manager to be
able to run. You should consult your network administrator for assistance with this configuration. The
TCP/IP protocol must be installed on any machine on which you want to run an ANSYS product.
TCP/IP is supplied as part of the UNIX/Linux operating system. Table 2.1: Configuring TCP/IP (p. 12)
specifies the system utility used to configure TCP/IP on the various hardware platforms. You should
consult your network administrator for assistance with this configuration.

Note
Linux systems require an Ethernet card.
Table 2.1: Configuring TCP/IP
Hardware Platform

TCP/IP Configuration Utility

Sun

System Management Console

(/usr/sadm/bin/smc )

Linux (Red Hat Enterprise) (64-bit)

system-config-network

Linux (SuSE Enterprise) (64-bit)

yast

For Windows systems, the TCP/IP protocol is included as part of the operating system and is typically
installed by default. If you do need to install TCP/IP, remember that it must be bound to a network
adapter.
On machines that are connected to an internal network, TCP/IP must be bound to a network card such
as an Ethernet adapter. The vast majority of systems using TCP/IP will fall into this category.
On machines that connect to the Internet or corporate intranet through a modem, TCP/IP can be bound
to a dial-up connection.

2.1.1.1. Determining Whether TCP/IP Is Installed on a Microsoft Windows System

To determine if TCP/IP is installed on your system, open the Control Panel. Continue as follows based
upon the machine's operating system:
Windows XP -- Open Network Connections, highlight Local Area Connection and right-mouse click. Select
Properties. Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) should be listed.
Windows 7 and 8 -- Select Control Panel> Network and Internet> Network and Sharing Center. Click
Local Area Connection and click Properties. Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) should be listed.

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If TCP/IP is installed, you must determine whether it is bound to a network adapter card or a dial-up
connection. A network card or a Dial-Up Adapter will be shown under Connect Using:.

Caution
If your computer is connected to a network, it is highly recommended that you contact your
Information Technology Department before installing or modifying TCP/IP on your machine.

2.1.2. Changing the Default ANSYS Licensing Interconnect and FlexNet Port
Numbers
A port number specifies the communications channel by which two or more processes can communicate.
ANSYS uses 2325 as the default port number for the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect and 1055 as the
default port number for the FlexNet component of the license manager. ansyslmd also uses a port
designated by the operating system, unless one is manually specified in the license file on the VENDOR
line. If you encounter a conflict in port numbers, you can change the default by modifying all of the
following files:
ANSYS Licensing Interconnect Port Number The ANSYS Licensing Interconnect port number is
defined in the ansyslmd.ini file. You can change this file by selecting Specify the License Server
Machine on the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility. Enter the new port number in the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect Port Number field. The Licensing Interconnect port number may also be specified via theANSYSLI_SERVERS environment variable, if set.
FlexNet Port Number
files:

To change the default FlexNet port number, you need to change the following

On the license server machine(s): the port number listed on the SERVER line in the license file (license.dat).
On the client machine(s): the port number listed in the ansyslmd.ini file. Use the Specify the License
Server Machine option of the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility to change the ansyslmd.ini file. The FlexNet
port number may also be specified via the ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE environment variable, if set.
ansyslmd Port Number The ansyslmd daemon uses a port designated by the operating system,
unless one is manually specified in the license file on the VENDOR line. See VENDOR Lines (p. 4) for
information on specifying this port number on the VENDOR line. You should need to specify this port
number manually only if using a firewall.
For information on firewall settings, see Specifying Firewall Settings (p. 27).

2.2. Installing the License Manager

You must have administrator privileges to install the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager on Windows systems.
On UNIX/Linux systems, you can install without administrative privileges but you may encounter permission problems during the installation. To proceed with the installation, the current license manager
must be shut down if it's running. The installation process will shut down the license manager; however,
you should verify that no users will be affected while you run the installation.
The licensing installation process will install all necessary files, including the newest ANSLIC_ADMIN
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You cannot perform a platform license server installation (i.e., installing files for a different machine
type than you're running on) on Windows systems.
New licenses for existing customers may not be supplied with the ANSYS Release 15.0 package. They
will be supplied when the current licenses expire or when TECS expires.
Run the license manager installation on all machines that will act as license servers.

2.2.1. License Manager Installation Instructions - Windows

Follow the instructions below to install the ANSYS License Manager on Windows systems that will act
as license servers. Client licensing is installed automatically when the product is installed; you do not
have to take any further steps to run as a client if you have installed a product.
1.

Rightclick the setup.exe file and select Run as administrator.

If you downloaded only the license manager installation, run setupLM.exe.

The installation launcher appears. Choose a language from the dropdown.

Select Install ANSYS License Manager.

You will be notified that the license manager, if running, will be shut down. Click OK.

The License Agreement screen appears. Read the license agreement, and if you agree, click I Agree to
accept the terms and click Next. You must select I Agree to continue with the installation.

Specify the installation directory. You can accept the default or specify an alternate path and the directory
name where the license manager is to be installed. The installation directory is set to
<OS_Drive>\Program Files\ANSYS Inc by default. You must have administrative privileges
for the directory you specify. In addition, the directory:
Must be a local directory
Must be a local, fixed-media drive
Cannot be a UNC or relative path
Cannot be a short (8.3) file name format path
Cannot be a symbolic link or junction
Cannot use wide character names/paths

The ANSYS, Inc. License Manager is the only component available and is selected to be installed. The
amount of disk space required and the disk space available appear at the bottom of the window. If the
disk space required exceeds the disk space available, be sure that you have sufficient space before
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continuing. The disk space required as calculated by the installation program may be greater than the
actual amount needed. However, if you choose to continue the installation, you should carefully review
any log and error files at the end of the installation to ensure that the installation completed successfully.
Click Next to continue.
8.

A summary of the selected installation data appears. Information shown includes platform, installation
directory, and product. Review the information carefully, and if correct, click Next to continue the installation.
The ANSYS License Manager is now being installed and configured on your system. The installation
window displays the individual actions as they occur. When the installation is complete, the window
displays any installation errors or warnings. Review this information carefully. Click Next to continue
the installation.

10. The Licensing Server Installation Configuration box appears. As the license manager is configured,
progress messages appear in the box. Click Continue. You will then be asked to confirm that the installation should proceed. Click Yes.
11. The License Wizard will be launched. This wizard walks you through the process of installing or updating
a license file, specifying the license server(s) (which updates the ansyslmd.ini file), and starting the
license manager. The wizard will prompt you for the necessary information at each step. During this
process, the license manager will be shut down if it is running. Be aware that this can impact any users
currently running using the license manager.
Click Continue on the License Wizard to begin, and follow the instructions on the screen.
If you are not using the default License Configuration option or require more information on types
of license servers, please refer to Advanced Licensing Configuration Options (p. 18).
12. When the License Wizard is complete, click Exit on the wizard screen and then click Finish again on
the Licensing Installation Configuration Log screen.
13. When the license manager installation is complete, click Exit. A new Start Menu item named ANSYS,
Inc. License Manager will be created automatically. It will include selections for the server ANSLIC_ADMIN utility, the ANSYS, Inc. Licensing Guide, and the FLEXNet Licensing End User's Guide.

Note
Client machines will also include a Client ANSLIC_ADMIN option under the ANSYS 15.0
Start Menu folder. The client-only version of ANSLIC_ADMIN offers access to a limited
number of ANSLIC_ADMIN features, such as user configuration and status/reporting
options.

On Windows, if you encounter a problem during the licensing installation process that results in a failure
or abort, or if you are concerned that the licensing installation did not complete correctly, we recommend
that you re-run the License Manager installation.

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2.2.2. License Manager Installation Instructions - UNIX/Linux

Follow the instructions below to install the ANSYS License Manager on UNIX/Linux systems that will
act as license servers. Client licensing is installed automatically when the product is installed; you do
not have to take any further steps to run as a client if you have installed a product.
1.

Run INSTALL.LM to launch the license manager installation. If you downloaded the license manager
installation package, this file will reside in the directory where you untarred the files. If you are running
from media, this file will reside in the top level of the media.

Select a language.

You will be notified that the license manager, if running, will be shut down. Click OK.

The License Agreement screen appears. Read the license agreement, and if you agree, click I Agree to
accept the terms and click Next. You must select I Agree to continue with the installation.

If you are installing more than one platform or if you are installing a platform other than your current
machine type, you will need to select the platform(s) on which you want to install the ANSYS, Inc. License
Manager. The platform on which you launched the installation will be selected by default and is shown
at the bottom of the window. Click Next to continue.

The mount directory (location where the installation is located) is specified. You should accept the default.
You can also accept the default installation directory or specify an alternate path and directory name
where the license manager is to be installed. You cannot use wide character names/paths in the installation directory.

Note
You are not permitted to change the installation directory for a computer that currently
contains an instance of the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager. To change the installation
directory location, you must first uninstall any previous versions.
We recommend that you also set the symbolic link /ansys_inc to the directory where the ANSYS,
Inc. product is installed. The /ansys_inc symbolic link is set by default. The symbolic link option
is available only if you are installing as root. If you chose to set the symbolic link during the product
installation, you should set it here as well.
Click Next to continue.
7.

Select the components you want to install. You can choose to install the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager.
The amount of disk space required and the disk space available appear at the bottom of the window.
If the disk space required exceeds the disk space available, be sure that you have sufficient space before
continuing. The disk space required as calculated by the installation program may be greater than the
actual amount needed. However, if you choose to continue the installation, you should carefully review
any log and error files at the end of the installation to ensure that the installation completed successfully.
Click Next to continue.

A licensing file date verification summary appears. If no conflicts are found between the installation
files and the files already on your machine from a previous installation, the message No conflicts found
appears. If the date verification finds a conflict, a message box appears with details of the conflict and
steps for resolution. If no conflicts are found, click Next.
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10. The Licensing Server Installation Configuration box appears. As the license manager is installed,
progress messages appear in the box.
11. The License Wizard will be launched. This wizard walks you through the process of installing or updating
a license file, specifying the license server(s) (which updates the ansyslmd.ini file), and starting the
license manager. The wizard will prompt you for the necessary information at each step. During this
process, the license manager will be shut down if it is running. Be aware that this can impact any users
currently running using the license manager.
Click Continue on the License Wizard to begin, and follow the instructions on the screen.
If you are not performing a default License Server installation or require more information on Types
of License Servers, please refer to Advanced Licensing Configuration Options (p. 18).
12. When the License Wizard is complete, click Finish on the wizard screen and then click Finish again on
the Licensing Installation Configuration Log screen.
13. When the license manager installation is complete, click Finish.
On Linux, if you encounter a problem during the licensing installation process that results in a failure
or abort, or if you are concerned that the licensing installation did not complete correctly, try running
the Complete Unfinished Licensing Installation Configuration option from the ANSLIC_ADMIN
utility's Tools menu.

2.2.3. Silent License Manager Installation Instructions

You can deploy an ANSYS, Inc. License Manager installation in silent mode on both Windows and
UNIX/Linux systems. Client licensing is installed automatically when the product is installed; you do not
have to take any further steps to run as a client if you have installed a product. To run a silent product
installation, including the client licensing, please see Silent Product and License Manager Installation in
the ANSYS, Inc. Installation Guide for your platform.
To silently install the ANSYS License Manager on Windows systems that will act as license servers, you
must run the setupLM.exe with the -silent option:
setupLM.exe -silent

To install the ANSYS License Manager on UNIX/Linux systems that will act as license servers, you must
run the INSTALL.LM with the -silent option:
INSTALL.LM -silent -install_dir path

The silent license manager installation is valid only for the default Licensing Configuration option Run
the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect with FlexNet.
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ectory for future installations, you will need to either use the GUI installation or uninstall the license
manager before reinstalling to a different directory.

Note
You are unable to change the installation directory for a computer that currently contains
an instance of the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager. To change the installation directory location,
you must first uninstall any previous versions of both products.
You can use the following arguments when running a silent license manager installation:
-silent

Initiates a silent installation.

-install_dir
path

Specifies the directory to which the license manager is to be installed. If you want
to install to the default location, you can omit the -install_dir argument.
The default location on UNIX/Linux is /ansys_inc if the symbolic link is set;
otherwise, it will default to /usr/ansys_inc.

-licfilepath
path

Specifies the location of the license file to install. If the path is not specified or if
the path is the same as the existing license file, the license file will not be installed.
For the license file path on Windows, you must enclose the path in quotes if you
have spaces in the pathname.

-setliclang lan- Specifies a language to use for the server ANSLIC_ADMIN utility and the ANSYS,
Inc. Licensing Interconnect log file. Use the language directory name in the language
guage subdirectory of the licensing directory (en-us, fr, de, etc.) as the language value. This flag can be used during a GUI installation as well.
During a silent installation, any messages will be written to the licensing installation log file, install_licconfig.log, located in the installation directory. In rare circumstances with a silent licensing installation, the licensing installation messages may not be written to the install_licconfig.log (for example, if the silent licensing installation aborts); in these cases, you may find error
messages in the .ansys_install_temp_licconfig_<user>_<index>.log file, located in
%TEMP% on Windows or in /var/tmp on UNIX/Linux.

Caution
A silent license manager installation could shut down the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager, affecting other users who are using that license server machine.
If you are running a silent client installation, you can specify license server information as well.
-licserverinfo

Specifies information to be used by the client for the license server. Valid only
in conjunction with a silent product installation (setup.exe or INSTALL).
Please see the ANSYS, Inc. Installation Guide for your platform for details on
running a silent product installation, including client licensing.

2.2.4. Advanced Licensing Configuration Options

In addition to the default configuration, ANSYS, Inc. offers two advanced licensing configuration options
when you run the License Wizard:

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Run the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect without FlexNet -- Use this option if you want to run a
local copy of the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect for better performance, such as if your server machine
is in a remote location, or to manage the server load better if your license server machine serves
many users. With this option, FlexNet licenses will be taken from another server machine. Use this
option to run the Licensing Interconnect on additional systems other than your license server; your
site must still have the Licensing Interconnect running on the license server machine.
Run the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect and FlexNet independently -- Use this option if you want
to manage your FlexNet licenses independently of the ANSYS, Inc. tools (for example, using Flexera
Software's FLEXnet Manager to manage multiple companies' product licenses). This option should
be used only by experienced users with well-established licensing procedures. Use this option to run
the Licensing Interconnect on additional systems other than your license server; your site must still
have the Licensing Interconnect running on the license server machine.
These options are available only for license server machines and are available only with a license manager
installation or via the server ANSLIC_ADMIN option Run the License Wizard after a license manager
installation has been run on this machine.
You can select either of these options by clicking the appropriate button in the Type of License Server
field in the License Wizard. You can also set up these types of license servers manually. Instructions for
both using the wizard and configuring manually are provided in the following sections.
If you have already configured your licensing and are changing to a different configuration option, you
must stop and restart the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager for these changes to take effect. Rereading the
license manager settings will not be sufficient.

Run the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect without FlexNet

To use the License Wizard to set up a license server that will run the Licensing Interconnect without
FlexNet, follow the steps below.

Important
When using this advanced option, the license server holding the FlexNet licenses must also
have the Licensing Interconnect installed and running.
1.

Select Run the License Wizard from the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility.

In the Type of License Server field, select Run the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect without FlexNet.
Click Continue on the message box.

Click Continue to begin the configuration process.

Click Continue to specify the local machine as the primary Licensing Interconnect.

If you have not yet specified license server machines, you will need to specify the server from which
you will check out ANSYS, Inc. FlexNet licenses. If you have already specified license server machines,
that specification will be used. If you need to change the server specification, use the Specify the License
Server Machine option of ANSLIC_ADMIN after you have completed the wizard.
Click Continue.

You will now be asked to start or restart the license manager. Click Continue.

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Click Exit.

You can also configure a machine manually to run the Licensing Interconnect without FlexNet:
1.

Choose Modify Startup Options from the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility.

Under FlexNet Options, select Start ANSYS Licensing Interconnect without FlexNet and click OK.

Choose Specify the License Server Machine from the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility. If you see a message,
click OK on the message box.

In the Specify the License Server Machine dialog box, add this machine to be the primary Licensing
Interconnect and specify the Licensing Interconnect port number but not the FlexNet port number. If
necessary, use the Move up button to move this machine to the beginning of the list of servers.

Verify that you also have a machine specified from which you will use FlexNet licenses. This machine
must appear below the primary Licensing Interconnect in the list of servers. If you do not have a machine
specified, add it.

Note
For the machine holding the FlexNet licenses, you must specify both the FlexNet and
the Licensing Interconnect port numbers, even though the Licensing Interconnect running
on that machine will only be used as a backup.

Start or restart the license manager using the Start the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager option of the
ANSLIC_ADMIN utility.

The above procedures configure your local machine to be the primary Licensing Interconnect. If you
do not want your machine to be the primary Licensing Interconnect (i.e., your machine is a client machine), but you do want to connect to another machine that is a Licensing Interconnect machine not
running FlexNet, follow the steps below:
1.

Choose Specify the License Server Machine from the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility. Click OK on the message
box.

Add or select the machine that is to be the primary Licensing Interconnect, and use the Move up button
to move that machine to the beginning of the list of servers. If you are adding the machine, specify
only the Licensing Interconnect port number. If the machine is already listed and includes a FlexNet
port number, you will need to select Edit Selected Server Machine to remove the FlexNet port number.

Add or verify the machine from which you will use FlexNet licenses. This machine must appear below
the primary Licensing Interconnect in the list of servers.

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Run the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect and FlexNet independently

Use this option if you want to manage your FlexNet licenses on a server machine independently of the
ANSYS, Inc. tools (for example, using Flexera Software's FLEXnet Manager to manage multiple companies'
product licenses). This option should be used only by experienced users with well-established licensing
procedures. To use the License Wizard to set up a license server that will run the Licensing Interconnect
independently of FlexNet, follow the steps below. Running these processes separately requires caching
the license file, meaning that you specify the location of an existing license file that contains FlexNet
licenses for ANSYS, Inc. products. Because the ANSLIC_ADMIN will no longer be managing FlexNet,
you will need to use your license management tools (such as FLEXNet Manager) to start/restart FlexNet
or to reread the license file if you make changes to the license file.

Important
If you make changes to the license file, in addition to rereading the license file in FlexNet
(using your license management tools), you must also recache the license file in the Licensing
Interconnect by restarting the Licensing Interconnect or by using the Reread the License
Manager Settings option of ANSLIC_ADMIN.
To use the License Wizard to set up a license server that will run the Licensing Interconnect and FlexNet
independently, follow the steps below:
1.

Select Run the License Wizard from the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility.

In the Type of License Server field, select Run the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect and FlexNet independently. Click Continue on the message box.

Click Continue to begin the configuration process.

Specify the location of an existing license file that contains FlexNet licenses for ANSYS, Inc. products.
Note that the license file will not be installed, (i.e., moved into the default ANSYS license file location).
Click Continue.

Specify your local machine as the license server machine.

Click Continue.

You will now be asked to start or restart the license manager. Click Continue.

Click Exit.

Note
Starting or restarting the license manager using this procedure will start ONLY the Licensing
Interconnect. You must start or restart FlexNet using whatever license management tool(s)
you will be using to manage FlexNet (such as FLEXNet Manager or LMTOOLS).
You can also configure your licensing manually to run the Licensing Interconnect independently of
FlexNet:
1.

Choose Modify Startup Options from the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility.

Under FlexNet Options, select Start ANSYS Licensing Interconnect without FlexNet.
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Select Cache FlexNet Licenses.

Verify the license path shown in the License File Path field and correct it if necessary. Click OK.

If you wish to use ANSYS licenses from this machine when running ANSYS products on it, choose Specify
the License Server Machine from the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility. If this machine is not in the list of servers,
add it. Specify both the Licensing Interconnect and FlexNet port numbers.

Start or restart the license manager using the Start the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager option of the
ANSLIC_ADMIN utility. This step will start (or restart) only the Licensing Interconnect component of
the license manager.

Use your license management tools (such as FLEXNet Manager) to start FlexNet if it is not already started.

2.3. Post-Installation Instructions

After you have installed the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager, you may want to complete some post-installation steps in order to optimize the performance of the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager at your site.
We recommend that you set your license manager to boot at system startup. Other optional post-installation tasks are included here. You will only need to configure your license server machine and
configure your client machines if those steps were not completed during the product or license server
installation processes.

2.3.1. Start the ANSYS License Manager at System Boot Time

You can set the license manager to start automatically at system boot time on Linux machines. This
task is optional but is recommended and should be done regardless of which type of license server
configuration you use.
Table 2.2: License Manager Automatic Startup Instructions (p. 22) details the steps for each UNIX/Linux
hardware platform that must be performed on each license server to start the license manager automatically when the system is rebooted. You should substitute your platform name (see Supported Hardware
Platforms (p. ix)) wherever you see <platform>. The instructions below include steps to remove any
existing boot_ansflex; if you have already removed the boot_ansflex, you can safely skip that
step. On Windows systems, the license manager is set to start up automatically at system reboot.

Note
The procedure described in this section starts the license manager at boot time as root. It is
not essential that the license manager be started by the root user; it may be run by a nonprivileged user, depending on your preference. If you do not want the license manager to
be started by root, see the FLEXNet Licensing End User's Guide for an example of starting
the license manager as a non-root user at boot time.
Table 2.2: License Manager Automatic Startup Instructions
Platform
Sun

Instructions
Remove existing license manager startup information:
1. Locate all instances of the boot_ansflex script:
find /etc -name "*ansflex" -print

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Instructions
2. Remove each file, one at a time using rm.
Issue the new license manager startup instructions:
cp /ansys_inc/shared_files/licensing/init_ansysli /etc/init.d
chmod 555 /etc/init.d/init_ansysli
ln -s /etc/init.d/init_ansysli /etc/rc0.d/K03init_ansysli
ln -s /etc/init.d/init_ansysli /etc/rc2.d/S97init_ansysli

Linux: Red
Hat

Remove existing license manager startup information. Edit the file

/etc/rc.d/rc.local and delete the ANSYS boot_ansflex lines.
Issue the new license manager startup instructions:
cp /ansys_inc/shared_files/licensing/init_ansysli /etc/init.d
chmod 555 /etc/init.d/init_ansysli
chkconfig --add init_ansysli
chkconfig init_ansysli on

Linux: SuSE

Remove existing license manager startup information. Edit the file

/etc/rc.d/boot.local and delete the ANSYS boot_ansflex
lines.
Issue the new license manager startup instructions:
cp /ansys_inc/shared_files/licensing/init_ansysli /etc/init.d
chmod 555 /etc/init.d/init_ansysli
chkconfig --add init_ansysli
chkconfig init_ansysli on

Once the procedure is in place for starting the license manager automatically at boot time, reboot the
system to verify that the automatic boot procedure is working correctly.
When the system comes back up, check to see that the license manager is running by typing the appropriate ps command and looking for ansyslmd and ansysli_server in the resulting display under
the column labeled COMMAND. For example:
ps -ef|grep ansysli; ps -ef|grep ansyslmd

Next, check the license.log and the ansysli_server.log files in the licensing directory for
error messages. This file contains a history of ANSYS product activity across the network when this
computer is chosen as the master license server by the licensing software. It will also contain start-up
messages and possibly error messages.

Removing the Automatic Startup Information

If you remove the license manager server installation from a machine and need to remove this capability,
follow the instructions below.
Table 2.3: Removing License Manager Automatic Startup Instructions
Platform
Sun

Instructions
Issue the following commands:
/etc/init.d/init_ansysli stop
rm /etc/init.d/init_ansysli
rm /etc/rc0.d/K03init_ansysli
rm /etc/rc2.d/S97init_ansysli

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Platform
Linux

Instructions
Issue the following commands:
/etc/init.d/init_ansysli stop
chkconfig --del init_ansysli
rm /etc/init.d/init_ansysli

2.3.2. Configuring the License Server Machine(s)

If you did not complete the configuration tasks when you installed the license manager on your license
server machines, you should complete the steps below to register your license server information and
then run the license wizard to complete the configuration.
1.

Register your license server information.

Run the Register License Server Information option of the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility if you do not
have a license file. This option creates a file named licserver.info in the home and licensing
directory. The content of this file is generated by prompting you for information about your company
and you (the person running the utility). This is important so that we know to which of our customers
this information belongs and to whom we may speak if we have questions about the data. The
option also pulls necessary information from your license server (such as computer type, operating
system level, and hostid) and places it in the file. Create this file on each system that will be a license
server. Return the licserver.info file(s) to your ANSYS sales representative so that licenses
can be supplied to you.

Run the license wizard.

This wizard walks you through the process of installing or updating a license file, specifying the
license server(s) (which updates the ansyslmd.ini file), and starting the license manager or rereading the license file. The wizard will prompt you for the necessary information at each step. The
license file will be named license.dat and will be created in the licensing directory. You should
use this option when you receive a new license file as it will walk you through the necessary steps
to activate the new license.
If you are running in a three-server environment, the license file must reside on all three servers
and must match on all three servers. Therefore, run the license wizard on all three servers, installing
the same license file on each machine.

2.3.3. Modify License Manager Startup Options

This ANSLIC_ADMIN utility option writes an ansyslmd.ini file in the licensing directory. This file contains
any changes to the default values as well as your license server specifications and other settings (such
as log file locations). Use this ANSLIC_ADMIN utility option to change the default values.
For a detailed description of the settings that you can change with this option, see Modify Startup
Options (p. 47).

2.3.4. Create a Group

You may want to create a group of users with specific usage capabilities, such as users with licensing
administrative privileges, or users who are authorized to shut down the license manager. An lmadmin
group is the most common type of group.

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To specify a list of users with access to licensing administrative options, you need to create an lmadmin
group on computers from which license administration will be performed. If you create an lmadmin
group, you must include root in order for root to continue to have access to these functions. For more
details on using an lmadmin group, see the FLEXNet Licensing End User's Guide (accessible from the
ANSLIC_ADMIN utility). This option is available for UNIX/Linux platforms only.
Follow the instructions below for your hardware platform to create an lmadmin group.
Sun, Linux

Add a line to the file /etc/group as follows:

lmadmin:*:nn:root,user1,user2,user3...usern

where nn represents any unique group number and user1, user2, user3, ..., usern represent a list
of n users in the group.

2.3.4.1. Defining Group Restrictions for the Licensing Interconnect

On UNIX/Linux machines only, you can also specify who can shut down the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager
by using the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility's Modify Startup Options. By default, anyone can stop the license
manager. You can restrict shutdown capabilities to only the user who started it, or to a group, such as
lmadmin. If you choose group, you will need to specify the name of the group. Note that the user who
started the license manager will still be able to shut it down, even if he is not part of a group with
shutdown capabilities.
If you specify a group restriction, any users in that group who wish to perform that operation must
have the specified group as their primary group. For example, adding the following restriction:
RESTRICT_SHUTDOWN=GROUP:lmadmin
restricts the ability to shut down the license manager to only members of the lmadmin group. Any user
who is a member of the lmadmin group and wants to shut down the license manager must have
lmadmin as his primary group:
machineabc{user1}: groups
other testing dev1 lmadmin
In the above example, user1 is a member of the groups other, testing, dev1, and lmadmin, where other
is the primary group and testing, dev1, and lmadmin are secondary groups.
To change a group from a secondary to a primary group, issue the newgrp (or equivalent) command:
machineabc{user1}: newgrp lmadmin

In this example, user1 now has lmadmin as his primary group and will be able to shut down the license
manager:
machineabc{user1}: groups
lmadmin other testing dev1

2.3.5. Specify User Privileges

Establish user privileges by editing the FlexNet Options file. The options file allows you, the license administrator, to control various operating parameters of FlexNet:
Allow or deny the use of features based on user, hostname, display name, group, etc.

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Reserve licenses based on user, hostname, display name, group, etc.
Control the amount of information logged about license usage.
By using the options file, you can be as secure or as open with licenses as you like.
The default location of the options file, ansyslmd.opt, is in the licensing directory. If you have a
three-server system, the options file must match exactly on all three servers.
If you are using an options file, you must specify the pathname to the file on the VENDOR line in the
license file, unless it uses the default name, ansyslmd.opt, and resides in the same directory as the
license file, which is the default when using the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility. On UNIX/Linux systems, the
VENDOR line would look like this for an options file named my.opt:
VENDOR ansyslmd options=/ansys_inc/shared_files/licensing/my.opt

On Windows systems, if the path has spaces in it, you must enclose it in quotes:
VENDOR ansyslmd options="c:\Program Files\ANSYS INC\Shared Files\Licensing\my.opt"

Use the Edit the FlexNet Options File option of the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility to edit the license options
file. The license options files must match on all three systems if you are using redundant systems. See
Edit the FlexNet Options File (p. 43) for details on editing the FlexNet Options file.

2.3.6. Specifying the License Server and License Files

ANSYS products need to be able to locate and communicate with the license server for your ANSYS,
Inc. products to run correctly. The license server and license files should be specified correctly during
the product and license manager installations. Use the Specify the License Server Machine option of
the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility only if you need to change the settings already specified.
The Specify the License Server Machine option of the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility creates a file named
ansyslmd.ini in the licensing directory. The ansyslmd.ini file contains your license server specification. For more information on specifying the license server, see Specify the License Server Machine (p. 37) in License Administration Using ANSLIC_ADMIN (p. 29).
On Windows server machines, use the Server ANSLIC_ADMIN utility (accessed via Start> All Programs>
ANSYS, Inc. License Manager> Server ANSLIC_ADMIN Utility) to modify the ansyslmd.ini file.
On client machines, use the Client ANSLIC_ADMIN utility (accessed via Start> All Programs> ANSYS
15.0> ANSYS Client Licensing> Client ANSLIC_ADMIN Utility 15.0). If you have both the server and
the client ANSLIC_ADMIN utilities on the same system, use the Client ANSLIC_ADMIN to specify machine-specific (local) settings.
If you want to set your license paths to have a particular license server machine for your use only (not
used by others who are running ANSYS products on this machine), you can do so by setting the ANSYSLI_SERVERS and/or ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE environment variables. Use the ANSYSLI_SERVERS
environment variable to specify the Licensing Interconnect port number. Use the ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE to specify the FlexNet port number.
If the ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE environment variable is set but the ANSYSLI_SERVERS environment
variable is not set, the same server machines will be used to specify the Licensing Interconnect but the
port number will be replaced by the Licensing Interconnect default port of 2325. When both variables
are set, ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE explicitly defines the FlexNet servers while ANSYSLI_SERVERS explicitly defines the Licensing Interconnect servers.

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2.3.7. Specifying Firewall Settings

If you use a firewall at your site and if you run ANSYS products outside the firewall but access the license
server within the firewall, you will need to add the Licensing Interconnect and FlexNet port numbers
to the exceptions list, as well as the PORT designated on the VENDOR line of the license file. By default,
these port numbers are:
Licensing Interconnect: 2325
FlexNet: 1055
PORT designated by PORT=#### on the VENDOR LINE in the license.dat file (see VENDOR
Lines (p. 4) for information on this PORT number)

2.3.8. Setting Up Redundant (Triad) Servers

Redundant server setup is a network configuration where multiple machines are designated as license
servers. Redundancy can be achieved by running any number of license server machines independently,
or by running three different machines to work in tandem. We recommend using multiple independent
license server machines to achieve redundancy; however, if your site requires the use of three license
server machines working in tandem, follow the guidelines in this section to configure the servers.
1.

Install the License Manager on each of the three servers as described in Installing the License Manager
(p. 13). Be sure that each machine meets all of the prerequisites.

Start each of the license servers using the same license file on each machine. The license file for the
three-server setup will begin with three SERVER lines:
SERVER myserver1 00e2463 1055
SERVER myserver2 00132460b724 1055
SERVER myserver3 001a246d4e64 1055
The first SERVER line is the license server you have designated as the primary server followed by
the second and third servers, which act as the backup servers.

Always start the primary server first. If not, the second or third server will take over as the master server.
When you start each license server, you will see a message indicating that the server is starting .
The primary server will not be fully started until you start the second or third server, creating a
quorum. Until you have a quorum of servers started, the Status window on the ANSLIC_ADMIN
utility will show the Licensing Interconnect and monitor running while FlexNet will show as not
running. You could see a delay of up to five minutes in the startup of a server's FlexNet component
while the communication between all three servers is being established. If a connection cannot
be established within the five minutes, the Licensing Interconnect and Licensing Interconnect
Monitor will stop. Check the status box in ANSLIC_ADMIN to verify that all components have
stopped before you attempt to restart the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager on any server.

To stop redundant servers, use the Stop the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager option of the Server ANSLIC_ADMIN utility. In a redundant server configuration, the Licensing Interconnect will stop all three
servers when you choose to stop any one of the three servers. As with starting the license servers, if
one person is stopping each of the three servers, you could see a similar delay of five or more minutes
before all three are fully shut down.

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This chapter explains how to use the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility to perform many of the procedures necessary
to administer licenses. You can use the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility to perform most licensing procedures.
On Windows license server machines, you will have access to a server (full) version of the ANSLIC_ADMIN
utility and a client version. The option descriptions below note which options are available on the Client
ANSLIC_ADMIN utility as well as the Server ANSLIC_ADMIN utility.
The Server ANSLIC_ADMIN utility is accessed via Start> All Programs> ANSYS, Inc. License Manager>
Server ANSLIC_ADMIN Utility and updates the ansyslmd.ini file in the global license directory
that resides at <os drive>\Program Files\Ansys Inc\Shared Files\Licensing by
default. The Server ANSLIC_ADMIN offers access to all options and should be used to administer all licenses across a site that use that machine as a license server machine. Changes made using the Server
ANSLIC_ADMIN utility will affect all users who use that machine as a license server machine, where
appropriate. Note that settings such as Specifying the License Server are always local settings and do
not affect other machines, even on a license server.
From a client machine, you will have access to a limited client version of the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility.
The Client ANSLIC_ADMIN utility is accessed via Start> All Programs> ANSYS 15.0> ANSYS Client
Licensing> Client ANSLIC_ADMIN Utility 15.0 and updates the ansyslmd.ini file in the licensing
directory that resides with the product installation. The Client ANSLIC_ADMIN utility should be used
only to make changes to that local machine's configuration. Changes made using the Client ANSLIC_ADMIN utility will affect only this machine and will not affect other users.
On UNIX/Linux machines, you can access only the full version of ANSLIC_ADMIN; no client version is
available.
Some options may apply to UNIX/Linux or Windows systems only and are so noted.
See Advanced Licensing Configuration Options (p. 18) for details on configuring your license server to
use LMTOOLS or FLEXNet Manager to manage FlexNet. For more information on advanced FlexNet
operations, select Help > View FLEXNet Licensing End User's Guide.

3.1. Using the ANSLIC_ADMIN Utility

To run ANSLIC_ADMIN on Windows, choose Start> All Programs> ANSYS, Inc. License Manager>
Server ANSLIC_ADMIN Utility (for the server version) or Start> All Programs> ANSYS 15.0> ANSYS
Client Licensing> Client ANSLIC_ADMIN Utility 15.0 (for the client version). To run the utility on
UNIX/Linux, type the following:
/ansys_inc/shared_files/licensing/lic_admin/anslic_admin

To change the language to a localized version of the utility, first issue the following command with the
-setliclang option. On Windows, run:
"<os drive>\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\Shared Files\Licensing\licadmin\anslic_admin.bat"
-setliclang language

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On UNIX/Linux, run:
/ansys_inc/shared_files/licensing/lic_admin/anslic_admin -setliclang language

This command changes the language used for both the server ANSLIC_ADMIN utility and the ANSYS,
Inc. Licensing Interconnect log file. Use the language directory name in the language subdirectory of
the licensing directory (en-us, fr, de, etc.) as the language value. This option is valid only with the
server ANSLIC_ADMIN. Then launch the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility using the above methods.

Important
Changing the language will affect all users of the server ANSLIC_ADMIN utility and the ANSYS,
Inc. Licensing Interconnect. Please verify with your licensing system administrator before
making this change.
To change the language setting locally for only the current session of the server or client ANSLIC_ADMIN
utility, you can launch the utility using the -lang option:
<os drive>:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\Shared Files\Licensing\licadmin\anslic_admin
-lang language

or
/ansys_inc/shared_files/licensing/lic_admin/anslic_admin -lang language

You do not need system administrator privileges to run the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility; however, you must
have system administrator privileges or be a member of an lmadmin group to run the Uninstall the
License Manager option. Additionally, you need to have system administrator privileges on Windows
machines to use the Start the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager and Stop the ANSYS, Inc. License
Manager options.
Windows 7 Administrator Privileges On Windows 7 machines, you need to always run these ANSLIC_ADMIN options as an administrator, preferably with UAC turned off. If UAC is on, even as administrator, you must right-mouse click on the ANSLIC_ADMIN selection from the Start menu and choose
Run as administrator.
Windows 8 Administrator Privileges On Windows 8 machines, you need to always run these ANSLIC_ADMIN options as an administrator. Additionally, you should right-mouse click on the ANSLIC_ADMIN selection from the Start menu and choose Run as administrator.
See the User Account Control (UAC) section of the ANSYS, Inc. Windows Installation Guide for more details
on working with Windows and UAC.
We do not recommend running the ANSLIC_ADMIN on Windows machines by double-clicking the executable directly, especially on Windows 7 or 8 systems. Doing so could launch the utility with unexpected
permission levels.
For server machines, status of your machine appears on the bottom left-hand side of the screen, in the
Machine Name status area. Status of the Licensing Interconnect, the ansysli monitor, and FlexNet are
all displayed. The status will update automatically when the machine's status changes.
The right side of the utility usually displays a log of your session activities (the session log). The reporting
options will also display information in this area. Use the buttons at the bottom to clear the session log
or to write the log out to a file. If you contact customer support, you will need to send them this log
file.

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For some items, such as Display the License Status, the right-hand window converts to a status window
showing the requested information. Use the buttons underneath this status area to return to the session
log, to write the status information to the session log, or to write the status information directly to a
file.
To use the utility, select an action from the list of buttons on the left.
The ANSLIC_ADMIN utility consists of the following options:
Register License Server Machine Information (p. 32)
Display the License Server Machine Hostid (p. 32)
Run the License Wizard (p. 33)
Install the License File (p. 34)
Start the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager (p. 35)
Stop the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager (p. 35)
Reread the License Manager Settings (p. 36)
Specify the License Server Machine (p. 37)
Set License Preferences for User (p. 40)
Run the ANSYS Borrow Utility (p. 40) (Windows only)
Set Site Preferences (p. 42) -- includes the following options:
Edit the FlexNet Options File (p. 43)
Specify Product Order (p. 46)
Modify Startup Options (p. 47)
Specify License Servers to Cache (p. 48)
View Status/Diagnostic Options (p. 49) -- includes the following options:
Display the License Status (p. 50)
Display Queued Licenses (p. 50)
Display the Customer Number (p. 51)
View the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect Debug Log File (p. 51)
View the ANSYS FlexNet License File (p. 51)
View the ANSYS FlexNet Debug Log File (p. 51)
Gather Diagnostic Information (p. 51)
From the Tools> Uninstall menu (UNIX/Linux only), you can select Uninstall the License Manager.
See Uninstall the License Manager (p. 52) for more information on uninstalling the License Manager.
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From the Tools menu, you can select Complete Unfinished Licensing Installation Configuration (not
available on Windows server ANSLIC_ADMIN). This option will re-run the licensing installation configuration process, allowing you to complete any unfinished configuration steps. Note that the license
manager will need to be shut down to proceed with this option on a UNIX/Linux server. Use this option
if your licensing installation configuration process was unable to complete (for example, the license
manager was not able to be shut down on a UNIX/Linux server).
Also from the Tools menu, you can select Set Language Options and then choose a different language
in which to view the server ANSLIC_ADMIN utility and the ANSYS, Inc. Licensing Interconnect log file.
You must close and reopen the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility for this setting to take effect. This option is valid
only with the server ANSLIC_ADMIN.
From the Help menu, you can select:
View the ANSLIC_ADMIN Help
View the FLEXNet Licensing End User's Guide
About ANSYS, Inc. Licensing
About ANSLIC_ADMIN
To exit the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility, choose File>Exit.

3.1.1. Register License Server Machine Information

This option is used for license server machines only. Use this option to register your license server information (including the machine identifier to use as your FlexNet hostid) with ANSYS, Inc.
If you want to use a dongle for your license server information, please make sure the device is inserted
and the correct device driver is installed. Not all platforms support dongles; please contact your ANSYS,
Inc. sales representative for platform support and dongle usage information.
If the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility detects a properly installed dongle, you will be asked if you want to use
that device for your license server machine information. If you are running a 32-bit version of the license
manager and have multiple dongles on the machine, you will be asked to select the dongle to use. Be
sure to choose the correct device from the list presented. If you choose to use a dongle, the device information will be used. Otherwise, the physical machine information will be used.
You will then be prompted to supply your customer (agreement) number (optional), company name,
your name, email address, etc. This utility also obtains information about your machine, such as hostname,
hostid, hardware platform, operating system level, and current date. In addition, this utility requires you
to identify the type of license server machine. In the case of a three-server system, you must supply
the server information on each server machine.
The utility places the information it gathers into a file named licserver.info. By default, this file
is written to the licensing directory, or you can specify an alternate location. You can browse to a directory other than the home directory. You must forward the file, created on each license server machine,
to your ANSYS sales representative.

3.1.2. Display the License Server Machine Hostid

Use this option to obtain and display the machine identifier to use as the FlexNet hostid of the machine
on which you are currently running.

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If you are using a dongle that you want to use for your license server information, please make sure
the device is inserted and the correct device driver is installed. Not all platforms support dongles; please
contact your ANSYS, Inc. sales representative for platform support and dongle usage information.
If the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility detects a properly installed dongle, you will be asked if you want to use
that device for your license server machine information. If you are running a 32-bit version of the license
manager and have multiple dongles on the machine, you will be asked to select the dongle to use. Be
sure to choose the correct device from the list presented. If you choose to use a dongle, the device information will be used. Otherwise, the physical machine information will be used.
To write this information out to a file, click the Create File button. By default, the file is named ansysid.machinename.txt, although you can change the filename.
This option is available for both the server and client versions of ANSLIC_ADMIN.

3.1.3. Run the License Wizard

You can run the license wizard either from the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility or as part of the license manager
installation. The license wizard is used to configure license server machines only.
This wizard walks you through the process of installing or updating a license file, specifying the license
server machine(s) (which updates the ansyslmd.ini file), and starting/restarting the license manager.
The wizard will prompt you for the necessary information at each step. You should use this option when
you receive a new license file as it will walk you through the necessary steps to activate the new license.
Advanced users can also use the wizard to configure their license servers to run the Licensing Interconnect
without FlexNet or independently of FlexNet. See Advanced Licensing Configuration Options for more
information.
You can alternatively perform each of these steps individually using the separate options on the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility.
1.

When the License Wizard is launched, you will need to specify the type of license server. You can choose
from three options:
Run the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect with FlexNet (default)
Run the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect without FlexNet
Run the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect and FlexNet independently
Accept or select the default and click Continue. Most customers will use the default option. The
other options are more advanced and should be used only by experienced customers. Instructions
for using the other options are found under Advanced Licensing Configuration Options in the
ANSYS, Inc. Licensing Guide and are not included here.

Next, you must install a valid license file if one is not already installed. Click Continue, and then browse
to and select the license file provided to you by ANSYS, Inc. You must complete this step to continue
with the wizard. If you do not have a license file, you must exit the wizard. You can rerun the license
wizard when you receive your license file.

The license wizard will next specify the local machine as the license server, meaning you will use the
local machine as the license manager from which licenses are checked out. Click Continue. This step
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wish to specify a different or additional machine as the license server, you can use the Specify the License Server Machine option of the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility.
4.

The final step is to start the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager. Click Continue to start the license manager.
If the license manager is already running, the license wizard will stop and restart it. Be aware that
stopping the license manager could impact other users who are using this machine as their license
server.

When all steps of the wizard have been successfully completed, you can click Exit to leave the license
wizard.

Note
You can choose to skip steps when applicable; however, if you choose to skip any steps and
you have not otherwise configured your system, your license server may not function correctly
and you may not be able to run ANSYS, Inc. products.

3.1.4. Install the License File

This option is used for license server machines only.
If you received a new license and your server and hostid are unchanged, use this option to replace your
existing license file. This utility creates the license file, called license.dat by default, in the licensing
directory. The license file contains your licensing information and allows you to run ANSYS, Inc. products.
After you run this option, select Reread the License Manager Settings to reread the FlexNet license
file, which allows you to update the license manager with the new license without the need to stop
and restart the license server.
1.

Save the license file that you received from your ANSYS sales representative to a temporary file.

Select this option from the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility.

Browse to the file. If you do not already have a license file, the information from this temporary file will
be used to create the license file. If you do have an existing license file, the existing file will be renamed
to license.dat.old.

In a three-server (redundant triad) system, you must use this option on each license server machine.

Caution
Do not save license files in Microsoft Word format.
If the license manager is running when you add or update a license, you must restart the license manager
or reread the license file for the new file to take effect.
You can use this option to install ANSYS license files only. To determine if you have an ANSYS license
file, see Recognizing an ANSYS License File.
If you have users who borrow licenses, you should check the output from Display the License Status
to see if anyone currently has borrowed licenses before you update your license file. If you see borrowed
licenses, notify those users to return the borrowed licenses prior to the update.

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3.1.5. Start the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager

This option is used for license server machines only.
Use this option to start the license manager. This option starts ansysli_monitor and ansysli_server, which automatically starts the FlexNet components of the license manager: lmgrd and ansyslmd.
The license file must exist prior to starting the license manager. The license manager must be running
to run an ANSYS, Inc. product.

Note
If you chose to configure your license manager such that you run the Licensing Interconnect
without FlexNet or run the Licensing Interconnect and FlexNet independently, then selecting
this option will start only the Licensing Interconnect.
In a three-server license environment, the license manager must be running on at least two of the three
servers before an ANSYS product can be run. In a one-license server system, the license manager must
be started on that server.

Note
In a three-server environment, you may see a delay in starting the license manager until two
of the three servers are running. Do not click the Start the License Manager button more
than once for the same server.
The ansysli_server.log and the license.log files in the licensing directory contain a history
of the Licensing Interconnect and FlexNet activity, respectively, across your network since the last time
the license manager was started.

3.1.6. Stop the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager

This option is used for license server machines only.
Use this option to shut down the license manager. This option will shut down the ANSYS, Inc. License
Manager, including ansysli_monitor, the Licensing Interconnect and the FlexNet components of
the license manager (lmgrd and ansyslmd) on all machines listed in the license file. You will be asked
to confirm that the license manager should be shut down. Remember that the license manager must
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that no ANSYS, Inc. product processes are currently running. Any processes that are running will be
terminated when you shut down the license manager.

Caution
Do not use kill -9 (on UNIX/Linux systems) to shut down the license manager. Use the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility option or ansysli_server -k stop.

Note
In a three-server (redundant triad) environment, you may see a delay in stopping the license
manager. Do not click the Stop the License Manager button more than once for the same
server.
This option will shut down all three server machines of a three-server (redundant triad) system, unless
the license manager was started with the -local option. However, it will only stop the Licensing Interconnect running on the machine where this option was run. You will need to manually stop the Licensing Interconnects that are running on the other two machines of the three-server system, or those
Licensing Interconnects will continue to restart FlexNet on the other machines.
We do not recommend stopping the license manager manually; however, if you choose to do so, you
must stop the components in the following order:
1. Licensing Interconnect monitor (ansysli_monitor)
2. Licensing Interconnect (ansysli_server)
3. FlexNet components (lmgrd first, followed by ansyslmd)

3.1.7. Reread the License Manager Settings

This option is used for license server machines only.
Use this option to reread the FlexNet license file and reread the license manager settings. You will need
to use this option to reread the FlexNet license file when the license manager is already running and
you have updated the license file or the license options file so that changes will take effect. Otherwise,
the license manager will not be aware of the changes until it is stopped and restarted.
This option:
rereads the ansyslmd.ini file to get any new settings, such as log file size or change of name
appends or opens a new log file
rereads the site preferences

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Recaches the license file
Issues a FlexNet reread
Recaches the servers
Informs other servers about changes
Be aware that if you change the Licensing Interconnect port number, you will need to restart the license
manager; a reread will not update the port number.

3.1.8. Specify the License Server Machine

Use this option to set the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect and ANSYS FlexNet servers. Using this option
creates or updates (lists, adds, modifies, deletes, or reorders) entries in the ansyslmd.ini file in the
licensing directory for the local machine. With this option, you can specify single servers, multiple single
servers, or redundant triad servers. You also use this option to specify the Licensing Interconnect and
ANSYS FlexNet port numbers. Run this option on every machine where you installed an ANSYS product.
We recommend using this method for specifying your license server preference.
This option is available for both the server and client versions of ANSLIC_ADMIN on Windows machines.
In most situations, you should use the client version. The client version is appropriate regardless of
where you have installed the product. You should use the server version of this option only to specify
the license server machines for Release 11.0 and lower versions. You can also use the server version to
specify license server machines if you have installed the product into <os drive>\Program Files,
but we recommend using the client version anytime you are working with the current release.
If the product is installed in <os drive>\Program Files (by a user with administrative privileges),
you must have administrative privileges in order to add or modify your server specification. If you are
running on a Windows 7 machine, you must run as an administrator, preferably with UAC turned off.
If you are running with UAC turned on, you must launch ANSLIC_ADMIN using the Run as administrator
option. If you are running on a Windows 8 machine, you must run as an administrator. Additionally,
you must launch ANSLIC_ADMIN using the Run as administrator option. For more information, see the
User Account Control (UAC) section of the ANSYS, Inc. Windows Installation Guide for more details on
working with Windows and UAC.
To add a server:
1.

Click Add Server Specification.

Enter the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect and FlexNet port numbers (2325 and 1055 by default, respectively). Specify the number of servers and enter the host name(s) of your license server(s). You cannot
enter a path or a filename in place of the hostname.

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To specify multiple single servers, click OK on this screen after adding the first server. Then click
the Add Server Specification button again and add information for the next server. Repeat this
process for each single server.
To specify redundant triad servers, click the 3-server (redundant triad) option and enter the
hostname for each of the three servers in the spaces available.
3.

Click OK.

To delete a server, highlight the server in the list and click Delete Selected Server.
To edit a server, click on one of the listed servers and click Edit Selected Server. You can then change
the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect and the FlexNet port numbers, the number of license servers, or the
hostname(s).
You can choose to start the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect without FlexNet, and to manage FlexNet
separately by caching the FlexNet license. If you choose to run these advanced options, please read
Advanced Licensing Configuration Options for detailed instructions, limitations, and caveats.
The ansyslmd.ini File The Specify the License Server Machine option creates or updates the ansyslmd.ini file that is located in the licensing directory. Entries in the ansyslmd.ini file tell ANSYS,
Inc. products which license server(s) to query to find a valid license. Using this option allows all users
at your site to use this setting without having to individually set the ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE or
ANSYSLI_SERVERS environment variables to specify the license server machine(s). It also eliminates
the need to have a copy of the license file on every system at your site.
The order that the SERVER lines are listed in the ansyslmd.ini file dictates the order in which the
license request is granted. To reorder the entries in the list, highlight a server and use the Move up or
Move down buttons.
You are not limited to designating one set of license server machines for your network. You can have
multiple single-server or three-server (redundant triad) licensing systems on your network. In this situation,
you would have certain licenses connected to a set of server machines (one or three) on the network,
and other licenses connected to a different set of server machines (one or three) on the network.
The format of the ansyslmd.ini file created by ANSLIC_ADMIN follows. Each server's specification
entry in this file will typically begin with ANSYSLI_SERVERS= and SERVER= to specify the Licensing Interconnect and FlexNet port numbers, respectively.
On a single server:
ANSYSLI_SERVERS=<ansysliport>@<host>
SERVER=<flexnetport>@<host>

For multiple single servers, each server should have its own ANSYSLI_SERVERS= and SERVER= lines.
On redundant (triad) servers on UNIX/Linux platforms:
ANSYSLI_SERVERS=<ansysliport>@<host1>:<ansysliport>@<host2>:<ansysliport>@<host3>
SERVER=<flexnetport>@<host1>:<flexnetport>@<host2>:<flexnetport>@<host3>

Windows platforms use semicolons (;) instead of colons:

ANSYSLI_SERVERS=<ansysliport>@<host1>;<ansysliport>@<host2>;<ansysliport>@<host3>
SERVER=<flexnetport>@<host1>;<flexnetport>@<host2>;<flexnetport>@<host3>

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Do not use commas as separators; use colons (:) on UNIX/Linux machines and semicolons (;) on Windows
machines.
The ANSYS Licensing Interconnect default port number is 2325 and the ANSYS FlexNet default port
number is 1055. The host is the license server hostname. For example, if the license server name is alpha1:
ANSYSLI_SERVERS=2325@alpha1
SERVER=1055@alpha1

The order of the ANSYSLI_SERVERS and the SERVER lines in the ansyslmd.ini file specifies the order
in which the requested license will be granted.
You must use the port@host format; you cannot enter a path or a filename in place of the hostname.
Overriding the ansyslmd.ini File If you want to override the server specification settings in the ansyslmd.ini file, you can do so by setting the ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE and ANSYSLI_SERVERS
environment variables on individual machines. These environment variables are useful if you want to
temporarily point to a different license server machine without disrupting the machine's configuration.
Use the ANSYSLI_SERVERS environment variable to specify the Licensing Interconnect port number.
Use the ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE to specify the FlexNet port number.
If the ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE environment variable is set but the ANSYSLI_SERVERS environment
variable is not set, the same server machines will be used to specify the Licensing Interconnect but the
port number will be replaced by the Licensing Interconnect default port of 2325. When both variables
are set, ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE explicitly defines the FlexNet servers while ANSYSLI_SERVERS explicitly defines the Licensing Interconnect servers.
If you set the ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE or ANSYSLI_SERVERS environment variables on a threeserver (redundant) system, specify all three systems, in the same order as the SERVER lines are listed in
the license file. If you specify only the master and it is down, you could see a License Server Down or
No License Found message and the search for a license could fail. Join redundant or multiple single
server systems by separating the system names with colons on UNIX/Linux systems and semicolons on
Windows systems.
To have your license server preference known each time you log in, set the environment variables ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE and ANSYSLI_SERVERS (both Windows and UNIX systems). On UNIX systems,
place these environment variables in your login startup file (e.g., .cshrc file).

3.1.8.1. Sample Scenario

Suppose that you have a company with two departments, Design and Engineering. The Design Department has one license of ANSYS Mechanical and one license of DesignSpace with the server DES1, and
all users in the Design Department run on DES1. The second department, Engineering, has two licenses
of ANSYS Multiphysics with the server ENG1, and all users in the Engineering Department run on ENG1.
The ansyslmd.ini file states ANSYSLI_SERVERS=2325@DES1 and SERVER=1055@DES1 for the Design
Department, and ANSYSLI_SERVERS=2325@ENG1 and SERVER=1055@ENG1 for the Engineering Department. These settings limit users in each department to work only on their own server. If individual users
in the Design Department need to run on the engineering server, ENG1, they could set the following
environment variable:
setenv ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE 1055@ENG1

This example would automatically use 2325@ENG1 for the Licensing Interconnect license path. For this
example, you would need to set ANSYSLI_SERVERS only if you were not using the default Licensing
Interconnect port number.
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3.1.9. Set License Preferences for User

Use this option to review the licenses available and prioritize the licenses. Settings specified here apply
only to the username shown in the button title. When you select this option, you will first choose the
release for which you want to set preferences. Select the release and click OK. All licenses available to
you on your license server machine(s) are shown under the appropriate tab on the next dialog:
Solver
PrepPost
Geometry
HPC
You control the order in which the system attempts to check-out a license by moving the licenses up
and down in the list using the Move Up or Move Down buttons. When you open an application, the
license manager attempts to check-out the license listed first in the list. If unable to check-out that license,
then the license manager attempts to check out the next license in the list that can be used by the
application. The license manager will continue through the list until an available license is found. If
none are found, a message displays.
By default, all licenses available from your license server are shown and marked as available for use. If
you do not want a particular license to be available for your use, select the license in the list, and set
the Use/Don't Use field to 0.
If you received a new license, you may need to reset your preferences. If you had previously set your
license preferences using this option, add the new license to your list in the desired order.
If you have made changes to your license preferences, you can return the settings to the default state
by selecting the Reset to Default button.
When you have completed your changes, click OK to make the changes and close the dialog box. Click
Apply to make the changes without closing the dialog box. Selections you make here will take effect
with any new sessions/license checkouts but will not affect the current session or change the license(s)
currently in use.
ANSYS Workbench users can also specify whether to use the shared or separate licensing method.
For details on setting user license preferences, including shared vs. separate licensing for ANSYS Workbench and specifying HPC licensing settings, see Establishing User Licensing Preferences in End-User
Settings.

3.1.10. Run the ANSYS Borrow Utility

License borrowing (available only on Windows machines) allows a user to take a license for use outside
of the company facility, such as for an engineer to take a license home on his laptop. Before users can
take advantage of license borrowing, you need to set up the borrowing environment.
License borrowing is available only if you have borrowable licenses and only on Windows machines;
however, the license server machine that is managing the licenses can be any system that ANSYS, Inc.
supports as a license server. You cannot run both borrowed and non-borrowed licenses simultaneously.
For example, if you borrow licenses but remain connected to a network from which you can use licenses,
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censes is also a license server from which you could normally use licenses, you would be able to use
only the borrowed licenses.
This option is available only for the client version of ANSLIC_ADMIN.

3.1.10.1. Setting up License Borrowing

To use license borrowing, you must have license keys that specify borrowable licenses. License features
that can be borrowed will contain the keyword BORROW.
You can use the optional FlexNet options file settings to further control borrowing at your site. To use
these settings, you must first specify which users are allowed to borrow licenses by adding an INCLUDE_BORROW group to the options file. Any user not in the INCLUDE_BORROW group will not be
allowed to borrow licenses. You may also wish to set up an EXCLUDE_BORROW group to prevent specific users from borrowing licenses.
You can also limit the number of licenses that can be borrowed from your total pool of borrowable licenses. Set the BORROW_LOWWATER option in the options file to the number of licenses that cannot
be borrowed. For example, if you have 15 licenses total and want to limit the number that can be borrowed to 5, set BORROW_LOWWATER=10.
The maximum number of hours a license can be borrowed at any one time is defined by your license
file. You can set that limit lower for your users by setting the MAX_BORROW_HOURS option in the options
file. MAX_BORROW_HOURS cannot exceed the limit specified in your license file. The total maximum
number of borrowable hours is defined by your license agreement.
Compatibility between versions Flexera Software has created an incompatibility in license borrowing
between FlexNet releases. Since different versions of FlexNet are used at most releases, the borrowed
licenses are not compatible between different ANSYS releases. The ANSBORROW utility includes a selection
for the ANSYS version you are planning to run using the borrowed license. Choose your version carefully,
because you will only be able to run one of the versions at a time with borrowed licenses.
Another incompatibility exists within the same release, between platforms. If you borrow a license with
one of the Windows versions (32-bit or x64), you cant use the borrowed license on one of the other
Windows versions, even on the same computer. For example, you have an x64 machine running the
Windows 32-bit version, and then you install the x64 version when it is released. If you borrow the license
using the 32-bit ANSBORROW, you wont be able to run the x64 version of ANSYS.
The ANSBORROW utility allows you to borrow either initial release or service pack (SP) versions. The SP
versions for a given platform use the same FlexNet version as the initial release; therefore, licenses selected for an SP should work for the initial release.

3.1.10.2. Running the Borrowing Utility

To run the license borrowing utility, you must be running on a Windows machine connected to a network,
and you must have borrowable licenses. For more information about borrowable licenses, please contact
your ANSYS sales representative.
1.

Connect to the network where the license server machine is running.

Launch the client license borrowing utility: Start> All Programs> ANSYS 15.0> ANSYS Client Licensing>
Client ANSLIC_ADMIN Utility 15.0. Select Run the ANSYS Borrow Utility.

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On the Borrow tab, specify the version number and return date. The return date defaults to the third
day from the current date.
If you change any of the borrowing criteria, the product list will automatically update in five seconds.
To update the list immediately, click the Update Delay (sec) button.

Select the product(s) you want to borrow. The product list includes add-on features or geometry interfaces. If you do not see a product listed that you think should be available, verify that you have selected
the correct version.

Click Borrow.

Disconnect from the network. Note that even when you've disconnected from the network, you must
still run the products from the same account you used to borrow the licenses. For example, if you use
a network account to borrow the licenses, you cannot then run from a local account.
Be sure to verify that you can run the correct product with the borrowed licenses from your machine
AFTER you've disconnected from the network. If you encounter any difficulties, reconnect to the
network, return the license, and then re-borrow the correct license.

If you keep a license for the full amount of time, there is no need to check the license back in. Your
borrowed license will simply expire at the end of the borrow period, and the license will be released
into the pool of available licenses.
To return a license early:
1.

Reconnect to the same license server from which you borrowed the license(s).

Launch the client license borrowing utility: Start> All Programs> ANSYS 15.0> ANSYS Client Licensing>
Client ANSLIC_ADMIN Utility 15.0. Select Run the ANSYS Borrow Utility.

Select the Return tab. Click Return all. If you wish to keep some but not all of the licenses you borrowed,
you will need to re-borrow them.

Disconnect from the network.

The license(s) you borrowed will be returned to the pool of available licenses.

Note
You must return borrowed licenses from the same account you used to borrow the licenses
originally.
Some multi-feature products include other products and/or add-on features. The utility will automatically
check out any such included products or add-on features. If you borrow one of these multi-feature
products and then click on the Return tab, you will see the product you selected, as well as any other
products and add-ons that it includes. If you return a multi-feature product early, these products and
add-on features will also be returned.

3.1.11. Set Site Preferences

This option is used for license server machines only.
The following site preference settings are available:

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Edit the FlexNet Options File (p. 43)
Specify Product Order (p. 46)
Modify Startup Options (p. 47)
Specify License Servers to Cache (p. 48)

3.1.11.1. Edit the FlexNet Options File

To set specific user privileges with FlexNet, you need to use the options file. The options file allows you,
the license administrator, to control various operating parameters of FlexNet:
Allow or deny the use of features based on user, hostname, display name, group, etc.
Reserve licenses based on user, hostname, display name, group, etc.
Control the amount of information logged about license usage.
By using the options file, you can be as secure or as open with licenses as you like.
The default location of the options file, ansyslmd.opt, is in the licensing directory. If you have a
three-server (redundant triad) system, the options file must match exactly on all three servers.
If you are using an options file, you must specify the pathname to the file on the VENDOR line in the
license file, unless it resides in the same directory as the license file, which is the default when using
the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility. On UNIX/Linux systems, the VENDOR line would look like this for an options
file named my.opt:
VENDOR ansyslmd options=/ansys_inc/shared_files/licensing/my.opt

On Windows systems, if the path has spaces in it, you must enclose it in quotes:
VENDOR ansyslmd options="C:\Program Files\ANSYS INC\Shared Files\Licensing\my.opt"

Use the Edit the FlexNet Options File option to edit the license options file ansyslmd.opt. The license
options files must match on all three systems if you are using redundant systems. Restart the license
manager or Reread the License Manager Settings (p. 36) for changes to take effect.

3.1.11.1.1. The Options File Format

The maximum line length is 2048 characters. FlexNet allows the "\" character as a continuation character
in options file lines. You can include comments in your options file by starting each comment line with
a pound sign "#." Everything in an options file is case sensitive. Be sure that user names and feature
names, for example, are entered correctly.
Some commonly used lines in the options file are shown below. See the FLEXNet Licensing End User's
Guide (accessible from the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility) for information on additional options.
EXCLUDE

Deny a user access to a feature.

EXCLUDEALL

Deny a user access to all features served by this vendor

daemon.

GROUP

Define a group of users for use with any options.

HOST_GROUP

Define a group of hosts for use with any options.

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INCLUDE

Allow a user to use a feature.

INCLUDEALL

Allow a user to use all features served by this vendor daemon.

RESERVE

Reserve licenses for a user.

BORROW_LOWWATER

Sets the number of licenses for a BORROW feature that

cannot be borrowed.

EXCLUDE_BORROW

Excludes a user or predefined group of users from the list

of who is allowed to borrow licenses for a BORROW feature.

INCLUDE_BORROW

Includes a user or predefined group of users in the list of

who is allowed to borrow a BORROW feature.

MAX_BORROW_HOURS

Changes the maximum period for which a license can be

borrowed. The new period must be less than that specified
in the license file. If multiple MAX_BORROW_HOURS
keywords appear in the options file, only the last one is
applied to the license feature.

Note
You must stop and restart the license manager (rather than rereading the license file) when
a change is made to the options file.
When creating an options file, you must understand the options file precedence. INCLUDE and EXCLUDE
statements can be combined in the same options file and control access to the same features. When
doing so, keep in mind the following:
If there is only an EXCLUDE list, everyone who is not on the list will be allowed to use the feature.
If there is only an INCLUDE list, only those users on the list will be allowed to use the feature.
If neither list exists, everyone is allowed to use the feature.
The EXCLUDE list is checked before the INCLUDE list; someone who is on both lists will not be allowed
to use the feature.
EXCLUDE_BORROW supersedes INCLUDE_BORROW.
Anyone not in an INCLUDE_BORROW statement is not allowed to borrow licenses.
Once you create an INCLUDE or EXCLUDE list, everyone else is implicitly "outside" the group. This feature
allows you, as an administrator, the ability to control licenses without having to explicitly list each user
that you wish to allow or deny access to. In other words, there are two approaches; you can either give
most users access and list only the exceptions, or you can severely limit access and list only the those
users that have access privileges.
Keyword Format

The format for these keywords follow:

RESERVE number feature {USER | HOST | DISPLAY | PROJECT |

GROUP | HOST_GROUP | INTERNET} name
INCLUDE feature {USER | HOST | DISPLAY | PROJECT | GROUP
| HOST_GROUP | INTERNET} name
EXCLUDE feature {USER | HOST | DISPLAY | PROJECT | GROUP
| HOST_GROUP | INTERNET} name

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GROUP name list_of_users
INCLUDEALL {USER | HOST | DISPLAY | PROJECT | GROUP
| HOST_GROUP | INTERNET} name
EXCLUDEALL {USER | HOST | DISPLAY | PROJECT | GROUP
| HOST_GROUP | INTERNET} name
HOST_GROUP name host_list
BORROW_LOWWATER feature number
EXCLUDE_BORROW feature {USER | HOST | DISPLAY | PROJECT |
GROUP | HOST_GROUP | INTERNET} name
INCLUDE_BORROW feature {USER | HOST | DISPLAY | PROJECT |
GROUP | HOST_GROUP | INTERNET} name
MAX_BORROW_HOURS feature num_hours

Above, number is the number of tasks; feature is the license feature name (see the Product Variable
Table for a list of license feature names for all ANSYS, Inc. License Manager products); name is the user's
login name or group; list_of_users is a blank-separated list of group member's login names;
host_list is a blank-separated list of host names; and num_hours is the number of hours for which
a license can be borrowed, up to the limit specified in the license file. On UNIX/Linux systems, DISPLAY
requires the tty device name, and not the DISPLAY environment variable name. Also, PROJECT refers
to the LM_PROJECT environment variable.

Note
You can make groups arbitrarily large by listing the GROUP more than once; FlexNet concatenates such entries.
You can specify a feature by any of the following fields, found in the license file INCREMENT lines:
VERSION HOSTID EXPDATE KEY VENDOR_STRING ISSUER NOTICE
dist_info user_info asset_info

If your license file has multiple INCREMENT lines of the same feature and any of these fields (such as
VENDOR_STRING and VERSION) differ between the INCREMENT lines, and you are reserving licenses for
this feature, FlexNet will reserve the same number of licenses from each INCREMENT line. This can result
in more licenses being reserved than expected. Specify the differing field to reserve licenses from a
single INCREMENT line.
For example, the following license contains two INCREMENT lines that differ only by the version date:
INCREMENT struct ansyslmd 2014.0331 permanent 1 AA1DE4A0E7BB \
VENDOR_STRING=customer:12345678 \
ISSUED=01-Jan-2014 START=01-Jan-2014
INCREMENT struct ansyslmd 2014.0430 permanent 1 3D967A3ECF4E \
VENDOR_STRING=customer:12345678 \
ISSUED=01-Jan-2014 START=01-Jan-2014

If you create the following entry in the options file:

RESERVE 1 struct USER smith

then you will reserve two licenses, one from each INCREMENT line, for user smith.
To reserve only one license, create an entry that contains the differing information:
RESERVE 1 struct:VERSION=2014.0430 USER smith

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For a complete list of license features, see the Product Variable Table.
For more information on the options file, see the FLEXNet Licensing End User's Guide (accessible from
the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility).

Note
ANSYS products use a TIMEOUT and TIMEOUTALL default of 55 minutes (3300 seconds). You
cannot set the minimum value below 15 minutes (900 seconds). Application idle TIMEOUTs
are not supported, i.e., the TIMEOUT options will not work for applications that are not actively
in use.

3.1.11.1.2. Sample Options File

In the following example options file, one license to execute ANSYS Mechanical is reserved for user pat,
three licenses for user lee, and one license for anyone on the computer with the hostname of client3.
In addition, user joe is not allowed to use the ANSYS Mechanical license.
RESERVE
RESERVE
RESERVE
EXCLUDE

1 ansys USER pat

3 ansys USER lee
1 ansys HOST client3
ansys USER joe

Note
In a three license server environment, the same options file must be placed on all three
systems. The options specified will not take effect until the license manager has been shut
down and restarted.

3.1.11.2. Specify Product Order

This option launches a utility that allows you to designate the order that the licensed products are listed
in the Mechanical APDL launcher and the order in which licenses are tried in all applications. You first
will need to select the product release. You can choose one of the following:
Release 11.0: Selecting this option affects the product ordering for Release 11.0 for this machine (including
all users who run a Release 11.0 product on this machine or mount to this machine). If you select this
option, the product ordering you specify will NOT affect any releases after 11.0.
Release 12.0 and higher: Selecting this option affects the product ordering for Releases 12.0 or later and
is applicable ONLY if this machine is a license server machine. The product ordering you select with this
option will affect all users who use this machine as a license server machine.
After you choose a release level, click OK. You will then need to select the installation directory (Release
11.0 only), product category (Solver, PrepPost, Geometry, or HPC). To re-order the products, select a
product and click the Move up or Move down button. When you have finished reordering all products
that you wish to reorder, click Save and then Close.
All products available in a given category are shown, regardless of whether you have licenses for them.
If you have made changes to your product ordering, you can return the settings to the default state by
selecting the Reset to Default button.

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For Release 12.0 and higher, after making changes to the product order (including resetting to the default), you will need to reread the license or restart the license manager for the changes to take effect.
Only those logged in as root or superuser (UNIX/Linux) or with administrative privileges (Windows) can
use this utility. You should set the product order before any of the users at your site run; once a user
sets his preferences, the user preferences will take precedence.

Note
After upgrading the License Manager, if you have specified a product order in a previous
release you must re-run the Specify Product Order option and re-specify your required product
order.

3.1.11.3. Modify Startup Options

Note
Only those users who are logged in as root or superuser (UNIX/Linux) or with administrative
privileges (Windows) can use this utility.
Use this option to modify your license manager startup options. License manager startup options that
you can modify include:
ANSYS Licensing Interconnect Debug Log File
You can specify the path to the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect debug log file (ansysli_server.log,
by default), the detail level of the file (standard, connections, or verbose), the size limit of the file (default
is 10MB; minimum is 1MB), and the number of log files to save (default is 10; minimum is 1).
ANSYS Licensing Interconnect Report File
The Licensing Interconnect has the ability to track and log your usage data into a report file
(<timestamp>.rprt). By default, this feature is turned off. Use this option to enable this feature. Report
files are saved and time-stamped for future reference. You can specify a directory other than the default
where the report files will be saved, but you cannot change the file name. You can also specify the size
of the report file in megabytes. While we are able to collect this data into a report file, we currently do
not offer a reporting tool that will display the data.
FlexNet Options
You can specify the path to the FlexNet license file (license.dat, by default), as well as to the FlexNet
debug log file (license.log, by default). By default, a new license.log file is created each time
you start the license manager; you can choose to have new information appended to the existing file
instead.
You can also set the -local setting (UNIX/Linux only).
The -local option restricts the ability to shut down the FlexNet components of the license manager
to only an administrator running on the same machine where the FlexNet components of the license
manager was started. This option is off by default. See the FLEXnet Licensing End Users Guide (accessible from the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility) for more information on using this option.
The -local option is not recommended if you will be using license borrowing.

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You can also choose to start the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect without FlexNet and to cache FlexNet
licenses. Use these two options together to run the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect and FlexNet independently. These options are advanced configuration options and require additional steps. Please
see Advanced Licensing Configuration Options for more information, including detailed procedures
for using these options.
Miscellaneous Options
You can specify the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect port number here. The default port number is 2325.
All machines that have this server machine in their Licensing Interconnect paths must use the same
port number. If you change the Licensing Interconnect port number here, and other machines use
this machine's Licensing Interconnect, then on each of those machines, you must change the Licensing Interconnect port number by one or both of the following options, as appropriate for your
configuration:
Specify the License Server Machine option of the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility
Specify License Servers to Cache option of the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility
You can also disable the ability to reserve licenses for a design point study in ANSYS Workbench
and/or the users' ability to track licenses used by ANSYS Workbench. For more information on reserving licenses for design point studies in ANSYS Workbench, see Reserving Licenses for Design
Point Studies in the ANSYS Workbench documentation.
On UNIX/Linux machines only, you can also specify who can shut down the ANSYS, Inc. License
Manager. By default, anyone can stop the license manager. You can restrict shutdown capabilities
to only the user who started it, or to a group, such as lmadmin. If you choose group, you will need
to specify the name of the group. If you specify a group restriction, any users in that group who
wish to stop the license manager must have the specified group as their primary group. Note that
the user who started the license manager will still be able to shut it down, even if he is not part of
a group with shutdown capabilities.

Warning
The license.log file and the ansysli_server.log file for each server should be
located on a local disk. Writing to an NFS-mounted disk or remote file server creates a situation where the license server(s) may fail. If the remote system containing these files crashes,
the license manager would be unable to log license transaction data. This would create a
fatal error condition.

3.1.11.4. Specify License Servers to Cache

When the Licensing Interconnect starts, it caches the licenses for any ANSYSLI_SERVERS lines that are
in the ansyslmd.ini file in addition to its own licenses. As you run ANSYS applications and they
connect with the Licensing Interconnect, it caches the licenses for any servers in your ANSYSLI_SERVERS
path that have not yet been cached. Sometimes, especially due to network traffic, this caching process

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can impact the time it takes to check out a license. Use this option to cache your servers when you
start the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager, rather than at the point that you request individual licenses.

Note
Only those users who are logged in as root or superuser (UNIX/Linux) or with administrative
privileges (Windows) can use this utility.
When you select this option:
1.

On the Specify License Servers to Cache dialog, click Add Server Machine Specification.

On the Specify License Servers to Cache - Edit Selected Server Machine dialog box, enter the Licensing Interconnect port number. The default Licensing Interconnect port number is 2325.

Enter the hostname of the server.

Click OK.

Repeat steps 1 - 4 for any additional servers that you want to cache.

When you have finished specifying servers, click Close on the Specify License Servers to Cache dialog.

To delete a cached server, highlight the server in the list and click Delete Selected Server Machine.
To edit a cached server, click on one of the listed servers and click Edit Selected Server Machine. You
can then change the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect port number or the hostname(s).

3.1.12. View Status/Diagnostic Options

The following reporting options are available:
Display the License Status (p. 50)
Display Queued Licenses (p. 50)
Display the Customer Number (p. 51)
View the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect Debug Log File (p. 51)
View the ANSYS FlexNet License File (p. 51)
View the ANSYS FlexNet Debug Log File (p. 51)
Gather Diagnostic Information (p. 51)
When you select one of these options, the data will appear in the log area on the right side of the
utility. Display the Customer Number appends the customer number to the session log itself; the
other options create their own display in the log area. Each option is explained in the following sections.
Not all of these options are available for both the server and client versions of ANSLIC_ADMIN.

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3.1.12.1. Display the License Status

Use this option to see the status of licensing activity. All features are displayed in the status window,
along with the users of those features. You can append this information to the session log or write it
directly to a file using the buttons at the bottom of the window. This option displays information based
on the same license path rules as ANSYS, Inc. products, taking into account the settings in the ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE environment variable and the ansyslmd.ini and license files. Setting the
ANS_FLEXLM_DISABLE_DEFLICPATH environment variable will affect the information displayed by
this option.

3.1.12.2. Display Queued Licenses

Use this option to see a list of capabilities that are queued and awaiting availability, and the applicable
licenses that are being used. The report will have the following format:
Capability

Timestamp

User

Timestamp
Timestamp
Timestamp

User1
User2
Usern

Timestamp
Timestamp
Timestamp

User1
User2
Usern

Product1

Product2

Count
Count
Count
Count
Count
Count
Count
Count
Count

Host

PID

Platform

Host
Host
Host

PID
PID
PID

Platform
Platform
Platform

Host
Host
Host

PID
PID
PID

Platform
Platform
Platform

Where the first line shows information for the requesting user, and subsequent lines under that capability show information for the users who are currently using the licenses for each of the licensed products
that satisfy the requested capability.
An example report is shown below. Each line is numbered for reference in the discussion following the
example. Note that the actual report does not contain line numbers.
Capability
1 ANS_SOLVER
2
3
4

Product Timestamp
2010/04/27 09:39:27
ane3fl
2010/04/27 08:01:10
2010/04/27 07:29:13

User Count Host

JQD
1 mach1.win.acme.com
3
JXS
1 mach2.win.acme.com
MQD
2 mach3.win.acme.com

PID
1234

Platform
winx64

5678
8765

winx64
winx64

Line 1: User JQD is running a process, 1234, on the machine mach1.win.acme.com, which has requested
one license with the ANS_SOLVER capability.
Line 2: Based on the site/user preferences, the ane3fl product can satisfy the requested capability, and
this site/user is permitted to use up to 3 licenses of this product.
Line 3: User JXS has been using 1 of the available licenses since 8:01:10, from machine
mach2.win.acme.com, running process number 5678.
Line 4: User MQD has been using 2 of the available licenses since 7:29:13, from machine
mach3.win.acme.com, running process number 8675.
Since users JXS and MQD are already using all of the available licenses, user JQD must either wait for
one of those licenses to be freed, or contact one of those users and request that a license be freed.
Select the Auto-Refresh button to have the information automatically refresh every five (5) seconds.
You can also display the queuing report via command line, without launching the ANSLIC_ADMIN GUI.
To do so, run the following command on Windows systems:
"C:\Program Files\Ansys Inc\Shared Files\Licensing\licadmin\anslic_admin" -queueinfo

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If you need to view the queuing report frequently, you may find it convenient to set a desktop shortcut
using the above command.
Run the following command on UNIX/Linux systems:
/ansys_inc/shared_files/licensing/lic_admin/anslic_admin -queueinfo

3.1.12.3. Display the Customer Number

Use this option to display your customer number (necessary when requesting customer support). The
license manager must be running for you to obtain your customer number.

3.1.12.4. View the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect Debug Log File

This option is available only on the license server machine(s). Use this option to view the Licensing Interconnect debug log file (named ansysli_server.log by default).

3.1.12.5. View the ANSYS FlexNet License File

This option is available only on the license server machine(s). This option displays the contents of your
current license file in the reporting area. You can append this information to the session log or write
it out to a separate file. Do not use this option to create a new license file. The Write to File option
here will create a text file that includes extraneous information that is not valid in a license file, and
should be used only to create a file for reference purposes.

3.1.12.6. View the ANSYS FlexNet Debug Log File

This option is available only on the license server machine(s). Use this option to view the license log
file (named license.log by default).

3.1.12.7. Gather Diagnostic Information

When you choose this option, you will be given the option to gather all relevant log and error files into
a single directory. Files that will be gathered include the license.log file, the ansysli_server.log
file, relevant ansyslmd.ini files, etc.
This feature is useful if you want to easily review the files from a single location, or if you need to
compress the files and send them to a technical support representative. Every time you choose to
gather these files, they will be copied into a new, date-stamped subdirectory in your /var/tmp directory
on UNIX/Linux or in the directory specified by the TEMP environment variable on Windows. Be aware
when choosing this option that some of these files can be large and could require significant disk space.
You may wish to delete these directories when you are finished reviewing them because of the disk
space usage.
After all relevant files are gathered (if selected), this option runs the ansys_pid utility, which queries the
system for information that may be useful for troubleshooting certain problems. This operation may
take a few minutes. You can append this information to the session log, or you can write it out directly
to a file using the buttons at the bottom of the window.
When you run this utility, information about your licensing information is displayed in the ANSLIC_ADMIN
log area. Information displayed may include:
operating system info

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environment information, including environment variable settings
firewall information
ANSYS, Inc. License Manager version and status information
available license information
The contents of specific log and error files will not be displayed in the ANSLIC_ADMIN log area. You
will need to review these files individually for specific errors and other status/log information.

Note
If you have set the ANS_FLEXLM_DISABLE_DEFLICPATH environment variable, the information will be displayed based on the ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE environment variable setting;
settings in the ansyslmd.ini file in the licensing directory will NOT be used.

3.1.13. Uninstall the License Manager

UNIX/Linux On UNIX/Linux machines only, you can use this ANSLIC_ADMIN option to remove the
entire ANSYS, Inc. license manager installation from your system. To use this option, you must be logged
in as root or superuser. You should not uninstall the license manager if you still have products installed
that use the license manager.
You will be asked to verify that the license manager should be uninstalled from this system.
The contents of the licensing directory will be deleted. Also, if the license manager is running, it will
be shut down.
Windows On Windows machines, you must follow the procedure below. You should not uninstall
the license manager if you still have products installed that use the license manager.
License Servers

Follow these steps on a license server machine:

Stop the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager via the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility (Start> All Programs> ANSYS
Inc. License Manager> Server ANSLIC_ADMIN Utility).

Uninstall the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager service. You must use the following command to do so:
"C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\Shared Files\Licensing\<platform>\ansysli_server"
-k uninstall

Delete the licensing subdirectory (C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\Shared Files\Licensing

by default).

Remove the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager folder from the Start menu.

Remove the ANSYSLIC_DIR and the ANSYSLIC_SYSDIR environment variables, if set.

Clients

Follow these steps on client machines:

Delete the licensing subdirectory (C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\Shared Files\Licensing

by default).

Remove the ANSYS 15.0> ANSYS Client Licensing folder from the Start menu.

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End users can set several controls for a customized licensing environment. These controls are explained
in this chapter.

4.1. Client Environment Variable Settings

You can set following environment variables on individual machines to control their behavior, especially
if you need it to be different from the general site configuration. These settings are especially useful
for situations where you are testing a new product installation/license manager installation on a single
machine before full site deployment, or other similar situations.
ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE
Can be used to identify a license server machine or license file. If set, this specification is used before
any other license path information. See License Files Settings Precedence (p. 54) for precedence
information. The default port number assigned to ANSYS, Inc. is 1055. Therefore, if your server has
the hostname alpha1 and the IP address of 10.3.1.69, you can identify the server to use as
1055@alpha1 or [email protected].
ANS_FLEXLM_DISABLE_DEFLICPATH
Indicates that the default license path should not be searched when determining the licensing path
in the ANSYS product:
Only ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE and ANSYSLI_SERVERS environment variable settings are used.
Only the ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE environment variable setting is required.
Settings in the ansyslmd.ini file and the license file in the licensing directory will NOT be
used.
ANSYSLI_SERVERS
Used to identify the server machine for the Licensing Interconnect. Set to port@host. The default
port is 2325. This setting takes precedence over settings specified in the ansyslmd.ini file.
ANSYSLI_TIMEOUT_CONNECT
Used to specify the amount of time that elapses before the client times out if it cannot connect to
the server. Default is 20 seconds. Minimum timeout period you can specify is 5 seconds and the
maximum is 60 seconds. If the client determines that a server is not available in less time, it will
cancel immediately.
ANSYSLI_TIMEOUT_TCP
Used to specify the amount of time that elapses before the client times out if it cannot get a response
from the server. This setting applies only when the license server is running but is responding slowly
( generally because of network issues or server load). Default is 60 seconds. Minimum timeout
period you can specify is 30 seconds and the maximum is 300 seconds.

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4.1.1. License Files Settings Precedence

ANSYS Licensing Interconnect settings have precedence in the following order:
1. ANSYSLI_SERVERS environment variable
2. If ANSYSLI_SERVERS is not set, use ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE environment variable, replacing
the FlexNet port number with the default Licensing Interconnect port number of 2325.
3. Settings in the ansyslmd.ini file in the relative client licensing directory for ANSYSLI_SERVERS=
keyword
FlexNet settings have precedence in the following order:
1. ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE environment variable
2. Settings in the ansyslmd.ini file in the relative client licensing directory for SERVER= keyword.

Note
The FlexNet environment variable LM_LICENSE_FILE is not supported with the ANSYS, Inc.
License Manager.

4.2. Establishing User Licensing Preferences

Before running ANSYS, Inc. products, you should establish your licensing preferences, especially if you
have multiple licenses at your site. Use the Set License Preferences for User option of the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility or choose Start> All Programs> ANSYS 15.0> ANSYS Client Licensing> User License
Preferences 15.0 to set your own licensing preferences. Please note, preferences specified with this
option apply only to you on the computer system on which the option was run and will not affect
other users at your site.
You can use this option to review the licenses available, prioritize the licenses, and establish which licenses you will use. When you select this option, a dialog box opens. All licenses available to you on
your license server machine(s) are shown under the appropriate tab:
Solver
PrepPost
Geometry
HPC
You control the order in which the system attempts to check-out a license by moving the licenses up
and down in the list using the Move Up or Move Down buttons. When you open an application, the
license manager attempts to check-out the license listed first in the list. If unable to check-out that license,
then the license manager attempts to check out the next license in the list that can be used by the
application. The license manager will continue through the list until an available license is found. If
none are found, a message displays.

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By default, all licenses available from your license server are shown and marked as available for use. If
you do not want a particular license to be available for your use, select the license in the list, and set
the Use/Don't Use field to 0.
If you received a new license, you may need to reset your preferences. If you had previously set your
license preferences using this option, add the new license to your list in the desired order.
If you have made changes to your license preferences, you can return the settings to the default state
by selecting the Reset to Default button.
When you have completed your changes, click OK to make the changes and close the dialog box. Click
Apply to make the changes without closing the dialog box. Selections you make here will take effect
with any new sessions/license checkouts but will not affect the current session or change the license(s)
currently in use.
If you are sending solve jobs to a remote compute cluster via Remote Solve Manager (RSM), note that
your license preferences set for your local machine (the RSM Client) may not be the same as the license
preferences set for the remote cluster machine (the Compute Server). In cases where local and remote
license preferences are different, the preferences for the local RSM Client machine will not be applied
when running on the remote Compute Server; instead, the preferences defined for the remote Compute
Server will be used. If the license preferences and/or the licensing checkout order do not make the
necessary licenses available to your remote solve, you must adjust the Compute Server preferences by
setting your license preferences on the remote machine. Remote license preferences may be defined
according to corporate IT policy, so please see your license administrator about adjustments to Compute
Server preferences.

4.2.1. ANSYS Workbench Licensing Methods

ANSYS Workbench users can also specify the licensing method to use.
ANSYS Workbench offers two licensing methods at Release 15.0:
Share a single license between applications (default) (shared mode)
Use a separate license for each application (separate mode)
Use the Licensing Preferences dialog box (Start> All Programs > ANSYS 15.0 > ANSYS Client Licensing
> User License Preferences 15.0) to specify which method to use and which licenses to use. You must
specify the licensing method before starting an ANSYS Workbench session. If you access the Licensing
Preferences dialog box from the ANSYS Workbench Tools menu, you will not be able to choose a licensing
preference from there.

Single License Sharing

ANSYS Workbench allows you to work across multiple applications and workspaces in ANSYS Workbench
while consuming only one of a single type of license per user per session. Using shared licensing, the
active application holds the license, preventing other applications that are sharing that license from
using it during that time. The application or operation requiring use of the license is called a concurrency
event. For example, meshing and solving would each be a concurrency event.
Single license sharing allows you to progress through your analysis, from specifying engineering data
through building or attaching a geometry, meshing, setup, solving, and finally, reviewing your results,
all under the same license. The application holding the license must close or issue a PAUSE command,
or receive an automatic release request to release the license and allow another application to use it.
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Licenses cannot be released while an application is actively performing a licensed operation (for example,
an application cannot release a license in the middle of a solve operation; the license cannot be released
until the solve operation is completed).
Single license sharing applies only to licenses of the same type (e.g., Mechanical). Choosing this option
does not affect your ability to use licenses of different types simultaneously (e.g., Mechanical for one
task and Fluid Dynamics for another).
Because this method is the default, you do not have to take any action to run this way.
Explanation of License Type and Examples License type is primarily by license feature. It is possible
to use both a Mechanical and an Emag license within a single ANSYS Workbench session. It is also
possible to use both a Multiphysics and a Mechanical license within a single ANSYS Workbench session.
The first license checked out within a session will be based on your preferences and what capabilities
are being requested. For all applications other than the first (subsequent) one opened (within ANSYS
Workbench), ANSYS licensing will first look at what other licenses are opened within this session. These
subsequent license requests will look at sharing first to satisfy their request: do any other licenses being
used within this session fulfill the needed capabilities? If yes, share an existing license. If not, preferences
are used and a new, different license is checked out.
Example 1: You have one license for Multiphysics and one license for Mechanical, with Multiphysics
listed first in your preferences. The first application starts and only needs capabilities in Mechanical.
Since Multiphysics contains Mechanical capabilities and is first in your preferences, Multiphysics will be
checked out. The second application starts and needs Multiphysics; since Multiphysics is already checked
out, the second application will share it with the first. Only the Multiphysics license is consumed in this
session.
Example 2: You have one license for Multiphysics and one license for Mechanical, with Mechanical listed
first in your preferences. The first application starts and only needs capabilities provided in Mechanical,
so Mechanical is checked out. The second application starts and needs capabilities provided on Multiphysics; since (the already in use) Mechanical cannot satisfy its requirements, it checks out Multiphysics.
Both a Multiphysics and a Mechanical license are consumed in this session.
Restrictions of Single License Sharing You cannot run two concurrency events simultaneously (for
example, you cannot mesh one model and solve another simultaneously) with one license.
If you are using a license for one application, other applications may still not be able to share that license
if those applications require capabilities not supported by the license. For example, you cannot share
a Mechanical license with a Fluent application.
Single License Sharing in ANSYS Workbench Applications
single license sharing differently:

ANSYS Workbench applications handle

The Mechanical Application:

You can launch the Mechanical application and move between its components (such as Meshing, Setup,
and Solve). The active component will control the license while completing its operations and will release
the license as soon as the operation is completed. For example, when you mesh, the Meshing component
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the operation is completed. The other components will remain in a read-only mode while Meshing uses
the license, allowing you to view the data in other components but not operate on it.

Note
Applications in read-only mode because of shared licensing do not refresh their license
status automatically. Once the shared license is released by the editor that had consumed
it, you must trigger Mechanical to query the license status. The most straightforward way
to do this is click outside the Mechanical application window and then click back in the
window to cause the license availability to be rechecked.
The Mechanical APDL Application:
This application consumes a license as soon as you launch it, and retains that license until it is finished.
If you launch the Mechanical APDL application interactively, the license is retained until you either close
the application or issue a PAUSE command at the Mechanical APDL command line. PAUSE allows you
to temporarily release the license for another application to use. No other operation other than SAVE or
/EXIT is permitted while PAUSED. When the second application has finished and releases the license, issue
an UNPAUSE command from the Mechanical APDL command line to resume its use of the license.
CFX, Fluent, Autodyn, Polyflow:
These applications consume a license when launched and retain the license until they receive a request
from another application to release it. For example, if you open CFX-Pre, CFX-Pre will obtain and control
the license. It will retain the license until you close the application or until another application (such as
the CFX solver) requests it.
Autodyn and Polyflow also provide a manual PAUSE feature that allows you to interrupt Autodyn
or Polyflow and release the license, temporarily, for another application to use.

Separate Licenses
By using the separate licenses method, ANSYS Workbench requires a separate license for each application.
By using this method, you can move freely between the many applications that you might require
during an analysis in ANSYS Workbench, provided that you have sufficient licenses. You can leave each
application running and easily move between them at any point during the analysis, even if one of the
applications is actively using the license (such as during a solve process). The disadvantage to this
method is that you could potentially consume many licenses.
To activate the separate licenses method, choose Use a separate license for each application in the
Licensing Preferences dialog box (Start> All Programs > ANSYS 15.0 > ANSYS Client Licensing >
User License Preferences 15.0). You must specify the licensing method before starting an ANSYS
Workbench session.
Examples of Using Separate Licenses You have two Mechanical licenses. When you open and mesh
or solve a model in the Mechanical application, you consume one Mechanical license. If you link that
Mechanical analysis to a Mechanical APDL system, you would consume a second Mechanical license
when you launch the Mechanical APDL application, if you have not closed out of the Mechanical application. Neither of these licenses would then be available for other users until you closed out of one or
both of the applications.

4.2.2. HPC Licensing

ANSYS, Inc. offers multiple high performance computing license options, described below. These license
options apply to ANSYS, Inc. commercial and academic associate licenses only. These license options
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do not apply to ANSYS LS-DYNA; see the ANSYS LS-DYNA User's Guide for details on parallel processing
options with ANSYS LS-DYNA.
The HPC license options below cannot be combined with each other in a single solution; for example,
you cannot use both ANSYS HPC and ANSYS HPC Pack Licenses in the same analysis solution.
See the applicable product documentation for instructions on configuring and running a distributed
solution.
Notes on utilizing GPU:
GPU acceleration is allowed when using either ANSYS HPC Licenses or HPC Pack Licenses with the
Mechanical APDL, Mechanical or Fluent applications.
GPU acceleration is available on 64-bit Windows and Linux x64 systems only.
For more information on GPU acceleration, see GPU Accelerator Capability in the Mechanical APDL
Parallel Processing Guide.
ANSYS HPC
These physics-neutral licenses can be used to run multiple analysis jobs across multiple processors and
work with most ANSYS, Inc. applications. The Mechanical APDL, Mechanical or Fluent applications can
utilize any combination of CPU and GPU processors. Other applications are limited to CPU processors
only. Contact your ANSYS sales representative for a complete list of applications that can be used with
ANSYS HPC.
The Mechanical APDL application allows you to use two non-GPU processors without using any
HPC licenses; ANSYS HPC licenses add to this base functionality. For example, a Mechanical APDL
user using twelve processors (or cores) will consume only ten ANSYS HPC tasks.
ANSYS HPC licenses do work with ANSYS Workbench's Remote Solve capability; however, ANSYS
HPC licenses are not subject to single license sharing as described in ANSYS Workbench Licensing
Methods (p. 55).
You cannot combine ANSYS HPC licenses with any other type of HPC licenses, including HPC Pack
Licenses, in the same solution.
ANSYS HPC licenses are not valid with academic products; instead, use the appropriate ANSYS
Academic HPC license.
ANSYS HPC Pack Licenses
These physics-neutral licenses can be used to run a single analysis across multiple processors and work
with most ANSYS, Inc. applications. Contact your ANSYS sales representative for a complete list of applications that can be used with ANSYS HPC Pack Licenses. ANSYS HPC Pack Licenses enable parallel for
single simulations according to the following schedule:
1 ANSYS HPC Pack License per simulation: Combined CPUs and GPUs not to exceed 8
2 ANSYS HPC Pack Licenses per simulation: Combined CPUs and GPUs not to exceed 32
3 ANSYS HPC Pack Licenses per simulation: Combined CPUs and GPUs not to exceed 128
4 ANSYS HPC Pack Licenses per simulation: Combined CPUs and GPUs not to exceed 512
5 ANSYS HPC Pack Licenses per simulation: Combined CPUs and GPUs not to exceed 2048

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You cannot use more than five HPC Pack Licenses on a single analysis. Individual HPC Pack Licenses
cannot be split between multiple users or between multiple analyses.
Mechanical APDL allows you to use two processors without using any HPC licenses; ANSYS HPC
Pack licenses function independently of this base capability. For example, a Mechanical APDL simulation using a single ANSYS HPC Pack License can access up to eight processors (or cores), as noted
above, and not ten processors (or cores).
HPC Pack Licenses do work with ANSYS Workbench's Remote Solve capability; however, HPC Pack
Licenses are not subject to single license sharing as described in ANSYS Workbench Licensing
Methods (p. 55).
You cannot combine ANSYS HPC Pack Licenses with any other type of HPC licenses, including ANSYS
HPC licenses, in the same solution.
ANSYS HPC Pack Licenses are not valid with academic products.
One ANSYS HPC Pack License can be borrowed at a time. Multiple HPC Pack Licenses or other HPC
licenses cannot be borrowed.
Mechanical HPC, CFX Parallel Computing, CFD HPC, etc. Licenses
These physics-specific licenses will continue to work. The Mechanical APDL application allows you to
use two processors without using any HPC licenses; Mechanical HPC licenses accommodate this feature.
For example, a Mechanical APDL user with two Mechanical HPC tasks can access four processors/cores.
You cannot combine physics-specific HPC licenses with any other type of HPC licenses, including
ANSYS HPC or HPC Pack Licenses, in the same solution.

4.2.2.1. Specifying HPC License Order

Use the HPC tab to define the order in which HPC licenses are used. By default, the physics-neutral HPC
licenses are listed before the physics-specific HPC licenses. If you wish to change the order, select licenses
and click the Move up or Move down button to reorder the list.

Note
Be aware that you can only use five (5) HPC Pack Licenses (a maximum of 2048 processors)
for a single analysis. If you configure your distributed analysis such that it requires more than
2048 processors, the HPC Pack Licenses will not be used, regardless of how many HPC Pack
Licenses are available. The analysis will use the next available HPC license category (for example, ANSYS HPC or Mechanical HPC), and will consume as many licenses as necessary to
accommodate the specified number of processors.

4.2.3. HPC Parametric Pack Licensing

ANSYS, Inc. offers additional license options called HPC Parametric Packs for ANSYS Workbench jobs
requiring multiple design point updates. HPC Parametric Packs enable you to simultaneously update
multiple design points of a single design study while using only a single license of each required base
license. You must use the ANSYS Workbench reserved licensing feature to use HPC Parametric Pack licenses.
HPC Parametric Packs enable a specific number of simultaneous design points, as follows:

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1 HPC Parametric Pack: 4 simultaneous design points
2 HPC Parametric Packs: 8 simultaneous design points
3 HPC Parametric Packs: 16 simultaneous design points
4 HPC Parametric Packs: 32 simultaneous design points
5 HPC Parametric Packs: 64 simultaneous design points
You can use a maximum of five HPC Parametric Pack licenses per design study.
HPC Parametric Packs also work in conjunction with ANSYS HPC and ANSYS HPC Pack Licenses. Use the
HPC licenses to enable multiple parallel processes to be used for each design point.
For more details on working with HPC Parametric Pack licenses in ANSYS Workbench, see Using HPC
Parametric Pack Licenses in the Workbench User's Guide.
Additional Restrictions

HPC Parametric Pack licenses have the following additional restrictions:

HPC Parametric Pack licenses apply to specific ANSYS, Inc. commercial licenses only; see your ANSYS, Inc.
sales representative for a complete list of applicable licenses.
HPC Parametric Pack licenses are supported only on platforms supported by ANSYS Workbench.
HPC Parametric Pack licenses are not supported for Explicit Dynamics.
HPC Parametric Pack licenses are not available for borrowing.
HPC Parametric Pack licenses do not work with ANSYS Academic products.
HPC Parametric Pack licenses do not interact with Ansoft licenses hosted in ANSYS Workbench.

4.3. Setting Up License Queuing

The License Queuing option allows an ANSYS process to wait (queue) for an available license in the
event all licenses are checked out. Activate this option by setting the environment variable ANSWAIT
to 1.
If the ANSWAIT environment variable is not set, then the ANSYS process will terminate with the following
message in the event all ANSYS licenses are checked out. This is the default condition.
Licensed number of users already reached (-4,132)

The License Queuing option may not be available on all products.

4.4. Using License Borrowing

License borrowing (available only on Windows machines) allows a user to take a license for use outside
of the company facility, such as for an engineer to take a license home on his laptop. Before users can
take advantage of license borrowing, the site administrator needs to set up the borrowing environment
(see Run the ANSYS Borrow Utility (p. 40)).
License borrowing is available only if you have borrowable licenses and only on Windows machines;
however, the license server machine that is managing the licenses can be any system that ANSYS, Inc.
supports as a license server. You cannot run both borrowed and non-borrowed licenses simultaneously.
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For example, if you borrow licenses but remain connected to a network from which you can use licenses,
you will be able to use only the borrowed licenses. Likewise, if the machine on which you borrowed licenses is also a license server from which you could normally use licenses, you would be able to use
only the borrowed licenses. You can borrow only one task of any particular license.
This option is available only for the client version of ANSLIC_ADMIN.
1.

Connect to the network where the license server machine is running.

Launch the client license borrowing utility: Start> Programs> ANSYS 15.0> ANSYS Client Licensing>
Client ANSLIC_ADMIN Utility 15.0. Select Run the ANSYS Borrow Utility.

Click Borrow.

Reconnect to the same license server from which you borrowed the license(s).

Launch the client license borrowing utility: Start> Programs> ANSYS 15.0> ANSYS Client Licensing>
Client ANSLIC_ADMIN Utility 15.0. Select Run the ANSYS Borrow Utility.

Select the Return tab. Click Return all. If you wish to keep some but not all of the licenses you borrowed,
you will need to re-borrow them.

Disconnect from the network.

The license(s) you borrowed will be returned to the pool of available licenses.

Note
You must return borrowed licenses from the same account you used to borrow the licenses
originally.

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Some multi-feature products include other products and/or add-on features. The utility will automatically
check out any such included products or add-on features. If you borrow one of these multi-feature
products and then click on the Return tab, you will see the product you selected, as well as any other
products and add-ons that it includes. If you return a multi-feature product early, these products and
add-on features will also be returned.

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This chapter lists problems and error messages that you may encounter while setting up licensing. After
each situation description or error message is the user action required to correct the problem.
For more troubleshooting information, see the FLEXNet Licensing End User's Guide (accessible from the
ANSLIC_ADMIN utility) .
The following troubleshooting topics are available:
5.1. Getting Additional License Debug Information
5.2. Gathering Diagnostic Information
5.3. Problem Situations
5.4. Licensing Installation Process Errors
5.5. Licensing-Related Mechanical APDL Launcher Error Messages
5.6. Licensing Error Messages
5.7. License Manager Installation Directory Errors
5.8. ANSYS License Borrowing Errors
5.9. FlexNet License Log File Errors

5.1. Getting Additional License Debug Information

Use the following suggestions to display or generate additional error messages and debugging information.
View the licdebug file. The licdebug file is generated when you run an ANSYS, Inc. application and
resides in the .ansys subdirectory under the directory specified by the TEMP environment variable
(Windows) or in the $HOME directory (UNIX/Linux). The licdebug filename will vary depending on the
product but will follow the format licdebug.<product>.150.out. For example:
If a licdebug file already exists and is dated today, the information is appended. If it is dated before
today, the existing file will be renamed with a .old extension and a new file will be started.
Mechanical APDL (ANSYS): licdebug.ANS_SOLVER.150.out
ANSYS Workbench: licdebug.ANS_WB.150.out
Mechanical: licdebug.MECH.150.out
ANSYS Fluent: licdebug.FLUENT_SOLVER.150.out
ANSYS Polyflow: licdebug.POLYFLOW.150.out
ANSYS CFX-Pre: licdebug.CFX_PRE.150.out
ANSYS CFX Solver: licdebug.CFX_SOLVER.150.out
ANSYS CFD-Post: licdebug.CFD_POST.150.out.
ANSYS ICEM CFD (includes AI*Environment): licdebug.ICEM_AM.150.out
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ANSYS Icepak: licdebug.ICE_PAK.150.out
ANSYS LS-DYNA: licdebug.DYNA_SOLVER.150.out
Connection functionality: licdebug.ANS_PM.150.out
The directory specified by the TEMP environment variable may be hidden on your system. To view
the directory and file, click on My Computer. Choose Tools from the menu, and then click on Folder
options. Click on the View tab and select Show hidden files and folders. Click OK.
If after following these suggestions, the resulting debug information does not make sense, try these
suggestions:
Confirm that the license manager was restarted or the license file was reread after any changes were
made to the license file. If the user did not make any changes to the license file for the server, check
the date/time that it was last changed. Get the relevant path information from the debug output.
Also, confirm that the same path is being used.
Try restarting the license manager and then attempt to run again. See if the same situation occurs.
If the user installed a new license file but is not seeing it even after restarting the license manager,
confirm that the correct license file is being used to start the license manager. In this case, neither
the client application nor the license manager is using the changed file. Also confirm that if site or
user license preferences were set, the preferences were updated with the new license information.
If the license.dat file is at the end of the path and it is a license file that uses the license manager
daemon/service, then confirm that the license manager is started with the same path as the license.dat file's path. The license manager could be looking at one file in the client application
but the license manager daemon/service was started with another file.

5.2. Gathering Diagnostic Information

5.3. Problem Situations

This section describes problems you may encounter when setting up licensing or running an ANSYS
product, as well as actions you can take to correct the problems.

5.3.1. License Manager Will Not Start

If the license manager will not start, perform the tests that are listed below. Perform the tests in the
order that they are listed.
1. Check the license.log file in the licensing directory on the license server for errors. See the remainder
of this chapter for a list of possible errors and their resolutions.
2. Check the ansysli_server.log file in the licensing directory on the license server for errors.

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3. Verify that TCP/IP is installed and configured correctly. Verify that the IP address is static. See Communications Requirements (p. 12) for information about configuring TCP/IP.
4. Verify that the hostid has not changed. If the hostid has changed, you must obtain a new license.
Linux x64 Systems Linux x64 systems running the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager require the Linux
Standard Base (LSB) package. If this package is missing, you will see one of the following errors when
the license manager attempts to run:
/lmgrd -h
./lmgrd: No such file or directory

In this case, try installing the LSB package from the Linux installation media.
Three-Server Environment In a three-server environment, you could also see a message similar to
the following message when you start the first of the three servers:
***Attempting to start the license manager...
Start the License Manager status:
The license manager failed to start.
This message results when a quorum of servers (2 of the 3) are not yet started. Start the other
servers, or verify that they are already started. When at least two of the three servers are started,
you will see the ANSLIC_ADMIN status window of this server change to reflect that it is now running.
Do NOT attempt to stop the license manager by clicking the Stop the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager
button.
If you verify that at least two servers are started and you still see this message, and the status window
does not update to running in a reasonable time, follow the three steps noted in License Manager
Will Not Start (p. 64).

Caution
When you see this message, do NOT click the Start the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager
button again.

5.3.2. License Manager Will Not Stop

When you attempt to stop the license manager, it may not stop immediately. You should use the Stop
the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager option of the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility to stop the license manager.
We do not recommend stopping the license manager manually; however, if you choose to do so, you
must stop the components in the following order:
1. ansysli_monitor
2. Licensing Interconnect (ansysli_server)
3. FlexNet components (lmgrd first, followed by ansyslmd)

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5.3.3. License Manager Will Not Stop in a Three-Server Environment

When you attempt to stop the license manager in a three-server environment, the license manager
does not stop immediately. You will see a message stating that the currently-installed license file is a
three-server license file. With three-server license files, the license manager could take 60 seconds or
longer to successfully stop. Wait at least 60 seconds. When the license manager has successfully stopped,
the ANSLIC_ADMIN status window will show that it is stopped.

5.3.4. The Application Does Not Show the Correct License(s)

If you do not see the correct licenses in your application, in ANSLIC_ADMIN's Set License Preferences
for User option, or in the Mechanical APDL Product Launcher, check the following:
1. If you received a new license but your application does not recognize it, you may need to reset your
preferences. If you had previously set your license preferences, select Set License Preferences for User
from the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility and add the new license to your list in the desired order.
2. If you had previously defined your preferences and have since installed the license manager to a different
location, you may need to reset your preferences.
3. If you do not see the correct licenses in the ANSLIC_ADMIN's Set License Preferences for User option
or in the Mechanical APDL Product Launcher, and you updated your product order at a previous release,
you may need to manually update your product order again. Use the Specify Product Order option
under ANSLIC_ADMIN's Set Site Preferences.
On the license server machine:
1.

Select the Reset to Default button to see the current release's default product order.

Reorder the products as you wish, including any new products.

For more information on setting product order, see Specify Product Order (p. 46). For information on
setting user license preferences, see Establishing User Licensing Preferences (p. 54).

5.3.5. I Do Not See an HPC Product Category in the Specify Product Order or
the Set License Preferences for User Dialogs
If your site has HPC licenses but you do not see an HPC Product Category in the Specify Product Order
or the Set License Preferences for User dialog boxes, you may already have site license preferences
set (via the Specify Product Order option) from an earlier release. You could also see this problem if
you had set site license preferences and have since installed the license manager to a different location.
To correct this problem, reset the site preferences again after installing the current release by selecting
the Reset to Default button and then resetting your product order preferences on the license server
machine:
1.

Select the Reset to Default button to see the current release's default product order.

Reorder the products as you wish, including any new products.

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5.3.6. FlexNet Log File Shows Unexpected Messages When the License Manager
Is Stopped
On Windows systems, you may see unexpected error messages in the FlexNet licensing log file when
you shut down the license manager. Messages similar to the following could appear:
13:47:49 (lmgrd) Shutting down ansyslmd pid=1860 because of signal 15
13:47:49 (lmgrd) Can't connect to the license server system. Shutdown ansyslmd failed.
13:47:49 ((lmgrd)) 13:47:49 Loop info:(lmgrd) Cannot read data from license server system. (16,10009:10054 "WinSock: Connection reset by peer")
MT:0 VD_HB:5913:47:49 (lmgrd) reset:0Can't shutdown the license server system. Shutdown ansyslmd failed. clients:013:47:49 (lmgrd) fd's:0EXITING DUE TO SIGNAL 15
13:47:49 (lmgrd) ansyslmd exited with status 58 ()
13:47:49 (lmgrd) Since this is an unknown status, license server
13:47:49 (lmgrd) manager (lmgrd) will attempt to re-start the vendor daemon.
13:47:49 (lmgrd) EXITING DUE TO SIGNAL 1
13:47:49 (lmgrd) Can't remove statfile C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Macrovision\FlexNet\lmgrd.620: errno No such file or directory
These or similar messages in the FlexNet log file can be safely ignored in most cases. You can verify
that the service is shown as stopped, and that the ansysli_server, ansysli_monitor, lmgrd,
and ansyslmd processes are stopped via Task Manager.

5.3.7. Unable to Check Out Licenses

If the license manager appears to start but you cannot check out any licenses, perform the tests that
are listed below. Perform the tests in the order that they are listed.
1. Review the Licensing Interconnect debug log file for more information. Use the View Status/Diagnostic
options > View the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect Debug Log File option of the ANSLIC_ADMIN
utility (the Server ANSLIC_ADMIN Utility on Windows) to view the file.
2. On the license server machine(s), review the FlexNet license.log file for error messages. Use the
View Status/Diagnostic options > View the ANSYS FlexNet Debug Log File option of the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility (the Server ANSLIC_ADMIN Utility on Windows) to view the file.
3. If neither log file exists or has a zero length, verify that you have write permissions on the files and on
the directory containing the files (the licensing directory by default).
4. If you have borrowed licenses, verify that you are not attempting to check out a non-borrowed license.
Once you have borrowed one or more licenses, you will not be able to use non-borrowed licenses until
you have returned all borrowed licenses.
You could also encounter problems with obtaining a license if the Licensing Interconnect is still attempting to restart the FlexNet server. Check the FlexNet license.log file. If you see the following lines
multiple times, try rebooting your license server machine:
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(lmgrd)
(lmgrd)
(lmgrd)
(lmgrd)

ansyslmd exited with status 28 (Communications error)

Since this is an unknown status, license server
manager (lmgrd) will attempt to re-start the vendor daemon.
REStarted ansyslmd (pid 103864)

5.3.8. Entries in the FlexNet Options File Are Ignored

If you are using a FlexNet Options file and the Licensing Interconnect is not recognizing those entries
(such as INCLUDE statements), and you are using IP addresses, you must also include the IP address of
the system on which the Licensing Interconnect is running.

5.3.9. Jobs Abort When License Manager Goes Down in Three-Server Environment
If you are running in a three-server environment and ANSYS program jobs abort when one of the license
managers goes down, perform the tests that are listed below. Perform the tests in the order that they
are listed.

Note
If this problem persists after you perform the steps below, you may want to consider
switching to a single-server environment.

Note
When using a three-server environment, we strongly recommend that all three servers be
on the same subnet. If this is not the case, you should consider using three machines which
are in the same physical location and are on the same subnet.
1. Verify that two of the three license managers are still running. Use the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility (Display
the License Status). If the license manager is not already running on all servers, start it on all of them.
2. Check the ansyslmd.ini file in the licensing directory to make sure the server specification is correct.
3. Check to see whether the ANSYSLI_SERVERS or ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE environment variable is set.
If it is, verify that the settings are correct.
4. Verify that the same license file exists on all three license servers in the licensing directory. The hostnames
of all three servers must appear in these files and in the same order. If the license files are not the same
on all three servers, make corrections as necessary and restart the license manager.
5. Verify that the date and time on all license servers are consistent and correct. Make corrections as necessary
and restart the license manager.
6. Verify that the hostid has not changed on any of the license servers. If any hostid has changed, you need
to obtain and install new licenses on all license servers.
7. Verify that the license manager and utilities are installed locally on each license server. If not, run the
installation from the installation media and choose to install the license server only. See the installation
manual for your product and platform for more information.
8. Verify that the ansyslmd.opt files match exactly on all three license servers.

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9. Check the FlexNet license.log and the licensing interconnect ansysli_server.log files for error
messages. See the remainder of this chapter for a list of possible errors and their resolutions.

5.3.10. Licensing Log File Not Created

On Windows, if the license manager starts and licenses can be taken from the license server, but the
FlexNet licensing log file and the ansysli_server.log file are not written, check the Administrator
account. Verify that the Administrator (as well as the individual user) has write privileges to the directory
where the log files are to be written.

5.3.11. Queuing Does Not Work

If queuing does not work, refer to the following list of possible causes and corrections:
Verify that the environment variable ANSWAIT is set to 1.
The license manager is down. In this case, use ANSLIC_ADMIN to start the license manager.
The hostname is mistyped in the ansyslmd.ini file or the ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE environment
variable. If so, correct the name and retry.
You are not licensed for the requested feature. In this case, request a product for which you are licensed.
All licenses for the requested feature are reserved in the license options file. If so, have the license
administrator correct the license options file.
The user is excluded via the license options file from using the licenses for the feature(s) that are installed on this machine.
You are running an application that does not support queuing.

5.3.12. The FlexNet Utility lmutil Does Not Shut Down License Manager
If you attempt to use the FlexNet utility lmutil from an earlier release (such as the FlexNet 10.8.8
version of the daemons) to shut down the ANSYS, Inc. Release 15.0 License Manager, you may see the
prompt to shut down the license manager repeatedly:
lmutil - Copyright (c) 1989-2008 Acresso Software Inc. All Rights Reserved.
[Detecting lmgrd processes...]
Port@Host
1) 1055@pghxpuser7
Are you sure (y/n)?

Vendors
ansyslmd
y

If the current version of the lmutil is not in the licensing directory, the older version of lmutil may
or may not shut down the ansyslmd daemon, but it will not shut down the lmgrd daemon.
To correct this error, use the most current version of lmutil to shut down the license manager.

5.3.13. The FlexNet Utility lmcksum May Give Misleading Information

The FLEXlm utility lmcksum may give misleading information. Do not rely on its results to verify the
accuracy of your license file.

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5.3.14. The Mechanical APDL Launcher is Excessively Slow to Start

If the Mechanical APDL launcher takes an excessively long time to startup (Windows only), make sure
the hostnames in the ansyslmd.ini file and in the ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE and the ANSYSLI_SERVERS environment variables are typed correctly and that the hosts specified by the hostnames exist.
Replacing hostnames with IP addresses may improve the speed as well. Also verify that the port number
is correct.

5.3.15. Mechanical APDL Launcher is Not Using ANSYS150_PRODUCT Environment Variable Correctly
If the Mechanical APDL Product Launcher does not use the product specified by the ANSYS150_PRODUCT environment variable the first time that the launcher is run, you may need to clear
your profiles and settings. In the launcher, choose Options >Delete All Settings/Profiles. This option
will remove any profiles you have saved for this release, and revert back to using the ANSYS150_PRODUCT setting. Please see the discussion on Launcher Menu Options in the Operations Guide
for more details on using the Delete All Settings/Profiles option before choosing this option.

5.3.16. Cannot Run a Product Listed in the Mechanical APDL Product

Launcher
When running the Mechanical APDL Product Launcher, if you see the products listed correctly under
the License field but are not able to run a product (you may see various error messages), the FlexNet
license path (usually <port>@<host>) may not be specified correctly. If you see the products listed
but are not able to run a product, select Tools> Display License Status and review the FlexNet license
path for errors.

5.3.17. No Licensing Interconnect or FlexNet Path Available from Display the

License Status Option
If you select the Display the License Status option from the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility and see a message
stating that the Licensing Interconnect or FlexNet path is empty, try the following:
1. Use the Specify the License Server Machine option of the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility to specify the missing
Licensing Interconnect or FlexNet port number. (On Windows, use the Client ANSLIC_ADMIN utility.) If
the machine is already specified but the error message states that no FlexNet path has been specified,
the FlexNet port number may be missing from the license server specification shown in the Specify the
License Server window. Add the machine's FlexNet port number using the Specify the License Server
Machine option to add this machine to your FlexNet license path.

Note
This particular machine may have been configured to run the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect
without starting FlexNet. Verify that FlexNet is running on this machine before changing
this setting.

2. Check the ANS_FLEXLM_DISABLE_DEFLICPATH environment variable setting. If this environment variable

is set, the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager will not use the license server machine specifications in the ansyslmd.ini file. In this case, only the ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE and ANSYSLI_SERVERS environment
variable settings will be used.
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See Specify the License Server Machine (p. 37) for more information on specifying license server machines.

5.3.18. Cannot Enter Data in Text Fields

On some SUSE Linux systems and possibly other systems, if you cannot enter data in text fields during
the installation or when using the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility, you may be encountering a Tcl incompatibility. To correct the problem, unset the following environment variables before running the installation
or the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility:
QT_IM_MODULE
XMODIFIERS
GTK_IM_MODULE
You should reset these environment variables when you are finished running the installation or using
ANSLIC_ADMIN. Do not permanently unset these environment variables as doing so could affect other
applications.

5.3.19. Cannot See the Entire Run License Wizard Dialog Box
On some SUSE Linux systems and possibly other systems, you may not be able to see the entire dialog
box when you select Run License Wizard from the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility. To correct the problem,
resize the window vertically until the entire dialog box is visible.

5.3.20. Design Point Project Locks Reserved Licenses During a Hang

If you are running a design point study in ANSYS Workbench and are using reserved licenses, you may
need to free licenses if one or more design points hang or do not complete successfully. To do so, you
will need to free the entire reserve. When a user reserves a group of licenses, the group is given a reserve
ID. To free a reserved license without shutting down the license manager, you can use a specific ID,
you can return licenses reserved by a specific user, or you can return all reserved licenses.
If you want to return a license associated with a specific reserve ID, issue the following ansysli_util
command option to find the reserve ID of the reserved licenses:
ansysli_util

-reserve_list

The list of reserve IDs will be displayed. For example, issuing the above command might return output
similar to the following (your output will appear on a single line):
USER
LABEL/RESERVE-ID
jqd MyProject(###)(###)634710595285628367 licabc.acme.com--7782-6343374
PRODUCT
TASK
HOST
FlexNet_SERVER
ANSYS Dynamics <dynamics> 19
jqd.win.acme.com--7782-6343374 1055@licabc
RESERVED_DATE
2012/05/01 14:51:43
ANSYS Academic Mechanical HPC 3

Using the reserve ID from the previous command output, issue the following command to remove a
specific reserve:
ansysli_util -return_reserve_by_id id

If you want to return licenses reserved by a specific user, issue the following command:
ansysli_util -return_reserve_by_user username

If you want to return all reserved licenses, issue the following command:
ansysli_util -return_reserve_all

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These commands remove any free or hung licenses in the reserve; if any of the reserved licenses are
still in use, those running jobs will continue to completion. The design point study will not start new
jobs, since the reserves have been removed.

5.3.21. Removing the Obsolete ANSYS FLEXlm License Manager Service

If you run the server ANSLIC_ADMIN utility, you may see a message displayed indicating that the ANSYS
FLEXlm License Manager Service, used from Release 5.7 through 11, is still on the machine and needs
to be removed. You must have administrative privileges to remove this service. To remove this obsolete
service:

Open a command prompt window. (If the machine has UAC enabled, right-mouse click on the Command
Prompt option from the Start menu and select Run as administrator.) Enter the following commands
in the command prompt window:
net stop "ANSYS FLEXlm license manager"
sc delete "ANSYS FLEXlm license manager"

If you see a message stating that access is denied, confirm that your account has administrator privileges
and that you have opened the command prompt window with administrator privileges. It can take
several minutes for the service to be completely removed. Therefore, after you receive the message
stating that the removal of the service was successful, please allow several minutes for it to complete.

5.3.22. See a File Not Found Message When Running a Licensing Utility
Linux x64 Systems Linux x64 systems running the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager require the Linux
Standard Base (LSB) package. If this package is missing, you will see a message similar to one of the
following errors when the license manager attempts to run, or when you attempt to run a licensing
utility, such as ANSLIC_ADMIN, getFLEXid, or lmutil.
/lmgrd -h
./lmgrd: No such file or directory

If you have confirmed that the file listed does exist, try installing the LSB package from the Linux installation media.

5.4. Licensing Installation Process Errors

If you encounter a problem during the configuration steps of the licensing installation process that
results in a failure or abort, or if you are concerned that the licensing installation did not complete
correctly, try running the Complete Unfinished Licensing Installation Configuration option from the
ANSLIC_ADMIN utility's Tools menu (not available for the Windows server ANSLIC_ADMIN utility).
This option will only repeat the licensing installation configuration steps that correspond to the version
of the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility you are running (client or server) and cannot be used as an alternative
means of installing. If you are installing the license server on a Windows machine and encounter a
problem, we recommend that you try re-running the licensing installation.

5.5. Licensing-Related Mechanical APDL Launcher Error Messages

Some messages that you see from the Mechanical APDL launcher are related to product licensing. These
messages follow. For additional Mechanical APDL launcher error messages, see the Troubleshooting
section of the ANSYS, Inc. Installation Guide for your platform.
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If you see any licensing-related messages, the launcher has encountered an error while trying to
find or retrieve a license. Possible causes are the license manager is not running, no licenses were
found, or the existing licenses have expired. If any of these messages appear, perform the tests that
are listed below in the order presented:
1. Verify that the license manager is running on all license servers by viewing the status window
on the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility. If the license manager is not running, start it on the license
server machine(s).
2. Check the license.log and ansysli_server.log file on each license server for errors.
3. Run Mechanical APDL (ANSYS) from a command prompt to check for additional error messages.
Example (Windows):
"C:\Program Files\Ansys Inc\V150\ANSYS\bin\intel\ansys150"

Check the Mechanical APDL (ANSYS) Output window for error messages and additional information about the failure.
4. Use the ping command to test communication between the client machine and the license
server.
If the ping command does not work, modify the hosts file or the DNS server to contain the
correct host names and IP addresses. Verify that the license server and the client machines
have unique IP addresses.
5. Verify that the ansyslmd.ini file exists in the client licensing directory and that it contains
the correct hostname and port numbers of the license server. If this file does not exist, see
Specify the License Server Machine (p. 37) to specify the license server. If the ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE variable is used to specify the license server, verify that the hostname of the license
server is correct.
6. Verify that the correct version of the license manager daemons (lmgrd and ansyslmd) is being
used. The current version is FlexNet 11.11.1.1.
***Unable to load profile <name> because simulation environment <simulation environment>
is not available.
If you see this message, the simulation environment specified in the named profile was uninstalled
since the profile was created. You will need to specify a new simulation environment and re-specify
any launcher settings to continue. To avoid seeing this message in subsequent launcher sessions,
update and resave the profile, or reinstall the desired simulation environment.

5.6. Licensing Error Messages

*** Licensed number of users already reached.
You may have reached the number of ANSYS product tasks that you have licensed. Wait until a task
has been freed up and try again. If this error occurs on a regular basis, you may want to talk to your
ANSYS sales representative about obtaining additional licenses.

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This error may also occur when licenses have been reserved for certain users, or when certain users
have been excluded from licenses via the license options file.
*** All licenses are reserved for others.
This error may occur if you have multiple INCREMENT lines for the same feature in the license file,
and there are differing fields on each INCREMENT line (such as VENDOR_STRING and the version
field), and licenses have been reserved for this feature. In this situation, the number of reserved licenses is reserved out of each INCREMENT, rather than the sum total of both.
*** Cannot connect to license server.
or
***Unable to connect to FlexNet license server
The license manager is currently not running. Use the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility to start the license
manager. Your license must exist on the license server prior to starting the license manager.
If you install the license manager and a license file, and it appears that the server is running, but
you cannot connect to your license server, try rebooting.
If you think the license manager should already be running, check the FlexNet license log file and
the ansysli_server.log file for errors.
Some other possible causes for this error include:
If Windows Firewall is enabled on the license server, ansyslmd.exe, lmgrd.exe, and ansysli_server.exe need to be included in the exceptions.
The wrong hostname is in the license file (machine ID is correct in the file and when the license
keys were generated). The license manager could not be started.
The wrong license file is on the system (both hostname and machine ID are incorrect and the license keys were created with the wrong ID). The license manager could not be started.
The wrong license file is on the system AND the user changed the server line to have the machine's
hostid but not the hostname. The license manager could not be started.
An incorrect port number was used on the SERVER line(s) in the ansyslmd.ini file or in the
setting of the licensing path environment variable ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE
All of the installed license files have expired.
If none of the above causes are applicable, the Licensing Interconnect may not have started because
it was not able to start the FlexNet server or may have exited after failing to restart the FlexNet
server. Check the FlexNet license log file (license.log). If you see the following lines multiple
times, try rebooting your license server machine:
(lmgrd)
(lmgrd)
(lmgrd)
(lmgrd)

ansyslmd exited with status 28 (Communications error)

Since this is an unknown status, license server
manager (lmgrd) will attempt to re-start the vendor daemon.
REStarted ansyslmd (pid 103864)

*** Feature removed during lmreread, or wrong SERVER line hostid

Some possible causes of this message include:
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There is a typographical error in the license file's SERVER line. Typically, the machine ID was
mistyped when manually entering the license file on a machine.
The user tried to install another machine's license file on a machine and changed the SERVER line
in the file to have this machine's hostname but not the machine ID.
A laptop with a docking station (with an Ethernet card in it) is removed from the docking station
and the license file was made using this card's Ethernet address.
The feature was removed during lmreread but the client is reading an old copy of the license file
that still contains the removed feature.
*** Clock difference too large between client and server.
This message will appear if the date on the client machine has changed. The date should never be
set ahead or behind the actual date.
*** License server does not support this feature.
This message can be generated if the feature has expired (on the server), or has not yet started, or
the version is greater than the highest supported version, or the license file has been edited while
the license server is running and the license file is not reread. Additional causes for this message
include:
If the user is trying to install another machine's license file on a machine AND changes both the
hostname and the machine ID information on the SERVER line to be this machine's information.
The INCREMENT lines contained in the license file are still invalid for this machine.
If new information for the requested feature was added to the license file but neither an lmreread
was issued nor was the license manager restarted.
If a laptop with a docking station (with an Ethernet card in it) is removed from the docking station,
and the license was made using this card's Ethernet address, AND the user edited the SERVER
line, replacing the Ethernet address with the disk signature of the machine (in an attempt to fix
the problem). Such an attempt will not succeed because the INCREMENT lines were created using
the docking station's Ethernet address, which in this situation can no longer be seen on this machine.
If one or more INCREMENT lines that were made for machine A were installed in machine B's license
file and those features were trying to be checked out from machine B.
*** Feature has expired.
Your license has expired; please contact your ANSYS sales representative for a renewal.
*** No such feature exists.
A license does not exist for the requested product. Verify that the ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE environment variable and the ansyslmd.ini file are pointing to the correct license server.
Verify that you are running the correct product. Use the Set License Preferences for User option of
the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility to specify the products and the product order you want to use.
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If you are licensed to run this product, install the license from the license supplied by ANSYS, Inc. or
your ANSYS sales representative using the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility. If you have already created the license, use ANSLIC_ADMIN to reread the license file.
You could also see this message if you are trying to use a license manager daemon from a previous
release. The license manager daemons (lmgrd and ansyslmd) at this release are FlexNet 11.11.1.1.
Failover feature <product name> specified in license preferences is not available.
You may see this message if you specify a particular license (such as with the -p command line
option on the Mechanical APDL (ANSYS) product) and no license for that product is currently
available in the license path. Check the following:
The license may have expired.
All of your licenses may be in use.
You do not have the specified license.
The license is not included in your license preferences as set with the Specify License Preferences
for User in the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility.
Your TECS for this version may have expired.
*** License file does not support this version.
The build date in the program is newer than the version in the license file. You may not be authorized
to run a new release or you may not have installed your new license. If this is the case, install the
license using the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility. If you have installed the new license, use ANSLIC_ADMIN
to reread the license file. To view the build date in Mechanical APDL (ANSYS), use the -v command
line option.
*** Invalid (inconsistent) license key
The license manager daemons for this release are FlexNet 11.11.1.1 (lmgrd and ansyslmd). Verify
that you are not using the license manager daemons supplied with a previous release.
This error can also occur if the license key contains incorrect characters or format (sometimes caused
by transferring the file).
Invalid license file: None of the hostnames in the license file match the system hostname.
This message occurs when you install the license file if the hostname of the system you are running
on does not match any of the hostnames in your license file. Some possible reasons why this can
happen include:
You are attempting to run on a system that has not been included in your license.
The hostname of the system you are working on has been changed since it was used to generate the
license information.
A typographical error was introduced when the hostname was entered when creating the license key.
On some newer Linux machines, the system hostname is not listed consistently in the /etc/hosts
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Hostid option of the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility, the utility uses the localhost information instead of the
correct system hostname. An example of the problematic /etc/hosts file might look like this:
# Do not remove the following line, or various programs
# that require network functionality will fail.
127.0.0.1
localhost.localdomain
localhost
abclinux5
10.99.9.99
abclinux5
abclinux5
[root@abclinux5 ~]$ hostname
abclinux5
[root@abclinux5 ~]$ hostname -s
localhost
[root@abclinux5 ~]$

In this example, the Register License Server Information or the Display the License Server
Hostid option would incorrectly use the localhost information.
To correct the problem, you need to edit the /etc/hosts file and change the order of the
hostname lines. The example shown above would then look like this:
# Do not remove the following line, or various programs
# that require network functionality will fail.
10.99.9.99
abclinux5
abclinux5
127.0.0.1
localhost.localdomain
localhost
abclinux5
[root@abclinux5 ~]$ hostname
abclinux5
[root@abclinux5 ~]$ hostname -s
abclinux5
[root@abclinux5 ~]$

In the corrected example, the Register License Server Information or the Display the License
Server Hostid option would correctly use the abclinux5 hostname.
*** Local checkout filter rejected request.
View the license debug log files (FlexNet license.log and the Licensing Interconnect ansysli_server.log) to find the specific cause of this message.
*** Cannot find server hostname in network database.
This message will appear if one or more of the SERVER computer names do not appear in the client
computer's /etc/hosts file (UNIX/Linux) or the services file (Windows).
***The ANSYS license manager server is down. Unless a connection is reestablished, ANSYS will
exit in nn minutes.
A message similar to this one occurs in a one-server license environment if your license manager
has quit running. In a three-license server environment, the ANSYS, Inc. license manager must be
running on at least two of the three license server machines at all times. If two of the license server
machines go down, or two of the machines are not running the license manager, this error message
will appear in the program output or in a message box. The program will continue to run for nn
minutes to allow the license manager to be restarted or to be started on a second machine if using
redundant servers. When this error message appears, start the license manager on the other machines
designated as license servers.
If you get this message and determine that the license manager is still running, and you are running
in a one-server environment, then the IP address of the license server machine was changed while
the ANSYS product was running (this is usually caused by connecting to or disconnecting from an
Internet Service Provider (ISP) that dynamically allocates IP addresses). To correct this situation, you
must return the IP address to the same address that the license server had when the ANSYS product
was started.
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If the IP address changes after you start the ANSYS product (either because you connected to or
disconnected from your ISP), you can correct the error by restarting the ANSYS product. You should
not need to restart the license manager.
You can avoid this problem by remaining connected to or disconnected from the ISP the entire
time you are running the application.
*** version of vendor daemon is too old.
The license manager daemons at this release are FlexNet 11.11.1.1 (lmgrd and ansyslmd). Verify
that you are not using the license manager daemons supplied with a previous release.
Your version of the ANSYS license client software is out of date. Please refer to Licensing Error
Messages in the Troubleshooting section of the ANSYS, Inc. Licensing Guide.
The version of the license client ansysli_client [version] must be greater or equal to the
client ANSYS_application version [version].
This message indicates that you are attempting to start an ANSYS, Inc. application with an out-ofdate version of the license client while using single license sharing.
If you are using different installation directories for the current and prior versions, you need to ensure
that each version is running from the appropriate installation directory.
If you are using the same installation directory for the current version as you used for the prior
version, try the following solutions:
The license client was running during the installation process and was not replaced. In this case, close
all ANSYS, Inc. applications, making sure that the license client closes, and then run the Complete
Unfinished Licensing Installation Configuration option from the client ANSLIC_ADMINs Tools
menu.
The license client was running during the installation process and was replaced, but the application
is not reading the new client. In this case, close all ANSYS, Inc. applications, making sure that the license
client closes, and restart the ANSYS, Inc. application.
Your version of the ANSYS license manager software is out of date. Please download and install
the current ANSYS license manager from the ANSYS Customer Portal.
The version of the license server ansysli_server [version] must be greater or equal to the
client ANSYS_application version [version]..
This message indicates that you are attempting to start an ANSYS, Inc. product with an out-of-date
version of the license server. You need to update to the latest version of the license manager.
***Cannot read data from license server.
The server and the client are having difficulties communicating. This error is usually caused by the
network setup or by the network data being different from the data in the license file (for example,
the server name, machine ID, port number, or vendor daemon).
Confirm that the information on the SERVER line of the license file is the correct information for the
server.
Confirm that the syntax of the SERVER and VENDOR lines of the license file is correct.

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Verify that TCP/IP is enabled correctly.
Check that the hosts file on the client machine contains the license server.
Try using <port>@<ipaddress> when specifying the server.
***The license server is taking too long to respond. The application has stopped waiting for a
reply. The license server may be experiencing a high demand or a temporary outage. Try again
later.
In rare occasions, your site could be submitting too many requests too quickly (simultaneously or
nearly simultaneously) to the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager. In this case, you will also see that the
license server machine in question is averaging 85% CPU usage or higher. In this scenario, we recommend that you either point some of the clients to a different license server or install one or
more standalone licensing interconnects for some of the clients to use. For instructions on installing
a standalone licensing interconnect, see Run the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect without
FlexNet (p. 19).
***Connection to the license server closed unexpectedly.
If you see the above message and the server is not experiencing any demand, a virus scanner may
be blocking connections to your license server. Rebooting your license server may also resolve the
issue.
Could not bind socket on port 2325. Address already in use.
If you see the above message in your licensing log file, your operating system was not able to free
a port before the timeout period expired. This situation could happen if the port is being used by
some other application, or after you shut down a server if you did not wait long enough for the
ports to free before restarting it. This situation appears to occur more frequently on Sun systems,
because these operating systems have a default timeout period to free a port that may not be sufficient.
On Sun systems, the default is 4 minutes for the CLOSE_WAIT and TIME_WAIT port states. You can
adjust the default timeout period to 30 seconds by issuing either of the following commands as
appropriate for your operating system level:
ndd /dev/tcp -set tcp_time_wait_interval 30000
ndd /dev/tcp -set tcp_close_wait_interval 30000

Consult your system administrator before making changes to your default operating system settings
or to determine which command is appropriate for your operating system level.
***Failed to retrieve license preferences. Please be sure that you are able to connect to the license
server.
If you attempt to set your license preferences and the client information is at a higher release than
the server information, you may see this message. To verify, see the getuserprefs.log file (on
UNIX/Linux machines, in .ansys in your home directory; on Windows, in %TEMP%\.ansys). Note
the last lines in the example below:
2012/08/24 17:18:00
INFO
Not connected to a local port.
2012/08/24 17:18:00
NEW_CONNECTION
Connected to license server: [email protected].
ANSYSLI_SERVERS: [email protected]
Servers: [email protected]
2012/08/24 17:18:01
SITE_PREFS
2012.0806
Your version of the ANSYS license manager software is out
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of date. Please download and install the current ANSYS license
manager from the ANSYS Customer Portal.
The version of the license server [email protected] [1.1.2]
must be greater or equal to the client ALI_UTIL version [1.3.0].

***License File filename has changed. Please do a reread to update the server.
The license file or the FlexNet options file has been changed since the last restart of the license
manager or reread of the license file. The changes will not be available until you restart the license
manager or reread the license file. If you are running the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect and FlexNet
independently and have cached the license file, the cached license file may be out of date. Restart
FlexNet or reread the license file to update the cached license file. If you make changes to the license
file, in addition to rereading the license file in FlexNet, you must also recache the license file in the
Licensing Interconnect by restarting the Licensing Interconnect or by using the Reread the License
Manager Settings option of ANSLIC_ADMIN.

5.7. License Manager Installation Directory Errors

The directory you specified is not valid for one of the following reasons:
Must not be a UNC path
Must not contain a symbolic link or junction
Must not be a filename
Must be an absolute path
Must be in long file name format (not 8.3 format)
Must contain a valid, existing local, fixed-media drive
Please check your path, correct the problem, and retry.
If you see this message or one that is similar, you may need to correct the path to the license
manager. The message will display a particular error code (listed below). The -100 series numbers
indicate errors associated with the path you entered; the -200 series numbers indicate errors associated with the path specified in the service.
-108 / -208: path is a UNC path; UNC paths are not permitted.
-109 / -209: path contains a remote (network) drive; remote drives are not permitted.
-110 / -210: path does not contain a valid drive letter from a to z.
-111 / -211: path points to a file rather than to a directory.
-113 / -213: path is a relative path, which is not permitted.
-114 / -214: root path is invalid. (Example: The drive specified in the path doesnt exist.)
-115 / -215: paths root path isnt a local fixed-media drive path.
-116 / -216: path contains either a symbolic link or a junction, neither of which is permitted.

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-117 / -217: path is a short (8.3) file name format path, which is not permitted.

5.8. ANSYS License Borrowing Errors

***Unable to return <Product>, encountered feature not found attempting to return license
feature <Product.>
If you see the above message when attempting to return a borrowed license before the expiration
date, the -2 -p license manager startup option might have been set. The -2 -p option is not
supported. If you are running an earlier release, you must manually unset the option. In this case,
you may also see the following in the log file:
UNAUTHORIZED lmremove request from <user> at node <host>.
You may also see the above message if the existing server specification does not contain the machine
from which the license was borrowed. To correct the problem, add the machine to the server specification. If the ANSYS Borrow Utility is open when the server specification is changed to contain
this server, you must close and restart the utility after changing the license server specification and
before returning the borrowed license.

5.9. FlexNet License Log File Errors

***Not a valid server hostname, exiting. Valid server hosts are: xxx
The hostname in the SERVER line of the license file does not match the hostname of the system. In
this case, change the hostname in the license file. Other possible causes include:
The license file was put on a machine other than the one for which it was created; therefore, the
hostname is not correct.
The hostname of the license server changed. Change the hostname on the SERVER line of the license file to correct this problem. REMEMBER to send ANSYS the new hostname so that future
license files are made with the correct hostname.
The license file was put on a machine other than the one for which it was created AND the user
changed the machine's ID on the SERVER line but did not change the hostname. If the machine
ID is also wrong, you will also see a message about the wrong hostid on SERVER line after correcting the hostname.
The wrong hostname was used to create the license file. As long as the correct machine ID was
used, you should be able to change the hostname on the SERVER line of the license file to fix
this problem. REMEMBER to send ANSYS the correct hostname so that future license files are
made with the correct hostname.
***Invalid license key (inconsistent authentication code)
The INCREMENT lines in the license file are not valid for this system (HostID mismatch). This error
will also occur if the license file was typed incorrectly. Additional causes for this message include:
If a license file created for machine A is being installed on machine B AND the user changed the
hostname and the machine ID to machine B's in the SERVER line.
If INCREMENT lines created for machine A are appended to an existing license.dat file on
machine B.
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If a laptop with a docking station (with an Ethernet card in it) is removed from the docking station,
and the license was made using this card's Ethernet address, AND the user edited the SERVER
line, replacing the Ethernet address with the disk signature of the machine (in an attempt to fix
the problem). Such an attempt will not succeed because the INCREMENT lines were created using
the docking station's Ethernet address, which in this situation can no longer be seen on this machine.
In a three-server license environment, if the license file was created using an incorrect hostid for
one of the license servers, this message will appear and will prohibit an ANSYS product from
running on any machine. Verify that the hostid in the license file matches the hostid on all three
license servers. If it does not, the license file must be created using the correct hostid for all license
server machines.
***Wrong HostID on SERVER line for license file: <path to license file>
License file is not valid for this machine. Possible causes include:
There is a typographical error. If the license file was entered manually, the machine ID may have
been incorrectly typed in the SERVER line.
The user installed a license file created for machine A on machine B and changed the hostname
in the SERVER line but did not change the machine ID.
The hostid changed on a machine but the hostname stayed the same.
A laptop with a docking station (with an Ethernet card in it) is removed from the docking station,
and the license file was made using this card's Ethernet address.
A license file was made using the Windows disk signature but the keyword 'DISK_SERIAL_NUM='
was not put before the ID. Ethernet address would be expected.
*** XXX : Not a valid server hostname, exiting. Valid server hosts are: YYY.
The hostname listed in the license.dat (YYY) file does not match the hostname of the system
(XXX).

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Chapter 6: Product Variable Table

The following table shows all ANSYS, Inc. products and their associated feature name as used in the
INCREMENT lines.
This table is provided as a reference for both current and legacy products. Not all products listed are
generally available but are included here for customers running an older release. Please contact your
ANSYS sales representative or technical support representative for details regarding product availability.
Table 6.1: Product/Feature Names for Licensed Products
Product

Feature Names

ANSYS Multiphysics Products

ANSYS Mechanical CFD-Flo

ancfx*

ANSYS Mechanical Emag

ane3*

ANSYS Multiphysics

ane3fl*

ANSYS Multiphysics Solver

mpba*

ANSYS Structural Mechanics Products

ANSYS Customization Suite

ans_act

ANSYS DesignSpace

caewbpl3

ANSYS DesignXplorer

dsdxm

ANSYS Fatigue Module

dfatigue

ANSYS Mechanical

ansys*

ANSYS Mechanical Solver

meba*

ANSYS Professional NLS

prfnls

ANSYS Professional NLT

prf*

ANSYS Rigid Body Dynamics

kinemat, dynamics

ANSYS Structural

struct*

ANSYS Structural Solver

stba*

ANSYS Explicit Dynamics Products

ANSYS Autodyn

acdi_ad3dfull, acdi_adhpc,
acdi_adprepost, int4nas

ANSYS Explicit STR

acdi_explprof

ANSYS LS-DYNA

dyna*

ANSYS LS-DYNA PC

dynapc*

ANSYS Fluid Dynamics Products

ANSYS BladeModeler

acfx_bldmdlr

ANSYS CFD

acfd

ANSYS CFD MHD

acfd_mhd
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Product

Feature Names

ANSYS CFD Solver

acfd_solver

ANSYS CFD-Flo

acfd_flo

ANSYS CFD-Flo Solver

acfx_pre, acfx_solver,
acfx_nolimit, acfx_parallel

ANSYS CFX

acfd_cfx

ANSYS CFX Advanced Turbulence Models

acfx_advanced_turbulence,
acfx_turbulence_transition

ANSYS CFX Multiple Frames of Reference

acfx_mfr

ANSYS CFX Multi-Phase Flows

acfx_multiphase

ANSYS CFX Radiation Models

acfx_radiation

ANSYS CFX Reacting and Combusting Species acfx_combustion

ANSYS CFX Solver

acfd_cfx_solver, acfx_pre

ANSYS CFX-RIF Flamelet Library Generator

acfd_rif

ANSYS Fluent

acfd_fluent

ANSYS Fluent Immersed Boundary Module

acfd_ib

ANSYS Fluent PEM Fuel Cell Module

acfd_fcell

ANSYS Fluent SOFC Fuell Cell Module

acfd_fcell

ANSYS Fluent Solver

acfd_fluent_solver

ANSYS Fluent V2F Module

acfd_v2f

ANSYS Polyflow

acfd_polyflow

ANSYS Polyflow BlowMolding

acfd_polyflow_blowmolding

ANSYS Polyflow Extrusion

acfd_polyflow_extrusion

ANSYS Polyflow Solver

acfd_polyflow_solver

ANSYS TurboGrid

acfx_turbogrid

ANSYS Vista TF

acfd_vista_tf

ANSYS HPC Products

ANSYS HPC

anshpc

ANSYS HPC Pack

anshpc_pack

ANSYS HPC Parametric Pack

ans_dp_pack

ANSYS LS-DYNA Parallel

dysmp

ANSYS Pre/Post Processing and Geometry Interface Products

ANSYS Autodyn PrepPost

acdi_adprepost

ANSYS CATIA V6 Reader

a_catv6_reader

ANSYS CFD-Post

acfx_post

ANSYS CFD PrepPost

acfd_preppost

ANSYS Composite PrepPost

acpreppost

ANSYS DesignModeler

agppi

ANSYS Extended Meshing

amesh_extended

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Product

Feature Names

ANSYS ICEM CFD Hexa

aimed, aihexa, aimshcrt,

aibfcart, aiiges, aiacis, aioutput, aioutcfd, aidxf, aiquad,
aimshcrt

ANSYS ICEM CFD Tetra/Prism

aimed, aitetra, aiprism,

aiiges, aiacis, aioutput,
aioutcfd, aidxf, aiquad

ANSYS Interface for Team Center Engineering pdmiman

ANSYS JT Reader

a_jt_reader

ANSYS LS-DYNA PrepPost

dynapp*

ANSYS Mechanical PrepPost

preppost*

ANSYS Meshing

amesh

ANSYS Mesh Morpher

paramesh

ANSYS RBF Morph Module

rbfmorph

ANSYS SpaceClaim CATIA V5 Interface

a_spaceclaim_catv5

ANSYS SpaceClaim Direct Modeler

a_spaceclaim_dirmod

CADNexus/CAPRI CAE Gateway for CATIA V5

capricatv5

Geometry Interface for Autodesk

piautoin

Geometry Interface for CATIA V5

picatv5

Geometry Interface for Creo Elements/Direct

Modeling

1spacdes

Geometry Interface for Creo Parametric

piproe

Geometry Interface for NX

piug

Geometry Interface for Parasolid

rdpara

Geometry Interface for SAT

rdacis

Geometry Interface for SolidEdge

pisoledg

Geometry Interface for SolidWorks

pisolwor

ANSYS Academic Products

ANSYS Academic Associate

aa_a*, aa_mcad

ANSYS Academic Associate CFD

aa_a_cfd, aa_mcad

ANSYS Academic Associate HPC

aa_a_hpc

ANSYS Academic CFD Turbo Tools

aa_turbo

ANSYS Academic Fuel Cell Tools

aa_fcell

ANSYS Academic Meshing Tools

aa_mesh, aa_mcad

ANSYS Academic Research

aa_r*, aa_mcad

ANSYS Academic Research AUTODYN

aa_r_ad, aa_mcad

ANSYS Academic Research CFD

aa_r_cfd, aa_mcad

ANSYS Academic Research Electronics

Thermal

aa_r_et, aa_mcad

ANSYS Academic Research HPC

aa_r_hpc

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Product

Feature Names

ANSYS Academic Research LS-DYNA

aa_r_dy*, aa_mcad

ANSYS Academic Research LS-DYNA HPC

aa_dy_p

ANSYS Academic Research Offshore/Marine

aa_r_om, aa_mcad, aa_r_aql

ANSYS Academic Research Mechanical

aa_r_me, aa_mcad

ANSYS Academic Research Polyflow

aa_r_pf, aa_mcad

ANSYS Academic Teaching Advanced

aa_t_a*, aa_mcad, aa_ds

ANSYS Academic Teaching CFD

aa_t_cfd, aa_mcad

ANSYS Academic Teaching Introductory

aa_t_i*, aa_mcad, aa_ds

ANSYS Academic Teaching Mechanical

aa_t_me*, aa_mcad, aa_ds

ANSYS EKM Products

EKM Individual

ekm_desktop, ekm_md

EKM Shared

ekm_user, ekm_md

ANSYS Offshore Products

ANSYS AQWA DIFFRACTION

acdi_aqwags, acdi_aqwaline,
acdi_aqwawave, acdi_hydrodiff

ANSYS AQWA SUITE

acdi_aqwadrft,
acdi_aqwafer, acdi_aqwags,
acdi_aqwalbrm,
acdi_aqwaline, acdi_aqwanaut, acdi_aqwawave,
acdi_hydrodiff

ANSYS AQWA SUITE with Coupled Cable Dynamics

acdi_aqwaline,
acdi_aqwawave, acdi_cdags, acdi_cd-drift, acdi_cdfer, acdi_cd-libr, acdi_cdnaut, acdi_hydrodiff

ANSYS ASAS FEMGV

acdi_femgv, acdi_fgv_asas

ANSYS ASAS-OFFSHORE

acdi_asas, acdi_asaslink,
acdi_asasnl, acdi_asas-vis,
acdi_beamst, acdi_comped,
acdi_fatjack, acdi_loco,
acdi_mass, acdi_maxmin,
acdi_post, acdi_postnl,
acdi_prebeam, acdi_prenl,
acdi_response, acdi_splinter,
acdi_wave, acdi_windspec,
acdi_xtract, preppost

ANSYS BEAMCHECK

acdi_asas-vis, acdi_beamst

ANSYS FATJACK

acdi_fatjack

ANSYS Electronic Thermal Management Products

ANSYS Iceopt

aice_opt

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Feature Names

ANSYS Icepak

aice_pak, aiiges, aiautmsh,

aitetra, aice_mesher,
aice_solv

ANSYS Legacy Products

ANSYS ASAS

acdi_asas, acdi_asaslink,
acdi_asasnl, acdi_asas-vis,
acdi_beamst, acdi_comped,
acdi_loco, acdi_maxmin,
acdi_post, acdi_postnl,
acdi_prebeam, acdi_prenl,
acdi_response, acdi_xtract,
preppost

ANSYS Autodyn HPC

acdi_adhpc

ANSYS CAE Templates

caetmpl

ANSYS CFD HPC

acfd_par_proc

ANSYS CFX-CAD2Mesh with DesignModeler

cad2mesh, aimed, aioutput,

aiprism, aitetra, agppi,
aiiges, aiacis, aipips, aidxf,
acfx_pre

ANSYS CFX-Flo

acfx_anymodule

ANSYS CFX Full Capability Solver

acfx_pre, acfx_solver
acfx_nolimit, acfx_mfr,
acfx_multiphase, acfx_combustion, acfx_radiation,
acfx_parallel, acfx_advanced_turbulence,
acfx_turbulence_transition

ANSYS CFX-Mesh

cad2mesh

ANSYS CFX Parallel Computing

acfx_par_proc

ANSYS CFX PrepPost

acfx_anymodule

ANSYS DesignSpace Structural

dsstruct

ANSYS Emag

emag*

ANSYS ICEM CFD

aienv, aienvsub, aiprism,

aiiges, aiacis, aiedgeom,
aioutcfd, aidxf

ANSYS ICEM CFD AddOn

aiaddon

ANSYS ICEM CFD Hexa CAA V5 Based (for

CATIA V5)

aihexct5, aihexct5e

ANSYS ICEM CFD Quad

aimed, aiquad

ANSYS ICEM CFD Visual3 / PV3

aivis3

ANSYS Mechanical HPC

mechhpc

ANSYS Mechanical LS-DYNA

ansysds*

ANSYS Multiphysics LS-DYNA

ane3flds*

ANSYS Multiphysics Option 3

ane3fl3*

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Product Variable Table

Product

Feature Names

ANSYS Professional NLT Emag

prfe3*

ANSYS Structural CFD-Flo

stcfx*

ANSYS Structural Emag

ste3*

ANSYS TGrid

amesh_tgrid

Direct CAD Interface - SDRC-IDEAS

aipiidea

Geometry Interface for CATIA V4

picatia

An * after a feature name indicates that an item is a product variable and can be used on a stand-alone
basis to start a product run in the Mechanical APDL (ANSYS) application.
Products listed here use the ANSYS license manager (ansyslmd vendor daemon). ANSYS, Inc. does
supply licenses for products that use other license managers, such as Fluent and Ansoft products which
are not listed above; however, those products will use their respective license manager. To determine
the license manager to which the license applies, see Recognizing an ANSYS, Inc. License File (p. 6)

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Glossary
ANSLIC_ADMIN

A utility that centralizes the various ANSYS product licensing administrative functions. Tasks include, but are not limited to:
starting and stopping the license manager
installing licenses
displaying license status

ANSWAIT

An environment variable that will allow you to queue your ANSYS job in
the event that all ANSYS licenses are in use. Once a license becomes
available and you are next on the queue, your ANSYS job will automatically start.

ANSYS, Inc. License Manager

The ANSYS, Inc. License Manager consists of three components. The first
two are FlexNet components; the last one is an ANSYS component. See
the definitions of each for more information.
lmgrd
ansyslmd
ansysli_server

ansysli

see Licensing Interconnect

ansysli_client

A component of the Licensing Interconnect that is run by ANSYS

applications on client systems. No user configuration or administration is required or associated with this component.

ansysli_monitor

The ansysli_monitor runs on the same machine where the ansysli_server is running and ensures that the Licensing Interconnect
is functioning correctly. If the Licensing Interconnect is not running,
ansysli_monitor can restart it. If the Licensing Interconnect is running
but is not responsive, ansysli_monitor can kill and restart it.

ansysli_server

A component of the Licensing Interconnect that is run on the license

server systems. Use ANSLIC_ADMIN to manage (start, stop, etc.).

ansysli_server.log

The Licensing Interconnect log file, it provides a chronicle of Licensing Interconnect licensing activity, including problems. The Licensing
Interconnect log file is located in the licensing directory by default.

ansysli port number

Communication channel by which the ANSYS, Inc. applications communicate with the Licensing Interconnect. The default ansysli port number
is 2325.

ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE

An environment variable that may be used to specify the license server

machine from which you want to check out a license.

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ansyslmd

This is one of the FlexNet components of the ANSYS, Inc. license manager
used to process ANSYS product licensing requests, including issuing and
returning licenses. ansyslmd, often referred to as the vendor daemon,
is started by lmgrd and must be running to perform the aforementioned
tasks.

ansyslmd.ini

File that resides in the licensing directory. It is created by ANSLIC_ADMIN

utility options Specify the license server machine and Modify license
manager startup options.

backup server

In a three-server (redundant triad) network, the two servers not chosen

to be the master are the backup servers. If the master server goes down,
the backup server listed next in the license file automatically assumes
the role of master. (A backup server is also known as a shadow server.)

borrowable license

A borrowable license is a license that you can use temporarily outside

of the company facility (such as at home on a laptop). A special license
key is required before any license can be borrowed.

build date

The build date is the year, month, and date the ANSYS application was
built. The version field in the license file specifies the latest build date
that can be run using that license. It may also appear as 9999.9999 if a
maintenance agreement is not applicable.

Capability

ANSYS, Inc. has assigned identifiers to each of the specific areas of functionality in the software. We refer to these identifiers as capabilities, which
you may see in ANSYS, Inc. licensing displays and logs. Each capability
can be satisfied by at least one license feature; often, multiple license
features can satisfy a particular capability.

client

A client is a machine that requests licenses but is not a license server

machine (i.e., does not have licenses installed on it).

feature

The word feature, when used in the descriptions of the licensing utilities,
refers to the ANSYS product. See Product Variable Table (p. 83) for the
list of ANSYS products and their corresponding license features.

FlexNet

A component of the ANSYS, Inc. license manager used for all ANSYS
products. Also called FlexNet License Manager. The FlexNet component
authenticates and processes all license requests.

FlexNet license log file

Typically referred to as the FlexNet Debug Log File, it contains information

relevant to licensing activity. This file provides a way of tracking licensing
problems that may occur. The licensing log file, license.log, is located
in the licensing directory by default.

FlexNet port number

Communication channel by which the license manager communicates

with the client (Licensing Interconnect). The default FlexNet port number
is 1055.

floating license

Anyone on the network can run a licensed ANSYS product, up to the

limit specified in the license file. Floating licenses require the license
manager daemon (lmgrd) and the vendor daemon (ansyslmd) to be
running to count the concurrent usage of the licenses.

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IA-32

IA-32 refers to the Intel architecture, 32-bit processor.

IA-64

IA-64 refers to the Intel architecture, 64-bit processor.

license

See license task.

license borrowing

License borrowing allows a user to take a license for use outside of the
company facility, such as for an engineer to take a license home on his
laptop.

license file

A license file grants access to run specified products. Each licensed

product will have an entry in the license file, license.dat, which will
reside in the licensing directory. Proper installation of a license file grants
access to ANSYS products. Install the license file using the Run License
Wizard or the Install the License File options of the ANSLIC_ADMIN
utility or during the installation process.

license key

The actual full license for the product.

license.log

Typically referred to as the FlexNet Debug Log File, it contains information

relevant to licensing activity. This file provides a way of tracking licensing
problems that may occur. The licensing log file is located in the licensing
directory by default.

license manager

Software used for licensing ANSYS, Inc. products. The ANSYS, Inc. License
Manager is comprised of two components: the FlexNet software and the
Licensing Interconnect.

license options file

A FlexNet file containing license manager-related resource information.

This file is created on license server machines by the ANSLIC_ADMIN
utility. By default, the file is named ansyslmd.opt and resides in the
licensing directory. You may specify the following information in the
options file:
Licenses that are reserved for individuals, groups, or machines
Those individuals, groups, or machines that are denied access to licenses

license server machine

A license server machine is a computer that you have designated to be

the administrator of ANSYS product licenses; the licenses are installed
on the server machine(s). One or three systems (redundant triad) can be
used to administer any particular set of ANSYS product licenses.

license task

Each concurrent use of an ANSYS product is a license task. Each use of

an ANSYS product will take a number of license tasks from the total
number available.

licensing directory

The default location for the licensing files. On UNIX/Linux systems, the
licensing directory is /ansys_inc/shared_files/licensing. On
Windows systems, the default licensing directory is <OS_Drive>\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\Shared Files\Licensing, located in
the same drive as the operating system.

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Licensing Interconnect

Communications between the ANSYS applications, lmgrd, and ansyslmd are handled by an intermediary process called the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect. The ANSYS Licensing Interconnect communicates with
the FlexNet license manager to authenticate and process all license requests.

Licensing Interconnect Log

File

Provides a chronicle of Licensing Interconnect licensing activity, including

problems. The Licensing Interconnect log file, ansysli_server.log,
is located in the licensing directory by default.

lmadmin

A group of users that you designate to have the ability to perform license
administrative tasks that are considered disruptive.

lmgrd

One of the FlexNet components of the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager, used
to process ANSYS product licensing requests, including issuing and returning licenses.

LMTOOLS

LMTOOLS is a Windows-only utility that will perform various license administrator functions, such as listing the users of licensed products.
LMTOOLS is no longer sufficient to manage the ANSYS, Inc. License
Manager and the Licensing Interconnect. You should use the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility to start or stop the license manager, check the license status,
etc. However, if you have well-established processes to manage FlexNet,
you can continue to use LMTOOLS (see Advanced Licensing Configuration
Options).

lmutil

lmutil is a FlexNet-supplied utility that will perform various license

administrator functions including: rereading the license file, shutting
down the license manager, starting the license manager, and listing the
users of licensed products. lmutil is the underlying process in several
of the ANSLIC_ADMIN options.

master server

In a three-server (redundant triad) network, one of the servers must be

the master server. The server listed first in the license file automatically
assumes the role of master. The other two license servers machines are
shadow servers (or backup servers). In a one-server network, that server
is automatically the master.

options file

See license options file.

path

When used in the context of a license file path, the list of places that are
searched in order to locate a valid license file. The path is built from
values in the ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE environment variable, settings
in the ansyslmd.ini file, or an actual license file.

product variable

Each ANSYS product has been assigned a specific product variable value.
Use this product variable value when starting a job to specify which
ANSYS product is to be run. For Mechanical APDL, the product variable
may be set by using the -p command line option, the ANSYS150_PRODUCT environment variable, or the Mechanical APDL
launcher. See Product Variable Table (p. 83) for a list of ANSYS products
and their associated product variables/feature names.

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quorum

You may designate either one or three machines to be license servers.

In a three-server (redundant triad) network, license manager daemons
must be running on the majority (2) of the server machines (a quorum)
before requests for licenses will be processed.

redundant (triad) servers

Having multiple machines designated as license servers for an ANSYS

product. Redundancy can be achieved either by having three license
server machines working together in tandem, where two of the three
must be running at all times but serving from a single set of licenses, or
by having any number of license server machines running independently,
each serving from different license files.

server

See license server.

session log

In the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility, all licensing activity is written to an area

on the right-hand side of the utility, called the session log area. The session log maintains a running tabulation of all activity (starting or stopping
the license manager, rereading the license file, errors, etc.). The session
log can also be written to a file that can be used for troubleshooting.

shadow server

See backup server.

task

See license task.

vendor daemon

FlexNet terminology used to refer to the vendor-specific component of

the FlexNet license manager. The ANSYS vendor daemon is ansyslmd.

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Index
Symbols
A
Academic licenses, 40, 54
Agreement number, 51
All licenses reserved, 74
ANS_FLEXLM_DISABLE_DEFLICPATH, 53
ANSLIC_ADMIN utility, 29
definition, 89
display customer number, 51
display license server hostid, 32
display queued licenses, 50
display the license status, 50
editing the FlexNet license options file, 25
editing the license options file, 43
gather diagnostic information, 51
install license, 34
modify startup options, 47
register license server information, 32
reread the license settings, 36
run the ANSYS borrow utility, 40
run the license wizard, 33
set license preferences, 40
set site preferences, 42
shutdown the license manager, 35
specify product order, 46
specifying the license server, 37
start the license manager, 35
uninstall the license manager, 52
update license, 34
using its options (UNIX/Linux), 29
view FlexNet debug log file, 51
View status/diagnostic options, 49
view the ansysli debug log file, 51
view the FlexNet license file, 51
ANSWAIT environment variable, 60
definition, 89
ANSYS
licenses, 7
ansys_pid utility, 64
ansysli, 2
definition, 89
port number, 13
ansysli port number
definition, 89
ansysli_client
definition, 89
ansysli_monitor
definition, 89

ansysli_server, 3
definition, 89
ansysli_server log file
definition, 89
ANSYSLI_SERVERS, 53
ANSYSLI_TIMEOUT_CONNECT, 53
ANSYSLI_TIMEOUT_TCP, 53
ansyslmd, 2, 4-5
definition, 90
ansyslmd.ini
definition, 90
ansyslmd.ini file, 24, 37, 54
ansyslmd.opt file, 25, 39, 43
ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE, 3, 24, 53
ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE environment variable
definition, 89

B
Backup server
definition, 90
boot_ansflex file, 22
Borrowable license
definition, 90
Borrowing
licenses, 40, 60
Build date
definition, 90

C
Caching FlexNet licenses, 18, 47
Caching license servers, 48
Capability
definition, 90
Client configuration, 53
Clients
definition, 90
Commands (UNIX/Linux)
ps, 22
Commercial licenses, 40, 54
Communications requirements, 12
Complete unfinished licensing installation configuration, 29
Configuring redundant (triad) servers, 27
Configuring TCP/IP, 12
Configuring the license server machine, 24
.cshrc file, 37
customer number, 51

D
daemon
vendor, 4-5
Daemons

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starting at system boot time, 22
starting manually, 35
vendor (ansyslmd), 2
Debugging, 63
design points
licensing, 59
Diagnostic information
gathering, 51
Display customer number, 51
Display license server hostid, 32
Display license status, 50
Display queued licenses, 50

E
Environment variables
ANS_FLEXLM_DISABLE_DEFLICPATH, 53
ANSWAIT, 60
ANSYSLI_SERVERS, 53
ANSYSLI_TIMEOUT_CONNECT, 53
ANSYSLI_TIMEOUT_TCP, 53
ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE, 3, 24, 53
Error messages, 63
launcher , 72
license borrowing, 81
license log file, 81
licensing, 22, 73
licensing installation, 72
Establishing user licensing preferences, 54
Expired license, 75

F
Feature
definition, 90
Feature names, 83
Files
ansyslmd.ini, 24, 37, 54
ansyslmd.opt, 25, 39, 43
boot_ansflex
init_ansysli, 22
.cshrc, 37
init_ansysli, 22
license, 2-3
installing, 24
license (license.dat), 24
license files format, 3
license.dat, 34, 54
license.log, 22, 35
viewing, 51
licserver.info, 24, 32
sample license files, 6
Firewall settings, 27
FlexNet

compatibility with other software, 1

definition, 90
port number, 13
FlexNet debug log file (license.log)
viewing, 51
FlexNet license options file (ansyslmd.opt)
editing, 25
FLEXNet Manager, 18, 29
FlexNet port number
definition, 90
floating license
definition, 90
Floating licenses, 1, 7
Format of license files, 3
Freeing a license, 29
Functions requiring lmadmin group privileges, 24

G
Gather diagnostic information, 51
Group
creating, 24
Group restrictions
defining, 25

H
high performance computing
licensing, 57
hostid, 4, 7, 32
hostname, 4, 7, 32
HPC licensing, 57
HPC Parametric Pack licensing, 59

I
IA-32, 91
IA-64, 91
INCREMENT lines, 5, 83
init_ansysli, 22
Installation
license, 34
uninstalling the license manager, 52
Installing license files, 24
Installing the license manager, 11
post-installation instructions, 22
UNIX/Linux, 16
Windows, 14
installing the license manager, 13
Complete unfinished licensing installation configuration, 29

L
Launcher
error messages, 72

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License
error message: has expired, 75
installing, 34
updating, 34
License administration, 29
creating lmadmin group, 29
License borrowing, 40, 60
definition, 91
running, 60
running the borrow utility, 41
setup, 41
License borrowing error messages, 81
License file installation, 24
License files, 2-3
definition, 91
example, 6
format, 3
INCREMENT lines, 5
recognizing, 6
reread, 36
SERVER lines, 4
settings precedence, 54
specifying the location, 24
VENDOR lines, 4
License key
definition, 91
License log file (license.log)
definition, 90-91
error messages, 81
License log file error messages, 81
License manager
advanced configuration, 18
compatibility with other software, 1
Complete unfinished licensing installation configuration, 29
components, 2
daemon, 92
defined, 1
definition, 91
installing, 11, 13
installing on UNIX/Linux, 16
installing on Windows, 14
modifying startup command options, 24
modifying startup options, 47
post-installation instructions, 22
shutting down, 35
shutting down with ANSLIC_ADMIN, 35
starting at system boot time, 22
starting manually, 35
starting with ANSLIC_ADMIN, 35
uninstalling, 52
License methods

sharing vs. separate, 40

License options file (ansyslmd.opt)
definition, 91
editing, 43
sample, 46
License preferences
academic vs. commercial, 40, 54
License queuing, 29, 60
License server
error message: is down, 74
specifying, 26
license server machines, 2
License server machines
definition, 7, 91
display hostid, 32
master, 7
selecting, 7
three-server network, 7
License server manager, 2
License servers
caching, 48
configuring, 24
designating for license checkout, 29, 37
error messages, 22
network licensing , 2
redundancy, 8
registering, 24, 32
shutting down the license manager daemon, 35
specifying, 37
License status
display, 50
License task
definition, 91
License wizard, 33
license.dat file, 2-3, 24, 34, 54
license.log file, 22, 35
viewing, 51
Licenses
customer number, 51
floating, 7
freeing, 29
installing/updating, 34
waiting for available, 60
Licensing
debugging, 63
error messages, 63
problem situations, 64
process, 1
sample scenario, 39
selecting server machines, 7
separate method, 40
sharing method, 40

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tasks, 7
three-server license network, 7
Licensing directory, 1
Licensing environment
setting up, 29
Licensing error messages, 73
Licensing installation
error messages, 72
Licensing Interconnect, 2
defining group restrictions, 25
port number, 13
running independently of FlexNet, 18
running without FlexNet, 18
Licensing Interconnect (ansysli_server), 3
Licensing preferences
establishing for users, 54
licserver.info file, 24, 32
lmadmin group, 24, 29
lmdown, 24
lmgrd, 2, 35
utility definition, 92
lmhostid, 32
lmremove, 24
lmreread, 24
LMTOOLS, 18, 29
lmutil
utility definition, 92
Log file, 92
(see also license log file)

Port numbers
changing, 13
FlexNet, 13
Licensing Interconnect, 13
Preferences
setting, 40, 54
Product list, 83
Product order
specifying , 46
Product variable
definition, 92
PS command, 22

Q
Queued licenses
display, 50
Queuing, 29, 60
Quorum
definition, 93

Master server, 7, 22
definition, 92

Redundant (triad) servers

setting up, 27
Redundant server options, 8
Redundant servers
definition, 93
Registering license server information, 24, 32
Reread the license settings, 36
root login, 29, 52
Running the Licensing Interconnect and FlexNet independently, 18, 21
Running the Licensing Interconnect without FlexNet,
18-19

Network File System

licensing failures on, 24
Network licensing
network licensing considerations, 7
queuing facility, 60
shutting down the license manager, 35
starting license manager at system boot time, 22
starting license manager manually, 35
No license file found for feature error message, 76
No licenses are currently available error message, 73

Sample license files, 6

Sample licensing scenario, 39
SERVER lines, 4
Session log
definition, 93
Set site preferences, 42
Shadow server
definition, 93
Shutting down the license manager, 35
Site preferences
setting , 42
Specify product order, 46
Specifying firewall settings, 27
Specifying the license server, 26, 37
Starting the license manager, 35
Starting the license manager at system boot time, 22
Startup options for license manager

P
Path
definition, 92
Pool of available tasks, 7
Port number
FlexNet, 4

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modifying, 47
Status
viewing, 49
superuser login, 29, 52
Symbolic links, 1

T
Tasks, 7
TCP/IP
dial-up connection, 12
testing whether TCP/IP is installed, 12
TCP/IP requirements, 12
Three-server network, 7
Troubleshooting
ansys_pid utility, 64
getting additional debugging information, 63
license borrowing errors, 81
license log file errors, 81
licensing error messages, 73
problem situations, 64
Troubleshooting ANSYS error messages, 63

U
Unavailable licenses, 73
Uninstalling the license manager, 52
Updating license, 34
User privileges, 29
Using the FlexNet options file, 25
Using the options file, 43

V
Vendor daemon, 2, 5
vendor daemon
definition, 93
Vendor daemon (ansyslmd), 4
VENDOR lines, 4
View status/diagnostic options, 49
View the ansysli debug log file, 51
View the FlexNet license file, 51
Viewing the FlexNet debug log file, 51

W
WANs, 7
Wide area networks, 7

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Table of Contents
1. Installation Prerequisites for Linux ........................................................................................................ 1
1.1. System Prerequisites ......................................................................................................................... 3
1.1.1. CAD Support ............................................................................................................................ 3
1.2. Disk Space and Memory Requirements ............................................................................................. 4
1.3. GPU Requirements ........................................................................................................................... 4
1.4. Additional Hardware and Software Requirements ............................................................................. 5
1.5. Third-Party Software and Other Security Considerations .................................................................... 6
2. Platform Details ...................................................................................................................................... 7
2.1. Compiler Requirements for Linux Systems ....................................................................................... 11
2.2. Select Your Installation .................................................................................................................... 11
3. Installing the ANSYS Software for a Stand-alone Linux System ........................................................... 13
3.1. Pre-Installation Instructions for Download Installations .................................................................... 14
3.2. Product Download Instructions ....................................................................................................... 14
3.3. Installing from a USB Drive .............................................................................................................. 15
3.4. Mounting the DVD Instructions for DVD Installations (Linux x64 Only) .............................................. 15
3.5. Product Installation ......................................................................................................................... 15
3.5.1. ANSYS License Manager Installation ....................................................................................... 18
3.5.1.1. Registering the License Server ....................................................................................... 20
4. Installing the ANSYS Products and the License Server on Different Linux Machines .......................... 21
4.1. Pre-Installation Instructions for Download Installations .................................................................... 22
4.2. Product Download Instructions ....................................................................................................... 22
4.3. Installing from a USB Drive .............................................................................................................. 23
4.4. Mounting the DVD Instructions for DVD Installations (Linux x64 Only) .............................................. 23
4.5. Product Installation ......................................................................................................................... 23
4.5.1. ANSYS License Manager Installation ....................................................................................... 26
4.5.1.1. Registering the License Server ....................................................................................... 28
4.5.2. Network Installation and Product Configuration ...................................................................... 28
4.5.2.1. Export the /ansys_inc Directory ............................................................................... 29
4.5.2.2. Run the Product Configuration Utility on All Client Machines .......................................... 30
4.5.2.3. Configure Licensing for File Server Installations .............................................................. 30
5. Post-Installation Instructions ............................................................................................................... 31
5.1. Post-Installation Procedures for All Products .................................................................................... 31
5.1.1. Post-Installation Procedures for Mechanical APDL and ANSYS Workbench Products ................. 32
5.1.2. Post-Installation Procedures for ANSYS CFX ............................................................................. 33
5.1.2.1. Setting up ANSYS TurboGrid Release 15.0 ....................................................................... 34
5.1.2.2. Using the ANSYS CFX Launcher to Set Up Users .............................................................. 35
5.1.2.3. Verifying the Installation of ANSYS CFX Products ............................................................ 35
5.1.3. Post-Installation Procedures for ANSYS Fluent ......................................................................... 35
5.1.4. Post-Installation Procedures for ANSYS Polyflow ..................................................................... 36
5.1.5. Post-Installation Procedures for ANSYS ICEM CFD .................................................................... 36
5.1.6. Post-Installation Procedures for ANSYS Autodyn ..................................................................... 37
5.1.7. Post-Installation Procedures for Other Products ...................................................................... 37
5.2. Product Localization ....................................................................................................................... 37
5.2.1. Translated Message File Installation for Mechanical APDL ....................................................... 38
5.3. Launching ANSYS, Inc. Products ....................................................................................................... 38
6. Silent Mode Operations ........................................................................................................................ 41
6.1. Silent Product and License Manager Installation .............................................................................. 41
6.2. Silent Product Configuration/Unconfiguration ................................................................................. 44
6.3. Silent Media Installation .................................................................................................................. 44
6.3.1. Silent Uninstall ....................................................................................................................... 45
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7. Configuring CAD Products .................................................................................................................... 47
7.1. Using the CAD Configuration Manager ............................................................................................ 47
7.1.1. Unconfiguring ........................................................................................................................ 48
7.1.2. Running the CAD Configuration Manager in Batch Mode ..................................................... 49
7.1.3. NX Configuration ................................................................................................................... 49
7.2. Configuring the Geometry Interface for NX for ANSYS Workbench Products ..................................... 50
8. Uninstalling the Software ..................................................................................................................... 51
8.1. Uninstalling ANSYS, Inc. Products .................................................................................................... 51
9. Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................................... 53
9.1. Installation Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................ 53
9.1.1. Using ANSLIC_ADMIN to Gather Diagnostic Information ......................................................... 53
9.1.2. The GUI Installation Process Hangs ......................................................................................... 53
9.1.3.The Target Machine Does Not Have a DVD Drive ...................................................................... 53
9.1.4. The Online Help System Does Not Run Properly ...................................................................... 54
9.1.5. CAD Configuration Manager Help Does Not Load ................................................................... 54
9.1.6. Cannot Enter Data in Text Fields .............................................................................................. 55
9.1.7. Download and Installation Error Messages .............................................................................. 55
9.1.8. System-related Error Messages ............................................................................................... 56
9.1.9. High Performance Computing Error Messages ........................................................................ 56
9.2. Installation Troubleshooting - Mechanical APDL .............................................................................. 56
9.2.1.Your batch jobs terminate when you log out of a session ......................................................... 56
9.2.2. Japanese/Chinese characters display in status bar windows on Mechanical APDL on Red Hat
AS 4.0 ............................................................................................................................................. 56
9.2.3. Mechanical APDL Documentation File for User Interface Error Messages .................................. 56
9.2.4. Launcher Error Messages ........................................................................................................ 57
9.2.5. FORTRAN Runtime Error Messages ......................................................................................... 57
9.2.5.1. Intel Linux 64 Systems ................................................................................................... 57
9.2.5.2. Intel EM64T Linux x64 Systems ....................................................................................... 57
9.2.5.3. AMD Opteron Linux x64 Systems ................................................................................... 57
9.3. Installation Troubleshooting - ANSYS Workbench ............................................................................ 58
9.3.1. Startup or Graphics Problems ................................................................................................. 58
9.4. Installation Troubleshooting - ANSYS CFX ........................................................................................ 58
9.4.1. CFX Distributed Parallel Runs Fail ............................................................................................ 58
9.5. Contacting Technical Support ......................................................................................................... 58
10. Applications Included with Each Product ........................................................................................... 63

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List of Tables
1.1. Supported Linux Platforms ..................................................................................................................... 3
1.2. CAD Support by Platform ........................................................................................................................ 3
2.1. Compiler Requirements ........................................................................................................................ 11
5.1. Startup Commands ............................................................................................................................... 38

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Chapter 1: Installation Prerequisites for Linux

This document describes the steps necessary to correctly install and configure all ANSYS, Inc. products
on Linux platforms for Release 15.0. These products include:
ANSYS Structural Mechanics
ANSYS Mechanical Products (includes Mechanical APDL and Mechanical, where supported)
ANSYS Customization Files
ANSYS Explicit Dynamics
ANSYS Autodyn
ANSYS LS-DYNA
ANSYS Fluid Dynamics
ANSYS CFX (includes ANSYS CFD-Post)
ANSYS Fluent (includes ANSYS CFD-Post)
ANSYS TurboGrid
ANSYS Polyflow (includes ANSYS CFD-Post)
ANSYS CFD-Post only
ANSYS Additional Tools
ANSYS ICEM CFD
ANSYS Icepak (includes ANSYS CFD-Post)
Remote Solve Manager Standalone Services
ANSYS Geometry Interfaces
ACIS
CATIA, Version 4
NX
Parasolid
Notes Not all products may be available on all Linux platforms. Please see the remainder of this
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Installation Prerequisites for Linux

At Release 15.0, ANSYS BladeGen, Vista CCD, Vista CPD, Vista RTD, and Vista AFD are not supported on
Linux platforms.
ANSYS Workbench and ANSYS EKM Desktop are installed by default as product components to most
ANSYS, Inc. products.ANSYS Workbench is not installed as part of the products under ANSYS Additional
Tools, nor with the CFD-Post only option. ANSYS Workbench includes the following applications:
The Mechanical Application
DesignModeler
Design Exploration
Meshing
Remote Solve Manager
TGrid
FE Modeler
EKM Desktop
Because some of these applications can be run as standalone applications without ANSYS Workbench,
you will see some but not all of these listed separately as options when you uninstall. In such cases,
you will need to select those options in order to uninstall those components.

Important Notice
If you wish to run multiple releases of ANSYS, Inc. software, you MUST install them chronologically (i.e.,
Release 14.5 followed by Release 15.0). If you install an earlier release after installing Release 15.0, you
will encounter licensing issues that may prevent you from running any products/releases. If you need
to install an earlier release after you have already installed Release 15.0, you MUST uninstall Release
15.0, then re-install the releases in order.

Summary of New and Changed Features

The following features are new or changed at Release 15.0. Please review these items carefully.
The Windows and Linux installation guides have been rewritten and reorganized to enhance ease of use.
Installs and Uninstalls can now be performed from a single unified installation interface.
An installation launcher is now available for the Linux platform. From this launcher, you can run the ANSYS
product, License Manager and EKM installs.
For Windows systems, ANSYS, Inc. Product installation must be performed by users with administrative
privileges.
Enhancements to the installation user interface include:
Improved installation speed
Streamlined content display during the installation process

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System Prerequisites
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1.1. System Prerequisites

ANSYS, Inc. Release 15.0 products are supported on the Linux platforms and operating system levels
listed in the following tables. Patches listed may be superseded by newer versions; see your vendor for
the most current version. See the individual Platform Certification Specifics in this guide for more information on specific platform requirements. For up-to-date information on hardware platforms or operating systems that have been certified, go to http://www.ansys.com/Support/Platform+Support. (This
URL is case-sensitive.)

Note
The ANSYS, Inc. License Manager supports additional UNIX/Linux platforms. Please see the
ANSYS, Inc. Licensing Guide for the complete list of platforms supported by the ANSYS, Inc.
License Manager.
Table 1.1: Supported Linux Platforms
Platform

Processor

Operating System

Platform architecture (directory name)

Availability

Linux x64

EM64T/Opteron 64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7

through 5.9[1]; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 through 6.4,
SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP1
through SP2

linx64

Download /
USB

1. We recommend that if you run ANSYS Workbench on Red Hat, you run Enterprise Linux 5.7 or higher
with the latest available libstdc++ and install libgomp.
Supported Platforms for High Performance Computing Please see the discussions on Configuring
Distributed ANSYS and Configuring ANSYS CFX Parallel later in this guide for detailed information on
supported platforms for distributed computing.

1.1.1. CAD Support

The following CAD and auxiliary programs are supported on the indicated products and platforms.
Products are:
A = Mechanical APDL
W = ANSYS Workbench
I = ANSYS ICEM CFD standalone (some CAD systems may require the integrated ANSYS Workbench Reader)
Table 1.2: CAD Support by Platform
Linux x64
CATIA 4.2.4

A 2, I

Parasolid 26.0

A, W, I

ACIS 24 1

A, W, I
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Linux x64
NX 7.5

W, I

NX 8.0

W, I

NX 8.5

W, I

STEP AP203, AP214

W, I

IGES

A 3, W, I 4

GEMS

Rhinoceros

1. For ANSYS ICEM CFD standalone, ACIS 18.0.1 is the supported version for all platforms.
2. Red Hat requires the installation of i686 (32-bit) glibc & libstdc++ libraries.
3. MAPDL supports 5.1 by default, but 5.2 is also supported if the IOPTN command is used.
4. IGES Versions 4.0, 5.2, and 5.3 are supported.

1.2. Disk Space and Memory Requirements

You will need the disk space shown here for each product for installation and proper functioning. The
numbers listed here are the maximum amount of disk space you will need. Depending on the options
selected for each product, you may require less.
Product

Disk
Space

Mechanical APDL

10.0 GB

ANSYS Autodyn

7.1 GB

ANSYS LS-DYNA

7.6 GB

ANSYS CFX

9.6 GB

ANSYS TurboGrid

8.1 GB

ANSYS Fluent

9.5 GB

Polyflow

9.2 GB

ANSYS ICEM CFD

2.8 GB

ANSYS Icepak

5.5 GB

CFD Post only

8.0 GB

ANSYS Geometry Interfaces

302 MB

Memory Requirements
product installations.

We recommend that you have at least 2 GB of memory available for running

1.3. GPU Requirements

Your system must meet the following requirements to use the GPU accelerator capability in Mechanical
APDL:

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Additional Hardware and Software Requirements

The machine(s) being used for the simulation must contain at least one supported nVIDIA GPU card or
one Intel Xeon Phi coprocessor. The following cards are supported:
nVIDIA Tesla series (any model)
nVIDIA Quadro 6000
nVIDIA Quadro K5000
nVIDIA Quadro K6000
Intel Xeon Phi 7120
Intel Xeon Phi 5110
Intel Xeon Phi 3120
For nVIDIA GPU cards, the driver version must be 319.23 or newer.
For Intel Xeon Phi coprocessors, the driver version must be MPSS Gold Update 3 or newer.
Red Hat Linux 5.x is not supported for Xeon Phi coprocessors.

Note
Mechanical APDL assumes that the Intel Xeon Phi coprocessor driver is installed in /opt/intel/mic/coi. If the installation is located in a different folder, set the ANS_MIC_LIB_PATH
environment variable to the path where the Xeon Phi driver is installed (for example,
/mypath/mic/coi).

1.4. Additional Hardware and Software Requirements

TCP/IP for the license manager (see the ANSYS, Inc. Licensing Guide for more information on TCP/IP)
Approximately twice as much swap space as memory. The amount of memory swap space on the system
may limit the size of the model that can be created and/or solved.
Graphics card compatible with the supported operating systems, capable of supporting 1024x768 High
Color (16-bit) and a 17-inch monitor compatible with this type of graphics card; ANSYS CFX products and
ANSYS TurboGrid require 24-bit color and that antialiasing on your graphics card be disabled. Refer to
your operating system's documentation for specific instructions.
X11, OpenGL graphics libraries
Mesa-libGL (OpenGL) is required to run data-integrated ANSYS Workbench applications such as Mechanical.
If you are using Exceed to run ANSYS Workbench products, Exceed 3D is required. Exceed 3D 2008 Service
Pack 9 or higher is recommended.
For Fluent, CFX-Pre, and CFD-Post, a three-button mouse is required to access all available functionality.
PDF reader software is required to read the installation guides and other user documentation.
Fluent graphics are not officially supported when running under Exceed.
CFX-RIF requires 32-bit X11 libraries when running on a 64-bit machine.

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1.5. Third-Party Software and Other Security Considerations

The following third-party products are used as part of the installation process. In order for the installation
to work properly, you must allow access to these products.
Product Name

Executable Name

Tcl

tclsh

wish

Perl

perl

GNU gzip

gzip

GNU tar

tar

ANSYS, Inc. products may have softlinks that require 777 permissions. In addition, the following thirdparty products are known to contain softlinks that require 777 permissions:
MainWin
CPython
Mono
Python
Perl
GCC
Qt
Qwt
HPMPI
PCMPI
IMPI
MPICH
OPENMPI
INTELMPI
PCMPI

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Chapter 2: Platform Details

Linux
For ALL 64-bit Linux platforms, OpenMotif, and Mesa libraries should be installed. These libraries are
typically installed during a normal Linux installation. You will also need the xpdf package to view the
online help.
You can find the necessary OpenMotif libraries for your platform at http://www.motifzone.net.
SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 requires SP1 or SP2. After installing the SP1/SP2 updates, you must also install
OpenMotif and the prerequisites from the SLES11 SDK DVD, as well as the OpenMotif22 packages (recommended packages are openmotif22-libs-2.2.4-138.18.1.x86_64.rpm and openmotif22-libs-32bit-2.2.4138.18.1.x86_64.rpm from SLED11 SP1 x86_64 distribution. You may need to use "rpm -iv -force" to install
these).
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 base install requires patch kernel-2.6.3271.14.1.el6.x86_64.rpm and kernel-devel-2.6.32-71.14.1.el6.x86_64.rpm.
In addition, you need to install the following libraries:
libXp.x86_64
xorg-x11-fonts-cyrillic.noarch
xterm.x86_64
openmotif.x86_64
compat-libstdc++-33.x86_64
libstdc++.x86_64
libstdc++.i686
gcc-c++.x86_64
compat-libstdc++-33.i686
libstdc++-devel.x86_64
libstdc++-devel.i686
compat-gcc-34.x86_64
gtk2.i686
libXxf86vm.i686
libSM.i686
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Red Hat no longer includes the 32-bit libraries in the base configuration so you must install those separately.
Additional requirements for Intel, AMD Opteron, and EM64T Linux systems are detailed below.
ANSYS, Inc. License Manager Linux x64 systems running the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager require
the Linux Standard Base (LSB) 3.0 package.
CATIA V4 with Mechanical APDL To run CATIA V4 with Mechanical APDL on Linux 64-bit platforms,
you must have the following Linux 32-bit i686 libraries:
glibc
libstdc++
ANSYS Workbench If you are running ANSYS Workbench using the KDE desktop environment, set
the focus stealing prevention level to "None" to prevent the project save dialog boxes from appearing
behind the application window:
1.

Use the kcontrol command to launch the KDE Control Center.

In the Control Center window, select Desktop> Window Behaviour> Advanced.

Change Focus Stealing Prevention Level to None.

Click Apply.

If you are running on KDE 4 or if the kcontrol command does not exist, use System Settings to set
the focus stealing prevention setting level to "None":
1.

Use the systemsettings command to launch the System Settings.

In the System Settings window, select General> Window Behaviour> Focus.

Change Focus Stealing Prevention Level to None.

Click Apply.

Semaphore Limit On some Linux systems, ANSYS Workbench reaches a system limit on the number
of semaphores in the Linux configuration. In this case, you will see a message similar to the following:
sem_lock->semop->op_op: Invalid argument
sem_unlock->semctl: Invalid argument
To increase the number of semaphores, run the following command as owner or root:
% echo 256 40000 32 32000 > /proc/sys/kernel/sem

This modification takes effect immediately, but is reset at the next reboot. To avoid resetting the limit
when rebooting, add the above command to one of your systems startup scripts by copying the command into a file called mod_sem and then setting up the following links to execute the file each time
you restart your system:
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cp mod_sem /etc/init.d
ln -s /etc/init.d/mod_sem /etc/rc3.d/S61mod_sem
ln -s /etc/init.d/mod_sem /etc/rc5.d/S61mod_sem

Mechanical, Meshing, DesignModeler, and FE Modeler Applications If you are using a localized
operating system (such as French or German), you must set the mwcontrol VisualMainWin control on
any machines running these applications in order for these applications to recognize the correct numerical format. ANSYS Workbench must already be installed before setting this control.
First, you need to ensure that the /v150/aisol/WBMWRegistry/ directory has write permissions.
From the /v150/aisol/ directory, issue the following command:
chmod -R 777 WBMWRegistry/

Then, use the following procedure to set mwcontrol for your locale:
1.

cd to <wb_install directory>/v150/aisol

Issue the following command:

./.workbench -cmd mwcontrol

On the MainWin Control Panel, select Regional Settings.

Select the Regional Settings tab.

Change the language in the dropdown to match the language you want to use.

Check the Set as system default locale option.

Click Apply to accept the changes, and then click OK to dismiss the Change Regional Settings notification.

Using Fluent with Infiniband On some operating systems, the default amount of physical memory
that can be pinned/locked by a user application is set to a low value and must be explicitly increased.
A value recommended by Intel is 90% of the physical memory. Therefore, for a system with 8GB of
memory, the following should be added to the /etc/security/limits.conf file:
* hard memlock unlimited
* soft memlock unlimited

The need for increasing the limits may be indicated by the following error message with Platform MPI:
fluent_mpi.15.0.0: Rank 0:1: MPI_Init: ibv_create_cq() failed
fluent_mpi.15.0.0: Rank 0:1: MPI_Init: Can't initialize RDMA device
fluent_mpi.15.0.0: Rank 0:1: MPI_Init: MPI BUG: Cannot initialize RDMA protocol
libibverbs: Warning: RLIMIT_MEMLOCK is 32768 bytes.
This will severely limit memory registrations

When Fluent is launched by a scheduler (like PBSPro, SGE, etc.), these limits may be reset by the
scheduler. Users may check running the limit command within and without the scheduler to compare.
Any differences, indicate the issue above.
If you use PBSPro, add ulimit -l unlimited directly in the pbs_mom startup script, and let PBS
reload the pbs_mom.
If you use SGE, you must change the startup script /etc/init.d/sgeexecd to include the ulimit
-l unlimited command as shown in the following example:

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-- BEGIN -if [ "$startup" = true ]; then
# execution daemon is started on this host!
echo " starting sge_execd"
exec 1>/dev/null 2>&1
ulimit -l unlimited
$bin_dir/sge_execd
else
-- END --

Once this modification is in place, restart SGE to set the correct memory limits on the SGE daemon and
any invoked processes.
Using the Fluent Launcher On Linux systems, you must have the following package (as appropriate
for your platform) installed in order to use the Fluent launcher:
Red Hat 5: compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-61
Red Hat 6: compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-69
SUSE 10: compat-libstdc++-5.0.7-22.2
SUSE 11: libstdc++33
Using ANSCUSTOM If you use ANSCUSTOM to link your own version of ANSYS Release 15.0 on a
SUSE SLES10.x box, you may see two unsatisfied externals that are system, not ANSYS files, due to the
linker looking for some system files in a Red Hat directory on a SUSE box.
To work around this problem, run the following as root:
mkdir p /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/3.4.6
ln -sf /usr/lib/gcc/i586-suse-linux/2.95.3/crtbegin.o /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/
3.4.6/crtbegin.o
ln -sf /usr/lib/gcc/i586-suse-linux/2.95.3/crtend.o
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/
3.4.6/crtend.o

The revision numbers shown in the examples (2.95.3 and 3.4.6) may be different on your system. The
linker will specify where it is trying to find the crtbegin.o and crtend.o files; that location will be
the last part of the above commands. You can use the Linux locate command to find the existing
crtbegin.o and crtend.o files; that location would be the first part of the above commands.
System Libraries On 64-bit Linux linx64 systems, the ANSYS Release 15.0 executable is looking for
system libraries that do not have revision numbers appended to the end of their file names. On some
SUSE systems, the graphics libraries all have revision numbers appended to the end of the library filenames. In these cases, ANSYS quits because the loader cannot find all of the libraries that it is looking
for. When running ANSYS Release 15.0, the loader will inform you that it is unable to locate a specific
library (for example, libXm.so). Using the Linux locate command, find the library (libXm.so in
this example) on your system and add the appropriate symbolic link as seen below.
To overcome this possible problem, run the following as root:
ln
ln
ln
ln
ln
ln
ln
ln
ln
ln

-sf
-sf
-sf
-sf
-sf
-sf
-sf
-sf
-sf
-sf

/usr/lib64/libGLU.so.1.3.060402
/usr/X11R6/lib64/libXm.so.3.0.3
/usr/X11R6/lib64/libXp.so.6.2
/usr/X11R6/lib64/libXt.so.6.0
/usr/X11R6/lib64/libXext.so.6.4
/usr/X11R6/lib64/libXi.so.6.0
/usr/X11R6/lib64/libX11.so.6.2
/usr/X11R6/lib64/libSM.so.6.0
/usr/X11R6/lib64/libICE.so.6.4
/lib64/libgcc_s.so.1

/usr/lib64/libGLU.so
/usr/X11R6/lib64/libXm.so
/usr/X11R6/lib64/libXp.so
/usr/X11R6/lib64/libXt.so
/usr/X11R6/lib64/libXext.so
/usr/X11R6/lib64/libXi.so
/usr/X11R6/lib64/libX11.so
/usr/X11R6/lib64/libSM.so
/usr/X11R6/lib64/libICE.so
/lib64/libgcc.so

For Linux, you may need the following:

ln -sf /usr/lib64/libXm.so.4.0.0 /usr/lib64/libXm.so.3

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Select Your Installation

The revision numbers appended to the filenames on the left may be different on your system.
Intel Linux
ANSYS was built and tested on Red Hat using the compilers as noted in Table 2.1: Compiler Requirements (p. 11). The ANSYS solver is built on Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 4 (Update 5).
For ANSYS Workbench and ANSYS Autodyn, you may need to increase the stack size; we recommend
setting to 1 GB. Add the following to your configuration file:
For the Bourne (bash) shell:
ulimit -s 1024000

For the C (csh) shell:

limit stacksize 1024000

Other shells may have different settings; please refer to your shell documentation for specific details.
AMD Opteron
ANSYS was tested on a generic Opterontm system running Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 5.3.
Intel Xeon EM64T
ANSYS was built and tested on a generic Intel EM64T system running Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release
5.3.
If you are running on Intel's Xeon EM64T system, we recommend that you turn CPU hyperthreading
off (default is on). A system administrator needs to reboot the system and enter the BIOS to turn
the hyperthreading option off.

2.1. Compiler Requirements for Linux Systems

Table 2.1: Compiler Requirements
Mechanical APDL,
ANSYS Workbench
Compilers*

CFX Compilers*

Fluent Compilers*

AUTODYN
Compilers*

Intel 12.1 (FORTRAN, C, C++)

GCC (typically installed Intel 12.1

as part of the operating (FORTRAN, C,
system)
C++)

Linux (all versions)

Intel 12.1 (FORTRAN,
C, C++)

* Compilers are required only if you will be using User Programmable Features (UPF), User Defined
Functions (UDF), or other customization options.

2.2. Select Your Installation

The next step is to select your installation type. Please select the option below that matches your installation.
Installing the ANSYS Software for a Stand-alone Linux System (p. 13)
Installing the ANSYS Products and the License Server on Different Linux Machines (p. 21)

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Chapter 3: Installing the ANSYS Software for a Stand-alone Linux

System
This section explains how to install ANSYS, Inc. products, including ANSYS client licensing, as well as
the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager.
The default installation expects you to be logged in as root. You can install as non-root; however, if you
are not logged in as root, you will not be able to set the /ansys_inc symbolic link and may potentially
experience permission problems. The inability to set the /ansys_inc symbolic link will in no way inhibit your ability to run ANSYS, Inc. products; it is provided as a convenience.
If you do not use the /ansys_inc symbolic link, you must install all releases into a common directory
to ensure license manager compatibility and availability among releases and products.
If you did not use the /ansys_inc symbolic link, you must replace all references to /ansys_inc/v150
or <install_dir> with the actual installation path you used.

Before You Begin

We recommend that you have the following information available before you begin this installation:
An account on the ANSYS Customer Portal. If you do not have an account, you may register at https://
support.ansys.com/portal/site/AnsysCustomerPortal to receive your own account.
Your license file from ANSYS, Inc., saved to a temporary directory. For more information, see Registering
the License Server (p. 20).
Open port numbers for both the FLEXlm and ANSYS Licensing Interconnect. Defaults are 1055 and 2325,
respectively. To verify that these port numbers are available, open a command line and enter the following
command:
netstat -a -t

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This section is divided into four sets of instructions:
Product Download Instructions: This set of instructions describes the download and extraction process.
Product Installation with Client Licensing: This set of instructions describes the product installation, including
the client licensing portion.
License Manager Installation: This set of instructions describes the license manager installation.
Post Installation Procedures for All Products: This is a set of instructions that describes any configuration
steps that may be required for the various products.
Both the product and the license manager will be installed on the same machine. You must complete
both the client licensing portion and the license manager installation in order to run ANSYS, Inc. products.

3.1. Pre-Installation Instructions for Download Installations

Before downloading the installation files, you need to accurately determine your platform type. Versions
that are optimized for different chip sets from the same vendor can have similar names, causing confusion. We strongly recommend that you run the get_ansys_platform150 script on each machine
first. This script will output the correct platform name for each machine on which it is run.
We strongly recommend that you review the Read Download Instructions and Product Information
file included on the download site for the most current download instructions.

3.2. Product Download Instructions

To download the installation files from our website, you will need to have a current technical support
agreement.
Depending on the product/platform combination(s) you choose, you may need to download multiple
files.
1.

From the Customer Portal, https://support.ansys.com/portal/site/AnsysCustomerPortal, click Downloads

> Full Products.
Step 1 of the ANSYS Download Center Select Full Products page is displayed.

Select all products you wish to download by clicking the + to the right of each product group title and
selecting the appropriate check boxes. Alternatively, you can click the Select All or Select Only Licensed
Products options from the top of the page.
Each product you select is displayed on the right side of the page under Selected Downloads.

After selecting all products, click Next Step.

Step 2 of the ANSYS Download Center Select Full Products page displays all selected products by
operating system.

Click the link(s) for the appropriate operating system and download each package to a new temporary
folder.

After the downloads have completed, uncompress each package using standard uncompression utilities
for your specific platform. We strongly recommend that you extract the files into new, temporary directories.

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6.

Begin the product installation as described in the next section.

3.3. Installing from a USB Drive

Insert the USB drive into an appropriate USB slot on your computer. Navigate to the root directory of
the USB drive and Run ./INSTALL. Continue with the steps described in Product Installation (p. 15).

3.4. Mounting the DVD Instructions for DVD Installations (Linux x64 Only)
If you install ANSYS, Inc. products from the installation media (DVD), you will need to run the installation
procedure using either a locally- or remotely-mounted DVD, depending on your site's system.
For a locally-mounted DVD installation, issue the following commands:
mkdir dvdrom_dir
mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom dvdrom_dir

If the target machine does not have a DVD reader, first follow the steps for locally-mounted DVD, and
then follow the procedure below for remotely-mounted DVDs:
Remotely-Mounted DVD Procedure
1.

Add the dvdrom_dir directory to the /etc/exports file on the machine with the DVD device. A
sample /etc/exports entry is:
/dvdrom_dir *(ro)

or
/dvdrom_dir (ro)

Run exportfs to export the dvdrom_dir directory:

exportfs a

Check the manual page for 'exports' for the correct syntax, as different Linux versions can have
different syntax.
3.

Log on to the machine where you wish to install ANSYS, Inc. products and issue the following commands:
mkdir dvdrom_dir2
mount -t nfs Host:cdrom_dir dvdrom_dir2

where Host is the hostname of the machine where the DVD device is located.
Run man exports for more information.

3.5. Product Installation

Navigate to the directory where you extracted the files. Run ./INSTALL. If you downloaded the installation package, this file will reside in the directory where you untarred the downloaded files. If you are
running from a DVD, this file will reside in the top level of the DVD.

The ANSYS, Inc. Installation Launcher appears.

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From the options along the left side of the launcher you can install ANSYS products, ANSYS EKM
Server, and the ANSYS License Manager. You can access the installation guide for the ANSYS EKM
Server from the Downloads page on the Customer Portal.
The ANSYS, Inc. Quick Start Installation Guide, ANSYS, Inc. Quick Start Licensing Guide, System Requirements Guide and complete Installation Help Guide can be accessed through the options located
along the bottom of the launcher.
Select the language you want to use from the drop-down menu in the upper right corner. English
is the default.
3.

Click the Install ANSYS Products option.

The license agreement appears. Read the agreement, and if you agree to the terms and conditions,
select I Agree. Click Next.

The directory where you wish to install the ANSYS, Inc. products is shown in the Install Directory field.
You can install the products into any directory you wish, but you must have write permissions to the
directory you choose. The default is /ansys_inc. We recommend using the default directory.
We strongly recommend that you also set the symbolic link /ansys_inc to the directory where
the ANSYS, Inc. product is installed. The symbolic link option is available only if you are installing
as root and is set by default. If you choose not to specify the symbolic link or are installing as a
non-root user, substitute the directory path where you installed the product for all subsequent
occurrences of /ansys_inc in this guide.
If you do not use the /ansys_inc symbolic link, you must install all releases into a common
directory to ensure license manager compatibility and availability among releases and products.
If you have already installed the ANSYS Workbench Framework for Ansoft, you must install any
additional ANSYS, Inc. products into the same directory.

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On Linux, you can choose Disable RSS to disable automatic internet feeds to ANSYS, Inc. products.
Click Next.
6.

All products available in the installation package(s) you downloaded are listed. You can select or deselect
any combination of products. ANSYS Workbench is automatically installed with most ANSYS, Inc. products;
there is no individual product selection for ANSYS Workbench.
If you select NX or ICEM CFD NX, you will have additional installation steps. This installation assumes
you are not installing these CAD packages. Deselect these options before continuing.
You will also see an estimate of the disk space required to install all of the selected components,
and the disk space you have available. The actual amount of disk space required may be less, but
if you choose to run the installation with insufficient disk space available, we strongly recommend
that you review the log files at the end of the installation to verify that all products were installed
correctly. Installation log files are written to the installation directory.
Select the products you want to install and click Next.

The dates on the licensing files being installed are compared to any that may already exist on your
machine. Click Next.

A summary screen appears listing your installation selections. Please review this list carefully to verify
that it is correct. When you are sure all selections are correct, click Next to begin the installation.

The installation progress screen displays a status bar towards the bottom of the installation window.
This status bar tracks the percentage or packages that have been installed on your computer.. Depending
on the number of products you have selected, the installation time required could be lengthy. You will
not be able to interrupt the installation process. Please be patient while the installation completes.

Note
Clicking the View Details Progress Log button opens a second window that displays
the name of each product package as it is uncompressed and installed.

10. When the product installation has completed, click Next to begin the client licensing configuration. A
Licensing Client Configuration window appears.
Licensing settings are recorded in a configuration file named ansyslmd.ini. If the licensing
software has not previously been installed on this machine a new screen, Specify the License
Server Machine - Add Server Machine Specification appears.
You will need to specify the port numbers to be used by the ANSYS licensing. Defaults are provided
and will work in most cases. You may need to check with your IT department to confirm that the
default port numbers are valid or to get different port numbers if necessary.
Then specify the hostname. For this installation, you will be configuring your machine to act as a
license server. Type in your machine name and click OK.
11. When the client licensing installation has completed, click Exit on the Licensing Client Configuration
window.

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12. The product installation window reappears with a message noting that the installation is complete.
Click Next.
13. On the next screen, you can complete the survey or you can click Finish immediately to skip the survey
and complete the product installation.

3.5.1. ANSYS License Manager Installation

Follow the instructions below to install the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager on your Linux machine. Because
you will not be using a network server, you must install and configure the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager
on your machine. The License Manager controls access to the ANSYS, Inc. products you have purchased.
1.

Navigate to the directory where you extracted the files. Run ./INSTALL.LM. If you downloaded the
license manager installation package, this file will reside in the directory where you untarred the
downloaded files. If you are running from a DVD, this file will reside in the top level of the DVD.

You may see a warning stating that if the license manager is currently running, it will be shut down.
This installation assumes that you have not previously installed the products or the licensing on this
machine, and you are not pointing to a network license server machine. You may safely ignore this
message and click OK.

Select the language you want to use. English is the default.

The license agreement appears. Read the agreement, and if you agree to the terms and conditions,
select I Agree. Click Next.

The directory where you wish to install the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager is shown in the Install Directory
field. You can install the products into any directory you wish, but you must have write permissions to
the directory you choose. The default is /ansys_inc. We recommend using the default directory. You
must use the same directory where the products were installed.

The ANSYS, Inc. License Manager is selected as the only product available to install. As with the product
installation, the required and available disk space numbers are shown. Click Next.

The licensing file dates are compared to ensure that the most recent version of the licensing files are
being used. This installation assumes that this is the first time you are installing ANSYS, Inc. products
on this machine; therefore, no licensing files will already exist and the files included with the installation
package will be used. Click Next.

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The ANSYS, Inc. License Manager is now being installed and configured on your system. The installation window displays the individual actions as they occur. When the installation is complete, the
window displays any installation errors or warnings. Review this information carefully.
9.

When the license manager installation completes, click Next to begin the license manager configuration.

10. The License Server Installation Configuration window appears, and several configuration steps will
be completed. When the ANSYS, Inc. License Wizard appears, it will prompt you for the necessary information at each step. During this process, the license manager will be shut down if it is running. Be
aware that this can impact any users currently running using the license manager. Verify that the Type
of License Server selected at the bottom of the screen is Run the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect with
FLEXlm (default). Click Continue.
11. The next step is to install a license file. Click Continue. You will then need to specify the location of
the license file sent to you by ANSYS, Inc. Use the Browse button on the file locater dialog box to
navigate to the location of the license file. If you do not have a license file, please refer to Registering
the License Server (p. 20)
12. Click Continue to configure the local machine as the license server (the default action).
13. Click Continue to start the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager.
14. Click Exit to close the License Wizard.
15. Click Exit to close the Licensing Server Installation Configuration screen.
16. Click Exit to close the License Manager Installation screen.
17. Click Exit to close the ANSYS, Inc. Installation Manager.
18. Open a terminal window and navigate to your ANSYS installation. The following table lists the default
paths to start the ANSYS products you have installed.

Application Locations
Application

How to Launch

CFD Post

/ansys_inc/v150/cfdpost

CFX

/ansys_inc/v150/CFX/bin/<productname>
Where <productname> can be cfx5, cfx5launch, cfx5pre, cfxsolve, or cfx5post.

FLUENT

/ansys_inc/v150/fluent/bin/fluent

ICEM-CFD

/ansys_inc/v150/icemcfd/icemcfd

ICEPAK

/ansys_inc/v150/icepak/icepak

PolyFlow

/ansys_inc/v150/polyflow/bin/polyflow

Turbogrid

/ansys_inc/v150TurboGrid/bin/cfxtg

Workbench

/ansys_inc/v150/Framework/bin/Linux64/runwb2

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2. Select OK and Create File to save this information to a file named licserver.info by default.
3. Return the resulting licserver.info file to your ANSYS, Inc. sales representative. ANSYS, Inc. or your
sales representative will then supply you with your license keys.
4. Use the Run the License Wizard option of the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility to enter your license key and start
the license manager.
After completing the installation process, please refer to Post-Installation Instructions (p. 31)

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This section explains how to install ANSYS, Inc. products, including ANSYS client licensing, as well as
the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager.
The default installation expects you to be logged in as root. You can install as non-root; however, if you
are not logged in as root, you will not be able to set the /ansys_inc symbolic link and may potentially
experience permission problems. The inability to set the /ansys_inc symbolic link will in no way inhibit your ability to run ANSYS, Inc. products; it is provided as a convenience.
If you do not use the /ansys_inc symbolic link, you must install all releases into a common directory
to ensure license manager compatibility and availability among releases and products.
If you did not use the /ansys_inc symbolic link, you must replace all references to /ansys_inc/v150
or <install_dir> with the actual installation path you used.

Before You Begin

We recommend that you have the following information available before you begin this installation:
An account on the ANSYS Customer Portal. If you do not have an account, you may register at https://
support.ansys.com/portal/site/AnsysCustomerPortal to receive your own account.
Your license file from ANSYS, Inc., saved to a temporary directory. For more information, see Registering
the License Server (p. 28).
Open port numbers for both the FLEXlm and ANSYS Licensing Interconnect. Defaults are 1055 and 2325,
respectively. To verify that these port numbers are available, open a command line and enter the following
command:
netstat -a -t

You will see a list of active ports. If 1055 and 2325 are listed, they are already in use and cannot be
used for ANSYS, Inc. licensing. In this case, you will need to specify different port numbers where indicated later in this installation.
Your local machine's name, to specify as the license server.
You should also verify that you are running on a supported platform. ANSYS, Inc. products support 64bit Linux systems running Red Hat 5 and 6 and SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 and 11 SP1. For detailed information on which products are supported on which platforms, please see the ANSYS, Inc. Linux Installation Guide, which is available for download when you download ANSYS, Inc. products or as a printed
manual if you receive installation media.
Verify that you have sufficient disk space to download, uncompress, and install the products you will
be installing. Approximate disk space requirements for each product are shown in the ANSYS, Inc. Linux
Installation Guide.
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If you have any problems with or questions about the installation process, please log a Service Request
on the ANSYS Customer Portal. A Systems Support Specialist will respond to assist you.
This section is divided into four sets of instructions:
Product Download Instructions: This set of instructions describes the download and extraction process.
Product Installation with Client Licensing: This set of instructions describes the product installation, including
the client licensing portion.
License Manager Installation: This set of instructions describes the license manager installation.
Post Installation Procedures for All Products: This is a set of instructions that describes any configuration
steps that may be required for the various products.
Both the product and the license manager will be installed on the same machine. You must complete
both the client licensing portion and the license manager installation in order to run ANSYS, Inc. products.

4.1. Pre-Installation Instructions for Download Installations

4.2. Product Download Instructions

From the Customer Portal, https://support.ansys.com/portal/site/AnsysCustomerPortal, click Downloads

> Full Products.
Step 1 of the ANSYS Download Center Select Full Products page is displayed.

After selecting all products, click Next Step.

Step 2 of the ANSYS Download Center Select Full Products page displays all selected products by
operating system.

Click the link(s) for the appropriate operating system and download each package to a new temporary
folder.

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5.

Begin the product installation as described in the next section.

4.3. Installing from a USB Drive

4.4. Mounting the DVD Instructions for DVD Installations (Linux x64 Only)
If you install ANSYS, Inc. products from the installation media (DVD), you will need to run the installation
procedure using either a locally- or remotely-mounted DVD, depending on your site's system.
For a locally-mounted DVD installation, issue the following commands:
mkdir dvdrom_dir
mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom dvdrom_dir

If the target machine does not have a DVD reader, first follow the steps for locally-mounted DVD, and
then follow the procedure below for remotely-mounted DVDs:
Remotely-Mounted DVD Procedure
1.

Add the dvdrom_dir directory to the /etc/exports file on the machine with the DVD device. A
sample /etc/exports entry is:
/dvdrom_dir *(ro)

or
/dvdrom_dir (ro)

Run exportfs to export the dvdrom_dir directory:

exportfs a

Check the manual page for 'exports' for the correct syntax, as different Linux versions can have
different syntax.
3.

Log on to the machine where you wish to install ANSYS, Inc. products and issue the following commands:
mkdir dvdrom_dir2
mount -t nfs Host:cdrom_dir dvdrom_dir2

where Host is the hostname of the machine where the DVD device is located.
Run man exports for more information.

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2.

The ANSYS, Inc. Installation Launcher appears.

Click the Install ANSYS Products option.

The license agreement appears. Read the agreement, and if you agree to the terms and conditions,
select I Agree. Click Next.
When installing more than one platform or if you are installing a platform other than your current
machine type, you will need to select the platform(s) on which you want to install the ANSYS, Inc.
products. The platform on which you launched the installation will be selected by default and is
shown at the bottom of the window. You can choose as many platforms as you wish; however,
you must run the platform configuration procedure (see Run the Product Configuration Utility in
Network Installation and Product Configuration (p. 28)) for each platform other than your current
machine type. See Network Installation and Product Configuration (p. 28) for specific instructions
on how to configure a shared installation directory across multiple machines using a common
network file system.

Product Installation
We strongly recommend that you also set the symbolic link /ansys_inc to the directory where
the ANSYS, Inc. product is installed. The symbolic link option is available only if you are installing
as root and is set by default. If you choose not to specify the symbolic link or are installing as a
non-root user, substitute the directory path where you installed the product for all subsequent
occurrences of /ansys_inc in this guide.
If you do not use the /ansys_inc symbolic link, you must install all releases into a common
directory to ensure license manager compatibility and availability among releases and products.
If you have already installed the ANSYS Workbench Framework for Ansoft, you must install any
additional ANSYS, Inc. products into the same directory.
On Linux, you can choose Disable RSS to disable automatic internet feeds to ANSYS, Inc. products.
Click Next.
6.

The dates on the licensing files being installed are compared to any that may already exist on your
machine. Click Next.

Note
Clicking the View Details Progress Log button opens a second window that displays
the name of each product package as it is uncompressed and installed.

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You will need to specify the port numbers to be used by the ANSYS licensing. Defaults are provided
and will work in most cases. You may need to check with your IT department to confirm that the
default port numbers are valid or to get different port numbers if necessary.
Then specify the hostname. For this installation, you will be configuring your machine to act as a
license server. Type in your machine name and click OK.
11. When the client licensing installation has completed, click Exit on the Licensing Client Configuration
window.
12. The product installation window reappears with a message noting that the installation is complete.
Click Next.
13. On the next screen, you can complete the survey or you can click Finish immediately to skip the survey
and complete the product installation.
If you have installed ANSYS, Inc. products on a file server, follow the instructions under Network
Installation and Product Configuration (p. 28).

Caution
If you have a three-license server network, we do not recommend that you load
ANSYS, Inc. products on a single file server; doing so eliminates the inherent safety
of a redundant setup.

4.5.1. ANSYS License Manager Installation

Follow the instructions below to install the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager on a your Linux machine. The
License Manager controls access to the ANSYS, Inc. products you have purchased.
1.

You may see a warning stating that if the license manager is currently running, it will be shut down. If
you have not previously installed the products or the licensing on this machine, and you are not
pointing to a network license server machine, you may safely ignore this message and click OK.

Select the language you want to use. English is the default.

The license agreement appears. Read the agreement, and if you agree to the terms and conditions,
select I Agree. Click Next.

Note
You are unable to change the installation directory for a computer that currently contains
an instance of the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager or ANSYS Electromagnetics License

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Manager. To change the installation directory location, you must first uninstall any previous versions of both products.

The ANSYS, Inc. License Manager is selected as the only product available to install. As with the product
installation, the required and available disk space numbers are shown. Click Next.

The licensing file dates are compared to ensure that the most recent version of the licensing files is
being used. This installation assumes that this is the first time you are installing ANSYS, Inc. products
on this machine; therefore, no licensing files will already exist and the files included with the installation
package will be used. Click Next.

A summary screen appears that lists the products to be installed. Because this is a license manager installation, the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager is the only product listed.
Click Next. The license manager installation begins.
The ANSYS, Inc. License Manager is now being installed and configured on your system. The installation window displays the individual actions as they occur. When the installation is complete, the
window displays any installation errors or warnings. Review this information carefully.

When the license manager installation completes, click Next to begin the license manager configuration.

10. The License Server Installation Configuration window appears, and several configuration steps will
be completed. When the ANSYS, Inc. License Wizard appears, it will prompt you for the necessary information at each step. During this process, the license manager will be shut down if it is running. Be
aware that this can impact any users currently running using the license manager. Verify that the Type
of License Server selected at the bottom of the screen is Run the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect with
FLEXlm (default). Click Continue.
11. The next step is to install a license file. Click Continue. You will then need to specify the location of
the license file sent to you by ANSYS, Inc. Use the Browse button on the file locater dialog box to
navigate to the location of the license file. If you do not have a license file, please refer to Registering
the License Server (p. 28)
12. Click Continue to configure the local machine as the license server (the default action).
13. Click Continue to start the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager.
14. Click Exit to close the License Wizard.
15. Click Exit to close the Licensing Server Installation Configuration screen.
16. Click Exit to close the License Manager Installation screen.
17. Click Exit to close the ANSYS, Inc. Installation Manager.
18. Open a terminal window and navigate to your ANSYS installation. The following table lists the default
paths to start the ANSYS products you have installed.

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Application Locations
Application

How to Launch

CFD Post

/ansys_inc/v150/cfdpost

CFX

/ansys_inc/v150/CFX/bin/<productname>
Where <productname> can be cfx5, cfx5launch, cfx5pre, cfxsolve, or cfx5post.

FLUENT

/ansys_inc/v150/fluent/bin/fluent

ICEM-CFD

/ansys_inc/v150/icemcfd/icemcfd

ICEPAK

/ansys_inc/v150/icepak/icepak

PolyFlow

/ansys_inc/v150/polyflow/bin/polyflow

Turbogrid

/ansys_inc/v150TurboGrid/bin/cfxtg

Workbench

/ansys_inc/v150/Framework/bin/Linux64/runwb2

4.5.1.1. Registering the License Server

4.5.2. Network Installation and Product Configuration

To complete a network installation (where the product is installed on one machine and one or more
clients access that installation to run the product) to a file server machine or a cross-platform installation
(where the product for one machine type is installed on a different machine type), follow the steps
below. These steps apply to the following products: Mechanical APDL, ANSYS Workbench, ANSYS CFX,
ANSYS ICEM CFD, ANSYS Fluent, ANSYS Polyflow, ANSYS Icepak, Common/CAD, and Remote Solve
Manager (RSM).
A network installation must be homogeneous, although you can install on different operating systems
and architectures within the same platform. For example, you can install multiple Linux platforms on a
single Linux file server, and clients of those platform types will access the product installation on that
single Linux file server. However, you must install different platforms into different directories.

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You must complete the following steps to run products across a network:
4.5.2.1. Export the /ansys_inc Directory
4.5.2.2. Run the Product Configuration Utility on All Client Machines
4.5.2.3. Configure Licensing for File Server Installations
We strongly recommend that these steps be performed by the same non-root user. Installing and configuring as different users may create permissions problems. Likewise, installing and/or configuring as
a root user may also result in permissions problems.

4.5.2.1. Export the /ansys_inc Directory

If you are installing an ANSYS, Inc. product on a file server, you need to export the /ansys_inc directory to all client machines so that all users can access the program. You will also need to share the
ANSYS directory if the machine you are installing on does not have a DVD drive or an internet connection
for downloading files and you need to share files with a machine that does have a DVD drive or internet
connection.
The instructions below assume ANSYS, Inc. products were installed in the specified directory.
1.

Install the ANSYS, Inc. products. The following example uses /usr/ansys_inc.

Export the ansys_inc directory by adding the following line to the /etc/exports file:
/usr/ansys_inc

The default behavior on Linux provides read-only access from all clients. To enable read/write
permission from all clients, use *(rw):
/usr/ansys_inc *(rw)

Alternatively, if the installing user is root, use:

/usr/ansys_inc *(rw,no_root_squash)

Run
exportfs -a

On all client computers, mount the ansys_inc directory.

If you perform a network install where the server and client are on the same platform and you want
the clients to be able to modify the licensing configuration, you need to consider the NFS write options
for the exported file system as shown in the above examples. You also need local permissions to the
licensing directory (/shared_files/licensing/<platform>/) if you want to be able to create
the install_licconfig.log that the license configuration produces.
If you need to transfer the files from a Windows machine with a DVD drive to a Linux machine without
one, copy the DVD contents using a Samba mount or some other transfer method that is safe to use
between Windows and Linux.
If sharing the ANSYS directory between Linux machines, you must use the same mount point for both
the client and server. For example, if you installed to a file server in a directory named /apps/ansys_inc and you did not choose the symbolic link to /ansys_inc, then you must mount this directory
on the client machine using /apps/ansys_inc as the mount point. If you did choose the symbolic
link to /ansys_inc during installation on the file server, you must either use /ansys_inc as the

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mount point on the client or you must create a symbolic link to /ansys_inc on the client machine.
(The symbolic link is created by default during installation if you installed as root).

4.5.2.2. Run the Product Configuration Utility on All Client Machines

For both network and cross-platform installations, you must run this step on every client machine.

Note
The username and user ID utilized when running the Product Configuration Utility must be
the same as the installing server user.
1.

On each client machine, issue the following command to run the Product Configuration utility:
/ansys_inc/v150/ProductConfig.sh

Select Configure Products.

Select the products you want to configure and click Configure.

Note
ANSYS Workbench is configured when Mechanical APDL, ANSYS CFX, ANSYS Fluent,
ANSYS Polyflow, ANSYS Icepak, or Remote Solve Manager Standalone Services is selected.
CFD-Post is configured when either ANSYS CFX or ANSYS Fluent is configured.

On the Configuration Complete dialog box, click Finish.

To configure NX, run the CAD Configuration Manager. See Configuring CAD Products (p. 47) for detailed
information on using alternative methods to configure NX.

4.5.2.3. Configure Licensing for File Server Installations

When you run a cross-platform/file server installation where the product is installed on one platform
and run on a different platform, you will need to complete the client licensing configuration on the
client machines where you will be running the product.
1.

Run the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility:

/ansys_inc/shared_files/licensing/lic_admin/anslic_admin

Choose Tools> Complete Unfinished Licensing Installation Configuration.

Follow the on-screen prompts to provide any necessary information.

Click Exit.

After completing the installation process, please refer to Post-Installation Instructions (p. 31)

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5.1. Post-Installation Procedures for All Products
The following post-installation procedures apply to all ANSYS, Inc. products. Individual products may
have additional post-installation procedures; please refer to the following sections for each product.
5.1.1. Post-Installation Procedures for Mechanical APDL and ANSYS Workbench Products
5.1.2. Post-Installation Procedures for ANSYS CFX
5.1.3. Post-Installation Procedures for ANSYS Fluent
5.1.4. Post-Installation Procedures for ANSYS Polyflow
5.1.5. Post-Installation Procedures for ANSYS ICEM CFD
5.1.6. Post-Installation Procedures for ANSYS Autodyn
5.1.7. Post-Installation Procedures for Other Products

Note
If the installation program reported any errors, please review the installation error file (install.err) located in the ANSYS Inc directory. Contact your ANSYS Support representative if
you have any questions.
After the product is installed, you need to establish some system settings, including path names and
environment variables. See your shell documentation or man pages file for the shell being used for
specific instructions on setting paths and environment variables.
1.

Add the following paths to all users' login startup files (i.e., .cshrc , .profile, or .login files).
/ansys_inc/v150/ansys/bin

(or appropriate path to the

individual products' executables)

/ansys_inc/shared_files/licensing/lic_admin (contains

ANSLIC_ADMIN

utility)
2.

Set the following environment variables based on the behavior you want. Set the environment variables
following the conventions of your shell. For example, to set an environment variable in the C shell, type:
setenv environment_variable value

For example, to set the DISPLAY environment variable, you type the following, where dev is the
workstation hostname or IP address on which to display graphics:
setenv DISPLAY dev:0.0

DISPLAY - set this to the IP address or hostname of the workstation to which the users will
output their analysis results. Note that the X server must have permission to connect to the
host machine.

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If you will be using connection functionality, you may have additional environment variables to
set. See the section Configuring CAD Products (p. 47) later in this guide for more information.
3.

Set the license manager to start automatically at boot time. For platform-specific instructions, see License
Manager Automatic Startup Instructions in the ANSYS, Inc. Licensing Guide.

Designate server(s) for license checkout and establish necessary user privileges (recommended but not
required). For information on these tasks, see Post-Installation Instructions for the License Manager in
the ANSYS, Inc. Licensing Guide.

Make a backup copy of the /ansys_inc directory using a tape backup command such as tar.

Verify the installation by logging out as root (if you installed as root) and logging back in as a regular
user and then starting the product to verify that it starts and runs correctly.

Quality Assurance Services: If you require verification of Mechanical APDL, the Mechanical Application,
Fluent, or CFX, ANSYS, Inc. offers Quality Assurance services. If you are interested in this service, go to
http://www.ansys.com/Support/Quality+Assurance/Quality+Services or call the ANSYS, Inc. Corporate
Quality Group at (724) 746-3304.

5.1.1. Post-Installation Procedures for Mechanical APDL and ANSYS Workbench

Products
The following post-installation procedures apply only to the Mechanical APDL and ANSYS Workbench
products. These are in addition to the post-installation procedures noted above for all products.
1.

Set the following environment variables based on the behavior you want. Set the environment variables
following the conventions of your shell. Not all of these are required for all integrated ANSYS Workbench
products (such as ANSYS Autodyn), but setting them correctly for ANSYS Workbench will in no way
hinder the performance of the other products.
The ANSYS150_DIR environment variable sets the location of the ANSYS directory hierarchy.
The default value is /ansys_inc/v150/ansys. You probably will not need to reset this
variable, unless you change the location of the installed files.
The ANSYSLIC_DIR environment variable sets the location of the ANSYS licensing directory
hierarchy. The default value is /ansys_inc/shared_files/licensing . You probably
will not need to reset this variable, unless you change the location of the licensing files.
ANSYS150_PRODUCT - set this to the correct product variable to run Mechanical APDL to
start with the correct product without specifying the -p command modifier each time. See the
Product Variable Table in the ANSYS, Inc. Licensing Guide for a list of valid product variables.
ANSYS_LOCK - set to ON (default) to create file locks to prevent users from opening a new
job with the same name and in the same directory as the current job.
ANSYS150_WORKING_DIRECTORY - set this variable to the directory you want designated as
your working directory. The working directory setting in the launcher will reflect this setting.
SPACEBALL2 - set this environment variable to 1 to use a spaceball with Mechanical APDL.
ANSYS150_MAT161 - set this environment variable to 1 to enable use of the LS-DYNA
*MAT_COMPOSITE_MSC material (requires an LS-DYNA MAT_161 license).
ANSYS150_MAT162 - set this environment variable to 1 to enable use of the LS-DYNA
*MAT_COMPOSITE_DMG_MSG material (requires an LS-DYNA MAT_162 license).
ANSBROWSER - set this environment variable to the browser on your system (specify the full
path) if the automatic browser detection fails. A browser is needed to view HTML reports and
help for the ANS_ADMIN utility and the Mechanical APDL launcher. By default, ANSBROWSER
points to one of several Linux browsers, based on the browser specified in your path (if any).

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If you will be using connection functionality, you may have additional environment variables to
set. See the section Configuring CAD Products (p. 47) later in this guide for more information.
2.

Create or update the at. files. The at.allow file should contain the username of all users allowed
to run batch jobs; the at.deny file should contain the username of users who are not permitted to
run batch jobs. The files consist of one username per line and can be modified only by the superuser.
If neither file exists, only root will be able to run batch jobs.
The at. files are located in the /etc directory on Linux machines.

Run the ANS_ADMIN utility to properly configure ANSYS (depending on the products you are running)
or relink ANSYS.

Specify the product order as it will appear in the Mechanical APDL launcher (optional). If you want to
specify product order, use the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility. See the ANSYS, Inc. Licensing Guide for more information.

Explicit Dynamics, Rigid Dynamics, My Computer Background, and Remote Solve Manager (RSM)
Users: If you are running ANSYS Workbench on a multi-user RSM machine, the My Computer, Background Solve Process Settings will likely not function as expected due to write permissions for RSM
working directories. In this situation, we strongly recommend that you set up RSM as a daemon.
This issue also affects Rigid Dynamics and Explicit Dynamics using both My Computer and My Computer,
Background Solve Process Settings. Please see Configuring a Multi-User RSM Machine in the RSM documentation for more information.

5.1.2. Post-Installation Procedures for ANSYS CFX

The following post-installation procedures apply only to the ANSYS CFX product.
The Linux installation of ANSYS CFX or ANSYS TurboGrid automatically installs the Sun Java 2 Runtime
Environment in the /ansys_inc/v150/commonfiles/jre directory. Regardless of whether you
have modified your setup files, you can still run ANSYS CFX commands by specifying the full pathname
of the commands you want to run. This procedure may be useful if you have several releases of ANSYS
CFX installed and you want to run more than one release.
Unless you want to run ANSYS CFX commands by typing their full path names, for example cfxroot/bin/cfx5 (where cfxroot is the directory in which ANSYS CFX is installed), your command
search paths must be modified to search the directory cfxroot/bin. This can be done by one of the
following methods:
Modification of individual user setup files You can select Tools> Configure User Startup Files
from the ANSYS CFX Launcher to modify your own setup files: .login for the C shell, .profile for
the Bourne and Korn shells. The utility can also be run from the command line by entering:
cfxroot/bin/cfx5setupuser

If this modification is done, the ANSYS CFX software will be available every time you log in, just by
running the ANSYS CFX commands by name. This method has the advantage that it need not be done
by the system administrator, but has the disadvantage that it must be done by each user.
User setup can also be run from the command line by entering:
cfxroot/bin/cfx5setupuser

Use the -h option to view the optional commands.

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If you choose to modify your setup files, you will see a message indicating that your setup files have
been changed. You will then need to log out and log in again or source your setup files before you can
use the software.
Manual execution of a setup script each time the software is used You can also use the Tools
menu of the launcher to launch an editor to create new setup scripts which need to be run each time
you want to use the ANSYS CFX software. This method has the advantage of not requiring changes to
existing setup files and allows you to use different versions of ANSYS CFX software by running different
setup files. The disadvantages are that all users must create their own setup files and run them manually
in every session in which they want to run ANSYS CFX software.
Having created the setup files, users of the C shell then need to do the following to run ANSYS CFX:
source ~/cfx5.login
cfx5

Having created the setup files, users of the Bourne or Korn shell then need to do the following before
running ANSYS CFX:
.$HOME/cfx5.profile
cfx5

Modification of system setup files The system administrator modifies the setup files (normally
/etc/profile), which are run by all users during login, to include the directory cfxroot/bin in
the command search path. While this has the advantage of only one file needing to be modified in order
to allow all users to use the software, it also:
Affects users regardless of whether they use ANSYS CFX
Can only be done by the root user
Is system dependent
Refer to your system documentation for information about which files to change for your workstations.

5.1.2.1. Setting up ANSYS TurboGrid Release 15.0

Manual modification of individual user setup files To start ANSYS TurboGrid without using full
pathnames every time you want to run the ANSYS TurboGrid software, your path must be altered to
include the ANSYS TurboGrid directory. This can be done by adding the following line to the .login
and .cshrc files in your home directory:
set path=(cfxroot/bin $path)

and these lines to the .profile file in your home directory, and also the .bash_profile if it exists:
PATH=cfxroot/bin:$PATH
export PATH

and these lines to the .dtprofile file in your home directory:

PATH=cfxroot/bin:$PATH \
export PATH

With the path altered in this way, you can start ANSYS TurboGrid in the current working directory by
typing cfxtg.
Modification of system setup files The system administrator modifies the setup files ( normally
etc/profile), which are run by all users during login, to include the directory cfxroot/bin in the
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command search path. While this method has the advantage that only one file needs to be modified
to allow all users to use the software, it:
Affects users regardless of whether they use ANSYS TurboGrid
Can only be done by the root user
Is system dependent
Refer to your system documentation for information about which files to change for your workstations.

5.1.2.2. Using the ANSYS CFX Launcher to Set Up Users

To create setup files to be merged or run manually, start the ANSYS CFX Launcher using the command:
cfxroot/bin/cfx5

and select Tools> Configure User Startup Files. This option runs cfxroot/bin/cfx5setupuser
that modifies your setup files or writes the necessary commands to files, which you can merge manually
with your existing setup files.
If you choose to modify your setup files, you will see a message indicating that your setup files have
been changed. You will then need to log out and log in again or source your setup files before you can
use the software.
User setup can also be run from the command line by entering:
cfxroot/bin/cfx5setupuser

Enter the flag -h to view the optional commands.

5.1.2.3. Verifying the Installation of ANSYS CFX Products

If you are working on a Linux machine and have not used ANSYS CFX before, you will first need to set
yourself up to run the ANSYS CFX commands.
To keep all the files for the example together, you should first create a new directory in which to run
the example. This can be done by typing:
mkdir cfx_example

at the command line. You should then change to this directory by typing:
cd cfx_example

Start the ANSYS CFX Launcher by typing cfx5.

To complete testing, perform all the steps in Flow in a Static Mixer.
Note: To speed up the process of testing, consider using the provided session files when working with
ANSYS CFX-Pre.

5.1.3. Post-Installation Procedures for ANSYS Fluent

To start ANSYS Fluent without using full pathnames every time you want to run the Fluent software,
your path must be altered to include the ANSYS Fluent bin directory. You can do this in the C shell
and its derivatives by entering:
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set path = (/ansys_inc/v150/fluent/bin $path)

or in the Bourne/Korn shell or bash, by entering:

PATH=(/ansys_inc/v150/fluent/bin $path)
export PATH

We recommend adding these statements to your $HOME/.cshrc (C shell), $HOME/.profile

(Bourne/Korn shell), or $HOME/.bashrc (bash shell) file for regular use.
After installing the ANSYS Fluent software, you will need to reset the default values in the ANSYS Fluent
launcher as follows:
1.

Verify that the FLUENT_INC environment variable is not set.

Remove the FLUENT_INC setting from your .cshrc, .profile, or .bashrc file if you have
added it for previous versions. Verify that the environment variable is unset by typing:
printenv FLUENT_INC

This command should not return anything.

Add the following paths to all users' login startup files:

<install_dir>/ansys_inc/v150/fluent/bin

Run the following command:

<install_dir>/ansys_inc/v150/fluent/bin/fluent

Click Default.

Click Yes when asked if you want to discard the LAUNCHER history.

Click Cancel if you do not wish to start Fluent at this time. The new defaults will have been saved.

Please refer to the ANSYS Fluent Quick Start Guide for more information.

5.1.4. Post-Installation Procedures for ANSYS Polyflow

Polyflow no longer requires the FLUENT_INC environmental variable. It should be deleted as is recommended for Fluent:

Remove the FLUENT_INC setting from your .cshrc, .profile, or .bashrc file if you have added
it for previous versions. Verify that the environment variable is unset by typing:
printenv FLUENT_INC

This command should not return anything.

5.1.5. Post-Installation Procedures for ANSYS ICEM CFD

The following post-installation procedures apply only to the ANSYS ICEM CFD product.
1.

Add the following paths to all users' login startup files (i.e., .cshrc or .login files).
/ansys_inc/v150/icemcfd/<ICEMCFD_OS_DIR>/bin

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ANSYS ICEM CFD operating system directories are:

Hardware

ICEMCFD_OS_DIR

Linux x64 (AMD Opteron)

linux64_amd

Linux x64 (EM64T)

linux64_amd

Add the following environment variable to all users' login startup files.
ICEM_ACN - set to /ansys_inc/v150/icemcfd/<ICEMCFD_OS_DIR>

Start ANSYS ICEM CFD by typing icemcfd.

5.1.6. Post-Installation Procedures for ANSYS Autodyn

The following post-installation procedures apply only to the AUTODYN product.
Add the following paths to all users' login startup files (i.e., .cshrc or .login files).
/ansys_inc/v150/autodyn/bin

path to the AUTODYN executable

5.1.7. Post-Installation Procedures for Other Products

BladeEditor In order to use BladeEditor, you must set the Geometry license preference to ANSYS
BladeModeler as follows:
1.

In the ANSYS Workbench menu, select Tools> License Preferences.

In the License Preferences dialog box, click the Geometry tab.

If ANSYS BladeModeler is not the first license listed, then select it and click Move up as required to
move it to the top of the list. If ANSYS BladeModeler is not in the list, then you need to obtain an
ANSYS BladeModeler license.

Select ANSYS DesignModeler in the list and set its value to 0 (which means Don't Use). This step prevents DesignModeler from using an ANSYS DesignModeler license when an ANSYS BladeModeler license
is not available.

Click OK to close the dialog box.

You can inadvertently destroy your BladeEditor models by updating a project or otherwise processing
a Geometry cell, depending on your license preference settings. This problem can affect you if you have
any ANSYS DesignModeler licenses. To avoid this problem, configure the license preferences as described
above. For more details, please see Configuring the BladeModeler License in the ANSYS BladeEditor
documentation.

5.2. Product Localization

Some ANSYS, Inc. products are available in multiple languages, including English, German, and French.
For those products that are localized, you are able to view the GUI and messages in the specified language. See your specific product documentation for instructions on choosing a localized version of the
product.
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All products that are localized define the language via the languagesettings.txt file. In most
cases, you will not have to manually edit this file. If you do need to edit it manually, you can use one
of the following values:
en-us (English, default)
de (German)
fr (French)
ANSYS, Inc. applications will look for the languagesettings.txt file in the following locations, in
order:
1. $Home/.ansys/v150
2. <install_dir>/ansys_inc/v150/commonfiles/language
ANSYS, Inc. licensing also looks for the languagesettings.txt in the licensing languages subdirectories in order to display the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility and the ANSYS, Inc. Licensing Interconnect
message and log files in a different language.
Some products are not fully localized but offer only the messages in a translated version. See the following section for instructions on translated message file installation.

5.2.1. Translated Message File Installation for Mechanical APDL

If your ANSYS sales representative has supplied you with message files in your local language, use the
following procedures to install and access these files. You must create new message files for each release
because error messages may occur in a different order for each release.
1.

Create a language-named subdirectory (for example, fr for French) under the /docu directory:
mkdir /ansys_inc/v150/ansys/docu/fr

Copy the message files msgcat.150, msgidx.150, and msgfnm.150 into that subdirectory.

Access these files from the Language Selection option of the launcher or via the -l command line option:
ansys150 -l fr

5.3. Launching ANSYS, Inc. Products

To launch ANSYS, Inc. products on Linux platforms, issue the appropriate command from the list below.
The paths specified assume that you installed the product using the symbolic link to /ansys_inc. If you
did not, substitute your installation path for the path given below.
Table 5.1: Startup Commands
Product

Command

Notes

Mechanical APDL

/ansys_inc/v150/ansys/bin/ansys150

For a complete list of command line

options, see Starting an ANSYS Session
from the Command Level in the Operations Guide.

ANSYS Workbench

/ansys_inc/v150/Framework/bin/<platform>/runwb2

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Product

Command

Notes

ANSYS CFX

/ansys_inc/v150/CFX/bin/cfx5

ANSYS Fluent

/ansys_inc/v150/fluent/bin/fluent

ANSYS ICEM CFD

/ansys_inc/v150/icemcfd/<platform>/bin/icemcfd

ANSYS Polyflow

/ansys_inc/v150/polyflow/bin/polyman

ANSYS CFD-Post

/ansys_inc/v150/CFD-Post/bin/cfdpost

ANSYS Icepak

/ansys_inc/v150/Icepak/bin/icepak

ANSYS TurboGrid

/ansys_inc/v150/TurboGrid/bin/cfxtg

ANSYS Autodyn

/ansys_inc/v150/autodyn/bin/auto- solver only

dyn150

For a complete list of command line

and launcher options, see Starting ANSYS Fluent in the Fluent Users Guide.

Starts the POLYFLOW MANager. For

any other tool, use /ansys_inc/v150/polyflow/bin/<tool>

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ANSYS, Inc. supports silent mode operations, including installation, product configuration/unconfiguration,
and uninstall.
You can specify the following product flags. These flags are all valid for a silent install. However, because
of the way the products are packaged, not all of these flags may be valid for a silent configuration/unconfiguration, or uninstall.

Product Flags
Product

product_flag

Mechanical APDL

-mechapdl

ANSYS Customization Files

-ansyscust

ANSYS Autodyn

-autodyn

ANSYS LS-DYNA

-lsdyna

ANSYS CFD-Post

-cfdpost

ANSYS CFX

-cfx

ANSYS TurboGrid

-turbogrid

ANSYS Fluent

-fluent

ANSYS Polyflow

-polyflow

ANSYS Aqwa

-aqwa

ANSYS Icepak

-icepak

ANSYS ICEM CFD

-icemcfd

Note: Installing any of the above products will install ANSYS Workbench.
ANSYS ICEM CFD Unigraphics NX Interface

-icemug

ANSYS Remote Solve Manager Standalone Services

-rsm

NX Geometry Interface

-ug

CATIA 4.x Geometry Interface

-catia4

Parasolid Geometry Interface

-parasolid

ACIS Geometry Interface

-acis

6.1. Silent Product and License Manager Installation

You can deploy an ANSYS, Inc. product installation in silent mode. The general form to run a silent
product installation, including the client licensing, is:
INSTALL -silent -install_dir path -product_flag

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If no product flags from the list above are specified, all products will be installed. To install specific
products, run the silent install with any combination of the product flags listed above (not all products
are available on all platforms). For example, to install only TurboGrid and Icepak, issue the following
command:
INSTALL -silent install_dir /ansys_inc/ -turbogrid -icepak

Additional command line arguments are available; please see the list below.
To install the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager on Linux systems that will act as license servers, you must
run the INSTALL.LM command:
INSTALL.LM -silent -install_dir path

The silent license manager installation is valid only for the default Licensing Configuration option "Run
the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect with FLEXlm." Please see the ANSYS, Inc. Licensing Guide for more information.
You can use the following arguments when running a silent installation. Note that some options are
available only for a silent license manager installation.
-silent

Initiates a silent installation.

-help

Displays a list of valid arguments for a silent installation.

-install_dir
path

Specifies the directory to which the product or license manager is to be installed.

If you want to install to the default location, you can omit the -install_dir
argument. The default location is /ansys_inc if the symbolic link is set; otherwise,
it will default to /usr/ansys_inc.

-product_flag

Specifies one or more products to install specific products. If you omit the
-product_flag argument, all products will be installed. See the list of valid
product_flags below.

-productfile
path

You can specify an options file that lists the products you want to install. To do
so, you must provide a full path to a file containing desired products. See Specifying
Products with an Options File (p. 43) below for more details.

-disablerss

Disables automatic internet feeds to ANSYS, Inc. products (Linux only).

-licfilepath
path

Specifies the location of the license file to install. If the path is not specified or if
the path is the same as the existing license file, the license file will not be installed.
Valid only when doing a silent license manager installation (INSTALL.LM).

-setliclang
language

Specifies a language to use for the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility and the ANSYS, Inc. Licensing Interconnect log file. Use the language directory name in the language
subdirectory of the licensing directory (en-us, fr, de, etc.) as the language
value. This flag can be used during a GUI installation as well. Valid only when doing
a license manager installation (INSTALL.LM).

-licserverinfo

Specifies information to be used by the client for the license server. Valid only in
conjunction with a silent installation (INSTALL). The format is:
Single license server:
LI_port_number:FLEXlm_port_number:hostname
Example:
2325:1055:abc

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Three license servers:
LI_port_number:FLEXlm_port_number:hostname1,hostname2,hostname3
Example:
2325:1055:abc,def,xyz
The default values for the Licensing Interconnect and FlexNet port numbers
(2325 and 1055, respectively) will be used if they are not specified. However,
you do need to include the colons.
Example:
::abc
or
::abc,def,xyz
Information specified via -licserverinfo will be appended to existing
information in the ansyslmd.ini file. To change information already in
your ansyslmd.ini file, you must use the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility.
Any messages will be written to the appropriate installation log files. Installation log files are located
in the installation directory: install.log contains installation messages, and install_licconfig.log contains licensing installation messages. In rare circumstances with a silent licensing installation,
the licensing installation messages may not be written to the install_licconfig.log (for example,
if the silent licensing installation aborts); in these cases, you may find error messages in the .ansys_install_temp_licconfig_<user>_<index>.log file, located in /var/tmp.

Caution
A silent license manager installation could shut down the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager, affecting other users who are using that license server machine.
For more information on the silent license manager installation, see the ANSYS, Inc. Licensing Guide.

Specifying Products with an Options File

You can also specify an options file on the command line using the -productfile path option.
The options file can have any name and extension, but the path must include the full path and filename,
including any extension used. The options file can specify which products you want to install. The options
file can contain all possible products, with the products you do not want to install commented out, or
it can contain only the products you want to install. An example options file is shown below. In the
example, NX is commented out using an acceptable comment indicator. When using the options file,
do not include the dash (-) before the product name.
mechapdl
ansyscust
autodyn
lsdyna
cfdpost
cfx

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turbogrid
fluent
polyflow
icemug
icepak
#ug

6.2. Silent Product Configuration/Unconfiguration

You can also run the ProductConfig utility via command line (i.e., silent mode) to configure products.
To run in silent mode, from each client machine, run the ProductConfig with the -silent option:
/ansys_inc/v150/ProductConfig.sh -silent

Use the -product_flag argument to specify which products should be configured. If you do not
specify one or more products, all products that have been installed will be configured. The valid
product_flags are:
Product

product_flag

Mechanical APDL

-mechapdl

ANSYS CFD-Post

-cfdpost

ANSYS CFX

-cfx

ANSYS TurboGrid

-turbogrid

ANSYS Fluent

-fluent

ANSYS Polyflow

-polyflow

ANSYS Icepak

-icepak

ANSYS ICEM CFD

-icemcfd

ANSYS Remote Solve Manager Standalone Services

-rsm

Errors will be written to the install.err on the server machine if you have write access to that
machine.

6.3. Silent Media Installation

To run a silent installation from the media, you can either:
Copy the contents of each DVD to a folder on the machine's hard disk such that the 150-<number>.dvd
files of each DVD are located in the same directory. You can then proceed with the silent installation as
described earlier.
Place all of the media in separate drives (any combination of virtual ISO mounts or hardware drives) so
that they can be accessed simultaneously during the installation. Then run the silent installation as described
earlier, but include the additional -media_dir2 <path> option for each drive:
INSTALL -silent -install_dir path -product_flag -media_dir2 <path>

The installer uses the mount directory from which it was launched as the first media path; you need
to specify only the location of the subsequent DVD(s) using the -media_dir2 option shown in the
example above.

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6.3.1. Silent Uninstall

You can also run the uninstall silently by issuing the following command:
/ansys_inc/v150/ans_uninstall150 silent

The silent uninstall will automatically uninstall all products for this release and delete the v150 directory
and all subdirectories. You will not be prompted for confirmation.
To uninstall individual products, use the following product options in conjunction with the -silent
argument:
Mechanical APDL

-mechapdl

ANSYS CFX

-cfx

ANSYS CFD-Post

-cfdpost

ANSYS Fluent

-fluent

ANSYS Polyflow

-polyflow

ANSYS ICEM CFD

-icemcfd

ANSYS TurboGrid

-turbogrid

ANSYS Icepak

-icepak

ANSYS Remote Solve Manager Standalone Services -rsm

For example, to uninstall only TurboGrid and Icepak, issue the following command:
/ansys_inc/v150/ans_uninstall150 silent -turbogrid -icepak

You can also issue the -help option to see a list of valid arguments for a silent uninstall.
A record of the uninstall process will be written to ansys_inc/install.log. Any errors messages
will be written to ansys_inc/install.err.

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Chapter 7: Configuring CAD Products

The connection functionality of all supported CAD products is included with the ANSYS release media,
and all CAD functionality except NX is installed by default. To use the connection functionality, you
need to ensure that the product is properly licensed, and set any necessary environment variables or
other configuration as appropriate. See the manuals for the individual CAD products for information
about environment variables and other configuration requirements.
For complete information about the files you can import, see Introduction to Import in the ANSYS Connection User's Guide.

Caution
Be sure to install Mechanical APDL and the connection functionality from the same release.
If you attempt to run the latest connection functionality on a machine that is running an
earlier release of Mechanical APDL, or vice versa, the connection may fail.
If you are running NX, some additional configuration may be required, especially if you chose to skip
configuring these products during the installation process. The following sections describe any postinstallation configuration procedures that are required and how to manually configure NX if you did
not configure NX during installation or if you are updating your CAD versions. These methods are all
described in the following sections.

7.1. Using the CAD Configuration Manager

The CAD Configuration Manager utility allows you to configure geometry interfaces for ANSYS Workbench on Linux systems. CAD configuration is typically handled during the product installation; however,
if you chose to skip those steps, or if you make changes to your local CAD configuration between releases
(for example, you move or update your CAD package, or remove it entirely), you can use this utility.
Note that only Reader mode for NX is supported on Linux.
The CAD Configuration Manager on Linux is organized into several tabs:
CAD Selection
Creo Parametric (options are active on Windows only)
NX
Teamcenter (options are active on Windows only)
CAD Configuration
An administrative user has the option to configure or unconfigure any selected CAD systems either for
the present user's environment or for all users, as indicated by the Configuration actions apply to
options. When the original installation was performed by a non-administrative user, an administrative
user will only be allowed to configure or unconfigure for all users. In this situation, NX configure and
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unconfigure actions are skipped. Non-administrative users will only be allowed to configure for themselves. Any user-specific configuration settings take precedence over global configuration settings.
This document describes how to use the CAD Configuration Manager as a wizard on Linux systems,
beginning with the CAD Selection tab and using the Next button to progress through the configuration
process. You can also manually select each tab to progress through the configuration process; both
methods work the same. However, the applicable tabs will not be enabled until you choose the associated
product on the CAD Selection tab.
You can choose Help to view instructions on using the CAD Configuration Manager at any time. If
the help does not load into your default browser, set the BROWSER environment variable to the path
of your HTML viewer (such as Mozilla or Firefox) and restart the CAD Configuration Manager.
1.

Run the following command to start the CAD Configuration Manager, substituting the full installation
path if different than /ansys_inc:
/ansys_inc/v150/commonfiles/CAD/bin/ansmono Ans.CadInt.CADConfigUtilityGUI.exe.

On the CAD Selection tab, choose the ANSYS products and the CAD products that you need to configure.
You must select at least one ANSYS product and at least one CAD product to enable the remaining
functionality.

If you selected NX as one of your CAD products, the NX tab opens.

Enter or browse to the NX installation location.

The NX custom directory file is not applicable on Linux and can be ignored as it will be disabled.

Click Next.

The CAD Configuration tab opens.

Click the Configure Selected CAD Interfaces button.

When the configuration for all products is complete, log entries appear, listing those products that
were successfully configured and those that were not. Address any errors and reconfigure.

For more details, click the Display Configuration Log File button to see a detailed log file.

When all of your CAD products have been successfully configured, click Exit.

You can review the CAD Configuration Manager log file, CADConfigurationMgr.log, in /ansys_inc. If you do not have write permissions to the /ansys_inc directory, the log file will be
written to $TEMP. If you have not defined $TEMP, the log file is written to /tmp. When /tmp is not
accessible, this file will be written to the current working directory.

7.1.1. Unconfiguring
If you need to unconfigure any of your CAD products, follow the steps above, but choose Unconfigure
Selected CAD Interfaces on the CAD Configuration tab.

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7.1.2. Running the CAD Configuration Manager in Batch Mode

You can configure ANSYS Geometry Interfaces by supplying the CAD Configuration Manager with
arguments specific to the CAD sources you want to make available. The following table contains a list
of supported arguments.
The command to run the CAD Configuration Manager in batch mode on Linux is:
/ansys_inc/v150/commonfiles/CAD/bin/ansmono Ans.CadInt.CADConfigurationUtility.exe
-arguments

Argument

Value

Comment

unconfigure

None

Results in any specified CAD sources being unconfigured.

When this flag is absent, the CAD Configuration Manager
will attempt to configure all designated CAD sources.

UG_CONFIG_WB

None

Configure/unconfigure NX Geometry Interface to Workbench. The argument UGII_BASE_DIR must also be specified.

UGII_BASE_DIR

Full path to NX installaThis should agree with environment variable

tion (quotations are reUGII_BASE_DIR. Not required with unconfigure operation.
quired if there are spaces
in the path).

UG_USE_COLORS

None

Process NX entity colors as possible source of attributes

and named selections. Not required with unconfigure operation.

Note
All arguments require a dash (-) before them in order to be properly recognized by the CAD
Configuration Manager. Arguments' values should not have a dash preceding them.
For example, you can configure the NX Geometry Interface to ANSYS Workbench from the command
line by using the following:
/ansys_inc/v150/commonfiles/CAD/bin/ansmono Ans.CadInt.CADConfigurationUtility.exe
-UG_CONFIG_WB -UGII_BASE_DIR "<pathtonx>"

where /ansys_inc/v150 is the installation directory you specified.

To unconfigure the same CAD Interface, the command would be:
/ansys_inc/v150/commonfiles/CAD/bin/ansmono
-unconfigure -UG_CONFIG_WB

Ans.CadInt.CADConfigurationUtility.exe

Although the argument order does not matter, an argument value must immediately follow its argument.

7.1.3. NX Configuration
Running the CAD Configuration Manager for NX performs the following steps to activate the NX
reader:
Registers the NX Reader for ANSYS Workbench by copying the file UGNX#.Component.XML from /ansys_inc/v150/aisol/CADIntegration/UG to either /ansys_inc/v150/commonfiles/registry/linx64/append when the configuration manager is in administrative mode or to
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$HOME/.config/Ansys/150/UserRegFiles_NNNN/append, when the CAD Configuration Manager
is run by a non-administrator. The CAD Configuration Manager ensures that only one version of the file
exists in the target location.
UGNX# is the NX version detected by the CAD Configuration Manager, and NNNN is a numeric
identifier appended to the UserRegFiles directory.
You must specify the environment variables UGII_BASE_DIR and
UGII_ROOT_DIR. The UGII_BASE_DIR must point to the install location supplied to the CAD Configuration
Manager. The UGII_ROOT_DIR must point to the /ugii or /bin subdirectory in the NX install location.
The WorkBench Reader for NX will not work without these two variables set properly, as these are required
for proper startup of the CAD.

7.2. Configuring the Geometry Interface for NX for ANSYS Workbench

Products
If you chose to skip configuring the Geometry Interface for NX during the ANSYS Workbench installation,
you may need to run the CAD Configuration Utility's CAD Interface Configuration > Configure UG
NX Reader for Workbench option.
1. Launch CAD Configuration Utility.
2. Select CAD Interface Configuration to continue.
3. Select Configure UG NX Reader for Workbench to continue.
4. Enter the directory path to the NX installation path. Select OK to continue.
5. Select EXIT to close CAD Configuration Utility.

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Chapter 8: Uninstalling the Software

8.1. Uninstalling ANSYS, Inc. Products
To uninstall a product, issue the following command:
/ansys_inc/v150/ans_uninstall150

Alternatively, if you are using the Mechanical APDL product, you can use the Uninstall option of the
ANS_ADMIN utility. To launch ANS_ADMIN, issue the following command:
/ansys_inc/v150/ansys/bin/ans_admin150

From the uninstall panel, choose one of the following uninstall options:
Select Products to Uninstall
Uninstall all ANSYS Products
If you are not a superuser, you will see a warning message, and then the uninstall continues.

If you chose Select Products to Uninstall, you will see a list of products that are installed. Select those
products you want to uninstall and click Continue. Then click OK to confirm the list of products to be
uninstalled.
If you chose Uninstall all ANSYS Products, you will be asked to confirm that you want to uninstall
all products. Click Yes. This process will remove all files and directories under and including the
/ansys_inc/v150 directory.

When the uninstall has completed, click Finish.

In the case of a platform (file server) installation, the uninstall will remove the selected product(s) from
all of the Linux platforms.

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Chapter 9: Troubleshooting
9.1. Installation Troubleshooting
This section lists problems and error messages that you may encounter while installing and/or running
ANSYS, Inc. products. After each situation description or error message is the user action required to
correct the problem.
You can also find answers to commonly-asked questions on our customer portal. After you log in to
the customer portal, select Knowledge Resources> Solutions.
For information on licensing-related errors, see the Troubleshooting section of the ANSYS, Inc. Licensing
Guide.
In addition, this appendix describes the ansys_pid utility, which is useful for troubleshooting some
problems.

9.1.1. Using ANSLIC_ADMIN to Gather Diagnostic Information

9.1.2. The GUI Installation Process Hangs

If the GUI installation process appears to hang during file extraction, with no activity appearing in the
message window, press ENTER on the command window used to start the installation. When the installation is complete, check the message window carefully for any installation errors or warnings; however,
this situation rarely causes installation errors.
If the installation does not progress beyond the extraction of any single file during the file extraction
phase, you may have insufficient disk space in the temporary directory that the file extraction utility uses.
Be aware that some components require a lengthy extraction time; we recommend allowing up to 30
minutes for these components to extract if you are running on a particularly old or slow system.
To resolve this problem, remove files from your $TEMP directory to free up disk space, or increase
the size of any disk quotas on your $TEMP directory.

9.1.3. The Target Machine Does Not Have a DVD Drive

If the target machine does not have a DVD drive, we recommend that you download the installation
files from the Customer Portal on www.ansys.com or follow the instructions in Mounting the DVD Instructions for DVD Installations (Linux x64 Only) (p. 15) to mount to a machine that does have a DVD
drive. You can also mount the DVD on a Windows machine, then copy all of the files (using binary
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format) to the target Linux machine in the exact same directory structure as is on the DVD, and follow
the instructions in Downloading the Installation Files. However, we strongly recommend against copying
the Linux installation files from a Windows machine; such a file transfer can result in unpredictable behavior.

9.1.4. The Online Help System Does Not Run Properly

The online documentation for the Linux versions of the ANSYS ICEM CFD and ANSYS Icepak products
uses the Oracle Help browser. Several unusual behaviors and their cause and resolution are listed.
If you request help and nothing happens:
On a few machine configurations, the online help system can take up to 60 seconds longer than the
product to initialize, due to the large amount of documentation available. If you request help within 60
seconds of running the product, you may simply need to wait a few more seconds for help to start.
If you have minimized the help windows, activating help will not restore them to their original size. Instead
of minimizing help, you can close the help windows when you are done using help. This does not exit
the help, so the help system will still be available quickly next time you request help.
The help system may have aborted due to a system error. You cannot restart the help system from your
current session. You can save your work and restart a new session.
If the text in the online help is unclear (the fonts are too small, too large, or rough around the edges):
Use the [+] or [-] keys to enlarge or reduce the fonts. Depending on your system's configuration and
installed fonts, you may need to experiment with the [+] and [-] keys to adjust your font size. The [+]
will increase the font size, and the [-] will decrease it. On some systems, you need to use the [+] and
[-] keys on the standard keypad, rather than those on the number pad.
If, when starting ICEM CFD or Icepak over Exceed, all of the Linux window controls (borders, close buttons,
etc.) disappear, or the help windows appear but are small and in the top left corner of the screen:
You need to change your window manager settings in Exceed. See the section Note to Exceed Users
earlier in this guide for information on changing your window manager settings.
If changing the window manager settings does not correct the problem, we recommend upgrading
to Exceed 7.0 or higher.
If the problem still occurs, change the Window Manager to X. You must start an X Windows manager
like mwm before running ICEM CFD or Icepak.
Mouse clicks are slow to initiate an action.
This is a result of the mouse click signals traveling over the network via an Exceed connection. Try
adjusting the Exceed Performance settings. See the section Note to Exceed Users earlier in this guide
for information on specific changes we suggest.

9.1.5. CAD Configuration Manager Help Does Not Load

If the help for the CAD Configuration Manager does not load into your default browser, set the
BROWSER environment variable to the path of your HTML viewer (such as Mozilla or Firefox) and restart
the CAD Configuration Manager.

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9.1.6. Cannot Enter Data in Text Fields

SUSE On some SUSE Linux systems, if you cannot enter data in text fields during the installation or
when using the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility, you may be encountering a Tcl incompatibility. To correct the
problem, unset the following environment variables before running the installation or the ANSLIC_ADMIN
utility:
QT_IM_MODULE
XMODIFIERS
GTK_IM_MODULE
You should reset these environment variables when you are finished running the installation or using
ANSLIC_ADMIN. Do not permanently unset these environment variables as doing so could affect other
applications.
Red Hat If you are installing on Linux Red Hat 5 machines on the local console, and you are unable
to enter text into any of the text fields in the installer, you may have to disable SCIM (Smart Common
Input Method) as follows:
In KDE: Choose [K Menu] >Settings >Input Method
In GNOME: Choose System >Preferences >More Preferences >Input Methods.
In other window managers: Run program im-chooser.
Select Never Use Input Methods.
Then rerun the installation.

9.1.7. Download and Installation Error Messages

The current platform type is not selected and is not included in current download files. Please
make sure that you are using the correct media or downloaded file. Continuing with a platform
installation may require additional post-install configuration.
Do you wish to continue?
This message occurs if you have selected a platform for installation that does not match the files
you are trying to install (either from the installation DVD or from downloaded installation files).
Cannot find file <product>.tar in directory <dvd_dir>
This error may appear during the ANSYS installation if you have entered the wrong DVD pathname.
Check Mounting the DVD Instructions for DVD Installations (Linux x64 Only) (p. 15) and enter the
correct pathname for your platform.
Licensing files currently installed for <platform> are more recent than those on the installation
media. The <platform> files will not be installed and will be deselected.
This Linux-only message appears during an ANSYS, Inc. product installation if the installed license
manager files are newer than the ones being installed. You should always use the newest files.
However, due to system format changes or other unlikely scenarios, the date check could produce
incorrect results. To override the date check and force the installation to always install the files from
the media, regardless of the file dates, re-run the installation with the -nodatecheck option. We
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strongly recommend that you exercise caution when running the installation with the -nodatecheck option; installing older license files can result in licensing errors and the inability to run
ANSYS, Inc. products.

9.1.8. System-related Error Messages

Error, could not open display.
Either the DISPLAY environment variable is not correct or the xhosts command was not properly
set. See the Basic Analysis Guide for specific graphics information.
***Error, ANSYS150_DIR environment variable is not set. This is a fatal error exiting.
This message indicates that the ANSYS150_DIR environment variable was not set where necessary
for licensing. This environment variable (which is set in the scripts that run ANSYS) should be set
to the release-specific installation directory.

9.1.9. High Performance Computing Error Messages

The following error messages are associated with the High Performance Computing solvers.
mpid: Error: HP MPI version incompatibility detected
You may encounter this or a similar message if you attempt to use ANSYS 15.0 with a different
version of MPI than is supported. See the Parallel Processing Guide for a complete list of supported
MPI versions.

9.2. Installation Troubleshooting - Mechanical APDL

The items listed below apply only to the Mechanical APDL product.

9.2.1. Your batch jobs terminate when you log out of a session
On some systems, you may need to use the nohup option to allow batch jobs to continue running
after you log out of a session. If you are running via the Launcher, select Options> Use nohup To
Start Batch Runs With Output Sent to File Only. We do not recommend using this setting on systems
that automatically set nohup.

9.2.2. Japanese/Chinese characters display in status bar windows on Mechanical APDL on Red Hat AS 4.0
If you are running the traditional Mechanical APDL interface and see Japanese/Chinese characters in
the status bar windows, you will need to reinstall Red Hat, picking only English. This problem is caused
by choosing to install "Everything" during the Red Hat Linux OS setup, thus installing all languages. If
you then install Mechanical APDL and do a solve with the traditional interface, you will see Japanese
or Chinese text in the solve status window. This bug will not be fixed.

9.2.3. Mechanical APDL Documentation File for User Interface Error Messages
Missing or erroneous documentation files for user interface. Command ignored.
Verify that the documentation list file for the user interface exists in the /ansys_inc/v150/ansys/gui/en-us/UIDL subdirectory.
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ls -l

/ansys_inc/v150/ansys/gui/en-us/UIDL/menulist150.ans

The system should respond with:

-rw-r--r-- 1 root 23 Jan 8 11:50 /ansys_inc/v150/ansys/gui
/en-us/UIDL/menulist150.ans

Make sure that the pathnames in the menulist150.ans file are correct.

9.2.4. Launcher Error Messages

Some of the more common error messages follow. See the ANSYS, Inc. Licensing Guide for licensing-related
launcher messages.
***Cannot create required <profile> file. Therefore, cannot write to profile information during
this launcher session.
If you see this error, you cannot add or modify profile information during this launcher session.
Verify that you have write access to the directory and restart the launcher session. Typically, this
directory is C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\Application Data\Ansys\v150\launcher on Windows or ~/.ansys/v150/launcher on Linux.

9.2.5. FORTRAN Runtime Error Messages

The following error messages occur if the user is running Mechanical APDL in a directory in which the
user does not have write permission, or if Mechanical APDL files (i.e., Jobname.RST, Jobname.DB)
exist in the current directory but the user does not have write permissions to the files. The specific
messages that appear on each system are shown below.

9.2.5.1. Intel Linux 64 Systems

Input/Output Error 177: Creat Failure
In Procedure: fappnd
At Line: 72
Statement: Formatted WRITE
Unit: 19

9.2.5.2. Intel EM64T Linux x64 Systems

forrtl: Permission denied
forrtl: severe (9): permission to access file denied, unit 19, file /build/v150/ansys/objs

9.2.5.3. AMD Opteron Linux x64 Systems

***ERROR

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Unable to open file /build/v150/ansys/objs/file.err for WRITE. Check directory and file permissions.

9.3. Installation Troubleshooting - ANSYS Workbench

9.3.1. Startup or Graphics Problems
To minimize graphics problems, always verify that you are running the latest graphics drivers provided
by your computer's hardware manufacturer.
If you are running ANSYS Workbench on Linux and experience problems at startup or with the GUI or
graphics displaying correctly, and you are running in accelerated graphics mode, you may need to relaunch ANSYS Workbench using the -oglmesa flag to activate software rendering:
runwb2 -oglmesa

If ANSYS Workbench detects that graphics problems are causing crashes, it will automatically switch to
software rendering. ANSYS Workbench also will use software rending mode by default when running
on a remote display, or on a local display if the hardware does not appear to be accelerated.
To revert to accelerated graphics mode, launch ANSYS Workbench using the -oglhw flag:
runwb2 -oglhw

9.4. Installation Troubleshooting - ANSYS CFX

9.4.1. CFX Distributed Parallel Runs Fail
On some SLES machines (typically ones with more than one network card), the default configuration
of /etc/hosts will cause CFX distributed parallel runs to fail. In such cases, the problem might be
solved by editing the /etc/hosts file to remove all lines that contain redundant loopback addresses.
Do not remove the line with the first loopback address, which is typically 127.0.0.1.

9.5. Contacting Technical Support

Technical Support for ANSYS, Inc. products is provided either by ANSYS, Inc. directly or by one of our
certified ANSYS Support Providers. Please check with the ANSYS Support Coordinator (ASC) at your
company to determine who provides support for your company, or go to www.ansys.com and select
Contact ANSYS > Contacts and Locations.
If your support is provided by ANSYS, Inc. directly, Technical Support can be accessed quickly and efficiently from the ANSYS Customer Portal, which is available from the ANSYS Website (www.ansys.com)
under Support > Customer Portal. The direct URL is: support.ansys.com.
One of the many useful features of the Customer Portal is the Knowledge Resources Search, which can
be found on the Home page of the Customer Portal.
Systems and installation Knowledge Resources are easily accessible via the Customer Portal by using
the following keywords in the search box: Systems/Installation. These Knowledge Resources
provide solutions and guidance on how to resolve installation and licensing issues quickly.
NORTH AMERICA
All ANSYS, Inc. Products
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Toll-Free Telephone: 1.800.711.7199
Fax: 1.724.514.5096
Support for University customers is provided only through the ANSYS Customer Portal.
GERMANY
ANSYS Mechanical Products
Telephone: +49 (0) 8092 7005-55 (CADFEM)
Email: [email protected]
All ANSYS Products
Web: Go to the ANSYS Customer Portal (http://support.ansys.com) and select the appropriate option.
National Toll-Free Telephone:
German language: 0800 181 8499
English language: 0800 181 1565
Austria: 0800 297 835
Switzerland: 0800 546 318
International Telephone:
German language: +49 6151 152 9981
English language: +49 6151 152 9982
Email: [email protected]
UNITED KINGDOM
All ANSYS, Inc. Products
Web: Go to the ANSYS Customer Portal (http://support.ansys.com) and select the appropriate option.
Telephone: Please have your Customer or Contact ID ready.
UK: 0800 048 0462
Republic of Ireland: 1800 065 6642
Outside UK: +44 1235 420130
Email: [email protected]
Support for University customers is provided only through the ANSYS Customer Portal.
JAPAN
CFX , ICEM CFD and Mechanical Products
Telephone: +81-3-5324-8333
Fax: +81-3-5324-7308
Email:
CFX: [email protected];
Mechanical: [email protected]
Fluent Products
Telephone: +81-3-5324-7305
Email:
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Fluent: [email protected];
Polyflow: [email protected];
FfC: [email protected];
FloWizard: [email protected]
Icepak
Telephone: +81-3-5324-7444
Email: [email protected]
Licensing and Installation
Email: [email protected]
INDIA
All ANSYS, Inc. Products
Web: Go to the ANSYS Customer Portal (http://support.ansys.com) and select the appropriate option.
Telephone: +91 1 800 209 3475 (toll free) or +91 20 6654 3000 (toll)
Fax: +91 80 6772 2600
Email:
FEA products: [email protected];
CFD products: [email protected];
Ansoft products: [email protected];
Installation: [email protected]
FRANCE
All ANSYS, Inc. Products
Web: Go to the ANSYS Customer Portal (http://support.ansys.com) and select the appropriate option.
Toll-Free Telephone: +33 (0) 800 919 225 Toll Number: +33 (0) 170 489 087
Email: [email protected]
BELGIUM
All ANSYS Products
Web: Go to the ANSYS Customer Portal (http://support.ansys.com) and select the appropriate option.
Telephone: +32 (0) 10 45 28 61
Email: [email protected]
Support for University customers is provided only through the ANSYS Customer Portal.
SWEDEN
All ANSYS Products
Web: Go to the ANSYS Customer Portal (http://support.ansys.com) and select the appropriate option.
Telephone: +44 (0) 870 142 0300
Email: [email protected]
Support for University customers is provided only through the ANSYS Customer Portal.

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SPAIN and PORTUGAL

All ANSYS Products
Web: Go to the ANSYS Customer Portal (http://support.ansys.com) and select the appropriate option.
Telephone: +34 900 933 407 (Spain), +351 800 880 513 (Portugal)
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Support for University customers is provided only through the ANSYS Customer Portal.
ITALY
All ANSYS Products
Web: Go to the ANSYS Customer Portal (http://support.ansys.com) and select the appropriate option.
Telephone: +39 02 89013378
Email: [email protected]
Support for University customers is provided only through the ANSYS Customer Portal.

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Chapter 10: Applications Included with Each Product

The following table displays which ANSYS, Inc. applications are included with each of the product installation options.
Product Install Option

What is Included?

ANSYS Structural Mechanics

ANSYS Mechanical Products

Workbench [1], Mechanical APDL

ANSYS Customization Files

Workbench [1], Mechanical APDL User -Programmable Feature

ANSYS Explicit Dynamics

ANSYS Autodyn

Workbench [1], Autodyn

ANSYS LS-DYNA

Workbench [1], ANSYS LS-DYNA

ANSYS Fluid Dynamics

ANSYS CFX (includes ANSYS CFDPost)

Workbench [1], CFX, CFD-Post

ANSYS Fluent (includes ANSYS

CFD-Post)

Workbench [1], Fluent, CFD-Post

ANSYS TurboGrid

Workbench [1], TurboGrid

ANSYS Polyflow(includes ANSYS

CFD-Post)

Workbench [1], CFD-Post, Polyflow

ANSYS CFD-Post only

Workbench [1], CFD-Post

ANSYS Additional Tools

ANSYS ICEM CFD

ICEM CFD

ANSYS Icepak (includes ANSYS

CFD-Post)

CFD-Post, Icepak

ANSYS Remote Solve Manager

Stand Alone Services

Remote Solve Manager

ANSYS Geometry Interfaces

ACIS

Geometry Interface for ACIS

Catia, Version 4

Geometry Interface for Catia,

Version 4

Geometry Interface for NX

Parasolid

Geometry Interface for Parasolid

1. Workbench includes the Workbench Framework, DesignModeler, DesignXplorer, and Remote Solve
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Table of Contents
1. Installation Prerequisites for Windows ................................................................................................... 1
1.1. System Prerequisites ......................................................................................................................... 3
1.1.1. CAD Support ............................................................................................................................ 5
1.2. Disk Space and Memory Requirements ............................................................................................. 6
1.2.1. Setting the /3GB Switch on Windows 32-bit .............................................................................. 7
1.3. Software Prerequisites ...................................................................................................................... 7
1.4. GPU Requirements ........................................................................................................................... 8
1.5. Additional Hardware and Software Requirements ............................................................................. 8
1.5.1. SpaceBall Support .................................................................................................................... 9
1.5.2. Using Exceed ......................................................................................................................... 10
1.5.3. Using Exceed onDemand ....................................................................................................... 10
1.6. Third-Party Software and other Security Considerations ................................................................... 10
2. Platform Details .................................................................................................................................... 11
2.1. User Account Control (UAC) ............................................................................................................ 11
2.2. Compiler Requirements for Windows Systems ................................................................................. 13
2.3. Select Your Installation .................................................................................................................... 13
3. Installing the ANSYS Software for a Stand-alone Windows System ..................................................... 15
3.1. Downloading the Installation Files ................................................................................................... 16
3.1.1. Installing from a USB Drive ..................................................................................................... 16
3.1.2. Installing from a DVD ............................................................................................................. 16
3.2. Installing ANSYS, Inc. Products ......................................................................................................... 17
3.2.1. Product Installation with Client Licensing ............................................................................... 17
3.2.1.1. Specifying CAD Configurations ...................................................................................... 20
3.2.2. ANSYS License Manager Installation ....................................................................................... 21
3.2.2.1. Registering the License Server ....................................................................................... 23
4. Installing the ANSYS Products and the License Manager on Different Windows Machines ................ 25
4.1. Downloading the Installation Files ................................................................................................... 26
4.1.1. Installing from a USB Drive ..................................................................................................... 26
4.1.2. Installing from a DVD ............................................................................................................. 26
4.2. Installing ANSYS, Inc. Products ......................................................................................................... 27
4.2.1. Product Installation with Client Licensing ............................................................................... 27
4.2.1.1. Network Server and Product Configuration .................................................................... 30
4.2.1.2. Specifying CAD Configurations ...................................................................................... 32
4.2.2. ANSYS License Manager Installation ....................................................................................... 33
4.2.2.1. Registering the License Server ....................................................................................... 35
5. Post-Installation Instructions ............................................................................................................... 37
5.1. Post-Installation Procedures for All Products .................................................................................... 37
5.1.1. Post-Installation Procedures for Mechanical APDL and ANSYS Workbench Products ................. 38
5.1.2. Post-Installation Procedures for ANSYS CFX and ANSYS CFD-Post ............................................ 39
5.1.3. Post-Installation Procedures for ANSYS Fluent ......................................................................... 40
5.1.4. Post-Installation Procedures for ANSYS Polyflow ..................................................................... 40
5.1.5. Post-Installation Procedures for ICEM CFD ............................................................................... 40
5.1.6. Post-Installation Procedures for Other Products ...................................................................... 40
5.2. Launching ANSYS, Inc. Products ....................................................................................................... 41
5.3. Running the ANS_ADMIN Utility for Mechanical APDL /ANSYS Workbench Products ........................ 41
5.4. Product Localization ....................................................................................................................... 41
5.4.1. Translated Message File Installation for Mechanical APDL /ANSYS Workbench Products ........... 42
6. Silent Mode Operations ........................................................................................................................ 43
6.1. Installing ANSYS, Inc. Products ......................................................................................................... 43
6.1.1. Silent Mode Operations .......................................................................................................... 43
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6.1.1.1. Silent Product and License Manager Installation ............................................................. 44
6.1.1.2. Silent Product Configuration/Unconfiguration ............................................................... 47
6.1.1.3. Silent Media Installation ................................................................................................. 48
6.1.1.4. Silent Uninstall .............................................................................................................. 48
7. Configuring CAD Products .................................................................................................................... 51
7.1. Using the CAD Configuration Manager ............................................................................................ 51
7.1.1. Unconfiguring ........................................................................................................................ 54
7.1.2. Running the CAD Configuration Manager in Batch Mode ..................................................... 55
7.1.3. Uninstalling ........................................................................................................................... 56
7.1.4. Creo Parametric Configuration ............................................................................................... 56
7.1.4.1. Configuring the Connection for Creo Parametric ............................................................ 58
7.1.4.1.1. The WBPlugInPE.dat File and config.pro File ........................................................... 58
7.1.4.1.2.The config.pro File ................................................................................................. 59
7.1.4.1.3.The config.anscon.150 File ..................................................................................... 59
7.1.4.2. Creo Parametric Environment Variables .......................................................................... 59
7.1.5. NX Configuration ................................................................................................................... 59
7.1.5.1. Configuring the Connection for NX ................................................................................ 60
7.1.5.2. Configuring for Teamcenter .......................................................................................... 60
7.1.6. ANSYS ICEM CFD Configuration .............................................................................................. 60
7.2. Configuring CADNexus/CAPRI CAE Gateway for CATIA V5 ................................................................ 60
7.3. Configuring AutoCAD ..................................................................................................................... 61
8. Uninstalling the Software ..................................................................................................................... 63
8.1. Uninstalling ANSYS, Inc. Products .................................................................................................... 63
8.1.1. Uninstalling Licensing Components ........................................................................................ 64
9. Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................................... 65
9.1. Installation Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................ 65
9.1.1. Using ANSLIC_ADMIN to Gather Diagnostic Information ......................................................... 65
9.1.2. Uninstall Gives Access Denied Error Message .......................................................................... 65
9.1.3. Uninstall on a Windows 7 or Windows 8 System Gives Compatibility Error Message ................. 65
9.1.4. A .chm File Does Not Display Properly Across a Network .......................................................... 66
9.1.5. Products Crash with an Application Error ................................................................................ 66
9.1.6. When attempting to run an ANSYS, Inc. product after the initial installation, a .NET Framework
Initialization Error directing you to install the .NET framework is displayed ....................................... 66
9.1.7. Product Installation Does Not Create Start Menu Item for ANSYS and CAD Plugins Do Not
Work .............................................................................................................................................. 66
9.1.8. Product Installation Displays Security Warning Dialogs or Silent Product Installation Hangs on
a Network Install ............................................................................................................................. 67
9.1.9. System-related Error Messages ............................................................................................... 67
9.1.10. CasPol Error Messages .......................................................................................................... 67
9.2. Installation Troubleshooting - Mechanical APDL and ANSYS Workbench Products ............................ 67
9.2.1. The Mechanical APDL Launcher is Excessively Slow to Start ..................................................... 68
9.2.2. Display Problems on Windows XP ........................................................................................... 68
9.2.3. Display Problems on Windows 7 ............................................................................................. 68
9.2.4. ANS_ADMIN Error Messages ................................................................................................... 68
9.2.5. Mechanical APDL Product Launcher Error Messages ................................................................ 68
9.2.6. Distributed Mechanical APDL Platform MPI Error Messages ..................................................... 69
9.2.7. ANSYS Workbench Products Troubleshooting ......................................................................... 69
9.3. Installation Troubleshooting - ANSYS CFX ........................................................................................ 70
9.3.1. TurboGrid Mouse Behavior Problems ...................................................................................... 70
9.4. Contacting Technical Support ......................................................................................................... 70
10. Applications Included with Each Product ........................................................................................... 75

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1.1. Supported Windows Platforms ................................................................................................................ 3
1.2. Supported Products by Platform ............................................................................................................. 4
1.3. CAD Support by Platform ........................................................................................................................ 5
2.1. Compiler Requirements ........................................................................................................................ 13

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Chapter 1: Installation Prerequisites for Windows

This document describes the steps necessary to correctly install and configure all ANSYS, Inc. products
on Windows platforms for Release 15.0. These products include:
ANSYS Structural Mechanics
ANSYS Mechanical Products (includes ANSYS Mechanical and Mechanical APDL)
ANSYS Customization Files
ANSYS Explicit Dynamics
ANSYS Autodyn
ANSYS LS-DYNA
ANSYS Fluid Dynamics
ANSYS CFX (includes ANSYS CFD-Post)
ANSYS Fluent (includes ANSYS CFD-Post)
ANSYS TurboGrid
ANSYS Polyflow (includes ANSYS CFD-Post)
ANSYS CFD-Post only
ANSYS Offshore
ANSYS Aqwa
ANSYS Additional Tools
ANSYS ICEM CFD
ANSYS Icepak (includes ANSYS CFD-Post)
Remote Solve Manager Standalone Services
ANSYS PDM Interfaces
Teamcenter
ANSYS Geometry Interfaces
AutoCAD
ACIS

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CATIA, Version 4
CATIA, Version 5
CATIA, Version 6
Creo Elements/Direct Modeling
Autodesk Inventor
JT
NX
Parasolid
Creo Parametric
Solid Edge
SolidWorks

Note
ANSYS Workbench and ANSYS EKM Desktop are installed by default as product components
to most ANSYS, Inc. products. ANSYS Workbench is not installed as part of the products under
ANSYS Additional Tools, nor with the CFD-Post only option. ANSYS Workbench includes the
following applications:
The Mechanical Application
DesignModeler
Design Exploration
Meshing
Remote Solve Manager
TGrid
FE Modeler
EKM Desktop
Because some of these applications can be run as standalone applications without ANSYS
Workbench, you will see some but not all of these listed separately as options when you
uninstall. In such cases, you will need to select those options in order to uninstall those
components.
Where supported, IGES and STEP Geometry Interfaces will be installed.
Some procedures apply only to specific products and are so noted.

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Important Notice
If you wish to run multiple releases of ANSYS, Inc. software, you MUST install them chronologically (i.e.,
Release 13.0 followed by Release 15.0). If you install an earlier release after installing Release 15.0, you
will encounter licensing issues that may prevent you from running any products/releases. If you need
to install an earlier release after you have already installed Release 15.0, you MUST uninstall Release
15.0, then re-install the releases in order.

Summary of New and Changed Features

1.1. System Prerequisites

ANSYS 15.0 is supported on the following Windows platforms and operating system levels. For up-todate information on hardware platforms or operating systems that have been certified, go to http://
www.ansys.com/Support/Platform+Support. (This URL is case-sensitive.)
Table 1.1: Supported Windows Platforms
Processor

Operating System

Platform architecture Availability

(directory name)

x64 (64-bit)

Windows XP 64 SP2 [2], Windows 7,

winx64
Windows 8, Windows HPC Server 2008
R2[1], Windows Server 2012 (Standard
Edition)[1]

Download, USB

x86 (32-bit) [2]

Windows XP SP2 [2], Windows 7 [2]

Download, USB

intel

1. Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012 (Standard Edition) are supported only for
select solvers for parallel high performance execution. Any users running on Windows HPC Server
2008 or Windows Server 2012 (Standard Edition) as non-admin should be a member of the HPC Users
Group in the configuration panel of the HPC Cluster Manager.
2. ANSYS 15.0 will be the last release to support the Windows XP operating system, Windows 7 (32-bit)
operating system, and the Windows 32-bit platform. Subsequent service packs' and verification testing

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Processor

Operating System

Platform architecture Availability

(directory name)

packages' discontinuance of support of Windows XP will concur with Microsoft's discontinuance of

the same, anticipated to be April 2014.
For detailed and current support information, see the Platform Support section of the ANSYS, Inc.
website (www.ansys.com).

Note
Home editions of Windows operating systems are not supported.
If you are running Internet Explorer 8 on Windows XP 32-bit, you must use Windows XP
SP3.

Supported Platforms for High Performance Computing Please see the discussions on Configuring
Distributed ANSYS and Configuring ANSYS CFX Parallel later in this guide for detailed information on
supported platforms for distributed computing.
Table 1.2: Supported Products by Platform
Product

Windows
64-bit

Windows
32-bit

ANSYS Workbench dataintegrated and native applications

Windows
HPC Server
2008

Windows
Server 2012
(Standard
Edition)

Standalone Solvers and Applications

Mechanical APDL

CFX

TurboGrid

ICEM CFD

Autodyn

LS-DYNA

Fluent

Aqwa

Polyflow

Icepak

EKM Server

1. Supported as a 32-bit application

2. Solver only support

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1.1.1. CAD Support

The following CAD and auxiliary programs are supported on the indicated products and platforms
(where the CAD product is supported on the noted platforms). Products are:
A = Mechanical APDL
W = ANSYS Workbench
I = ANSYS ICEM CFD standalone (some CAD systems may require the integrated ANSYS Workbench Reader)
Table 1.3: CAD Support by Platform
Product

XP 64bit

Windows
7 64bit

Windows
8 64bit 7

XP 32bit

Windows
7 32bit

CATIA 4.2.4

A, W, I

CATIA V5-6R2013

A, W, I

CATIA V5 (CADNexus CAPRI CAE

Gateway V3.16.1) V5R21, V56R2012,
V56R2013

W, I

CATIA V6 R2013

W, I

Parasolid 26.0 11

A, W, I

Creo Elements/Pro (Pro/ENGINEER)

Wildfire 5 2, 3

A, W, I

Creo Parametric 1.0

A, W, I

Creo Parametric 2.0 6

A, W, I

A , W, I

A, W, I

ACIS 24 1

A, W, I

NX 7.5

A, W, I

NX 8.0

A, W, I

NX 8.5

A, W, I

SolidWorks 2012

W, I

A, W, I

W, I

A, W, I
W, I

SolidWorks 2013

W, I

Solid Edge ST5

W, I

Solid Edge ST6

W, I

W, I
W, I
W, I
W, I

Autodesk Inventor 2013

W, I

W, I 8

W, I

Autodesk Inventor 2014

W, I

AutoCAD 2013

W, I

W, I 10

W, I

AutoCAD 2014

W, I

IGES

A 4, W, I 5

JT 9.5

W, I

STEP AP203, AP214

W, I

Creo Elements/Direct Modeling 17.0

W, I

Creo Elements/Direct Modeling 18.0

W, I

Creo Elements/Direct Modeling 18.1

W, I

Teamcenter Unified 8.1 with NX 7.5

W, I 9

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Product

XP 64bit

Windows
7 64bit

Teamcenter Unified 8.3 with NX

7.5.4, NX 8.0 & NX8.5

Teamcenter Unified 9.1 with NX 7.5,

8.0 & 8.5

Windows
8 64bit 7

XP 32bit

Windows
7 32bit

GEMS

IDI MS8/9

Rhinoceros

1. For ICEM CFD standalone, ACIS 18.0.1 is the supported version for all platforms.
2. Requires Pro/ENGINEER 5 Build Date M020 or higher for Windows 7.
3. Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5 is also named Creo Elements/Pro 5.0
4. MAPDL supports 5.1 by default, but 5.2 is also supported if the IOPTN command is used.
5. IGES Versions 4.0, 5.2, and 5.3 are supported.
6. Requires Creo Parametric 2.0 M030 or higher for Windows 8.
7. Professional and Enterprise
8. Requires Autodesk Inventor 2013 SP2
9. Requires Creo Elements/Direct Modeling M030 or higher.
10. Requires AutoCAD 2013 SP2.
11. For ICEM CFD direct interface, Parasolid 24.0 is the supported version on all platforms.

1.2. Disk Space and Memory Requirements

You will need the disk space shown here for each product for installation and proper functioning. The
numbers listed here are the maximum amount of disk space you will need for each ANSYS, Inc. product.
Depending on the options selected for each product, you may require less.
Product

Disk Space

Mechanical APDL

8.1 GB

ANSYS Autodyn

6.3 GB

ANSYS LS-DYNA

6.5 GB

ANSYS CFX

6.9 GB

ANSYS TurboGrid

6.2 GB

ANSYS Fluent

7.2 GB

Polyflow

7.2 MB

ANSYS Aqwa

6.0 GB

ANSYS ICEM CFD

7.0 GB

ANSYS Icepak

7.3 GB

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Product

Disk Space

CFD Post only

6.2 GB

ANSYS Geometry Interfaces

1.5 GB

CATIA v5

1.2 GB

CATIA v6

95 MB

ANSYS Remote Solve Manager Standalone Services

2.2 GB

Product installations also require an additional 500 MB of free disk space during an installation.
Memory Requirements
product installations.

We recommend that you have at least 2 GB of memory available for running

1.2.1. Setting the /3GB Switch on Windows 32-bit

On Windows 32-bit systems, you can allocate additional memory to an application (such as Mechanical
APDL) via the /3GB switch. Normally, Windows allocates 2 GB of memory for the Windows kernel and
2 GB for the application. When /3GB is enabled, the OS reduces the potential memory allocated to the
kernel and makes 3 GB of memory available to the ANSYS, Inc. product.
Be aware that when using the /3GB switch with Mechanical APDL, you will not be able to specify a -m
setting any higher than was possible without this switch. However, with this switch enabled, Mechanical
APDL can dynamically allocate more memory; dynamic memory allocation is the recommended memory
allocation method.
Windows XP To enable this memory allocation on Windows XP systems, add the /3GB parameter to
the startup line of the boot.ini file and reboot the system. The boot.ini file may be hidden. To
view hidden files, go to Windows Explorer or My Computer and select Tools>Folder Options>View.
Under Hidden files and folders, check Show hidden files and folders.
Windows 7 To enable this memory allocation on Windows 7, open a command prompt window and
type the following command:
bcdedit /set IncreaseUserVA 3072

Then reboot.
Windows 64-bit Windows 64-bit systems already have the capability to address greater amounts of
memory, so the /3GB switch is not applicable to those systems.

1.3. Software Prerequisites

You must have the following software installed on your system. Administrator privileges are required
to install these files. These software prerequisites will be installed automatically when you launch the
product installation. If you've completed an installation successfully, the executables are also located
under the \v150\prereq directory should you need to manually install them at a later date. Prior to
installing, you can find them in the root \prereq directory of the media/download package.
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0
.NET Framework 4.0 is native on Windows 8 and does not require any additional patches.
.NET Framework 3.5 SP1 is native on Windows 7 and does not require any additional patches.

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Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable, 2.0.50727.762
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 ATL Redistributable Package
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package MFC Security Update
Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 ATL Redistributable Package

1.4. GPU Requirements

Your system must meet the following requirements to use the GPU accelerator capability in Mechanical
APDL:
The machine(s) being used for the simulation must contain at least one supported nVIDIA GPU card. (Intel
Xeon Phi coprocessors are currently only supported on Linux.) The following cards are supported:
nVIDIA Tesla series (any model)
nVIDIA Quadro 6000
nVIDIA Quadro K5000
nVIDIA Quadro K6000
For nVIDIA GPU cards, the driver version must be 320.00 or newer. For optimal performance on Windows,
the TCC (Tesla Compute Cluster) driver mode is recommended when using Tesla series GPU cards. Some
limitations exist when using this driver mode (e.g., no support for Windows XP). Check your GPU card
documentation for more details on how to set this driver mode and the existing limitations.
You must be running on a Windows 64-bit operating system.

Note
On Windows, the use of Remote Desktop may disable the use of a GPU device. Launching
Mechanical APDL through the ANSYS Remote Solve Manager (RSM) when RSM is installed
as a service may also disable the use of a GPU. In these two scenarios, the GPU accelerator
capability cannot be used. Using the TCC (Tesla Compute Cluster) driver mode, if applicable,
can circumvent this restriction.

1.5. Additional Hardware and Software Requirements

Pentium-class or Intel 64 / AMD64 system with the correct operating system version installed
1GB of RAM. On some 32-bit systems, you can use the /3GB switch to allocate additional RAM to the application and less to the Windows kernel. See Setting the /3GB Switch on Windows 32-bit (p. 7) for more
information.
For 32-bit systems, 4 GB free on the hard drive; up to 4.5 GB with CATIA V5. For 64-bit systems, 8 GB is
recommended.
Certified graphics card with the latest drivers, compatible with the supported operating systems, capable
of supporting 1024x768 High Color (32-bit), and a 17-inch monitor compatible with this type of graphics
card. We recommend using certified graphics card from the Nvidia Quadro FX or ATI FireGL line.
ANSYS CFX products and ANSYS TurboGrid require at least 24-bit color and that antialiasing on your
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the feature varies according to the graphics card you have. Please contact your system administrator
or refer to your system documentation for detailed instructions on changing antialiasing settings.

Note
Some combinations of graphics card type, operating system, and MPEG resolution fail to
play MPEGs properly. You may be able to get normal playback results simply by changing
the MPEG settings. Alternatively, you can upgrade your graphics card.

For laptop systems, ANSYS Workbench requires the latest graphics drivers.
Microsoft Mouse or a mouse compatible with the supported operating systems; ANSYS CFX-Pre and ANSYS
CFD-Post require a three-button mouse.
If you use a 3Dconnexion product (Spaceball or SpacePilot Pro), ensure that you have the latest version
of the drivers installed.
Approximately twice as much swap space as memory. The amount of memory swap space on the system
may limit the size of the ANSYS model that can be created and/or solved.
TCP/IP for the license manager (see the ANSYS, Inc. Licensing Guide for more information on TCP/IP).
Although TCP/IP is included as part of the operating system, it may not be installed by default. When
TCP/IP is installed, it must be bound to a network adapter. On machines that are connected to an
internal network, TCP/IP must be bound to a network card such as an Ethernet adapter. The vast
majority of systems using TCP/IP will fall into this category. On machines that connect to the internet
or corporate intranet through a modem, TCP/IP can be bound to the Remote Access Service. Also,
the Autodial option of the Internet Options must be disabled so that the machine does not attempt
to connect to the Internet every time ANSYS is run. See the ANSYS, Inc. Licensing Guide for more information.
Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) 7, 8, or 9 is recommended for proper operation of ANSYS Workbench. Once
the correct version of IE is installed, it does not have to be your default Internet browser. After installation,
simply run your preferred browser and reestablish it as the default.
If you are running Internet Explorer 8 on Windows XP 32-bit, you must use XP SP3.
PDF reader software is required to read the installation guides and other user documentation.

1.5.1. SpaceBall Support

Only the Mechanical APDL, ANSYS Meshing, DesignModeler, Mechanical, ANSYS ICEM CFD, and CFDPost applications have been tested for manipulating the model (turning, zooming, panning, etc.) with
the 3Dconnexion SpaceBall and SpacePilot Pro products. While these 3Dconnexion products do
provide significantly enhanced 3D control over viewing the model, they do not function as a mouse
replacement and selection operations still require a mouse.
To use a 3Dconnexion product with the listed products, you must download and install the appropriate
Microsoft Windows driver for your version of Windows. Please refer to http://www.3dconnexion.com
for more information on using Space products and to download the appropriate drivers.

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1.5.2. Using Exceed

If you run Hummingbird, Communications Ltd.'s ExceedTM product, we recommend that you adjust the
Window Manager settings in order for the ANSYS Workbench GUI and the online help system to work
properly. This setting affects the behavior of Windows, not just applications that are running through
Exceed, and may vary depending on the version of Exceed you are running. Note that changing this
setting may affect other applications that you run through Exceed; please check with your system administrator before making any changes.
Fluent or Fluent legacy products do not support running from an Windows machine to a Linux or UNIX
machine using Exceed or any remote software.
To ensure that the ANSYS Workbench GUI works properly, follow these steps:
1.

Right-click on the Exceed icon in the Windows Task Bar.

Select Tools> Configuration... menu item.

Click on the Display and Video category.

Click on the Common Settings tab.

Set Native Window Manager Focus Policy to Click.

1.5.3. Using Exceed onDemand

Turbogrid, CFX-Pre, and CFD-Post may not work properly when used remotely with Exceed onDemand.

1.6. Third-Party Software and other Security Considerations

The following third-party products are used as part of the installation process. In order for the installation
to work properly, you must allow access to these products.
Product Name

Executable Name

Tcl

tclsh.exe

wish.exe

Perl

perl.exe

7zip

7z.exe

Microsoft .NET
Framework

.net

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2.1. User Account Control (UAC)
Windows 7 and Windows 8
ANSYS, Inc. requires that you have full administrative privileges when installing any software on Microsoft
Windows 7 or Windows 8. Non-administrative accounts do not usually have the permissions required
to access system areas that installation programs often need to modify. Full administrative privileges
means that you are running as administrator with UAC turned off, or you are running as administrator
with UAC turned on and Run as Administrator selected. Because of changes to the UAC functionality,
it is necessary that you right-click and select Run as Administrator from the context menu when installing to Windows 8.
Windows 7 and Windows 8 use a feature called User Account Control (UAC) to control privileges and
automatically reduce the potential of security breaches in the operation system. However, UAC limits
your accessibility to system areas and can cause unpredictable behavior in ANSYS, Inc. products, as
noted below.
Recommended Installation Options for Windows 7:
UAC turned off and install as full administrator (preferred method)
UAC turned on and install with full administrative privileges (using Run as Administrator from the context
menu)

Note
If you are running with UAC on, even if you have administrative privileges, you will have
limited account control unless you specifically choose Run as Administrator.
Recommended Installation Options for Windows 8:
UAC turned off and install with full administrative privileges (using Run as Administrator from the context
menu)
When installing ANSYS, Inc. products, we strongly recommend that you use the recommended options
above. If UAC is enabled, we recommend that you turn UAC off before installing ANSYS, Inc. products,
and then turn it back on when finished installing. You must be an administrative user in order to disable
UAC.
Follow the instructions for your operating system for disabling UAC.
Once you have installed your applications, you can enable UAC again.

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Installing with UAC On

If you cannot disable UAC and need to install with UAC on, you must run all applications, including the
installation setup, as an administrator. Otherwise, the files may be written to AppData\Local\VirtualStore\<path> (or similar) rather than directly to <path>, if <path> is a protected directory
(such as C:\Program Files). As a result, some applications and utilities may behave unpredictably.
If you cannot disable UAC, you should perform the following functions:
For Windows 7:
Always run ANSLIC_ADMIN, the File Association utility, and the CAD Configuration Manager by selecting
the utility or application from the Start menu and right-mouse clicking and selecting Run as Administrator.
Set your Start menu shortcuts to always run as administrator with the following procedure (or similar):
1.

Right-click the shortcut you wish to modify and select Properties.

From the Properties dialog box, click Advanced on the Shortcut tab.

Select Run as administrator and click OK.

Click OK.

Refer to your operating system documentation or visit www.microsoft.com for more instructions on
setting Run as Administrator at various levels within the operating system.
For Windows 8:
Always run ANSLIC_ADMIN, the File Association utility, and the CAD Configuration Manager by
selecting the utility or application from the Start menu and right-mouse clicking and selecting Run
as Administrator.
Set your Start menu shortcuts to always run as administrator with the following procedure (or similar):
1.

Right-click the shortcut you wish to modify and select Open File Location from the options
located at the bottom of your screen..

Right-click the shortcut file that is displayed and click Properties from the menu.

From the Properties dialog box, click Advanced on the Shortcut tab.

Select Run as administrator and click OK.

Click OK.

Notes about UAC

When installing ANSYS, Inc. products, including the license manager, on Windows 7 and Windows 8
machines, you need to be aware of several factors involving User Access Control (UAC):
You should install the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager using the same permissions as you used to install
the product.

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If you install both the product and the license manager with full administrative privileges, the product
and licensing installation and configuration will proceed as normal.
If you install as an administrative user with UAC turned on, you may encounter unpredictable behavior
with both the product and license manager installations and subsequent behavior. As an administrator,
you should choose to install and run applications with full administrative privileges to avoid any unpredictable situations. We strongly recommend against running with UAC on and not selecting Run as
Administrator. These situations are described below.
1. If you have UAC turned on and you do not install (and run) with full administrative privileges, be aware
that files may be written to and read from the %localappdata%\VirtualStore\ location (in the
case of licensing, to %localappdata%\VirtualStore\Program Files\Ansys Inc\Shared
Files\Licensing) instead of to the <os drive>.
In this situation, ANSLIC_ADMIN settings, such as Specify the License Server Machine, will indicate
that files are being written to and read from <os drive>\Program Files\Ansys Inc\Shared
Files\Licensing. Log files may behave in the same way. However, when you view the ansyslmd.ini file located in <os drive>\Program Files\Ansys Inc\Shared
Files\Licensing, you will not see the ANSLIC_ADMIN settings you specified.
2. To ensure that files are correctly written to and read from <os drive>\Program Files\Ansys
Inc\Shared Files\Licensing, you should always run with full administrative privileges by selecting
Run as Administrator.
3. If you are not running with full administrative privileges, you will not be able to use those ANSLIC_ADMIN
options that require administrative privileges, such as starting and stopping the license manager.

2.2. Compiler Requirements for Windows Systems

Table 2.1: Compiler Requirements
Mechanical APDL,
ANSYS Workbench
Compilers*

CFX Compilers*

Fluent Compilers*

AUTODYN Compilers*

Visual Studio 2010

SP1 (including the
MS C++ compiler)
and Intel FORTRAN 12.1 compilers

Visual Studio 2010

SP1 (including the
MS C++ compiler)

Visual Studio 2010

SP1 (including the
MS C++ compiler)
and Intel FORTRAN 12.1 compilers

Windows (all versions)

Visual Studio 2010 SP1
(including the MS C++
compiler) and Intel
FORTRAN 12.1 compilers

* Compilers are required only if you will be using User Programmable Features (UPF), User Defined
Functions (UDF), or other customization options.

2.3. Select Your Installation

The next step is to select your installation type. Please select the option below that matches your installation.
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Chapter 3: Installing the ANSYS Software for a Stand-alone Windows

System
This section includes the steps required for installing ANSYS, Inc. products and licensing configuration
on one Windows machine.
You can follow these instructions while actually installing the products and setting up the license
server. To do so, simply use the selections that are pertinent to you and insert your specific information
where noted.

Before You Begin

We recommend that you have the following information available before you begin this installation:
An account on the ANSYS Customer Portal. If you do not have an account, you may register at https://
support.ansys.com/portal/site/AnsysCustomerPortal to receive your own account.
Your license file from ANSYS, Inc., saved to a temporary directory. For more information, see Registering
the License Server (p. 23).
Open port numbers forFlexNet and ANSYS Licensing Interconnect. Defaults are 1055 and 2325, respectively.
To verify that these port numbers are available, open a command line and enter the following command:
netstat -a -p tcp

You will see a list of active ports. If 1055 and 2325 are listed, they are already in use and cannot be
used for ANSYS, Inc. licensing. In this case, you will need to specify different port numbers where indicated later in this installation.
Your local machine's hostname, to specify as the license server.
You should also verify that you are running on a supported platform. ANSYS,Inc. supports both 32- and
64-bit systems running Windows XP and Windows 7, and 64-bit systems running Windows 8.
Verify that you have sufficient disk space to download, uncompress, and install the products you will
be installing.
If you have any problems with or questions about the installation process please log a Service Request
on the ANSYS Customer Portal. A Systems Support Specialist will respond to assist you.
These instructions are divided into four sections:
Product Download/DVD Instructions: This set of instructions describes the download and extraction process.
Product Installation with Client Licensing: This set of instructions describes the product installation, including
the client licensing portion.
License Manager Installation: This set of instructions describes the license manager installation.

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Post Installation Procedures for All Products: This is a set of instructions that describes any configuration
steps that may be required for the various products.
For this installation, both the product and the license manager will be installed on the same machine.
You must complete both the client licensing portion and the license manager installation in order to run
ANSYS, Inc. products.

3.1. Downloading the Installation Files

From the Customer Portal, https://support.ansys.com/portal/site/AnsysCustomerPortal, click Downloads

> Full Products.
Step 1 of the ANSYS Download Center Select Full Products page is displayed.

After selecting all products, click Next Step.

Step 2 of the ANSYS Download Center Select Full Products page displays all selected products by
operating system.

Click the link(s) for the appropriate operating system and download each package to a new temporary
folder.

Begin the product installation as described in Installing ANSYS, Inc. Products (p. 17).

3.1.1. Installing from a USB Drive

To install ANSYS, Inc. products from a USB drive, insert the USB drive into a USB slot on your computer.
Locate and right-click the setup.exe file stored at the root level of the USB and select Run as administrator. Continue with the steps described in Installing ANSYS, Inc. Products (p. 17).

3.1.2. Installing from a DVD

To install ANSYS, Inc. products from a DVD, place the DVD in your DVD drive. If autorun is enabled, the
installation will begin automatically. If autorun is disabled, locate and right-click the setup.exe file
contained on the DVD and select Run as administrator. Continue with the steps described in Installing
ANSYS, Inc. Products (p. 17).

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You will be prompted to change DVDs during the installation. Please make sure you have all installation
DVDs before beginning the installation.

3.2. Installing ANSYS, Inc. Products

This section explains how to install ANSYS, Inc. products.

Note
ANSYS requires users to install all products by using the right-click option Run as administrator
.

3.2.1. Product Installation with Client Licensing

To install ANSYS, Inc. products with client licensing, follow the steps below.

Note
You must also install the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager on at least one server machine in order
to run ANSYS, Inc. products. See ANSYS License Manager Installation (p. 21) for license
manager installation instructions.
1.

Save all data and close all Windows applications before continuing.

If you downloaded the installation files or if you are installing from a DVD with autorun disabled, browse
to the location of the setup.exe file. Right-click the setup.exe file and select Run as administrator.
The ANSYS, Inc. Installation Launcher appears.

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From the options on the left side of the launcher you can install ANSYS products, ANSYS EKM
Server, MPI for ANSYS Parallel Processing, and the ANSYS License Manager. You can access the installation guide for the ANSYS EKM Server from the Downloads page on the Customer Portal. The
MPI for ANSYS Parallel Processing installation steps are displayed when you click the Install MPI
for ANSYS Parallel Processing link.
The ANSYS, Inc. Quick Start Installation Guide, ANSYS, Inc. Quick Start Licensing Guide, System Requirements Guide and complete Installation Help Guide can be accessed through the options located
along the bottom of the launcher.
3.

Select the language you want to use from the drop-down menu in the upper right corner. English is
the default.

Click the Install ANSYS Products option.

The license agreement appears.

Read the agreement, and if you agree to the terms and conditions, select I Agree. Click Next.

The directory where you want to install the ANSYS, Inc. products is shown in the Install Directory field.
You can install the products into any directory you wish, but you must have write permissions to the
directory you choose. The default is C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc. We recommend using the
default directory.

Note
You must install all ANSYS, Inc. products into the same location. Installing products
into different locations can cause product components to fail. If you choose an install
directory via the Browse feature, the installation will automatically append \ANSYS

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Inc\ to the chosen directory. The installation path can have a maximum of 100
characters, except on AUTODYN, which has a maximum of 40 characters.
Leave the Associate file extensions with ANSYS products checkbox marked. This allows you to
double-click files from Windows Explorer to launch the various products.
Choose Disable ANSYS RSS Feed to disable automatic internet feeds to ANSYS, Inc. products.
Click Next.
7.

All products available in the installation package(s) you downloaded are listed. You can select or deselect
any combination of products. ANSYS Workbench is automatically installed with most ANSYS, Inc. products;
there is no individual product selection for ANSYS Workbench.
If you select AutoCAD, Catia V5, Inventor, NX, Creo Parametric, Solid Edge, or SolidWorks, you will
have additional installation steps. Please see Specifying CAD Configurations (p. 20).
You will also see an estimate of the disk space required to install all of the selected components,
and the disk space you have available. The actual amount of disk space required may be less, but
if you choose to run the installation with insufficient disk space available, we strongly recommend
that you review the log files at the end of the installation to verify that all products were installed
correctly. Installation log files are written to the installation directory.
Select/deselect the products you want to install and click Next.

The dates on the licensing files being installed are compared to any that may already exist on your
machine. The more recent set of files will be used.
Click Next.

A summary of the selected installation data appears. Review the information carefully, and if correct,
click Next to continue the installation.

10. The installation progress screen displays a status bar towards the bottom of the installation window.
This status bar tracks the percentage of packages that have been installed on your computer. Depending
on the number of products you have selected, the installation time required could be lengthy. You will
not be able to interrupt the installation process. Please be patient while the installation completes.

Note
Clicking the View Details Progress Log button opens a second window that displays
the name of each product package as it is uncompressed and installed.
The installation program will first check your system to determine if you have the necessary prerequisites. If the prerequisites are not already on your system, the prerequisites will be installed
automatically. You may be asked to run the necessary files (such as the .NET exe), or to reboot your
machine, depending on your existing machine configuration. If you are asked, you will need to
reboot in order to complete the prerequisite installation successfully.
Click Next to continue the installation and install the client licensing.
11. Click Next to begin the client licensing configuration. A Licensing Client Installation Configuration
window appears.
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If you already have an existing license server specification file, you will not see this window; in this
case proceed directly to the next step.
If you do not have an existing license server specification file, the Specify License Server Machine
- Add Server Specification window appears. Enter the hostname of your machine and click Next.
12. When the client licensing configuration has completed, click Exit.
13. The product installation window reappears with a message noting that the installation is complete.
Click Next.
14. On the next screen, you can complete the survey or you can click Finish immediately to skip the survey
and complete the product installation.
The ANSYS, Inc. Installation Launcher appears. For this stand-alone installation, you must complete
the License Manager installation (next) to run ANSYS, Inc. products.

3.2.1.1. Specifying CAD Configurations

Creo Parametric
1.

If you choose the Workbench Associative Interface, you may need to specify the Creo Parametric language,
the Creo Parametric command, and the full Creo Parametric installation path (C:\Program
Files\PTC\Creo 1.0\Parametric by default) for an existing Creo Parametric installation. Click
Next.

NX
1.

If you selected NX, you will have to choose which NX product to configure. You can choose the Reader
(non-associative), Workbench Associative Interface (requires that the CAD product be installed), or skip
and configure later (using the CAD Configuration Manager).

If you choose the Workbench Associative Interface and the UGII environment variables were not set,
you may need to specify the NX installation path for an existing NX installation. If you are an administrative user, a file required to load the NX plug-in is placed in the administrative user's Application Data
folder by default, which may not be accessible by other, non-administrative users. To allow non-administrative users to run, you will need to define the environment variable UGII_CUSTOM_DIRECTORY_FILE
prior to installation and specify a location where other users have read access. Alternatively, you can
run the CAD Configuration Manager after the installation and provide an updated location for the NX
Custom Directory File Path under the NX tab.

If you selected the ANSYS ICEM CFD NX Interface product but not the NX Geometry Interface product
on the product selection screen, you may need to specify the NX installation path or choose to skip
configuring NX and use the CAD Configuration Manager to configure later.

CATIA v5

If you selected CATIA v5 and any product that includes ANSYS Workbench, you will be required to select
the appropriate CAD reader/plugin for ANSYS Workbench. You can choose to configure the Reader,
CADNexus CAPRI CAE Gateway, or skip and configure later (using the CAD Configuration Manager).

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SolidWorks and Autodesk Inventor

If you selected Inventor and/or SolidWorks as one of your CAD products, you will have to choose which
Inventor and/or SolidWorks product to configure. You can choose the Reader (non-associative), Workbench Associative Interface (requires that the CAD product be installed), or skip and configure later
(using the CAD Configuration Manager).

If you have not yet installed these programs, or do not know the requested information, you can choose
to skip these configuration steps. If you skip these steps, you will need to manually configure these
CAD interfaces using the CAD Configuration Manager before you can successfully import models into
Mechanical APDL, ANSYS Workbench, or ICEM CFD. You can access the CAD Configuration Manager
in Windows XP or Windows 7 (Start> All Programs > ANSYS 15.0 > Utilities > CAD Configuration
Manager 15.0) and in Windows 8 (Right-click the Start Screen> All apps> ANSYS 15.0 > CAD Configuration Manager 15.0). See Configuring CAD Products (p. 51) for more information on using the
CAD Configuration Manager.

3.2.2. ANSYS License Manager Installation

Follow the instructions below to install and configure the ANSYS License Manager on your local Windows
machine. You must be an administrative user to install the ANSYS License Manager on Windows. The
License Manager controls access to the ANSYS, Inc. products you have purchased. You must complete
the License Manager installation to run ANSYS, Inc. products.
1.

If the Installation Launcher is not open, right-click the setup.exe file and select Run as administrator.

Select Install ANSYS License Manager.

If you downloaded only the license manager installation, right click setupLM.exe and select Run
as administrator.

The installation launcher appears.

You will be notified that the license manager, if running, will be shut down. Click OK.

The License Agreement screen appears. Read the license agreement, and if you agree, click I Agree to
accept the terms and click Next. You must select I Agree to continue with the installation.

Specify the installation directory and click Next to continue.. You can accept the default or specify an
alternate path and the directory name where the license manager is to be installed. The installation
directory is set to <OS_Drive>\Program Files\ANSYS Inc by default. You must have administrative privileges for the directory you specify. In addition, the directory:
must be a local directory
must be a local, fixed-media drive
cannot be a UNC or relative path
cannot be a short (8.3) file name format path
cannot be a symbolic link or junction

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cannot use wide character names/paths

Note
You are unable to change the installation directory for a computer that currently contains
an instance of the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager or ANSYS Electromagnetics License
Manager. To change the installation directory location, you must first uninstall any previous versions of both products.
The ANSYS, Inc. License Manager is the only component available and is selected to be installed.
The amount of disk space required and the disk space available appear at the bottom of the window.
Be sure that you have sufficient space before continuing.
7.

Click Next to continue.

A summary of the selected installation data appears. Review the information carefully, and if correct,
click Next to continue the installation.
The ANSYS License Manager is now being installed and configured on your system. The installation
window displays the individual actions as they occur. When the installation is complete, the window
displays any installation errors or warnings. Review this information carefully. Click Next to continue
the installation.

10. The Licensing Server Installation Configuration box appears. When the ANSYS, Inc. License Wizard
appears, verify that the Type of License Server selected at the bottom of the screen is Run the ANSYS
Licensing Interconnect with FLEXlm (default). As the license manager is configured, progress messages
appear in the box.
You must acknowledge that you have completed these steps before continuing. Then click Continue.
You will then be asked to confirm that the installation should proceed. Click Yes.
11. The next step is to install a license file. Click Continue. Use the Browse button on the file locator dialog
box to navigate to the location of the license file. If you do not have a license file, please refer to Registering the License Server (p. 35)
12. Click Continue to configure the local machine as the license server (the default action).
13. Click Continue to start the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager.
14. Click Exit to close the License Wizard.
15. Click Exit to close the Licensing Server Installation Configuration screen.
16. Click Exit to close the License Manager Installation screen.
17. When the license manager installation is complete, click Exit. A new Start Menu item named ANSYS,
Inc. License Manager will be created automatically. It will include selections for the ANSLIC_ADMIN
server utility, the ANSYS, Inc. Licensing Guide, and the FLEXNet Licensing End User's Guide.

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3.2.2.1. Registering the License Server

Follow this procedure to register your license server information if you are a new user who has not received a license file for your server or if you add or change a license server machine. See the ANSYS,
Inc. Licensing Guide for more information on selecting license servers (Selecting License Server Machines)
and on using the ANSLIC_ADMIN server utility.
1. Use the Register License Server Machine Information option of the ANSLIC_ADMIN server utility to
register license server information on each license server.
2. Select OK and Create File to save this information to a file named licserver.info by default.
3. Return the resulting licserver.info file to your ANSYS sales representative. ANSYS, Inc. or your sales
representative will then supply you with your license keys. This file is located in Program Files\Ansys
Inc\Shared Files\Licensing\licserver.info by default.
4. Use the Run the License Wizard option of the ANSLIC_ADMIN server utility to install your license file
and start the license manager.
After completing the installation process, please refer to Post-Installation Instructions (p. 37)

Chapter 4: Installing the ANSYS Products and the License Manager

on Different Windows Machines
This section describes installing ANSYS, Inc. products on one Windows machine and installing the ANSYS,
Inc. License Manager on a different Windows machine that will act as a license server.
You can follow these instructions while actually installing the products and setting up the license
server. To do so, simply use the selections that are pertinent to you and insert your specific information
where noted.

Before You Begin

We recommend that you have the following information available before you begin this installation:
An account on the ANSYS Customer Portal. If you do not have an account, you may register at https://
support.ansys.com/portal/site/AnsysCustomerPortal to receive your own account.
Your license file from ANSYS, Inc., saved to a temporary directory. For more information, see Registering
the License Server (p. 35).
Open port numbers for FlexNet and ANSYS Licensing Interconnect on your license server machine. Defaults
are 1055 and 2325, respectively. To verify that these port numbers are available, open a command line
on the server machine and enter the following command:
netstat -a -p tcp

You will see a list of active ports. If 1055 and 2325 are listed, they are already in use and cannot be
used for ANSYS, Inc. licensing. In this case, you will need to specify different port numbers where indicated later in this tutorial.
The hostname of the machine that will act as a license server.
You should also verify that you are running on a supported platform. ANSYS,Inc. supports both 32- and
64-bit systems running Windows XP and Windows 7, and 64-bit systems running Windows 8.
Verify that you have sufficient disk space to download, uncompress, and install the products you will
be installing.
If you have any problems with or questions about the installation process please log a Service Request
on the ANSYS Customer Portal. A Systems Support Specialist will respond to assist you.
This installation is divided into four sets of instructions:
Product Download/DVD Instructions: This set of instructions describes the download and extraction process.
Product Installation with Client Licensing: This set of instructions describes the product installation, including
the client licensing portion.
License Manager Installation: This set of instructions describes the license manager installation.
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Post Installation Procedures for All Products: This is a set of instructions that describes any configuration
steps that may be required for the various products.
For this procedure, the product and the license manager will be installed on separate Windows machines.
You must complete both the client licensing portion and the license manager installation in order to run
ANSYS, Inc. products.

4.1. Downloading the Installation Files

From the Customer Portal, https://support.ansys.com/portal/site/AnsysCustomerPortal, click Downloads

> Full Products.
Step 1 of the ANSYS Download Center Select Full Products page is displayed.

After selecting all products, click Next Step.

Step 2 of the ANSYS Download Center Select Full Products page displays all selected products by
operating system.

Click the link(s) for the appropriate operating system and download each package to a new temporary
folder.

Begin the product installation as described in Installing ANSYS, Inc. Products (p. 27).

4.1.1. Installing from a USB Drive

4.1.2. Installing from a DVD

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If you are installing from media, you will be prompted to change DVDs during the installation. Please
make sure you have all installation DVDs before beginning the installation.

4.2. Installing ANSYS, Inc. Products

This section explains how to install ANSYS, Inc. products.

Note
ANSYS requires users to install all products by using the right-click option Run as administrator
.

4.2.1. Product Installation with Client Licensing

To install ANSYS, Inc. products, including client licensing, follow the steps below.

Save all data and close all Windows applications before continuing.

If you downloaded the installation files or if you are installing from a DVD with autorun disabled, navigate to the location of the setup.exe file. Right-click the setup.exe file and select Run as administrator.
The ANSYS, Inc. Installation Launcher appears.

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Select the language you want to use from the drop-down menu in the upper right corner. English is
the default.

Click the Install ANSYS Products option.

The license agreement appears.

Read the agreement, and if you agree to the terms and conditions, click I Agree. Click Next.

Note
You must install all ANSYS, Inc. products into the same location. Installing products into
different locations can cause product components to fail. If you choose an install directory
via the Browse feature, the installation will automatically append \ANSYS Inc\ to the

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chosen directory. The installation path can have a maximum of 100 characters, except
on AUTODYN, which has a maximum of 40 characters.
Leave the Associate file extensions with ANSYS products checkbox marked. This allows you to
double-click files from Windows Explorer to launch the various products.
If you specify a network location as the installation directory, you should select the Add .NET security
exceptions on the above install directory option. This option allows the .NET binaries that are located
under the \Ansys Inc directory on the shared machine to be run from the network. To understand
the implications of this security exception for .NET, please contact your system administrator or see
Microsofts website http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/7c9c2y1w(v=vs.80).aspx.
Choose Disable ANSYS RSS Feed to disable automatic internet feeds to ANSYS, Inc. products.
Used with network installations, this option allows the .NET binaries that are located under the \Ansys
Inc directory on the shared machine to be run from the network.
Click Next.
7.

All products available in the installation package(s) you downloaded are listed. You can select or deselect
any combination of products. ANSYS Workbench is automatically installed with most ANSYS, Inc. products;
there is no individual product selection for ANSYS Workbench.
If you select AutoCAD, Catia V5, Inventor, NX, Creo Parametric, Solid Edge, or SolidWorks, you will
have additional installation steps. Please see Specifying CAD Configurations (p. 20).
You will also see an estimate of the disk space required to install all of the selected components,
and the disk space you have available. The actual amount of disk space required may be less, but
if you choose to run the installation with insufficient disk space available, we strongly recommend
that you review the log files at the end of the installation to verify that all products were installed
correctly. Installation log files are written to the installation directory.
Select/deselect the products you want to install and click Next.

The dates on the licensing files being installed are compared to any that may already exist on your
machine. The more recent set of files will be used.
Click Next.

A summary of the selected installation data appears. Review the information carefully, and if correct,
click Next to continue the installation.

Note
Clicking the View Details Progress Log button opens a second window that displays
the name of each product package as it is uncompressed and installed.

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The installation program will first check your system to determine if you have the necessary prerequisites. If the prerequisites are not already on your system, the prerequisites will be installed
automatically. You may be asked to run the necessary files (such as the .NET exe), or to reboot your
machine, depending on your existing machine configuration. If you are asked, you will need to
reboot in order to complete the prerequisite installation successfully.
Click Next to continue the installation and install the client licensing.
11. After all products are installed and configured, the client licensing needs to be configured. Click Next
to begin the client licensing configuration. A Licensing Client Installation Configuration window appears.
If you already have an existing license server specification file, you will not see this window; in this
case proceed directly to the next step.
If you do not have an existing license server specification file, the Specify License Server Machine
- Add Server Specification window appears.
You will need to specify the port numbers to be used by the ANSYS licensing. Defaults are provided
and will work in most cases. You may need to check with your IT department to confirm that the
default port numbers are valid or to get different port numbers if necessary.
Then specify the hostname of the machine acting as a license server. Type in that server machine
name and click OK.
12. When the client licensing configuration has completed, click Exit.
13. The product installation window reappears with a message noting that the installation is complete.
Click Next.
14. On the next screen, you can complete the survey or you can click Finish immediately to skip the survey
and complete the product installation.

4.2.1.1. Network Server and Product Configuration

To complete a network installation (where the product is installed on one machine and multiple clients
access that installation to run the product) to a file server machine, follow the steps below. A network
installation must be homogeneous, although you can install on different operating systems and architectures within the same platform. For example, you can install both Windows 32- and 64-bit platforms
on a single Windows file server, and clients of those Windows platform types will access the product
installation on that single Windows file server.
For a platform installation (installing multiple platforms), you will need to map a drive to the shared
install location. UNC paths will not work correctly for a platform installation.
1.

Install the product(s) to be shared in a location that all clients can access. Install all platforms that this
machine will host as described inProduct Installation with Client Licensing (p. 27) .
You must share the entire \Ansys Inc directory, not just the \v150 directory. If mapping a
drive to the shared location, it must be mapped to the \Ansys Inc folder.

Open the Product Configuration Manager (\\fileservermachine\Ansys Inc\v150\ProductConfig.exe). Select Install Required Prerequisites. You must be logged in as an administrative user
to install the prerequisites. This step must be completed on all client Windows systems.

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On each Windows client, update the .NET security settings. By default, the .NET 3.5 Framework prevents
applications from being run over a network. In order to install over a network, each Windows client
that accesses the shared directory requires a modification to its security settings. This modification allows
the .NET binaries that are located under the \Ansys Inc directory on the shared machine to be run
from the network. To make this modification from the Product Configuration Manager, select Add .NET
security exception for ANSYS, Inc. products. You must have administrative privileges to modify the
security policy.
To understand the implications of this security exception for .NET, please contact your system administrator or see Microsofts website http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/
7c9c2y1w(v=vs.80).aspx.
Alternatively, you can allow network execution manually rather than using the Add .NET security
exception for ANSYS, Inc. products option of the Product Configuration Manager. The Add .NET
security exception for ANSYS, Inc. products option runs the Caspol utility, which is located under
the .NET Framework installation, in C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727
for a 32-bit machine or C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727 for a
64-bit machine. You can run this utility manually in a command prompt window to open full trust
to files on the shared drive.
On a 32-bit machine, run the following command:
<os drive>\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Caspol.exe -m -ag
<CodeGroup> -url file://x:/* FullTrust

On a 64-bit machine, run the following command:

<os drive>\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727\Caspol.exe -m -ag
<CodeGroup> -url file://x:/* FullTrust

where x is the mapped drive or UNC path where the product is installed, and CodeGroup is the
appropriate Caspol permissions level. We recommend a CodeGroup setting of 1.2. If that setting
does not work or is not appropriate for your environment, please see the Caspol documentation
available from Microsoft or contact your system administrator.
You must install Caspol as an administrative user. If running this from the command line in Windows
7 or Windows 8, you must start the command prompt as Administrator, or the command will fail.
4.

If you are sharing the Mechanical APDL product, edit the tlbrlist150.ans file, located in
\v150\ansys\gui\en-us\toolbars on the Windows file server. The file should read as follows:
\\fileservermachine\Ansys Inc\v150\ansys\gui\en-us\toolbars\ANSYSSTANDARD.TLB
\\fileservermachine\Ansys Inc\v150\ansys\gui\en-us\toolbars\ANSYSABBR.TLB
\\fileservermachine\Ansys Inc\v150\ansys\gui\en-us\toolbars\ANSYSGRAPHICAL.TLB

For all types of network installations, from each client Windows machine, navigate to the v150\commonfiles\tools\<platform> directory and run ProductConfig.exe.

Select Configure Products.

Select the products you want to configure. Click Configure.

Note
CFD-Post is automatically configured when CFX, Fluent, Polyflow, or Icepak is configured,
or if CFD-Post is selected.
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8. An informational message box appears as each product is configured.
All operations and error messages that are encountered while using the product configuration (or
unconfiguration) option are written to the productConfig.txt file in the %TEMP% directory of
the client machine. No log files are written to the machine that is hosting ProductConfig.exe.
9.

If you are installing multiple platforms, you must go to one client of each platform type and run the
Complete Unfinished Licensing Installation Configuration from the client ANSLIC_ADMIN utility's
Tools menu. You can access the client ANSLIC_ADMIN via Start> All Programs> ANSYS 15.0> ANSYS
Client Licensing> Client ANSLIC_ADMIN Utility.

10. Select Configure CADs.

11. The CAD Configuration Manager opens. Run this utility for all of the CAD products you need to configure. See Using the CAD Configuration Manager for detailed instructions on running this utility, or
select Help from the menu bar in the CAD Configuration Manager .
12. When the configuration is completed, you will see shortcuts to each product in Windows 7 under Start>
All Programs> ANSYS 15.0 and in Windows 8 under All apps> ANSYS 15.0.
Unconfigure

To unconfigure products that have previously been shared, use the following procedure:

From each client machine, in Windows 7, select Start> All Programs> ANSYS 15.0> Utilities> Product
Configuration 15.0 and in Windows 8, right-click the Start Screen> All apps> ANSYS 15.0> Product
Configuration 15.0.

Select Unconfigure Products.

Select the products you want to unconfigure. Click Unconfigure. When unconfiguring products, be
aware that WB/Common should be unconfigured last, after all other products are unconfigured. If you
are unconfiguring some but not all products, do NOT unconfigure WB/Common, or your remaining
products will not run correctly.
CFD-Post CFD-Post can be configured as a standalone product; however, as a standalone product,
it is also automatically configured with Fluent, Polyflow, and Icepak. To unconfigure CFD-Post, you
must select all of these products to unconfigure, regardless if they are configured locally.
If you choose to unconfigure standalone CFD-Post without unconfiguring the other products, you
will not be able to proceed with the unconfigure. You will need to revise your selections before
continuing.
If you choose to unconfigure all of the other products that include CFD-Post but you do not select
CFD-Post, then CFD-Post will not be unconfigured.

The user interface billboard displays the status of each product as it is unconfigured. The shortcuts to
each product are now removed.

4.2.1.2. Specifying CAD Configurations

Creo Parametric
1.

If you selected Creo Parametric, you will have to choose which Creo Parametric product to configure.
You can choose the Reader (non-associative), Workbench Associative Interface (requires that the CAD
product be installed), or skip and configure later (using the CAD Configuration Manager).
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NX
1.

CATIA v5

SolidWorks and Autodesk Inventor

4.2.2. ANSYS License Manager Installation

Because you will be using a network server, you must install and configure the ANSYS, Inc. License
Manager on the server machine. The License Manager controls access to the ANSYS, Inc. products you
have purchased.

Installing the ANSYS Products and the License Manager on Different Windows Machines
1. On the server machine, navigate to the directory where the installation packages reside. Right-click the
setup.exe file and select Run as administrator. The ANSYS, Inc. Installation Launcher appears. Click
Install ANSYS License Manager.
2.

You will see a warning stating that if the license manager is currently running, it will be shut down.
You may safely ignore this message and click OK.

The license agreement appears. Read the agreement, and if you agree to the terms and conditions,
click I Agree. Click Next.

The directory where the license manager will be installed is shown in the Install Directory field. Accept
the default directory and click Next.

The ANSYS, Inc. License Manager is selected as the only product available to install. As with the product
installation, the required and available disk space numbers are shown. Click Next.

The licensing file dates are compared to ensure that the most recent version of the licensing files are
being used. This tutorial assumes that this is the first time you are installing ANSYS, Inc. products on
this machine; therefore, no licensing files will already exist and the files included with the installation
package will be used. Click Next.

When the license manager installation completes, click Next to begin the license manager configuration.

The License Server Installation Configuration window appears, and several configuration steps will
be completed. When the ANSYS, Inc. License Wizard appears, verify that the Type of License Server selected at the bottom of the screen is Run the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect with FLEXlm (default).
Click Continue.

10. The next step is to install a license file. Click Continue. Use the Browse button on the file locater dialog
box to navigate to the location of the license file. If you do not have a license file, please refer to Registering the License Server (p. 35)
11. Click Continue to configure the local machine as the license server (the default action).
12. Click Continue to start the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager.
13. Click Exit to close the License Wizard.
14. Click Exit to close the Licensing Server Installation Configuration screen.
15. Click Exit to close the License Manager Installation screen.

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16. Click Exit to close the ANSYS, Inc. Installation Launcher.
17. From the machine on which the products were installed, choose Start> Programs> ANSYS 15.0>
<product> to launch the ANSYS, Inc. products that you have installed.

4.2.2.1. Registering the License Server

Follow this procedure to register your license server information if you are a new user who has not received a license file for your server or if you add or change a license server machine. See the ANSYS,
Inc. Licensing Guide for more information on selecting license servers (Selecting License Server Machines)
and on using the ANSLIC_ADMIN server utility (Using the ANSLIC_ADMIN Utility).
1. Use the Register License Server Machine Information option of the ANSLIC_ADMIN server utility to
register license server information on each license server.
2. Select OK and Create File to save this information to a file named licserver.info by default.
3. Return the resulting licserver.info file to your ANSYS sales representative. ANSYS, Inc. or your sales
representative will then supply you with your license keys. This file is located in Program Files\Ansys
Inc\Shared Files\Licensing\licserver.info by default.
4. Use the Run the License Wizard option of the ANSLIC_ADMIN server utility to install your license file
and start the license manager.
After completing the installation process, please refer to Post-Installation Instructions (p. 37)

Chapter 5: Post-Installation Instructions

5.1. Post-Installation Procedures for All Products
The following post-installation procedures apply to all ANSYS, Inc. products. Individual products may
have additional post-installation procedures; please refer to the following sections for each product:
5.1.1. Post-Installation Procedures for Mechanical APDL and ANSYS Workbench Products
5.1.2. Post-Installation Procedures for ANSYS CFX and ANSYS CFD-Post
5.1.3. Post-Installation Procedures for ANSYS Fluent
5.1.4. Post-Installation Procedures for ANSYS Polyflow
5.1.5. Post-Installation Procedures for ICEM CFD
5.1.6. Post-Installation Procedures for Other Products

Note
If the installation program reported any errors, please review the installation error file (install.err) located in the ANSYS Inc directory. Contact your ANSYS Support representative if
you have any questions.
It may also be necessary to establish some system settings, including path names and environment
variables. See your operating system documentation for specific instructions on setting paths and environment variables.
1.

Set the following environment variables based on the behavior you want.
The ANSYSLIC_DIR environment variable sets the location of the ANSYS licensing directory hierarchy.
The default value is c:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\Shared Files\Licensing . You
probably will not need to reset this variable, unless you change the location of the licensing files.
To set environment variables:
Windows XP: Right-click My Computer and choose Properties> Advanced> Environment Variables. Click New. Type the name in the Variable Name field and the desired setting in the Variable
Value field. Click OK on all dialog boxes.
Windows 7: Right-click Computer and choose Properties. Click Advanced System Settings, and
click Environment Variables. Click New. Type the name in the Variable Name field and the desired
setting in the Variable Value field. Click OK on all dialog boxes.
Windows 8: From the Start Screen, right-click, select All apps and then click the File Explorer
icon. On the left side of the File Explorer, right click Computer and choose Properties. Click Advanced System Settings, and click Environment Variables. Click New. Type the name in the
Variable Name field and the desired setting in the Variable Value field. Click OK on all dialog boxes.
If you have any command prompts or console windows open when you set or reset environment
variables, those windows need to be closed and restarted in order to pick up the new settings.

Post-Installation Instructions
2.

Set the home directory. To set a home directory in Windows, you need to set a HOMEDRIVE environment
variable to the desired drive letter (including the colon) and a HOMEPATH environment variable to the
desired path. For example:
HOMEDRIVE=C:
HOMEPATH=\Users\Mine

Set the license manager to start automatically at boot time. For platform-specific instructions, see License
Manager Automatic Startup Instructions in the ANSYS, Inc. Licensing Guide.

Make a backup copy of the \ANSYS Inc directory.

Verify the product installation by selecting each product from the Start menu to verify that they each
start and run correctly. You must be pointing to a valid license server machine before you can verify
the installation.

If you chose not to set file associations during the installation, you may want to run the File Association
utility now. In Windows XP or Windows 7, select Start> All Programs> ANSYS 15.0> Utilities> File
Association 15.0 and in Windows 8, right-click the Start Screen> All apps> ANSYS 15.0> File Association 15.0. Administrative privileges are required to run this utility. You can also run the File Association
utility in silent mode:
<install_dir>\v150\commonfiles\tools\<platform>\fileassoc.exe -silent

You can see help on the fileassoc.exe by issuing -help. File associations are as follows:
ANSYS, Inc.
Product

File Extension

Mechanical APDL

.db, .dbb, .grph

ANSYS CFD-Post

.mres, .res

ANSYS CFX

.cfx, .cvf, .def, .mdef

ANSYS Fluent

.cas

ANSYS ICEM CFD

.blk, .jrf, .prj, .rpl, .tin, .uns

ANSYS Workbench

.ad, .agdb, .aqdb, .bgd, .cmdb, .dsdb, .engd, .fedb, .mechdat,

.meshdat, .wbdb, .wbpj, .wbpz

5.1.1. Post-Installation Procedures for Mechanical APDL and ANSYS Workbench

Post-Installation Procedures for All Products

Set the following environment variables based on the behavior you want. Set the environment variables
following the conventions of your operating system. Not all of these are required for all integrated
ANSYS Workbench products (such as ANSYS Autodyn), but setting them correctly for ANSYS Workbench
will in no way hinder the performance of the other products.
The ANSYS150_DIR environment variable sets the location of the ANSYS directory hierarchy. The
default value is c:\Program Files\Ansys Inc\V150\ANSYS. You probably will not need to
reset this variable, unless you change the location of the installed files.
ANSYS150_PRODUCT - set this to the correct product variable to run Mechanical APDL to start with
the correct Mechanical APDL product without specifying the -p command modifier each time.
ANS_CONSEC - set this to YES to disable Mechanical APDL dialog boxes and allow multiple jobs to
run consecutively without waiting for user input. Settings for ANS_CONSEC are:
Value of ANS_CONSEC

Batch Dialog
Box

GPF Dialog Box on

Error

Not defined/default

Yes

YES

Yes

ANSYS_LOCK - set to ON (default) to create file locks to prevent users from opening a new job with
the same name and in the same directory as the current job.
ANSYS150_MAT161 - set this environment variable to 1 to enable use of the LS-DYNA *MAT_COMPOSITE_MSC material (requires an LS-DYNA MAT_161 license).
ANSYS150_MAT162 - set this environment variable to 1 to enable use of the LS-DYNA *MAT_COMPOSITE_DMG_MSG material (requires an LS-DYNA MAT_162 license).
LSTC_LICENSE - This is an LS-DYNA environment variable that controls which license manager is
used by the LS-DYNA executable. It is set to ANSYS during installation; changing this environment
variable will prevent ANSYS LS-DYNA from using your ANSYS licenses when running the executable.

5.1.2. Post-Installation Procedures for ANSYS CFX and ANSYS CFD-Post

After installing the ANSYS CFX or ANSYS CFD-Post software, verify the installation as follows:
1.

In Windows XP or Windows 7, select Start> All Programs> ANSYS 15.0> Fluid Dynamics> CFX 15.0.
In Windows 8, right-click the Start Screen> All apps> ANSYS 15.0> CFX 15.0.
The CFX 15.0 Launcher opens.

In the Working Directory field of the Launcher, type the path to the examples directory, which by
default is: C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\v150\CFX\examples

Click CFD-Post 15.0. CFD-Post opens.

Select File > Load Results. The Load Results File window opens.

Select StaticMixer_001.res and click Open.

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A wireframe of a mixer appears in the 3D Viewer.
6.

Select Session > Play Session. The Play Session File window opens. Select StaticMixerPost.cse and
click Open.
The mixer changes orientation, displays a plane colored by temperature, hides the plane, then
loads a vector plot of temperature located on the plane.

Select File > Close and close the case without saving.

To exit CFD-Post, select File > Quit.

If any of the installation verification steps fails, contact your ANSYS Support representative.

5.1.3. Post-Installation Procedures for ANSYS Fluent

After installing the ANSYS Fluent software, you will need to reset the default values in the ANSYS Fluent
launcher as follows:
1.

Verify that the FLUENT_INC environment variable is not set. From the Control Panel, select System
and click the Advanced tab. Click Environment Variables. Find and delete the FLUENT_INC variable.

In Windows XP or Windows 7, select Start> All Programs> ANSYS 15.0> Fluid Dynamics> Fluent
15.0. In Windows 8, right-click theStart Screen> All apps> ANSYS 15.0> FLUENT 15.0 .

Click Default.

Click Yes when asked if you want to discard the LAUNCHER history.

Click Cancel if you do not wish to start Fluent at this time. The new defaults will have been saved.

Please refer to the ANSYS Fluent Quick Start Guide for more information.

5.1.4. Post-Installation Procedures for ANSYS Polyflow

Polyflow no longer requires the FLUENT_INC environmental variable. It should be deleted as is recommended for Fluent:

From the Control Panel, select System and click the Advanced tab. Click Environment Variables. Find
and delete the FLUENT_INC variable.

5.1.5. Post-Installation Procedures for ICEM CFD

If you are running ICEM CFD over the network, you may not be able to access ICEM CFD Help using
the Help menu. To access ICEM CFD Help, navigate to commonfiles\help\en-us in the installation
directory on the server machine and copy the file icemcfd_help.chm to your local machine. Doubleclick the local copy to view the help.

5.1.6. Post-Installation Procedures for Other Products

BladeGen If you are running BladeGen on Windows 7, in order to access the BladeGen online help,
you need to install WinHlp32.exe, which is available from Microsoft.

Product Localization
BladeEditor In order to use BladeEditor, you must set the Geometry license preference to ANSYS
BladeModeler as follows:
1.

In the ANSYS Workbench menu, select Tools> License Preferences.

In the License Preferences dialog box, click the Geometry tab.

Click OK to close the dialog box.

FEMGV For ANSYS Aqwa customers, FEMGV is also available as a separate, standalone installation,
available via media or the ANSYS Customer Download Center.

5.2. Launching ANSYS, Inc. Products

To launch ANSYS, Inc. products on XP or Windows 7 platforms, choose the product from the ANSYS
15.0 program group under the Start menu (Start> All Programs> ANSYS 15.0) and on Windows 8,
under All apps.
For Mechanical APDL, you can also use the launcher:
Windows XP or Windows 7: Start> All Programs> ANSYS 15.0> Mechanical APDL Product
Launcher 15.0.
Windows 8: Start Screen> All apps> ANSYS 15.0> Mechanical APDL Product Launcher 15.0.

5.3. Running the ANS_ADMIN Utility for Mechanical APDL /ANSYS

Workbench Products
You may need to run the ANS_ADMIN utility to relink Mechanical APDL if you use the customization
tools. For more information on individual options available with this utility, see the online help accessible
from Help buttons on the utility dialog boxes. You can launch ANS_ADMIN without administrative
privileges, but some of the options require administrative privileges. If certain options are grayed out,
you do not have the necessary system administrator privileges necessary for that option, or the corresponding product may not be installed.
To run the ANS_ADMIN utility from Windows XP or Windows 7, choose Start> All Programs> ANSYS
15.0> Utilities> ANS_ADMIN 15.0. To run the ANS_ADMIN utility from Windows 8, right-click the Start
Screen> All apps> ANSYS 15.0> ANS_ADMIN 15.0.

5.4. Product Localization

Many ANSYS, Inc. products are available in multiple languages, including English, German, French, and
Japanese. For those products that are localized, you are able to view the GUI and messages in the
specified language. See your specific product documentation for instructions on choosing a localized
version of the product.
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All products that are localized define the language via the languagesettings.txt file. In most
cases, you will not have to manually edit this file. If you do need to edit it manually, you can use one
of the following values:
en-us (English, default)
de (German)
fr (French)
ja (Japanese)
ANSYS, Inc. applications will look for the languagesettings.txt file in the following locations, in
order:
1. %appdata%\Ansys\v150
2. <install_dir>\Ansys Inc\v150\commonfiles\Language
ANSYS, Inc. licensing also looks for the languagesettings.txt in the licensing languages subdirectories in order to display the server ANSLIC_ADMIN utility and the ANSYS, Inc. Licensing Interconnect
message and log files in a different language.
Some products are not fully localized but offer only the messages in a translated version. See the following section for instructions on translated message file installation.

5.4.1. Translated Message File Installation for Mechanical APDL /ANSYS

Workbench Products
If your ANSYS, Inc. sales representative has supplied you with message files translated into your local
language, use the following procedure to install and access these files from within Mechanical APDL:
1.

Create an appropriately named subdirectory to hold the message files. For example, if your local language
is French, create a directory in the following location:
<os drive>\Program Files\Ansys Inc\V150\ANSYS\docu\fr

Copy the message files (msgcat.150, msgidx.150, and msgfnm.150) into the newly created subdirectory.

Access these message files by using the -l command line option. For example:
ansys150 -l fr

Or, when you are running Mechanical APDL from the Mechanical APDL launcher, choose the Language Selection option and then pick the desired language.
You must create a newly translated message file for each release of Mechanical APDL because error
messages may occur in a different order for each release.

Chapter 6: Silent Mode Operations

6.1. Installing ANSYS, Inc. Products
This section explains how to install ANSYS, Inc. products.
ANSYS, Inc. requires that you have full administrative privileges when installing any software on Microsoft
Windows 7 or Windows 8. Non-administrative accounts do not usually have the permissions required
to access system areas that installation programs often need to modify. Full administrative privileges
means that you are running as administrator with UAC turned off, or you are running as administrator
with UAC turned on and Run as Administrator selected. Because of changes to the UAC functionality,
it is necessary that you right-click and select Run as Administrator from the context menu when installing to Windows 8.
Windows 7 and Windows 8 use a feature called User Account Control (UAC) to control privileges and
automatically reduce the potential of security breaches in the operation system. However, UAC limits
your accessibility to system areas and can cause unpredictable behavior in ANSYS, Inc. products, as
noted below.

6.1.1. Silent Mode Operations

ANSYS, Inc. supports silent mode operations, including installation, configuring/unconfiguring, and
uninstalling.
You can specify the following product flags. These flags are all valid for a silent install. However, because
of the way the products are packaged, not all of these flags may be valid for a silent configuration/unconfiguration or uninstall. Not all products are available on all platforms.
For silent mode operations, if you do not specify any product arguments, all available products will be
installed, configured, or uninstalled.

Product Flags
Product

product_flag

Mechanical APDL

-mechapdl

ANSYS Customization Files

-ansyscust

ANSYS Autodyn

-autodyn

ANSYS LS-DYNA

-lsdyna

ANSYS CFD-Post

-cfdpost

ANSYS CFX

-cfx

ANSYS TurboGrid

-turbogrid

ANSYS Fluent

-fluent

ANSYS Polyflow

-polyflow

ANSYS Aqwa

Silent Mode Operations

Product

product_flag

ANSYS ICEM CFD

-icemcfd

Note: Installing any of the above products will install ANSYS Workbench.
ANSYS ICEM CFD Creo Parametric Interface

-icemproe

ANSYS ICEM CFD Unigraphics NX Interface

-icemug

ANSYS Icepak

-icepak

Remote Solve Manager Standalone Services

-rsm

ANSYS TeamCenter Engineering

-tceng

Creo Parametric

-proe

-ug

CATIA 4.x

-catia4

CATIA V5

-catia5

CATIA V6

-catia6

Parasolid

-parasolid

ACIS

-acis

SolidWorks

-solidworks

Solid Edge

-solidedge

Autodesk Inventor

-adinventor

Creo Elements/Direct Modeling

-cocreate

-jtopen

AutoCAD

-acad

6.1.1.1. Silent Product and License Manager Installation

You can deploy an ANSYS, Inc. product installation in silent mode. The general form to run a silent
product installation, including the client licensing, from the Start>Run menu is:
setup.exe -silent -product_flag

Note
In Windows 8 it is necessary to run silent commands from an administrator prompt. To
access a Run as Administrator command prompt, click Start Screen> All apps> rightclick the Command Prompt Icon> select Run as Administrator.
The above form will install the products specified (see the list of product_flags above). Additional
command line arguments are available; please see the list below.
For example, to install TurboGrid and Icepak to the default installation directory, issue the following
command:
setup.exe silent install_dir C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc -turbogrid -icepak

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To install the ANSYS License Manager on Windows systems that will act as license servers, you must
run the setupLM.exe:
setupLM.exe -silent

The silent license manager installation is valid only for the default Licensing Configuration option "Run
the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect with FLEXlm." Please see Installing the ANSYS License Manager of
the ANSYS, Inc. Licensing Guide for more information.
If you are installing the license manager to a non-default installation directory, you can use the silent
installation method, but only for the initial installation. To change the license manager installation directory for future installations, you will need to either use the GUI installation or uninstall the license
manager before reinstalling to a different directory.
You can use the following arguments when running a silent installation:
-silent

Initiates a silent installation.

-install_dir
"path"

Specifies the directory to which the product is to be installed. For the installation
directory, you must enclose the path in quotes if you have spaces in the pathname.
If you want the product to install to the default location, you can omit the -install_dir argument. The default location is <os drive>:\Program
Files\ANSYS Inc\.

-product_flag

Specifies one or more products to install. If you omit the -product_flag argument, all products will be installed. See the list of valid product_flags above.

-productfile
"path"

-disablerss

Disables automatic internet feeds to ANSYS, Inc. products.

-caspol

Allows the .NET binaries that are located under the \Ansys Inc directory on
the shared machine to be run from the network. You must have administrative
privileges to modify the security policy. Use this option when you specify a network
location as the installation directory. To understand the implications of this security
exception for .NET, please contact your system administrator or see Microsofts
website http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/7c9c2y1w(v=vs.80).aspx.

-help

Displays a list of valid arguments for a silent installation.

-licfilepath
"path"

-setliclang
language

Specifies a language to use for the server ANSLIC_ADMIN utility and the ANSYS,
Inc. Licensing Interconnect log file. Use the language directory name in the language subdirectory of the licensing directory (en-us, fr, de, etc.) as the language value. This flag can be used during a GUI installation as well. Valid only
when doing a license manager installation (setupLM.exe).

-licserverinfo

Specifies information to be used by the client for the license server. Valid only in
conjunction with a silent installation (setup.exe). The format is:
Single license server:
LI port number:FLEXlm port number:hostname
Example:
Release 15.0 - SAS IP, Inc. All rights reserved. - Contains proprietary and confidential information
of ANSYS, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

Silent Mode Operations

2325:1055:abc
Three license servers:
LI port number:FLEXlm port number:hostname1,hostname2,hostname3
Example:
2325:1055:abc,def,xyz
The default values for the Licensing Interconnect and FlexNet port numbers
(2325 and 1055, respectively) will be used if they are not specified. However,
you do need to include the colons. In a three-server environment, you also
need to enclose the values in quotes (Windows only).
Example:
::abc
or
::abc,def,xyz
Information specified via -licserverinfo will be appended to existing
information in the ansyslmd.ini file. To change information already in
your ansyslmd.ini file, you must use the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility.
The silent installation process will automatically close certain applications, possibly resulting in lost data.
You should always close all programs before starting a silent install. A silent install will first install any
necessary prerequisites that are not already on your system and then continue with the installation.
You must have administrative privileges to install prerequisites; if not, the silent install will exit and
write a message to the log file.
Installation log files are located in the installation directory: install.log contains installation messages,
and install_licconfig.log contains licensing installation messages. In rare circumstances with
a silent licensing installation, the licensing installation messages may not be written to the install_licconfig.log (for example, if the silent licensing installation aborts); in these cases, you may find error
messages in the .ansys_install_temp_licconfig_<user>_<index>.log file, located in
%TEMP%.

Specifying Products with an Options File

You can also specify an options file on the command line using the -productfile "path option.
The options file can specify which products you want to install. The options file can contain all possible

Installing ANSYS, Inc. Products

products, with the products you do not want to install commented out, or it can contain only the
products you want to install. An example options file is shown below. In the example, Creo Parametric
and NX are commented out using the acceptable comment indicators. When using the options file, do
not include the dash (-) before the product name.
mechapdl
ansyscust
autodyn
cfdpost
cfx
turbogrid
fluent
polyflow
icemproe
icemug
icepak
::proe
REM ug

To run with NX and Creo Parametric:

NX: Verify that your UGII environment variables are set, and the configuration will pick them up automatically.
Creo Parametric: Verify that the following environment variables are set:
PROE_START_CMD150=C:\Program Files\PTC\Creo 1.0\Parametric\bin\parametric1.bat (or your Creo Parametric start command)
PROELOADPOINT= C:\Program Files\<Creo_dir>

Silent Prerequisites Installation

The ANSYS, Inc. product installation requires several prerequisites. These prerequisites often require
administrative permissions to install. If you want to install as a non-administrative user but require
prerequisites, you can install the prerequisites separately by running InstallPreReqs.exe from
the top level directory as an administrator. You can also install the prerequisites silently using the following command:
InstallPreReqs.exe -silent

6.1.1.2. Silent Product Configuration/Unconfiguration

You can also run the ProductConfig.exe via command line (i.e., silent mode) to configure or unconfigure products.
From each client machine, run the ProductConfig.exe -silent with the following options:
-config, -unconfig, -prereqs, -caspol, and -product_flag. These options are described
below.
-config/-unconfig -- Use with the -silent option to indicate that products should be configured/unconfigured.
-prereqs -- Required to install the necessary prerequisites on your system. Prerequisites must be installed
once on each machine.
-caspol -- Required to modify the necessary .NET security settings to allow the product to run across
the network. This option needs to be run once on each machine.

Silent Mode Operations

-product_flag -- Use to specify which products should be configured; see the above list of
product_flags. If you do not specify one or more products, all products that have been installed will
be configured.
Use the -help option for a list of commands available for use with ProductConfig.exe.
An example command for silent configuration is:
"\\machineabc\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\v150\ProductConfig.exe" -silent -prereqs
"\\machineabc\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\v150\ProductConfig.exe" -silent -caspol
"\\machineabc\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\v150\ProductConfig.exe" -silent -config

All operations and error messages that are encountered while using the silent product configuration/unconfiguration option are written to the productConfig.txt file in the %TEMP% directory of the client
machine. No log files are written to the machine that is hosting ProductConfig.exe.

6.1.1.3. Silent Media Installation

6.1.1.4. Silent Uninstall

To run a silent uninstall, run the following from some location other than the \v150 directory:
C:\> <installation path>\v150\Uninstall.exe -silent

The silent uninstall will unconfigure and remove all products and remove the entire \v150 directory,
including any user files or subdirectories that you have added to the \v150 directory.
Because of the way ANSYS, Inc. products are packaged, not all of the product_flags shown above
are valid. To uninstall individual products, use the following product options in conjunction with the
-silent argument:
Mechanical APDL

-mechapdl

ANSYS Aqwa

-aqwa

ANSYS CFX

-cfx

ANSYS CFD-Post

-cfdpost

ANSYS Fluent

-fluent

ANSYS Polyflow

-polyflow

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ANSYS ICEM CFD

-icemcfd

ANSYS TurboGrid

-turbogrid

ANSYS Icepak

-icepak

Remote Solve Manager Standalone Services

-rsm

For example, to uninstall only TurboGrid and Icepak, issue the following command:
C:\> <installation path>\v150\Uninstall.exe -silent -turbogrid -icepak

You can also issue the -help option to see a list of valid arguments for a silent uninstall.
Uninstalling CFD-Post CFD-Post can be installed as a standalone product. As a standalone product,
it is also automatically installed with Fluent, Polyflow, and Icepak. To uninstall the standalone version
of CFD-Post, you must specify -cfdpost as well as all of the above products that you have installed.
If you choose to uninstall CFD-Post without uninstalling the other products, the uninstall will stop and
an error message will be written to the log file (uninstall.err). You will need to reissue your uninstall
command with the correct product selections.
Note that CFD-Post is also installed with CFX; however, you do not need to uninstall CFX to uninstall
the standalone version of CFD-Post, and uninstalling the standalone version of CFD-Post will not remove
the CFD-Post capability from CFX.

Chapter 7: Configuring CAD Products

The connection, geometry interface, and other CAD functionality for all supported CAD products is included with the ANSYS release media. Select the CAD systems you want to install during the installation
process. If you choose not to install CAD systems during the installation, you can install them at a later
date.
To run the connection or geometry interface functionality, you need to:
1.

Ensure that the CAD product is correctly installed and licensed.

Ensure that you have the correct ANSYS, Inc. license(s).

Run the installation setup.

For complete information about the files you can import and the platforms supported by the connection
capability, see Introduction to Import in the Connection User's Guide. For more information about geometry
interface information in ANSYS Workbench, see the topics Attach to Active CAD Geometry and Import
External Geometry File in the ANSYS DesignModeler help.

Caution
Be sure to install Mechanical APDL and the connection functionality from the same release.
If you attempt to run the latest connection functionality on a machine that is running an
earlier release of Mechanical APDL, or vice versa, the connection may fail.
The connection for Creo Parametric (formerly Pro/ENGINEER) requires you to run Mechanical APDL, Creo
Parametric and the connection for Creo Parametric on the same machine. The connection for NX requires
you to run Mechanical APDL, NX, and the connection for NX on the same machine. The connections
for CATIA, SAT, and Parasolid do not require any additional CAD installation.

7.1. Using the CAD Configuration Manager

The CAD Configuration Manager allows you to configure geometry interfaces for Mechanical APDL,
ANSYS Workbench, and ICEM CFD Direct CAD interfaces. CAD configuration is typically handled during
the product installation; however, if you chose to skip those steps, or if you make changes to your local
CAD configuration between releases (for example, you install, move, or update your CAD package, or
remove it entirely), you can use this utility.
The CAD Configuration Manager is organized into several tabs:
CAD Selection
Creo Parametric
NX
Teamcenter(active on Windows only)
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CAD Configuration
When Workbench is installed to a network location (made available from a mapped network drive), any
configuration actions will make the selected geometry interfaces available/unavailable only to the user
who is currently logged in. To make changes that apply to all users, the configure/unconfigure action
must be run as an administrator logged into the system hosting the Workbench installation. Configuration actions performed as an administrator on this server machine will impact all users on all machines
referencing that install, except for users who have overridden the server configuration by configuring
for themselves.
Prior to running the CAD Configuration Manager from a network location, the product configuration
tool must be executed. This process will result in the client system being configured to match the
geometry interface selections on the server. Products requiring additional information such as interfaces
to Creo Parametric, NX and Teamcenter may fail to configure. This can be remedied either by manually
running CAD Configuration Manager following Product Configuration, or by setting appropriate environment variables prior to execution of Product Configuration such as UGII_CUSTOM_DIRECTORY_FILE,
PROE_START_CMD150 and TC_ROOT. TC_ROOT can be set to the path of your Teamcenter installation.
Further details regarding environment variables pertaining to Creo Parameteric and NX are offered in
the interface specific help sections below. For more information on using the Product Configuration
manager, please see Network Server and Product Configuration (p. 30).
For loading associative geometry interfaces into their respective CAD environments, when the Workbench
installation is referenced from a network location:
A local administrators configuration changes will set up associative CAD interfaces to load into the CAD
environment of all local users, when that scope is selected (applicable to AutoCAD, Inventor, SolidWorks,
Solid Edge, Creo Elements/Direct and NX).
The associative geometry interface for Creo Parametric (formerly Pro/ENGINEER) will load into the CAD
environment of all users when the CAD installation is writable for that administrative user. Otherwise, it
will load only into the CAD environment of the administrator who is currently logged in, and each additional user must be configured individually.
This document describes how to use the CAD Configuration Manager as a wizard, beginning with the
CAD Selection tab and using the Next button to progress through the configuration process. You can
also manually select each tab to progress through the configuration process; both methods work the
same. However, the applicable tabs will not be enabled until you choose the associated product on the
CAD Selection tab.
1.

From Windows XP or Windows 7, click Start> All Programs> ANSYS 15.0> Utilities> CAD Configuration
Manager 15.0. From Windows 8, right-click the Start Screen> All apps> ANSYS 15.0> CAD Configuration Manager 15.0.

On the CAD Selection tab, choose the ANSYS products and the CAD products that you need to configure.
You must select at least one ANSYS product to enable the remaining functionality. Click Next.

If you selected only Workbench and ANSYS Geometry Interfaces with no CAD Products selected, the
necessary prerequisites will be registered, enabling Geometry (DesignModeler) and all the Readers. You
must run the CAD Configuration Manager as an administrative user for some CAD registrations to
take place. Select the CAD Configuration tab and click Configure Selected CAD Interfaces to register
the prerequisites.

If you selected Creo Parametric (formerly Pro/ENGINEER) as one of your CAD products, you will have to
choose which Creo Parametric product to configure:

Using the CAD Configuration Manager

The Reader option specifies the non-associative source and doesn't require a Creo Parametric installation.

The Workbench Associative Plug-In option requires Creo Parametric to be installed. When you
choose this option, the Creo Parametric tab opens.
i.

Enter or browse to the Creo Parametric installation location (for example, C:\Program
Files\PTC\Creo 1.0\Parametric).

ii.

Enter or browse to the Creo Parametric start command (for example, C:\Program
Files\PTC\Creo 1.0\Parametric\bin\parametric1.bat). Include the complete
path if entering the command manually.

iii.

Click Next.

Note
When ANSYS Workbench is installed by an administrative user, the Creo Parametric plugin will load for all users of the designated CAD install. However, when multiple Creo
Parametric installations are present on the system, the plug-in should only be configured
for a single installation of Creo Parametric; otherwise unconfiguring the plug-in will
cause load problems for all other installations of the CAD.

If you selected NX as one of your CAD products, you will have to choose which NX product to configure:
a.

The Reader option specifies the non-associative source and doesn't require an NX installation.

The Workbench Associative Plug-In option requires NX to be installed. When you choose this
option, the NX tab opens.
i.

Enter or browse to the NX installation location (for example, C:\Program

Files\Siemens\NX 8.5).

ii.

Enter or browse to the NX custom directory file path (for example, C:\Documents and
Settings\UserName\Application Data\Ansys\v150\Unigraphics).

Note
If you are installing as an administrator, this file path will be defined in your
administrator's user space by default and non-administrative users will not be
able to run. Use this setting to specify a new location for the custom directory
file path that is accessible by all users.

iii.

Click Next.

If you selected Inventor and/or SolidWorks as one of your CAD products, you will have to choose which
Inventor and/or SolidWorks product to configure:

Configuring CAD Products

The Reader option specifies the non-associative source and doesn't require an Inventor or SolidWorks
installation.

The Workbench Associative Plug-In option requires Inventor or SolidWorks to be installed.

If you selected Teamcenter as one of your CAD products, the Teamcenter tab opens:
a.

Enter or browse to the Teamcenter installation location (for example, C:\SIEMENS\Teamcenter2008).

Discriminator is a client-defined identifier for a session. For example, ANSYSWBPlugInTC.

Choose Next.

If you selected Catia V5 as one of your CAD products, you will have the option to choose which CATIA
V5 product to configure.
a.

Select the Reader option to configure the CATIA V5 standalone reader that does not require an
installation of the CATIA V5 CAD program (this reader does not support CAD associativity or parameters).

Select the CADNexus/CAPRI CAE Gateway option to configure the CATIA V5 associative reader
that does require an installation of the CATIA V5 CAD program and the CADNexus/CAPRI CAE
Gateway (this geometry interface does support CAD associativity and parameter modifications).

Click Next.

The CAD Configuration tab opens.

Click the Configure Selected CAD Interfaces button.

When the configuration for all products is complete, log entries appear, listing those products that
were successfully configured and those that were not. Address any errors and reconfigure.

For more details, click the Display Configuration Log File button to see a detailed log file.

10. When all of your CAD products have been successfully configured, click Exit.
You can review the CAD Configuration Manager log file, CADConfigurationMgr.log, in \ANSYS
Inc.

Important
If you change your source from reader to associative plug-in or vice-versa (Creo Parametric,
NX, SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor, or Catia V5), you must first unconfigure the existing
source and then configure using the new source.

7.1.1. Unconfiguring
If you need to unconfigure any of your CAD products, follow the steps above, but choose Unconfigure
Selected CAD Interfaces on the CAD Configuration tab.
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7.1.2. Running the CAD Configuration Manager in Batch Mode

You can configure ANSYS Geometry Interfaces by supplying the CAD Configuration Manager with
arguments specific to the CAD sources you want to make available. The following table contains a list
of supported arguments.
The command to run the CAD Configuration Manager in batch mode on Windows is:
"<installpath>\commonfiles\CAD\bin\<platform>\Ans.CadInt.CADConfigurationUtility.exe"
-arguments

Argument

Value

Comment

unconfigure

None

Results in any specified CAD sources being unconfigured. When this flag is absent, the CAD Configuration Manager will attempt to configure all
designated CAD sources.

Either: PE_CONFIG_WB or
PE_CONFIG_WBSPATIAL

None

Specify Creo Parametric source as either the associative plug-in or the reader (Spatial, no Creo Parametric install required). When the plug-in is specified, additional arguments PROELOADPOINT and
PROE_START_CMD are required.

PROELOADPOINT

Full path to Creo

Parametric installation (quotes required
on Windows).

Not required with unconfigure operation.

PROE_START_CMD

Full path to command used to launch

Creo Parametric
(quotes required on
Windows)

Not required with unconfigure operation.

Either: UG_CONFIG_WB or
UG_CONFIG_WBSPATIAL

None

Specify NX source as either the associative plug-in

or the reader (Spatial, no NX install required). When
the plug-in is specified, the argument
UGII_BASE_DIR must also be specified.

UGII_BASE_DIR

Full path to NX install- This should agree with environment variable

ation
UGII_BASE_DIR. Not required with unconfigure
operation.

Either: CATIA_SPATIAL or
CATIA_CAPRI

None

Specify Catia V5 source as either the Reader (Spatial,

no Catia install required) or CAPRI (CADNexus install
required).

OSDM_CONFIG

None

Configure/unconfigure Creo Elements/Direct Modeling.

Either: INVENTOR_CONFIG
or INVENTOR_CONFIG_WBSPATIAL

None

Specify Inventor source as either the associative

plug-in or the reader (Spatial, no Inventor install
required).

Either: SOLIDWORKS_CONFIG or SW_CONFIG_WBSPATIAL

None

Specify SolidWorks source as either the associative

plug-in or the reader (Spatial, no SolidWorks install
required).

SOLIDEDGE_CONFIG

None

Configure/unconfigure Solid Edge.

Configuring CAD Products

Argument

Value

Comment

ACAD_CONFIG

None

Configure/unconfigure AutoCAD.

TEAMCENTER_CONFIG

None

Configure/unconfigure Teamcenter; for configuration requires IMAN_ROOT flag.

IMAN_ROOT

Path to Teamcenter
installation.

Not required with unconfiguration operation.

JTOPEN_CONFIG

None

Configure/unconfigure JT.

CATIA4_CONFIG

None

Configure/unconfigure CATIA v4.

Note
All arguments require a dash (-) before them in order to be properly recognized by the CAD
Configuration Manager. Arguments' values should not have a dash preceding them.
For example, you can configure Creo Parametric and SolidWorks Geometry Interfaces to ANSYS Workbench
from the command line by using the following:
"<installpath>\commonfiles\CAD\bin\<platform>\Ans.CadInt.CADConfigurationUtility.exe"
-SW_CONFIG -PE_CONFIG_WB -PROELOADPOINT "C:\Program Files\PTC\Creo 1.0\Parametric"
-PROE_START_CMD "C:\Program Files\PTC\Creo 1.0\Parametric\bin\parametric1.bat"

where installpath is the same as the value of environment variable %AWP_ROOT150%, platform
is the value of environment variable %ANSYS_SYSDIR%, and Creo Parametric is installed to C:\Program
Files\PTC\Creo 1.0\Parametric.
To unconfigure the same CAD Interfaces, the command would be:
"<installpath>\commonfiles\CAD\bin\<platform>\Ans.CadInt.CADConfigurationUtility.exe"
-unconfigure -SW_CONFIG -PE_CONFIG_WB

Although the argument order does not matter, an argument value must immediately follow its argument.

7.1.3. Uninstalling
Warning
Do not proceed with an uninstall for CAD-specific unconfigure actions or you will leave some
ANSYS Workbench products unusable.

7.1.4. Creo Parametric Configuration

Running the CAD Configuration Manager for Creo Parametric (formerly Pro/ENGINEER) performs the
following steps to activate the Creo Parametric plug-in:
Sets the environment variable PROE_START_CMD150 to the file used to launch Creo Parametric (for example C:\Program Files\PTC\Creo 1.0\Parametric\bin\parametric1.bat).
For administrative installations, adds the ANSYS 15.0 entry to the config.pro file located in
<creo_path>\text. An example for Creo Parametric would be:
PROTKDAT C:\Program Files\PTC\Creo 1.0\Common Files\F000\text

An example for Wildfire 5.0 would be:

Using the CAD Configuration Manager

PROTKDAT C:\Program Files\proeWildfire 5.0\text

Updates the WBPlugInPE.dat file referenced in the config.pro file, so that it contains information
for loading the WorkBench Plug-In and the ANSYS Connection product.
Registers the Plug-In file WBPlugInPECOM.dll (Creo Parametric) or DSPlugInPEWF5COM.dll (Wildire
5.0) referenced in the WBPlugInPE.dat file.
When Workbench is installed on a network location and the local administrator has write permissions to
<creo_path>\text, a version-specific WBPlugInPE150.dat file will be created and placed in that
folder. However, when <creo_path>\text is unwriteable, both the config.pro and the WBPlugInPE150.dat will be placed in either %HOME% or %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%.
If you do not have write access to your ANSYS Workbench installation, you may encounter the following
error when attempting to import Creo Parametric models without an active CAD session:
No write access, please choose another startup directory for trail file
creation.
To prevent this issue, add the following line to your config.pro file:
trail_dir $TEMP

WBPlugInPE.dat File Contents

The WBPlugInPE.dat file should look like this example:

NAME WB150PluginProWF
EXEC_FILE E:\Program Files\Ansys Inc\V150\AISOL\CADIntegration\%ANSYS_PROEWF_VER%\
%ANSYS_SYSDIR%\WBPlugInPECOM.dll
TEXT_DIR E:\Program Files\Ansys Inc\V150\AISOL\CADIntegration\%ANSYS_PROEWF_VER%\
ProEPages\Language\%AWP_LOCALE150%
STARTUP dll
delay_start FALSE
allow_stop TRUE
unicode_encoding FALSE
REVISION ProEWildfire
END
NAME ac4pro150dll
exec_path E:\Program Files\Ansys Inc\V150\ANSYS\ac4\bin\pro\%ANSYS_SYSDIR%\ac4pro.exe
text_path E:\Program Files\Ansys Inc\V150\ANSYS\ac4\data\pro\text
STARTUP dll
delay_start FALSE
allow_stop TRUE
unicode_encoding FALSE
revision 24.0
end

Note
When configuring the plug-in to run with Wildfire 5.0, the reference to WBPlugInPECOM.dll
will instead be DSPlugInPEWF5COM.dll.
Do not delete any of these lines. If you modify this file, do NOT enter a carriage return after the END
line. The file may be customized with other information. If these lines are deleted, or if the WBPlugInPE.dat file is not present in any of the directories in the search path, Creo Parametric will not load
ANSYS-related CAD interfaces. You should typically never have to edit these files for path information
contained within them. Paths are determined by environment variable settings, which are set automatically during installation. If you encounter problems when attempting to run Creo Parametric, use the
CAD Configuration Manager to reconfigure rather than attempting to edit files directly.
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Following an update of an existing Creo Parametric 1.0 or 2.0 installation to a different maintenance
release (for example upgrading from datecode F000 to M010), the ANSYS Workbench Associative PlugIn will no longer be configured. To reactivate your plug-in, follow the steps described in Using the CAD
Configuration Manager (p. 51). This situation does not apply to Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0, Pro/ENGINEER
Wildfire 5.0, or Creo Elements/Pro 5.0.

7.1.4.1. Configuring the Connection for Creo Parametric

All Creo Parametric users must have copies of the WBPlugInPE.dat file and the config.anscon.150
(connection for Creo Parametric) files. The config.anscon.150 file is placed in the Program
Files\Ansys Inc\V150\ansys\ac4\data\<platform> directory. config.anscon.150
must be copied into the user's working directory at the time Creo Parametric is started. The WBPlugInPE.dat file is placed in the Program Files\Ansys Inc\V150\AISOL\CADIntegration\%ANSYS_PROEWF_VER%\ProEPages\config directory. This file defines the name of the executable,
the path to the executable, the path to the message file, and the current revision of Creo Parametric.

Note
If the ANSGeom menu in Creo Parametric does not appear correctly, copy the config.anscon.150 file into your working directory and restart Creo Parametric.

7.1.4.1.1. The WBPlugInPE.dat File and config.pro File

Creo Parametric uses the WBPlugInPE.dat file to locate related executables such as the connection
for Creo Parametric.
Mechanical APDL/ANSYS Workbench also requires a config.pro file.
The config.pro file resides in <path-to-proe>\text for any Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire release and
<path-to-creo-parametric>\..\Common Files\<Creo Ship Code>\text for Creo Parametric. The Creo Ship Code is a three digit number preceded by a single letter. The ship code is
specified in the Creo Parametric installation log, which can be found in <path-to-creo-parametric>\uninstall\instlog.txt for version 1.0, or in <path-to-creo-parametric>\bin\pim\xml\creobase.xml for version 2.0. For version 2.0, in the cases that the crebase.xml
file is missing, the ship code can be determined by looking in the Windows Registry using regedit. That
value is located in either HKLM\Software\PTC\Creo Parametric\2.0\Shipcode or SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\PTC\Creo Parametric\2.0\Shipcode.
The config.pro file contains a PROTKDAT line that points to the WBPlugInPE.dat file. This file is
generated either during the product install or by running the CAD Configuration Manager to configure
the Mechanical APDL /ANSYS Workbench products for Creo Parametric.
The <proe_platform> variable is the name that Creo Parametric gives to its platform directories:
WBPlugInPECOM
Hardware
Platform

ANSYS Platform
<platform>

Creo Parametric
Platform
<proe_platform>

Intel 32-bit

win32

i486_nt

XP x64

winx64

x86e_win64

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7.1.4.1.2. The config.pro File

A typical config.pro file might look like the following example. This example has an entry for ANSYS
Workbench and another for ANSYS ICEM CFD. You may have other Creo Parametric specific customizations.
PROTKDAT E:\Program Files\Ansys Inc\V150\AISOL\CADIntegration\$ANSYS_PROEWF_VER\
ProEPages\config\WBPlugInPE.dat
PROTKDAT $PROMIF_ACN\protk.dat

7.1.4.1.3. The config.anscon.150 File

Users who launch Mechanical APDL from Creo Parametric will need the information from the config.anscon.150 file. This file is installed for all users in the \ac4\data\<platform> subdirectory.
You typically do not need to edit this file. Here is a sample config.anscon.150 file:
ANSYS_CMD %AWP_ROOT150%\ANSYS\bin\%ANSYS_SYSDIR%\ansys150.exe
ANSYS_GRAPHIC_DEVICE WIN32
ANSYS_SOLVER Sparse**
ANSYS_SELECTED_LAYERS 1-256**
ANSYS_GEOMETRY_TYPE Solids Only**
ANSYS_NEUTRAL_FORMAT Yes**
ANSYS_PRODUCT_NAME ANE3FL

**These variables are not supported by Creo Parametric and are ignored by Creo Parametric.
See Setting ANSYS Configuration Parameters in the Connection User's Guide for more information about
the config.anscon.150 file.

7.1.4.2. Creo Parametric Environment Variables

Most environment variables are set during product installation. In general, you will not need to reset
these variables. Check the manuals for the individual CAD products for information about environment
variables and their settings.
PROE_START_CMD150
Specifies the name of the .bat file which launches Creo Parametric on the system. The path to the executable should be already set if the Creo Parametric installation path has been defined for the PATH
environment setting.
PROE_START_CMD150 Default = C:\Program Files\PTC\Creo 1.0\Parametric\bin\parametric1.bat

7.1.5. NX Configuration
Running the CAD Configuration Manager for NX performs the following steps to activate the NX plugin:
If not already existing, sets the environment variable UGII_CUSTOM_DIRECTORY_FILE to %APPDATA%\Ansys\v150\Unigraphics\custom_dirs.dat.
If not already present, adds an entry to the custom_dirs.dat file specifying the location of the PlugIn, e.g., C:\Program Files\Ansys Inc\V150\AISOL\CADIntegration\UnigraphicsNX\%ANSYS_SYSDIR%.

Configuring CAD Products

Registers the Plug-In file (DSPlugInUGCOM.dll). For the previous example, these files would be located
in C:\Program Files\Ansys Inc\V150\AISOL\CADIntegration\UnigraphicsNX\winx64\startup.

7.1.5.1. Configuring the Connection for NX

User-Defined Environment Variables You will need to have the following environment variable set
if you will be running the connection for NX product from inside NX.
UGII_VENDOR_DIR for Mechanical APDL
This environment variable is not set during the installation process and can only be set in a user's startup file or at command level before running NX. This environment variable defines the ANSYS menu for
NX. You must set this environment variable if you will be running the connection for NX product from
inside NX. This environment variable tells NX where to find the ANSYS program, for example: C:\Program
Files\Ansys Inc\V150\ANSYS\ac4\bin\ug50\<platform>.
UGII_BASE_DIR and UGII_ROOT_DIR
The environment variables UGII_BASE_DIR and UGII_ROOT_DIR must be defined for proper operation
of NX and the ANSYS Workbench Plug-In to NX. These environment variables are typically created by
the NX installer; however, in rare cases, you may have to create/update these two variables. In these
situations, the NX Installation Location field will be left blank within the CAD Configuration Manager's
NX tab.
When multiple NX versions are installed on a system, the UGII_BASE_DIR environment variable
must be set to the install path of the NX version to be launched, prior to starting that version of
the CAD. Otherwise errors will be encountered during CAD startup and the plug-in will not load.
For example, if switching from NX 7.5 to run NX 8.5, you must update UGII_BASE_DIR to the NX
8.5 path before starting NX 8.5. Similarly, the UGII_ROOT_DIR environment variable must be set to
the ugii subdirectory in the install path of the NX version to be launched.

7.1.5.2. Configuring for Teamcenter

Running the CAD Configuration Manager for Teamcenter performs the following step to activate the
Teamcenter plug-in:
When Teamcenter Unified is detected, the environment variable TC_ROOT is set to the Teamcenter Unified
installation path.

7.1.6. ANSYS ICEM CFD Configuration

The ICEM CFD Direct CAD Interface to Creo Parametric is no longer supported in release 15.0, and any
attempt to configure will result in Not Configured status.

7.2. Configuring CADNexus/CAPRI CAE Gateway for CATIA V5

The CADNexus/CAPRI CAE Gateway for CATIA V5 product is available for ANSYS Workbench. The ANSYS
Workbench-specific portions are included in the installation. However, to run this product, you must
complete the configuration as follows:
1.

Install ANSYS Workbench according to the instructions in this guide.

Install CATIA V5 and LUM licensing (requires a CATIAV5 license key MD2, HD2 or ME2).

Configuring AutoCAD
3.

From the ANSYS, Inc. Customer Portal, download the CADNexus/CAPRI CAE Gateway for CATIA V5 for
your platform (Windows 32 or Windows x64) to a temporary folder. (Do not download to a folder containing blank spaces in the folder name, e.g., Program Files). Follow the download procedures described
in Downloading the Installation Files (p. 16).

Extract the contents of the zip file using your standard zip utility.

Install CADNexus/CAPRI CAE Gateway for CATIA V5 using the appropriate exe for your platform.

Follow the instructions on the CAPRI installation screens to complete the installation. When specifying
the component to install, you will need to select the desired CatiaV5 release under CAPRI CAD Applications. When asked if CAPRI should set the environment variables, click Yes.

Run the CAD Configuration Manager and select the Catia V5: CADNexus/CAPRI CAE Gateway option
to complete the configuration as described in Using the CAD Configuration Manager (p. 51).

Note
Using the CAD Configuration Manager to set up the CADNexus/CAPRI CAE Gateway
does not require administrative rights, although installing that product (step 5) requires
these rights. However, if you wish to reconfigure to use the ANSYS Workbench Reader
for Catia V5, administrative rights are required.

If you wish to revert to the standard CATIA V5 interface, run the CAD Configuration Manager and select
the Catia V5: Standard Interface option to complete the configuration as described in Using the CAD
Configuration Manager (p. 51).
You cannot run the standard CATIA V5 interface simultaneously with the CADNexus/CAPRI CAE Gateway
for CATIA V5 interface.

7.3. Configuring AutoCAD

Running the CAD Configuration Manager for AutoCAD performs the following steps to active the plugin:
1. Creates the folders %PROGRAMDATA%\AnsysWB.bundle and %PROGRAMDATA%\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins\AnsysWB.bundle\Contents\v150\Winx64\AutoCAD
2. Copies the following folders from the Workbench installation into the bundle's AutoCAD sub-folders:
All files within %AWP_ROOT150%\aisol\CADIntegration\DWG\<Platform> are copied to %PROGRAMDATA%\ApplicationPlugins\AnsysWB.bundle\Contents\v150\<Platform>\AutoCAD\2013
All files within %AWP_ROOT150%\aisol\CADIntegration\DWG\images are copied to %PROGRAMDATA%\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins\AnsysWB.bundle\Contents\v150\<Platform>\AutoCAD\Resources
All folders within %AWP_ROOT150%\aisol\CADIntegration\DWG\Language are copied to %PROGRAMDATA%\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins\AnsysWB.bundle\Contents\v150\<Platform>\AutoCAD\Resources\Language
Here <Platform> is either Win64 or Win32

Configuring CAD Products

3. Finally a %PROGRAMDATA%\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins\AnsysWB.bundle\PackageContents.XML file is
created with the following contents:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<ApplicationPackage ProductCode="{6C6B872A-2ECF-4272-B7B7-1CA69B1EAD08}" HelpFile="./Contents/v150/
Winx64/AutoCAD/Resources/cadAutoCAD.html" Icon="./Contents/v150/Winx64/AutoCAD/Resources/ansys70.bmp"
Description="ANSYS Workbench Geometry Interface 15.0" AppVersion="15.0" Name="AnsysWB150
" ProductType="Application" SchemaVersion="1.0" AutodeskProduct="AutoCAD" FriendlyVersion="15.0
" SupportedLocales="Enu" OnlineDocumentation="www.ansys.com
" Author="ANSYS, Inc." UpgradeCode="{12D6EF98-CEE6-431E-B699-DE9DE4F32B7E}">
<CompanyDetails Name="ANSYS, Inc." Email=" " Url="www.ansys.com" Phone=" " />
<RuntimeRequirements SeriesMax="R19.1" SeriesMin="R19.0" Platform="AutoCAD" OS="Win64" />
<Components Description="64bit Component">
<RuntimeRequirements SeriesMax="R19.1" SeriesMin="R19.0" Platform="AutoCAD" OS="Win64" />
<ComponentEntry AppName="WB150PlugInDWG" ModuleNameWin64="./Contents/v150/Winx64/AutoCAD/2013/
WB150PlugInDWG.arx" AppDescription="Windows 64bit support" LoadOnCommandInvocation="True"
LoadOnRequest="True">
<Commands GroupName="ANSYS_Workbench_Geometry_Interface">
<Command Local="WB150STARTWB" Global="WB150STARTWB" />
<Command Local="WB150STARTASIM" Global="WB150STARTASIM" />
<Command Local="WB150HELP" Global="WB150HELP" />
<Command Local="WB150ABOUT" Global="WB150ABOUT" />
</Commands>
</ComponentEntry>
<ComponentEntry AppName="AnsysWB150" ModuleName="./Contents/v150/Winx64/
AutoCAD/Resources/Language/
en-us/Workbench150.cuix" />
</Components>
</ApplicationPackage>

Note
For 32-bit installations OS="Win32", Components Description="32bit Component" and AppDescription="Windows 32bit support". Additionally, references to ModuleNameWin64 would be
replaced with ModuleNameWin32 and all path references to Win64 would be replaced with
Win32.
Adjust SupportedLocales to match preferred language.
For English SupportedLocales="Enu"
For German SupportedLocales="Deu
For French SupportedLocales="Fra

Chapter 8: Uninstalling the Software

8.1. Uninstalling ANSYS, Inc. Products
Use this process to uninstall any ANSYS, Inc. product that was installed using the Unified Installation
process.
Note to CFX Users The provided uninstall tool cannot uninstall MPI services. If you have CFX products
installed that you are uninstalling, you must stop the MPI services before continuing with the uninstall:
1.

As an administrator, go to the Run window and type Services.msc.

Search for " Platform MPI Remote Launch" and if found, click Stop.

Continue with the uninstallation procedure, below.

Uninstall Procedure for All Users

Inc. products.

All users should use the following procedure to uninstall ANSYS,

Close down all applications that are currently running.

From Windows XP or Windows 7, select Start> All Programs> ANSYS 15.0> Uninstall 15.0. From
Windows 8, right-click the Start Screen> All apps> ANSYS 15.0> Uninstall 15.0. You must uninstall
with the same or higher privileges than were used to install the product, and we strongly recommend
uninstalling as the same user who installed the product originally.

Select the product(s) to be uninstalled and unconfigured and click Uninstall Selected Item(s). Not all
products and product components may be listed individually.

You will be asked to save all data and close all Windows applications before continuing. Click OK.

You will be asked if you are sure you want to uninstall the selected products. Click Yes.

A message appears indicating that the uninstallation is complete. Click OK.

Note
After all the desired products are uninstalled, you are presented with a message
stating that any files or directories that were not recognized by our uninstall program
remain. These remaining files typically include such things as .udf files, user customized documentation, and various routines. If these files are no longer required,
please remove them manually.

CFD-Post CFD-Post can be installed as a standalone product; however, as a standalone product, it is

also automatically installed with Fluent, Polyflow, and Icepak. To uninstall CFD-Post, you must uninstall
all of the above products that you have installed.

Uninstalling the Software

If you choose to uninstall standalone CFD-Post without uninstalling the other products, you will not be
able to proceed with the uninstall. You will need to revise your uninstall selections before continuing.
If you choose to uninstall all of the other products that include standalone CFD-Post but you do not select
CFD-Post, then CFD-Post will not be removed.
Individual product directories may not be removed if they contain components that are shared with
other products that have not been uninstalled. However, the uninstalled product will no longer run.
In the case of a platform (file server) installation, the uninstall will remove the selected product(s) from
all of the Windows platforms.
This procedure removes the specified ANSYS, Inc. program from your system but will not remove the
ANSYS licensing components. Follow the steps in Uninstalling Licensing Components (p. 64) to uninstall
the licensing components.

8.1.1. Uninstalling Licensing Components

Before proceeding with the following steps to remove the ANSYS licensing components from your
system, make certain that there are no ANSYS, Inc. products on this machine or any other machines on
the network that rely on these ANSYS licensing components.
License Servers

Follow these steps on a license server machine:

Stop the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager via the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility (Windows XP or Windows 7: Start>
All Programs> ANSYS Inc. License Manager> Server ANSLIC_ADMIN Utility and Windows 8: rightclick the Start Screen> All apps> ANSYS, Inc. License Manager > Server ANSLIC_ADMIN Utility).

Uninstall the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager service. You must use the following command to do so:
"C:\Program Files\Ansys Inc\Shared Files\Licensing\<platform>\ansysli_server"
-k uninstall

Delete the licensing subdirectory.

Remove the ANSYS, Inc. License Manager folder from the Start menu.

Remove the ANSYSLIC_DIR and the ANSYSLIC_SYSDIR environment variables, if set.

Clients

Follow these steps on client machines:

Delete the licensing subdirectory.

Remove the ANSYS 15.0> ANSYS Client Licensing folder from the Start menu or from the Apps
screen.

Chapter 9: Troubleshooting
9.1. Installation Troubleshooting
This section lists problems and error messages that you may encounter while installing and/or running
ANSYS, Inc. products. After each situation description or error message is the user action required to
correct the problem.
You can also find answers to commonly-asked questions on our customer portal. After you log in to
the customer portal, select Knowledge Resources> Solutions.
For information on licensing-related errors, see the Troubleshooting section of the ANSYS, Inc. Licensing
Guide.
In addition, this appendix describes the ANSYS diagnostic tools, which are useful for troubleshooting
some problems.

9.1.1. Using ANSLIC_ADMIN to Gather Diagnostic Information

You can use the Gather Diagnostic Information option of the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility to query the
system for various pieces of information that may be needed for troubleshooting certain problems. This
option collects information about the system as well as about ANSYS licenses and sends all of the information that it collects to the log area. At times it may be necessary to provide the information for
technical support. Use the Write to File button at the bottom of the ANSLIC_ADMIN to write a file.
Then forward the file to the appropriate person.
You can also use the AnsysInstallationDiagnostics.exe, in the \v150\instutil directory,
for additional installation diagnostics. This tool is helpful to diagnose installation and runtime issues.
One or more log files will be generated either at the same location as the tool or in your temporary
directory, depending on directory permissions. The log files are intended to help ANSYS, Inc. technical
support personnel expedite any technical issues. It would be useful to have the files ready to provide
before contacting Technical Support.

9.1.2. Uninstall Gives Access Denied Error Message

If you run the uninstall utility as a non-administrative user, you may get access denied error messages
when removing product components. Run the uninstall as an administrative user, and close all applications before running the uninstall.

9.1.3. Uninstall on a Windows 7 or Windows 8 System Gives Compatibility Error

Message
If you uninstall an ANSYS, Inc. product on a Windows 7 or Windows 8 system using the ANSYS, Inc.
Uninstall utility, you may see the following error message:
This program might not have installed correctly.

Troubleshooting
If this program didn't install correctly, try reinstalling using settings that are compatible with this
version of Windows.
This message is caused by the Windows Program Compatibility Assistant and can safely be ignored.
Click Cancel and continue with the uninstall.

9.1.4. A .chm File Does Not Display Properly Across a Network

Help system .chm files may not display topics correctly when you try to use a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path to open the file on a network shared folder, typical with a Network Configuration
install. This is a known issue with security update 896358, security update 840315, or Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1). Please go to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896358 and http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896054 for more information on this problem and Microsoft's recommended fix.
If you are running ICEM CFD over the network and you have applied this security update, you may not
be able to access ICEM CFD Help using the Help menu. To access ICEM CFD Help, navigate to commonfiles\help\en-us in the installation directory on the server machine and copy the file icemcfd_help.chm to your local machine. Double-click the local copy to view the help.

9.1.5. Products Crash with an Application Error

On Windows Server 2008 or Windows XP systems, ANSYS applications may crash with an application
error if the DEP (Data Execution Prevention) flag is set. To check your DEP setting, right mouse click on
My Computer, and select Properties. Select the Advanced tab, and under Performance, click Settings.
Then select the Data Execution Prevention tab.
If DEP is set, you will need to add ANSYS to the list of exceptions. For more information on DEP and
how to change the settings, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875351.

9.1.6. When attempting to run an ANSYS, Inc. product after the initial installation, a .NET Framework Initialization Error directing you to install the .NET
framework is displayed
After installing ANSYS, Inc. products and the required .NET Framework prerequisite, some computer
configurations display a .NET Framework Initialization Error even though the installation log file reports
a successful installation. This can be caused by the .NET Framework requiring a system reboot. To correct
this issue, reboot your computer and then run your ANSYS, Inc. product.

9.1.7. Product Installation Does Not Create Start Menu Item for ANSYS and
CAD Plugins Do Not Work
On a Windows 7 or Windows 8 system, if you install ANSYS, Inc. products but do not see a Start
Menu/Apps item and your CAD plugins do not work, the TEMP environment variable may be pointing
to an inaccessible location. For example, it may point to a location such as %USERPROFILE%\Local
Settings\Temp. As a result, the product installation could end without configuring the product
correctly. You should ensure that the TEMP variable points to a valid location, such as %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Temp.

Installation Troubleshooting - Mechanical APDL and ANSYS Workbench Products

9.1.8. Product Installation Displays Security Warning Dialogs or Silent Product

Installation Hangs on a Network Install
If you see a security warning dialog box during a GUI installation/product configuration, or if your installation hangs during a silent installation, you may need to modify your security settings. Set the
machine you are installing from as a trusted site and allow launching of unsafe applications so that the
prerequisite installation can complete. Then re-run the installation. Contact your system administrator
or refer to your operating system documentation for details on modifying security settings.
Alternatively, you can run the prerequisite check to verify that you have all the necessary prerequisites.
If necessary, install any prerequisites and rerun the installation:
1.

Run PreReqCheck.exe from the top level directory.

Install any missing prerequisites by running InstallPreReqs.exe from the top level directory as
an administrator.

When the prerequisites have finished installing, run the installation as you normally would (GUI or silently).

9.1.9. System-related Error Messages

***Error, ANSYS150_DIR environment variable is not set. This is a fatal error exiting.
This message indicates that the ANSYS150_DIR environment variable was not set where necessary
for licensing. This environment variable should be set to the installation directory.
Unexpected error: Request for the permission of type ... failed.
If you encounter this type of message on a server configuration, you may need to set the machine
as a trusted site. On Windows XP machines, in the Control Panel, select Internet Options and select
Security. Click on Trusted Sites and click Sites. Add the machine as file://servername. On
a Windows 7 or Windows 8 machine, in the Control Panel, select Network and Internet, select Internet Options, and select Security. Click on Trusted Sites and click Sites. Add the machine as
file://servername.

9.1.10. CasPol Error Messages

ERROR: Not enough arguments, no permission set specified
If you are configuring to a server with spaces in the path and get this error, then you must put
quotes around your server specification as shown in the following example:
C:\Users\>C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\CasPol.exe -m -a
g 1.2 -url file://"\\machineabc\ANSYS Inc\*" FullTrust

9.2. Installation Troubleshooting - Mechanical APDL and ANSYS Workbench Products

The items listed below apply only to the Mechanical APDL and/or ANSYS Workbench products.

Troubleshooting

9.2.1. The Mechanical APDL Launcher is Excessively Slow to Start

9.2.2. Display Problems on Windows XP

This situation applies only to 32-bit Windows systems running Mechanical APDL.
Windows XP includes a feature called Windows Ghosting that may cause Mechanical APDL graphing
or plotting problems in 3-D mode on some XP systems. If this problem occurs, follow the procedure
below to turn Windows Ghosting off for Mechanical APDL:
1.

Open the file ansys150.sdb, located in Program Files\Ansys Inc\V150\ANSYS\bin\intel.

A Compatibility Database Installer dialog box stating "Installation of ANSYS150 complete" will be
displayed. Click OK.

To reset Windows XP Windows Ghosting for Mechanical APDL, follow the procedure below:
1.

Open a DOS command prompt and type the following command:

sdbinst /U "%ANSYS150_DIR%\bin\intel\ansys150.sdb"

A Compatibility Database Installer dialog box stating "Uninstallation of ANSYS150 complete" will be
displayed. Click OK.

9.2.3. Display Problems on Windows 7

This situation applies only to Windows systems running Mechanical APDL.
Windows 7 includes a theme called Aero that may cause Mechanical APDL graphing or plotting problems
in 3-D mode on some systems. If this problem occurs, disable the Windows Aero theme when running
Mechanical APDL.

9.2.4. ANS_ADMIN Error Messages

Grayed out options
If certain options are grayed out, your account may not have the necessary system administrator
privileges necessary to run those options.

9.2.5. Mechanical APDL Product Launcher Error Messages

Installation Troubleshooting - Mechanical APDL and ANSYS Workbench Products

If you see this error, you cannot add or modify profile information during this launcher session.
Verify that you have write access to the directory and restart the launcher session. Typically, this
directory is C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\Application Data\Ansys\v150\launcher on Windows or ~/.ansys/v150/launcher/ on UNIX.
***No ANSYS product installations found.
Verify your Mechanical APDL product installation. If the desired product was not installed, install it.

9.2.6. Distributed Mechanical APDL Platform MPI Error Messages

You may encounter the following message when setting up Platform MPI or running Distributed ANSYS
using Platform MPI.
Error executing Mechanical APDL. Refer to System-related Error Messages in the Mechanical APDL
online help. If this was a Distributed Mechanical APDL job, verify that your MPI software is installed
correctly, check your environment settings, or check for an invalid command line option.
You may see this error if you did not correctly run the set password bat file. Verify that you completed
this item according to the Platform MPI installation readme instructions.
You may also see this error if Ansys Inc\v150\ansys\bin\<platform> (where <platform>
is intel or winx64) is not in your PATH.
If you need more detailed debugging information, use the following:
1.

Open a Command Prompt window and set the following:

SET ANS_SEE_RUN=TRUE
SET ANS_CMD_NODIAG=TRUE

Run the following command line: ansys150 -b -dis -i myinput.inp -o myoutput.out.

9.2.7. ANSYS Workbench Products Troubleshooting

This section lists problems and error messages that you may encounter while installing and/or running
ANSYS Workbench. After each situation description or error message is the user action required to
correct the problem. Always try the suggested user action before contacting your technical support
representative.

Problem Situations
During setup, if you encounter any errors containing the text 0x8000FFFF, you will need to install the
required installation prerequisites. Run the installation launcher (setup.exe) and choose Install Required Prerequisites.
CAD System Plug-In Menus Do Not Appear for NX or Creo Parametric ANSYS Workbench on
Windows platforms will append its information to an existing customization file for NX and/or Creo
Parametric. If no customization file exists, ANSYS Workbench will create a file. For NX, ANSYS Workbench
looks for the custom_dirs.dat file in the directory specified via the UGII_CUSTOM_DIRECTORY_FILE
environment variable. For Creo Parametric, ANSYS Workbench looks for the config.pro file in the
%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH% directory. In addition, during setup of the Creo Parametric Geometry Interface, ANSYS Workbench will also append its information to the config.pro file located in the Creo
Parametric installation path, under the \text directory (e.g., Proewildfire2\text\config.pro).
Release 15.0 - SAS IP, Inc. All rights reserved. - Contains proprietary and confidential information
of ANSYS, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

Troubleshooting
If ANSYS Workbench encounters a read-only file, it will not be able to write the necessary information
to the file. In this case, you will need to revise the permissions on the file and manually add the appropriate ANSYS Workbench-specific information in order for the ANSYS menu to appear in NX or Creo
Parametric.
Script Errors When Running ANSYS Workbench If you encounter script errors such as "Error: Unable
to create object microsoft.XMLDOM," you may need to install the latest version of Microsoft's MSXML.
Please visit Microsoft's web site at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=993c0bcf3bcf-4009-be21-27e85e1857b1&DisplayLang=en for more information on downloading and installing
MSXML.

ANSYS Workbench Error Messages

***Unable to connect to Solver Manager.
Another application might be using the Solver Manager port (10002 by default). Try changing the
port number by editing the Ansys.SolverManager.exe.config file located in the installation
directory at \AISOL\Bin\<platform>.
If you are getting the "Unable to connect to Solver Manager" error message or are having difficulty
launching other applications/editors, it is also possible that the Windows hosts file has been corrupted.
Please make sure that localhost is specified in the Windows <os drive>:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file.

9.3. Installation Troubleshooting - ANSYS CFX

The items listed below apply only to the ANSYS CFX products.

9.3.1. TurboGrid Mouse Behavior Problems

Depending on the graphics card and driver version, you may experience problems with the accuracy
of mouse clicks in the 3D Viewer. For example, you may try to insert a control point at a given location
by using the mouse, but the control point appears at a location far from where you clicked the mouse.
If you experience such problems, try lowering the hardware acceleration setting of your graphics card.

9.4. Contacting Technical Support

Contacting Technical Support

NORTH AMERICA
All ANSYS, Inc. Products
Web: Go to the ANSYS Customer Portal (http://support.ansys.com) and select the appropriate option.
Toll-Free Telephone: 1.800.711.7199
Fax: 1.724.514.5096
Support for University customers is provided only through the ANSYS Customer Portal.
GERMANY
ANSYS Mechanical Products
Telephone: +49 (0) 8092 7005-55 (CADFEM)
Email: [email protected]
All ANSYS Products
Web: Go to the ANSYS Customer Portal (http://support.ansys.com) and select the appropriate option.
National Toll-Free Telephone:
German language: 0800 181 8499
English language: 0800 181 1565
Austria: 0800 297 835
Switzerland: 0800 546 318
International Telephone:
German language: +49 6151 152 9981
English language: +49 6151 152 9982
Email: [email protected]
UNITED KINGDOM
All ANSYS, Inc. Products
Web: Go to the ANSYS Customer Portal (http://support.ansys.com) and select the appropriate option.
Telephone: Please have your Customer or Contact ID ready.
UK: 0800 048 0462
Republic of Ireland: 1800 065 6642
Outside UK: +44 1235 420130
Email: [email protected]
Support for University customers is provided only through the ANSYS Customer Portal.
JAPAN
CFX , ICEM CFD and Mechanical Products
Telephone: +81-3-5324-8333
Fax: +81-3-5324-7308
Email:
CFX: [email protected];
Mechanical: [email protected]
Release 15.0 - SAS IP, Inc. All rights reserved. - Contains proprietary and confidential information
of ANSYS, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates.

Troubleshooting
Fluent Products
Telephone: +81-3-5324-7305
Email:
Fluent: [email protected];
Polyflow: [email protected];
FfC: [email protected];
FloWizard: [email protected]
Icepak
Telephone: +81-3-5324-7444
Email: [email protected]
Licensing and Installation
Email: [email protected]
INDIA
All ANSYS, Inc. Products
Web: Go to the ANSYS Customer Portal (http://support.ansys.com) and select the appropriate option.
Telephone: +91 1 800 209 3475 (toll free) or +91 20 6654 3000 (toll)
Fax: +91 80 6772 2600
Email:
FEA products: [email protected];
CFD products: [email protected];
Ansoft products: [email protected];
Installation: [email protected]
FRANCE
All ANSYS, Inc. Products
Web: Go to the ANSYS Customer Portal (http://support.ansys.com) and select the appropriate option.
Toll-Free Telephone: +33 (0) 800 919 225 Toll Number: +33 (0) 170 489 087
Email: [email protected]
BELGIUM
All ANSYS Products
Web: Go to the ANSYS Customer Portal (http://support.ansys.com) and select the appropriate option.
Telephone: +32 (0) 10 45 28 61
Email: [email protected]
Support for University customers is provided only through the ANSYS Customer Portal.
SWEDEN
All ANSYS Products
Web: Go to the ANSYS Customer Portal (http://support.ansys.com) and select the appropriate option.

Contacting Technical Support

Telephone: +44 (0) 870 142 0300
Email: [email protected]
Support for University customers is provided only through the ANSYS Customer Portal.
SPAIN and PORTUGAL
All ANSYS Products
Web: Go to the ANSYS Customer Portal (http://support.ansys.com) and select the appropriate option.
Telephone: +34 900 933 407 (Spain), +351 800 880 513 (Portugal)
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Support for University customers is provided only through the ANSYS Customer Portal.
ITALY
All ANSYS Products
Web: Go to the ANSYS Customer Portal (http://support.ansys.com) and select the appropriate option.
Telephone: +39 02 89013378
Email: [email protected]
Support for University customers is provided only through the ANSYS Customer Portal.

Chapter 10: Applications Included with Each Product

The following table displays which ANSYS, Inc. applications are included with each of the product installation options.
Product Install Option

What is Included?

ANSYS Structural Mechanics

ANSYS Mechanical Products

Workbench [1], Mechanical APDL

ANSYS Customization Files

Workbench [1], Mechanical APDL

User -Programmable Feature

ANSYS Explicit Dynamics

ANSYS Autodyn

Workbench [1], Autodyn

ANSYS LS-DYNA

Workbench [1], ANSYS LS-DYNA

ANSYS Fluid Dynamics

ANSYS CFX (includes ANSYS
CFD-Post)

Workbench[ 1], CFX, CFD-Post

ANSYS Fluent (includes ANSYS

CFD-Post)

Workbench [1], Fluent, CFD-Post

ANSYS TurboGrid

Workbench [1], TurboGrid

ANSYS Polyflow(includes ANSYS

CFD-Post)

Workbench [1], CFD-Post, Polyflow

ANSYS CFD-Post only

Workbench [1], CFD-Post

ANSYS Offshore
ANSYS Aqwa

Workbench [1], Aqwa

ANSYS FEMGV (available for

32bit systems only)

Workbench [1], FEMGV (32bit

only)

ANSYS Additional Tools

ANSYS ICEM CFD

ICEM CFD

ANSYS Icepak (includes ANSYS

CFD-Post)

CFD-Post, Icepak

ANSYS Remote Solve Manager

Stand Alone Services

Remote Solve Manager

ANSYS PDM Interface

TeamCenter Engineering

TeamCenter Integration for NX

ANSYS Geometry Interfaces

AutoCAD

Geometry Interface for AutoCAD

ACIS

Geometry Interface for ACIS

Applications Included with Each Product

Product Install Option

What is Included?

Catia, Version 4

Geometry Interface for Catia, Version 4

Catia, Version 5

Geometry Interface for Catia, Version 5

Catia, Version 6

Geometry Interface for Catia, Version 6

Creo Elements/Direct Modeling

Geometry Interface for Creo Elements/Direct Modeling

Inventor

Geometry Interface for Inventor

JTOpen

Geometry Interface for JTOpen

Geometry Interface for NX

Parasolid

Geometry Interface for Parasolid

Creo Parametric (formerly

Pro/ENGINEER)

Geometry Interface for Creo Parametric (formerly Pro/ENGINEER)

Solid Edge

Geometry Interface for Solid Edge

SolidWorks

Geometry Interface for SolidWorks

1. Workbench includes the Workbench Framework, DesignModeler, DesignXplorer, and Remote Solve
Manager.

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Table of Contents
Configuring Distributed ANSYS ..................................................................................................................... 1
1. Setting up Distributed ANSYS .............................................................................................................. 1
1.1. Prerequisites for Running Distributed ANSYS ............................................................................... 1
1.1.1. MPI Software ..................................................................................................................... 2
1.1.2. Installing the Software ....................................................................................................... 3
1.2. Setting Up the Cluster Environment for Distributed ANSYS .......................................................... 4
1.2.1. Optional Setup Tasks .......................................................................................................... 6
1.2.2. Using the mpitest Program ................................................................................................. 7
1.2.3. Interconnect Configuration ................................................................................................ 8
2. Running a Distributed Job ................................................................................................................... 8
Configuring ANSYS CFX Parallel .................................................................................................................... 9
1. ANSYS CFX UNIX Parallel Setup ............................................................................................................ 9
1.1. Setting Up Remote Access on UNIX/Linux ................................................................................... 9
1.1.1. Testing Remote Access ....................................................................................................... 9
1.1.2. Global Set Up of rsh .......................................................................................................... 10
1.1.3. Individual User Set Up for rsh ............................................................................................ 10
1.1.4. Set Up of ssh .................................................................................................................... 10
1.2. hostinfo.ccl File ......................................................................................................................... 10
1.2.1. Adding Hosts for Parallel Processing with the cfx5parhosts Utility ...................................... 13
1.3. Using Platform MPI (Message Passing Interface Library) ............................................................. 13
1.3.1. Environment Variables ...................................................................................................... 14
1.3.2. Interconnect Selection ..................................................................................................... 14
1.4. Using Intel MPI (Message Passing Interface Library) ................................................................... 15
1.4.1. Environment Variables ...................................................................................................... 16
1.4.2. Network Fabrics Selection ................................................................................................ 16
2. ANSYS CFX Windows Parallel Setup .................................................................................................... 17
2.1. Parallel Setup for Windows ........................................................................................................ 17
2.1.1. hostinfo.ccl file ................................................................................................................. 18
2.1.1.1. Adding Hosts for Parallel Processing with the cfx5parhosts Utility ............................. 20
2.2. Setting Up Platform MPI for Windows ........................................................................................ 21
2.2.1. Enabling Platform MPI Parallel Through a Windows Firewall .............................................. 21
2.3. Setting Up Intel MPI for Windows .............................................................................................. 22
2.3.1. Setting Up Intel MPI Authentication .................................................................................. 22
2.3.1.1. Password Authentication ......................................................................................... 22
2.3.1.2. Delegated Authentication ........................................................................................ 22
2.3.1.3. Impersonated Authentication .................................................................................. 22
2.3.2. Enabling Intel MPI Parallel Through a Windows Firewall ..................................................... 22
2.4. Setting up and Running CCS 2003/HPC 2008 ............................................................................. 23

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List of Tables
1. Products with Limited HPC Functionality ................................................................................................... 1
2. Platforms and MPI Software ....................................................................................................................... 2
3. LS-DYNA MPP MPI Support on Windows and Linux .................................................................................... 3

Configuring Distributed ANSYS

This section explains how to configure your network/cluster to run Distributed ANSYS. It is important
that you follow these steps in order to run successfully in a distributed environment.
For more information on using Distributed ANSYS, see the Parallel Processing Guide.
You will need an ANSYS Mechanical HPC (HPC) license for each processor after the first two. For example,
if you want to run four processors, you will need two HPC licenses. Some products cannot use all HPC
functionality, as noted in the following table.
Table 1: Products with Limited HPC Functionality
Product

Distributed ANSYS Capability

SMP Capability

VT Accelerator
Capability

ANSYS Academic
Teaching Products

Yes

4 processors default limit

Yes

ANSYS LS-DYNA

ANSYS DesignSpace

2 processors
max

1. Setting up Distributed ANSYS

This section describes the prerequisites, including software requirements, for running Distributed ANSYS
and the steps necessary to set up the environment for Distributed ANSYS.

1.1. Prerequisites for Running Distributed ANSYS

Whether you are running on a single machine or multiple machines, the following condition is true:
Distributed ANSYS allows you to use two cores without using any HPC licenses. Additional licenses will
be needed to run a distributed solution with more than two cores. Several HPC license options are available.
For more information, see HPC Licensing in the Parallel Processing Guide.
If you are running on a single machine, there are no additional requirements for running a distributed
solution.
If you are running across multiple machines (e.g., a cluster), your system must meet these additional
requirements to run a distributed solution.
Homogeneous network: All machines in the cluster must be the same type, OS level, chip set, and interconnects.
You must be able to remotely log in to all machines, and all machines in the cluster must have identical
directory structures (including the ANSYS 15.0 installation, MPI installation, and on some systems, working
directories). Do not change or rename directories after you've launched ANSYS. For more information on

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files that are written and their location, see Controlling Files that Distributed ANSYS Writes in the Parallel
Processing Guide.
All machines in the cluster must have ANSYS 15.0 installed, or must have an NFS mount to the ANSYS
15.0 installation. If not installed on a shared file system, ANSYS 15.0 must be installed in the same directory
path on all systems.
All machines must have the same version of MPI software installed and running. The table below shows
the MPI software and version level supported for each platform. For Linux platforms, the MPI software is
included with the ANSYS 15.0 installation. For Windows platforms, you must install the MPI software as
described later in this document.

1.1.1. MPI Software

The MPI software supported by Distributed ANSYS depends on the platform. The following table lists
the type of MPI software supported for each platform. Platform MPI and Intel MPI are included on the
Linux installation media and are installed automatically when you install ANSYS 15.0. Instructions for
installing the MPI software on Windows systems can be found later in this document (see Installing the
Software).
Distributed ANSYS runs on the following platforms:
Intel Xeon EM64T 64-bit Linux (Platform MPI, Intel MPI)
AMD Opteron 64-bit Linux (Platform MPI, Intel MPI)
Windows 32-bit (Platform MPI, Intel MPI)
Windows 64-bit (Platform MPI, MS MPI, Intel MPI)
Windows HPC Server 2008 x64 (Microsoft HPC Pack (MS MPI))
Table 2: Platforms and MPI Software
Platform

MPI Software

More Information

Linux, Intel Xeon

EM64T and AMD Opteron 64-bit

Platform
MPI 9.1
Intel MPI
4.1

Platform MPI: http://www03.ibm.com/systems/technicalcomputing/platformcomputing/

products/mpi/index.html
Intel MPI: http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-mpilibrary-documentation/

Windows 32-bit /
Windows XP /
Windows 7 / Windows 8

Platform
MPI 9.1
Intel MPI
4.1

Platform MPI: http://www03.ibm.com/systems/technicalcomputing/platformcomputing/

products/mpi/index.html
Intel MPI: http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-mpilibrary-documentation/

Windows 64-bit /
Windows XP x64
/ Windows 7 x64
/ Windows 8 x64
Windows HPC Server
2008 x64

Microsoft HPC
Pack (MS MPI)

http://www.microsoft.com/hpc/

ANSYS LS-DYNA If you are running ANSYS LS-DYNA, you can use LS-DYNA's parallel processing (MPP
or SMP) capabilities. Use the launcher or the command line method as described in Activating Distributed
ANSYS in the Parallel Processing Guide to run LS-DYNA MPP. For Windows and Linux systems, please see
2

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the following table for LS-DYNA MPP MPI support. For more information on using in ANSYS LS-DYNA
general, and its parallel processing capabilities specifically, see the ANSYS LS-DYNA User's Guide.
Table 3: LS-DYNA MPP MPI Support on Windows and Linux
MPI version for DYNA MPP

32-bit Windows

64-bit Windows

64-bit
Linux

Platform MPI

n/a

MS MPI

n/a

1.1.2. Installing the Software

To run Distributed ANSYS on a cluster, you must install ANSYS 15.0 on all machines in the cluster, or
have an NFS mount to the ANSYS 15.0 installation. Install ANSYS 15.0 following the instructions in the
ANSYS, Inc. Installation Guide for your platform. Be sure to complete the installation, including all required
post-installation procedures. On Windows systems, you must use the Universal Naming Convention
(UNC) for all file and path names for Distributed ANSYS to work correctly.

Installing Platform MPI on Windows

You can install Platform MPI from the installation launcher by choosing Install MPI for ANSYS, Inc.
Parallel Processing. On the following screen, choose to install Platform MPI. The Platform MPI installation
program will start. A Platform MPI installation README file will open simultaneously. Follow the instructions in the README file as you complete the Platform MPI installation.
The instructions for installing Platform MPI are also found in the installation directory in the following
README files:
Program Files\Ansys Inc\V150\commonfiles\MPI\Platform\9.1\Windows\INSTALL_PLATFORM-MPI_README.mht
or
Program Files\Ansys Inc\V150\commonfiles\MPI\Platform\9.1\Windows\INSTALL_PLATFORM-MPI_README.docx

Installing Intel MPI on Windows

You can install Intel MPI from the Installation launcher by choosing Install MPI for ANSYS, Inc. Parallel
Processing. On the following screen, choose to install Intel MPI. The Intel MPI installation program will
start. An Intel MPI installation README file will open simultaneously. Follow the instructions in the
README file as you complete the Intel MPI installation.
The instructions for installing Intel MPI are also found in the installation directory in the following
README files:
Program Files\Ansys Inc\V150\commonfiles\MPI\Intel\4.1\Windows\INSTALL_INTEL-MPI_README.mht
or
Program Files\Ansys Inc\V150\commonfiles\MPI\Intel\4.1\Windows\INSTALL_INTEL-MPI_README.docx

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Microsoft HPC Pack (Windows HPC Server 2008)

You must complete certain post-installation steps before running Distributed ANSYS on a Microsoft
HPC Server 2008 system. The post-installation instructions provided below assume that Microsoft HPC
Server 2008 and Microsoft HPC Pack (which includes MS MPI) are already installed on your system. The
post-installation instructions can be found in the following README files:
Program Files\Ansys Inc\V150\commonfiles\MPI\WindowsHPC\README.mht
or
Program Files\Ansys Inc\V150\commonfiles\MPI\WindowsHPC\README.docx
Microsoft HPC Pack examples are also located in Program Files\Ansys Inc\V150\commonfiles\MPI\WindowsHPC. Jobs are submitted to the Microsoft HPC Job Manager either from the
command line or the Job Manager GUI.
To submit a job via the GUI, go to Start> All Programs> Microsoft HPC Pack> HPC Job Manager.
Then click on Create New Job from Description File.

1.2. Setting Up the Cluster Environment for Distributed ANSYS

After you've ensured that your cluster meets the prerequisites and you have ANSYS 15.0 and the correct
version of MPI installed, you need to configure your distributed environment using the following procedure.
1.

Obtain the machine name for each machine on the cluster.

Windows XP or Windows 7:
Right-click on My Computer, left-click on Properties, and select the Network Identification or
Computer Name tab. The full computer name will be listed. Note the name of each machine (not
including the domain).
Windows 8:
From the All apps screen, open the Control Panel. Click Systemand Security> System. The full
computer name will be listed. Note the name of each machine (not including the domain).
Linux:
Type hostname on each machine in the cluster. Note the name of each machine. You will need
this name to set up the .rhosts file, as well as for the ANS_ADMIN utility.

Linux only: Set up the .rhosts file on each machine. The .rhosts file lists all machines in the
cluster. The machines should be listed using their complete system name, as taken from hostname.
For example, an .rhosts file for a two-machine cluster might look like this:
golinux1.ansys.com jqd
golinux2 jqd

Change/verify .rhosts file permissions on all machines by issuing:

chmod 600 .rhosts

Verify communication between machines via rsh or ssh (e.g., rsh golinux2 ls). You should
not be prompted for a password. If you are, check the .rhosts permissions and machine names
for correctness. For more information on using remote shells, see the man pages for rsh or ssh.

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If you want the list of machines to be populated in the Mechanical APDL Product Launcher, you need
to configure the hosts150.ans file. You can use the ANS_ADMIN utility to configure this file. You
can manually modify the file later, but we strongly recommend that you use ANS_ADMIN to create
this file initially to ensure that you establish the correct format.
Windows XP or Windows 7:
Start >Programs >ANSYS 15.0 >Utilities >ANS_ADMIN 15.0
Windows 8:
All apps >ANSYS 15.0 > ANS_ADMIN 15.0
Linux:
/ansys_inc/v150/ansys/bin/ans_admin150
The ANS_ADMIN interface is similar for Windows and Linux:
Choose ANSYS/Workbench Configure Cluster to configure the hosts150.ans file.
Under Select file to configure, choose the hosts150.ans file to be configured and choose
Configure for Distributed ANSYS. Click OK.
Enter the system name (from Step 1) in the Machine hostname field and click Add. On the next
dialog box, enter the system type in the Machine type drop-down, and the number of cores in
the Max number of jobs/processors field. Click Add. Repeat this step for each machine in the
cluster.
When you are finished adding machines, click Close then File > Exit.
The hosts150.ans file should be located in your current working directory, your home directory,
or the apdl directory. All three locations are equally valid; the location should be chosen based
on user preference.

Windows only: Verify that all required environment variables are properly set. If you followed the postinstallation instructions described above for Microsoft HPC Pack (Windows HPC Server 2008), these
variable should be set automatically.
On the head node, where ANSYS 15.0 is installed, check these variables:
ANSYS150_DIR=C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\v150\ansys
ANSYSLIC_DIR=C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\Shared Files\Licensing
where C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc is the location of the product install and C:\Program
Files\ANSYS Inc\Shared Files\Licensing is the location of the licensing install. If your
installation locations are different than these, specify those paths instead.
On Windows systems, you must use the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) for all ANSYS, Inc.
environment variables on the compute nodes for Distributed ANSYS to work correctly.
On the compute nodes, check these variables:
ANSYS150_DIR=\\head_node_machine_name\ANSYS Inc\v150\ansys
ANSYSLIC_DIR=\\head_node_machine_name\ANSYS Inc\Shared Files\Licensing

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For distributed LS-DYNA:
On the head node and the compute nodes, set LSTC_LICENSE to ANSYS. This tells the LS-DYNA
executable to use ANSYS, Inc. licensing.
Since the LS-DYNA run will use ANSYS, Inc. licensing for LS-DYNA, you do not need to set
LSTC_LICENSE_SERVER.
5.

Windows only: Share out the ANSYS Inc directory on the head node with full permissions so that
the compute nodes can access it.

1.2.1. Optional Setup Tasks

The tasks explained in this section are optional. They are not required to get Distributed ANSYS to run
correctly, but they may be useful for achieving the most usability and efficiency, depending on your
system configuration.
On Linux systems, you can also set the following environment variables:
ANSYS_NETWORK_START - This is the time, in seconds, to wait before timing out on the start-up
of the client (default is 15 seconds).
ANSYS_NETWORK_COMM - This is the time to wait, in seconds, before timing out while communicating with the client machine (default is 5 seconds).
ANS_SEE_RUN_COMMAND - Set this environment variable to 1 to display the actual mpirun command
issued from ANSYS.
On Linux systems running Platform MPI:
MPI_REMSH - This is the path to the remote shell (ssh or rsh). Set this environment variable to specify
a full path to a remote shell. For example, setting MPI_REMSH = /usr/bin/ssh will use ssh instead
of the default remote shell (rsh). Note that selecting the Use Secure Shell instead of Remote Shell
option on the launcher will override MPI_REMSH, if MPI_REMSH is not set or is set to a different
location. You can also issue the - usessh command line option to use ssh instead of rsh. The
command line option will override the environment variable setting as well.
MPI_WORKDIR - Set this environment variable to specify a working directory on either the master
and all nodes, or on specific nodes individually. For more information, see Controlling Files that Distributed ANSYS Writes.
MPI_IC_ORDER - Set this environment variable to specify the order in which the interconnects on
the system are to be used. The interconnects will be tried in the order listed from left to right. If an
interconnect is listed in uppercase, no interconnects listed after that one will be tried. If
MPI_IC_ORDER is not set, the fastest interconnect available on the system is used. See the Platform
MPI documentation for more details.
MPI_ICLIB_<interconnect> - Set this environment variable to the interconnect location if the
interconnect is not installed in the default location:
setenv MPI_ICLIB_GM <path>/lib64/libgm.so

See the Platform MPI documentation for the specific interconnect names (e.g., MPI_ICLIB_GM).
MPIRUN_OPTIONS - Set this environment variable to -prot to display a grid of interconnects among
the systems being used for distributed processing.
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On Linux systems running Intel MPI:
Issue the command line option -usessh to use ssh instead of rsh.
See the Intel MPI reference manual (for Linux) for further information and additional environment
variables and their settings: http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-mpi-library-documentation/.
To verify that these environment variables are set correctly on each machine, run:
rsh machine1 env

On Windows systems, you can set the following environment variables to display the actual mpirun
command issued from ANSYS:
ANS_SEE_RUN = TRUE
ANS_CMD_NODIAG = TRUE

1.2.2. Using the mpitest Program

The mpitest program performs a simple communication test to verify that the MPI software is set up
correctly. The mpitest program should start without errors. If it does not, check your paths, .rhosts
file, and permissions; correct any errors, and rerun.
When running the mpitest program, you must use an even number of nodes.
On Linux:
For Platform MPI (default), issue the following command:
mpitest150 -machines machine1:2

For Intel MPI, issue the following command:

mpitest150 -mpi intelmpi -machines machine1:2

You can use any of the same command line arguments (such as -machines) with the mpitest program
as you can with Distributed ANSYS.
On Windows:
Issue the following command to run a local test on Windows using Platform MPI:
ansys150 -np 2 -mpitest

Use the following procedure to run a distributed test on Windows using Platform MPI:
1.

Create a file named machines in your local/home directory. Open the machines file in an editor.

Add your master and slave machines in your cluster. For example, in this cluster of two machines, the
master machine is gowindows1. List the machine name separately for each core on that machine. For
example, if gowindows1 has four cores and gowindows2 has two, the machines file would look
like this:
gowindows1
gowindows1
gowindows1
gowindows1
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gowindows2
gowindows2
3.

From a command prompt, navigate to your working directory. Run the following:
ansys150 -mpifile machines -mpitest

1.2.3. Interconnect Configuration

Low-end hardware, such as slow interconnects, will reduce the speed improvements you see in a distributed analysis. For optimal performance, we typically recommend that you use an interconnect with
a communication speed of 1000 megabytes/second or higher.
Distributed ANSYS supports the following interconnects. Not all interconnects are available on all platforms; see http://www.ansys.com/Support/Platform+Support for a current list of supported interconnects.
Other interconnects may work but have not been tested.
InfiniBand (recommended)
Myrinet
GigE
Ethernet (not recommended)
Interconnects plug into a PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect), PCI-X (extended), or PCIe (PCI Express)
slot on the system. You will need a PCI-X or a PCIe slot for the faster interconnects to accommodate
the higher speeds.
Hardware for specific types of interconnects is generally incompatible with other proprietary interconnect
types (except Ethernet and GiGE).
Systems can have a network of several different types of interconnects. Each interconnect must be assigned a unique hostname and IP address.
On Windows x64 systems, use the Network Wizard in the Compute Cluster Administrator to configure
your interconnects. See the Compute Cluster Pack documentation for specific details on setting up the
interconnects. You may need to ensure that Windows Firewall is disabled for Distributed ANSYS to work
correctly.

2. Running a Distributed Job

For information on running Distributed ANSYS after you have your environment configured, see the
Parallel Processing Guide.

Configuring ANSYS CFX Parallel

If you have purchased the ANSYS CFX-Solver parallel option, you will need to follow the procedures in
this chapter to ensure that users can execute ANSYS CFX jobs in parallel. Several parallel communication
methods are available that use either MPI (Message Passing Interface) or PVM (Parallel Virtual Machine).
Platform-specific versions of MPI are available in some instances.
The ANSYS CFX-Solver parallel option is supported on all platforms that support the CFX-Solver.

1. ANSYS CFX UNIX Parallel Setup

The following are required in order for you to execute ANSYS CFX parallel:
The ANSYS CFX-Solver must be installed on both master and slave nodes.
To run distributed parallel (where slave processes run on a different host to the master process), remote
or secure shell access must be available from the master nodes (systems on which parallel runs will be
started) to slave nodes (systems on which the ANSYS CFX-Solver will actually run). See Setting Up Remote
Access on UNIX/Linux (p. 9), below.
You must have the same user name on all systems.
The hostinfo.ccl file should be set up, as described in hostinfo.ccl File (p. 10).

1.1. Setting Up Remote Access on UNIX/Linux

Each system that will be used as a slave node must be configured to allow access via remote shell
commands from the master node. This can be done globally for all users or on a per-user basis.
Often, networks where rlogin and rsh or ssh are used frequently will already be configured to allow
remote access to all users. If this is the case, nothing more needs to be done.
The CFX5RSH environment variable is used to select the remote shell command. The default is rsh. If
you want to use ssh, then set "CFX5RSH=ssh" either in the environment or in the cfx5rc file (see Resources
Set in cfx5rc Files in the CFX Introduction).
In either case, rsh or ssh, the remote machine must not prompt for a password when you run remote
commands.

1.1.1. Testing Remote Access

You can test remote access using rsh for a UNIX/Linux slave node using the command:
rsh unixhost echo working

Note
On systems running HP-UX, use "remsh" instead of "rsh".
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You can test remote access using ssh using the command:
ssh unixhost echo working

1.1.2. Global Set Up of rsh

This method, which is used to allow remote access for all users, depends on whether NIS is used to
maintain netgroups, as well as common password and group databases. If this is not the case, then you
should log in to each slave node as root and create a file called /etc/hosts.equiv containing a
line:
<master>

where <master> is the hostname of the master node. See your system documentation for more information about the use of rsh and the syntax of the hosts.equiv file.
If NIS is used to control remote access, then a netgroup must be created for users of ANSYS CFX by the
root user on the NIS master server, and a line such as the one below added to /etc/hosts.equiv
on each slave node by the root user:
+@<netgroup>

where <netgroup> is the name of a netgroup to which users of ANSYS CFX belong. A detailed description of how to configure NIS is beyond the scope of this manual. Please see your system documentation
for more information about NIS.

1.1.3. Individual User Set Up for rsh

Individual users can create a file called .rhosts in their home directory on each slave containing a
line:
<master> <user>

where <master> is the hostname of the master and <user> is their username on the master. This
file should be made readable only by the user, for example, by running:
chmod 600 ~/.rhosts

1.1.4. Set Up of ssh

If you use ssh for remote access, please consult your system documentation on how to set up ssh
between machines so that it does not require the user to enter a password.

1.2. hostinfo.ccl File

In order to use the Distributed Parallel mode of ANSYS CFX, the file hostinfo.ccl must exist in the
<CFXROOT>/config/ directory of the ANSYS CFX installation on the master node and be made
readable by all users of the software. This file is a database containing information about the available
hosts and where ANSYS CFX has been installed on each of them. The file is used by the ANSYS CFXSolver when constructing a parallel run.
This file is written using the CFX Command Language. It defines a set of HOST DEFINITION objects, one
for each available node. For example:
SIMULATION CONTROL:
EXECUTION CONTROL:
PARALLEL HOST LIBRARY:
HOST DEFINITION: kangaroo

ANSYS CFX UNIX Parallel Setup

Installation Root = /ansys_inc/v%v/CFX
END
HOST DEFINITION:wallaby
Installation Root = /usr/local/cfx
Host Architecture String = linux-amd64
Number of Processors = 16
Relative Speed = 1.7
END
HOST DEFINITION: mypc
Remote Host Name = my_pc
END
END
END
END

Note
The SIMULATION CONTROL...END wrapper is a requirement for Release 12.0 and later.
If you manually create your hostinfo.ccl file, you must ensure that this wrapper is
present.
None of the values for each host are mandatory, and the following empty host definition is perfectly
valid:
HOST DEFINITION: parakeet
END

Host names are limited to the set of valid CCL object names. In particular, they must not contain full
stops (.) or underscores (_) and must start with a letter.
If a hostinfo.ccl file does not already exist when ANSYS CFX is installed, one will be created containing the installation host. You can add hosts to the hostinfo.ccl file using the cfx5parhosts
utility, or by modifying the file using a text editor. Individual users may also create their own versions
of this file in:
~/.hostinfo.ccl

which will be used in preference if it exists.

For most installations, it will be necessary to supply only the Installation Root parameter, which should
point to the <CFXROOT> directory in which ANSYS CFX is installed. On mixed architectures, you may
find it useful to supply the Number of Processors and/or Relative Speed parameters. A little time may
be saved at startup by giving the Host Architecture String parameter explicitly, for example, using the
cfx5parhosts utility.

Tip
If an individual user wants to use a host that is not present in either the hostinfo.ccl
in the installation config directory or the user's own version of this file, then the user can
add this host to the list for a particular run by using the CFX-Solver Manager. However, this
would have to be done each time a run is started.
The available parameters for the hostinfo.ccl file are as follows:

Configuring ANSYS CFX Parallel

Installation Root
This is set to the <CFXROOT> installation directory on this host. If it is set to the special string none,
this indicates that there is no ANSYS CFX installation on the remote host, which can sometimes be useful
if only the solver binary is available.
Host Architecture String
ANSYS CFX will use this value to select the most appropriate solver executable for this node. These
strings can be obtained by giving the command <CFXROOT>/bin/cfx5info -os on the node in
question. When these short os values (for example, linux-amd64) are given in this position, the generic
solver executable will always be used for this host. The string can also be set to the actual architecture
of the remote host (for example, intel_xeon64.sse2_linux2.3.4), which is determined by giving the command <CFXROOT>/bin/cfx5info -arch. If these longer strings are used then CFX could use this
information to select between solvers optimized for specific architectures. However, since there are
currently no solvers optimized for specific architectures, this extra information is currently unused.
Number of Processors
As implied, this is the number of processors on the machine. It is used for display purposes only and
can be safely omitted.
Relative Speed
The Relative Speed is a real number that is used by the ANSYS CFX-Solver when partition sizes are calculated. The ratio of relative speeds of each host is used to determine the size of each partition. As an
example, consider a parallel run involving two machines, one with a relative speed of 2.0 and the other
with a relative speed of 1.0. The faster machine would work on a partition size twice as large as the
slower machine in this case.
The numbers themselves are arbitrary; as a guide you may want to set 1.0 for a 1 GHz processor,
0.75 for a 750 MHz processor, and so on. If a relative speed entry is not entered, a default of 1.0 is
assumed for that host.
You can obtain relative speed values using the cfx5parhosts utility.
Remote Host Name
To include hosts in the parallel run with names that contain, for example, underscore characters, you
can add the Remote Host Name parameter to the HOST DEFINITION with the correct network name
for the host and use a readable alias as the name of the object.
Solver Executable
A solver executable may be explicitly supplied, if necessary. This is usually only required when using Installation Root = none, and is recommended for advanced users only. The following substitutions are
made on the string:
%r

root directory of the installation

parallel suffix for the executable

version of ANSYS CFX being run

operating system string

architecture subdirectory specification; for example,

linux/double

If it is not supplied, this parameter has the default value %r/bin/%a/solver%p.exe

ANSYS CFX UNIX Parallel Setup

1.2.1. Adding Hosts for Parallel Processing with the cfx5parhosts Utility
You can add new hosts to ANSYS CFX's database for parallel runs using the cfx5parhosts utility:
CFXROOT\bin\cfx5parhosts argument list

where argument list corresponds to one or more of the arguments listed below:
Argument

Description

-add host[,host,...]

Add information about the named hosts to the file. This assumes that
ANSYS CFX is installed in the same directory on each listed host as on the
host on which you are running.
host may be specified as [user@]hostname[:cfx-5 root] if the user name
or the ANSYS CFX installation root directory differs from the local host.

-benchmark

Runs a standard benchmark case, and fills in the Relative Speed for the
local host. The benchmark case will usually take less than 5 minutes to
run.

-file file

Use the specified file as the hostinfo.ccl file.

-merge file

Merge host information from the named file.

-no-update

After modifying the file, write back the information available without attempting
to fill in any missing pieces.

-strict

Used with -update. Normally, hosts which exist on the network but cannot
be connected to with rsh or ssh are included in the resulting file with a comment. This switch will exclude these hosts.

-system

Use the system host file. This is the default.

-update

Updates the specified host information file. If any hosts do not have an architecture specified in the existing hostinfo.ccl file (for example, because it
was added via the -add switch), it will connect to the host and query it to fill
in the Host Architecture String parameter. This is the default behavior. Note
that if the Installation Root parameter is incorrect for the host, it will use the
standard system commands to guess a generic architecture string. This can
happen if you use -add to include a host with a different installation directory
than the local one.

-user

Use the per-user host file.

1.3. Using Platform MPI (Message Passing Interface Library)

Most UNIX/Linux systems support three parallel run modes: Platform MPI, Intel MPI, and PVM. Platform
MPI is the preferred parallel run mode on all the supported ANSYS CFX platforms.
Platform MPI supports several communication modes including shared memory and networked TCP/IP
(Ethernet), luDAPL, VAPI, OpenFabrics (IB), GM-2, MX (Myrinet), Elan4 (Quadrics), QLogic InfiniPath, and
EtherFabric (Level 5 Networks).
Platform MPI is automatically installed with ANSYS CFX in the <CFXROOT>/tools directory. You do
not need a license from Platform to run the ANSYS CFX-Solver using Platform MPI.
Platform MPI run modes are selected in the ANSYS CFX-Solver Manager or on the command line (using
the -start-method command line option) using the Platform MPI Local Parallel or Platform MPI
Distributed Parallel start method options.
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For Platform MPI, the cpu_bind option is used by default and binds processes to cores using a cyclic
order. This leads to better performance but, on multi-user clusters having scheduling systems that do
not enforce exclusive use of cluster nodes, may cause problems because multiple jobs may be bound
to the same CPU on the same node. In this case, the cpu_bind argument to mpirun should be removed from the Platform MPI start methods in the <CFXROOT>/etc/start_methods.ccl file.

1.3.1. Environment Variables

In most cases, the default settings are sufficient and it may not be necessary to set any environment
variables.
ANSYS CFX uses the environment variable CFX5_PCMPI_DIR to select which Platform MPI installation
is used. The default setting points to the version that is automatically installed with ANSYS CFX in the
<CFXROOT>/../commonfiles/MPI/Platform directory. You can use cfx5info -v to find the current
settings for CFX5_PCMPI_DIR and other environment variables. If you want to use a different Platform
MPI version, you can install that version in an alternative location and set CFX5_PCMPI_DIR to that
location. For distributed parallel runs, Platform MPI must be present at the same location (same absolute
path) on all hosts. Typically, this is achieved by using a central ANSYS CFX installation, accessible by all
hosts. In order to run a CFX job in distributed parallel using Platform MPI on hosts with different CFX
installation locations, you must first install Platform MPI under the same location (same absolute path)
on each host, then set the environment variable CFX5_PCMPI_DIR to the location under which Platform
MPI was installed.
There are several environment variables that can be used to control Platform MPI (documented in the
Platform MPI documentation) that may provide additional flexibility not directly accessible through the
ANSYS CFX startup scripts. If these environment variables are set the startup scripts automatically set
them for your ANSYS CFX runs. Some useful environment variables include:
MPI_REMSH
Enables you to change which method is used by Platform MPI to spawn jobs on remote machines. The
Platform MPI default is ssh. However, by default the ANSYS CFX software sets this to be the same as the
setting used for CFX5RSH, and rsh if CFX5RSH is not set. This variable is applicable only to Linux and
HP-UX.
MPI_IC_ORDER
Enables you to change the default order in which Platform MPI searches for interconnects.

1.3.2. Interconnect Selection

Platform MPI start methods use the default communication mode selection built into Platform MPI. The
default order in which Platform MPI checks for interconnects is OpenFabric, VAPI, UDAPL, ITAPI, PSM,
Myrinet MX, Myrinet GM, Elan, TCP/IP.
If you want to force selection of a specific device, then you can either modify the start command in the
etc/start-methods.ccl file and add the necessary command line flags (for example: -GM to force
selection of the Myrinet interconnect) or use the appropriate Platform MPI environment variables.
Some useful command line options include forcing other interconnect types (-TCP, -HMP, -ELAN, -ITAPI,
-VAPI, -UDAPL, and so on), using prun on systems with quadrics support (-prun), XC support (-srun) and
setting the subnet you want to use (-subnet, sometimes useful for selecting particular interconnects as
well if your system is configured that way).
For some Linux-based cluster environments not supported by Platform MPI, it is possible that the
Myrinet, Infiniband or Quadrics hardware drivers are not located where Platform MPI expects. If Platform
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MPI cannot detect the drivers for fast interconnects, it will generally default back to the lowest speed
connection that it can detect (usually TCP/IP socket communication).
The following table gives information on the default search path Platform MPI uses to find drivers for
the various communication interfaces:
Interconnect

1st attempt

2nd attempt

3rd attempt

Infiniband
(IB)

Environment variable
MPI_ICLIB_ITAPI

libitapi.so

/usr/voltaire/lib/libitapi.so

Myrinet
(GM)

Environment variable
MPI_ICLIB_GM

libgm.so OR libgm32.so /opt/gm/lib/libgm.so OR

/opt/gm/lib/libgm32.so

ELAN

Environment variable
MPI_ICLIB_ELAN

libelan.so

none

UDAPL

Environment variable
MPI_ICLIB_UDAPL

libdat.so

none

VAPI

Environment variable
MPI_ICLIB_VAPI

Environment variable
MPI_ICLIB_VAPIDIR

libmtl_common.so, libmpga.so, libmosal.so, libvapi.so

Infinipath

Environment variable
MPI_ICLIB_PSM

libpsm_infinipath.so.1

/usr/lib64/ libpsm_infinipath.so.1

For example, Platform MPI expects that GM stack shared libraries for Myrinet interconnects are located
either in the default library search path or in the /opt/gm/lib (32 bit x86) or /opt/gm/lib64 (64 bit x86)
directories. If the shared libraries are not in either location, Platform MPI will not take advantage of the
high-speed interconnects. To fix this, you will have to copy the shared libraries into the correct location
or set the environment variable MPI_ICLIB_GM to point to the correct GM stack shared library.

1.4. Using Intel MPI (Message Passing Interface Library)

Intel MPI is available as an alternative parallel run mode on all the supported ANSYS CFX platforms.
Intel MPI supports several network fabrics including:
Shared memory, typically used for intra-host communication.
DAPL-capable network fabrics, such as Infiniband, iWarp, Dolphin and XPMEM (through DAPL).
TCP/IP-capable network fabrics, such as Ethernet and InfiniBand (through IPoIB).
TMI-capable network fabrics including Qlogic and Myrianet (through Tag Matching Interface).
OFA-capable network fabrics including InfiniBand (through OFED verbs).
Intel MPI is automatically installed with ANSYS CFX in the<CFXROOT>/../commonfiles/ directory.
You do not need a license from Intel to run the ANSYS CFX-Solver using Intel MPI.
Intel MPI run modes are selected in the ANSYS CFX-Solver Manager or on the command line (using the
-start-method command line option) using the Intel MPI Local Parallel or Intel MPI Distributed Parallel
start method options.

Configuring ANSYS CFX Parallel

1.4.1. Environment Variables

In most cases, the default settings are sufficient and it may not be necessary to set any environment
variables.
ANSYS CFX uses the environment variable CFX5_IMPI_DIR to select which Intel MPI installation is used.
The default setting points to the version that is automatically installed by ANSYS CFX in the<CFXROOT>/../commonfiles/MPI/Intel directory. You can use cfx5info -v to find the current settings
for CFX5_IMPI_DIR and other environment variables. If you want to use a different Intel MPI version,
you can install that version in an alternative location and set CFX5_IMPI_DIR to that location.
There are several environment variables that can be used to control Intel MPI that may provide additional flexibility that is not directly accessible through the ANSYS CFX start-up scripts. For example,
environment variables are available for network fabric selection (discussed briefly below), process pinning
control, and collective operation control.
Any of these environment variables can be set by modifying the start command in the etc/startmethods.ccl file and using the Intel MPI options -env and/or -genv (an example of this usage is
given in the section on network fabric selection). More detail on all options and environment variables
is available in the Intel MPI documentation.
Some useful environment variables include those described below. If these environment variables are
set the start-up scripts automatically set them for your ANSYS CFX runs.
I_MPI_MPD_REMSH
Specifies which method is used by Intel MPI to spawn jobs on remote machines. The Intel MPI default
is ssh. However, by default the ANSYS CFX software sets this to be the same as the setting used for
CFX5RSH, and rsh if CFX5RSH is not set. This variable is applicable only to Linux.
I_MPI_FABRICS and I_MPI_FABRICS_LIST
Specifies the networks fabrics to be used and the order in which Intel MPI searches for them.

1.4.2. Network Fabrics Selection

Intel MPI start methods use the default network fabrics selection built into Intel MPI. The default order
in which Intel MPI checks for fabrics is DAPL, OFA, TCP, TMI. The environment variable I_MPI_FABRICS_LIST
controls the search order used by Intel MPI.
If you want to force selection of a specific network fabric, then you can either set the I_MPI_FABRICS
environment variable or modify the start command in the etc/start-methods.ccl file and add
the necessary command line flags (for example: -env IMPI_FABRICS shm:dapl to select the combination
of shared memory and DAPL fabrics) .
The following table shows how Intel MPI searches for drivers for the various network fabrics:
Interconnect

1st attempt

2nd attempt

shm

N/A

DAPL

Environment variable I_MPI_DAT_LIBRARY

libdat.so or libdat.so.1 for DAPL 1.2 providers

and libdat2.so or libdat2.so.1 for DAPL 1.2 providers

TCP

N/A

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Interconnect

1st attempt

2nd attempt

TMI

Environment variable I_MPI_TMI_LIBRARY libtmi.so

OFA

Environment variable I_MPI_OFA_LIBRARY

libibverbs.so

For example, Intel MPI expects that the DAT shared library for the DAPL network fabric is located either
in the default library search path or in a specific location if a full path is specified. If the shared library
cannot be found, Intel MPI will not take advantage of the DAPL network fabric. To fix this, you will have
to install the shared libraries into the correct location or set the environment variable I_MPI_DAT_LIBRARY
to point to the correct DAT shared library.
There are other environment variables not documented here which provide further control over network
fabrics selection. These are described in the Intel MPI documentation.

2. ANSYS CFX Windows Parallel Setup

ANSYS CFX-Solver must be installed on all hosts that are to be used for a parallel run.
Local parallel runs use Platform MPI (default) or Intel MPI for communication. For local parallel runs, the
MPI service must be installed and running in order to use Intel MPI, but not Platform MPI.
To run distributed parallel (where slave processes run on hosts other than the host with the master
process), the desired MPI service must be installed, configured, and started on all involved hosts. In
addition, you must make host information available to the master host. These tasks are discussed in
Setting Up Platform MPI for Windows (p. 21) or Setting Up Intel MPI for Windows (p. 22).

2.1. Parallel Setup for Windows

When the ANSYS CFX distributed parallel starts, it needs to know where to find the CFX-Solver executable
on every host and which solver executable it should run (for example, 64-bit or 32-bit). You must make
host information available to the master host by one of these mechanisms:
(Preferred mechanism) The hostinfo.ccl file on the master host is configured with any required information about slave hosts.
The hostinfo.ccl file registers information such as the Installation Root and Host Architecture String parameters for hosts used for distributed parallel runs. The hostinfo.ccl
file is created automatically when installing ANSYS CFX. By default, it contains details of the host on
which it is installed.
For hosts that have the same architecture as the machine that runs the master process, registration
in the hostinfo.ccl file is optional; if a particular host is not specified then all of its properties
are assumed to be the same as those of the machine that runs the master process.
For machines that have a machine architecture different from the machine that runs the master
process, the hostinfo.ccl file must include information about the properties that differ from
those of the machine that runs the master process.
See hostinfo.ccl file (p. 18) for more information.
If your machine previously had ANSYS CFX installed, then ensure that remote host interrogation is
disabled either by deleting the environment variable CFX_SOLVE_DISABLE_REMOTE_CHECKS or
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(equivalently) by setting that environment variable to a value of 1. This environment variable can be
specified in your Windows environment or your user cfx5rc.txt file or site cfx5rc.txt file. See
Resources Set in cfx5rc Files in the CFX Introduction for details.
Have ANSYS CFX determine the required information for itself.
If ANSYS CFX is to determine the required information for itself, then remote- or secure-shell access
must be available from the master host (the system on which parallel runs will be started) to slave
hosts (systems on which the ANSYS CFX-Solver will actually run). You must be able to execute an rsh
or ssh command on the remote host without typing in your password. Unless you already have your
Windows systems set up to allow this type of access, this method of setting up distributed parallel
is not recommended.
You will also have to set the environment variable CFX_SOLVE_DISABLE_REMOTE_CHECKS to a
value of 0; this enables remote host interrogation. This environment variable can be specified in your
Windows environment or your user cfx5rc.txt file or site cfx5rc.txt file. See Resources Set
in cfx5rc Files in the CFX Introduction for details.

2.1.1. hostinfo.ccl file

In order to use the Distributed Parallel modes effectively, the file hostinfo.ccl must exist in the
<CFXROOT>/config/ directory of the ANSYS CFX installation on the master host and be made
readable by all users of the software. This file is a database containing information about the available
hosts and where ANSYS CFX has been installed on each of them. The file is used by the ANSYS CFXSolver when constructing a parallel run.
The hostinfo.ccl file is written using the CFX Command Language. It defines a set of HOST
DEFINITION objects, one for each available host. For example:
SIMULATION CONTROL:
EXECUTION CONTROL:
PARALLEL HOST LIBRARY:
HOST DEFINITION: hostname1
Installation Root = C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\v%v\CFX
Host Architecture String = winnt-amd64
END # HOST DEFINITION hostname1
END # PARALLEL HOST LIBRARY
END # EXECUTION CONTROL
END # SIMULATION CONTROL

Note
The SIMULATION CONTROL...END wrapper is a requirement for Release 12.0 and later.
If you manually create your hostinfo.ccl file, you must ensure that this wrapper is
present.
None of the values for each host are mandatory. For example, the following empty host definition is
perfectly valid:
HOST DEFINITION: hostname1
END

Host names are limited to the set of valid CCL object names. In particular, they must not contain full
stops (.) or underscores (_) and must start with a letter.

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If a hostinfo.ccl file does not already exist when ANSYS CFX is installed, one will be created containing the installation host. You can add hosts to the hostinfo.ccl file using the cfx5parhosts
utility, or by modifying the file using a text editor.
For most installations, it will be necessary only to supply the Installation Root parameter, which should
point to the <CFXROOT> directory in which ANSYS CFX is installed. On mixed networks, you may find
it useful to supply the Number of Processors and/or Relative Speed parameters. A little time may be
saved at startup by giving the Host Architecture String parameter explicitly, for example, using the
cfx5parhosts utility.
The available parameters are as follows:
Installation Root
This is set to the <CFXROOT> installation directory on this host. If it is set to the special string none, this
indicates that there is no ANSYS CFX installation on the remote host, which can sometimes be useful if
only the solver binary is available.
Host Architecture String
This should be set to the actual architecture <arch> of the remote host. ANSYS CFX will use this value
to select the most appropriate solver executable for this host. These strings can be obtained by giving
the command <CFXROOT>/bin/cfx5info -os on the host in question. If the shorter <os> values
(for example, solaris) are given in this position, the generic solver executable will always be used for this
host.
Number of Processors
As implied, this is the number of processors on the machine. It is used for display purposes only and
can be safely omitted.
Relative Speed
The Relative Speed is a real number that is used by the ANSYS CFX-Solver when partition sizes are calculated. The ratio of relative speeds of each host is used to determine the size of each partition. As an
example, consider a parallel run involving two machines, one with a relative speed of 2.0 and the other
with a relative speed of 1.0. The faster machine would work on a partition size twice as large as the
slower machine in this case.
The numbers themselves are arbitrary; as a guide you may want to set 1.0 for a 1 GHz processor,
0.75 for a 750 MHz processor, and so on. If a relative speed entry is not entered, a default of 1.0 is
assumed for that host.
You can obtain relative speed values using the cfx5parhosts utility.
Remote Host Name
To include hosts in the parallel run with names that contain, for example, underscore characters, you
can add the Remote Host Name parameter to the HOST DEFINITION with the correct network name
for the host and use a readable alias as the name of the object.
Solver Executable
A solver executable may be explicitly supplied, if necessary. This is usually only required when using Installation Root = none, and is recommended for advanced users only. The following substitutions are
made on the string:
%r

root directory of the installation

parallel suffix for the executable

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version of ANSYS CFX being run

operating system string

architecture subdirectory specification, for example,

linux/double

If it is not supplied, this parameter has the default value %r/bin/%a/solver%p.exe

2.1.1.1. Adding Hosts for Parallel Processing with the cfx5parhosts Utility
You can add new hosts to ANSYS CFX's database for parallel runs using the cfx5parhosts utility; this is
done by running:
CFXROOT\bin\cfx5parhosts argument list

where argument list corresponds to one or more of the arguments listed below.
Argument

Description

-add host[,host,...]

Add information about the named host(s) to the file. This assumes that
ANSYS CFX is installed in the same directory on each listed host as on the
host on which you are running.
host may be specified as [user@]hostname[:cfx-5 root] if the user name
or the ANSYS CFX installation root directory differs from the local host.
To add a set of separately-installed Windows hosts to the hostinfo.ccl
file, where the installation may be in a different place on each host, the
recommended method is to gather the hostinfo.ccl files created on
each host by the installation process, and merge them together using the
-merge switch.

-benchmark

Runs a standard benchmark case, and fills in the Relative Speed for the local
host. The benchmark case will usually take less than 5 minutes to run.

-file file

Use the specified file as the hostinfo.ccl file.

-merge file

Merge host information from the named file.

-no-update

After modifying the file, write back the information available without attempting
to fill in any missing pieces.

-strict

Used with -update. Normally, hosts that exist on the network but cannot be
connected to with rsh or ssh are included in the resulting file with a comment.
This switch will exclude these hosts.

-system

Use the system host file. This is the default.

-update

-user

Use the per-user host file.

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2.2. Setting Up Platform MPI for Windows

To install, configure, and start the Platform MPI service on a given host, install Platform-MPI using the
installation launcher. After installing Platform MPI in this way, the software is configured and started.
For more information, see Product Installation with Client Licensing.

Note
Platform MPI service requires that all hosts are on the same domain and that the user has an
account for that domain.
Platform MPI uses the cpu_bind option by default and binds processes to cores using a
cyclic order. This leads to better performance but, on multi-user clusters having scheduling
systems that do not enforce exclusive use of cluster nodes, this may cause problems because
multiple jobs may be bound to the same CPU on the same node. In this case, the cpu_bind
argument to mpirun should be removed from the Platform MPI start methods in the
start_methods.ccl file in the <CFXROOT>/etc directory.

2.2.1. Enabling Platform MPI Parallel Through a Windows Firewall

To enable Platform MPI parallel processing through a Windows firewall:
1.

Click Start and select Control Panel.

On the Control Panel dialog box, double-click Security Center.

Click Windows Firewall.

On the Windows Firewall dialog box, click the Exceptions tab and then click Add Program.

Browse to the following programs:

For Platform MPI:
<ANSYS Inc installation path>\v150\CFX\bin\<CFX5OS>\solver-pcmpi.exe
<ANSYS Inc installation path>\v150\CFX\bin\<CFX5OS>\double\solver-pcmpi.exe
<ANSYS Inc installation path>\v150\commonfiles\MPI\Platform\<version number>\winx64\sbin\pcmpiwin32service.exe
<ANSYS Inc installation path>\v150\commonfiles\MPI\Platform\<version number>\winx64\bin\mpirun.exe
<ANSYS Inc installation path>\v150\commonfiles\MPI\Platform\<version number>\winx64\bin\mpid.exe
The Platform MPI service listens to port 8636 by default. This can be changed during installation
of Platform MPI from the product installer or using the following command:
cfx5parallel -setportkey-pcmpi-service

In all cases, you must ensure the chosen port is accessible.

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After each selection, click OK to add that program to the list of programs that are permitted to
pass through the Windows firewall.
6.

When you are finished, click OK to close the Windows Firewall dialog box, then close the Windows
Security Center and the Control Panel.

2.3. Setting Up Intel MPI for Windows

To install, configure, and start the Intel MPI service on a given host, install Intel-MPI using the installation
launcher. After installing Intel MPI in this way, the software is configured and started. For more information, see Product Installation with Client Licensing.

2.3.1. Setting Up Intel MPI Authentication

Intel MPI can operate under three levels of authentication. Each method requires some setup.

2.3.1.1. Password Authentication

From the launcher, select Tools > Command Line.

Enter:
cfx5parallel -register-impi-user

A prompt will appear asking for a user name which is valid on all machines. This must include a
domain where needed. For example, DOMAIN\User.
A prompt will then appear asking for a password. This must be then entered again for confirmation.

2.3.1.2. Delegated Authentication

This is a domain based authorization with delegation ability.
Create an environment variable I_MPI_AUTH_METHOD=delegate.

2.3.1.3. Impersonated Authentication

This is a domain based authorization with delegation ability.
Create an environment variable I_MPI_AUTH_METHOD=impersonate.

2.3.2. Enabling Intel MPI Parallel Through a Windows Firewall

To enable Intel MPI parallel processing through a Windows firewall:
1.

Click Start and select Control Panel.

On the Control Panel dialog box, double-click Security Center.

Click Windows Firewall.

On the Windows Firewall dialog box, click the Exceptions tab and then click Add Program.

Browse to the following programs:

For Intel MPI:

ANSYS CFX Windows Parallel Setup

<CFXROOT>\bin\<CFX5OS>\solver-impi.exe
<CFXROOT>\bin\<CFX5OS>\double\solver-impi.exe
<CFXROOT>\..\commonfiles\MPI\Intel\<version number>\<winx64|win32>\bin\smpd.exe
<CFXROOT>\..\commonfiles\MPI\Intel\<version number>\<winx64|win32>\bin\mpiexec.exe
After each selection, click OK to add that program to the list of programs that are permitted to
pass through the Windows firewall.
6.

When you are finished, click OK to close the Windows Firewall dialog box, then close the Windows
Security Center and the Control Panel.

2.4. Setting up and Running CCS 2003/HPC 2008

To set up running CCS 2003/HPC2008 steps must be taken so that:
The installed software is on a shared location that can be accessed by all hosts
The working directory is a shared location
A mechanism is provided so that all local paths can be properly resolved.
For running ANSYS CFX with CCS 2003/HPC 2008, this can be accomplished by following the steps below
(terms in angle brackets < > should be replaced with the required entry):
1.

Install ANSYS Licensing, ANSYS Workbench and ANSYS CFX on the head node.

Share the installation directory. For example, on a typical installation share C:\Program
Files\ANSYS Inc as \\<HeadNodeName>\ANSYS Inc where <HeadNodeName> is the name
of the head node.

Install the ANSYS prerequisites on all of the cluster nodes. You can do this either by:
Executing the following commands directly on each node:
\\<HeadNodeName>\ANSYS Inc\v150\prereq\vcredist_x64_SP1.exe
\\<HeadNodeName>\ANSYS Inc\v150\prereq\vcredist_x86_SP1.exe
\\<HeadNodeName>\ANSYS Inc\v150\prereq\2008vcredist_x64.exe /qn

or by using the clusrun command on the headnode to execute these commands on all the nodes
(refer to your Windows CCS or HPC documentation for details).
4.

Share the working directory on the head node. For example, share C:\Users\<UserName> as
\\<HeadNodeName>\<UserName> where <UserName> is the user name.
Alternatively, share the working directory of the submitting machine. For example share
C:\Users\<UserName> on the submitting machine as \\<SubmitHostName>\<UserName>
where <SubmitHostName> is the name of the submitting machine.

If the submitting machine is different from the server head node, it is necessary to install HPC Pack
2008 R2 Client Utilities on the submitting machine. This is available for download from Microsoft. This
sets the CCP_HOME environment variable, enabling the Submit to Windows CCS or HPC Queue start
method in the CFX-Solver Manager.
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Configuring ANSYS CFX Parallel

On the submitting machine, create %USERPROFILE%\.cfx\cfxccs_options.txt with the following

content to define the required CCS options:
PATHMAP=C:\Program Files\Ansys Inc;\\<HeadNodeName>\Ansys Inc
PATHMAP= C:\Users\<UserName>;\\<HeadNodeName>\<UserName> or
PATHMAP=C:\Users\<UserName>;\\<SubmitHostName>\<UserName> if the working
directory has been shared from the submitting machine.
CLUSTERHOST=<HeadNodeName> to be used when submitting jobs from machines other
than the headnode.
ACCOUNT=<OtherUserDomain>\<OtherUserName> to be used when submitting jobs
using different credentials, where <OtherUserDomain> and <OtherUserName> are the
domain and user names of another user, respectively.
PROCESSORSPERSOLVER=2 an optional setting (default setting is 1) that allocates the number
of cores per partition. This is typically used on hosts that are limited by memory bandwidth
such as Xeon-based machines.

Set up ANSYS Workbench for a network as described in Network Installation and Product Configuration.

To submit a job:
1.

Start the CFX-Solver Manager (either using CFX standalone or from ANSYS Workbench) on the submitting
machine using the software installed on the headnode.

Ensure that the Run Mode on the Run Definition tab of the CFX-Solver Manager is set to Submit
to Windows CCS or HPC Queue. Otherwise, set up the CFX-Solver Manager as normal.

Click Start Run on the CFX-Solver Manager to start the simulation. The first time a simulation is run,
supply the required credentials that are prompted (this prompt may appear behind the CFX-Solver
Manager window). You may elect to have these credentials saved to avoid repeated prompting of these
credentials.

Note
1. For simulations making use of User Fortran, you must ensure that the Fortran is linked against
the solver-msmpi.lib. This is done by making the appropriate changes to
cfx5mkext.ccl.
2. %USERPROFILE% is typically C:\Documents and Settings\<Username>\ on XP, or
C:\Users\<UserName> on Server HPC 2008.
3. To use on ANSYS Workbench with Parameters and Design Points, start the CFX-Solver Manager
ensure that the Run Mode on the Run Definition tab of the CFX-Solver Manager is set to
Submit to Windows CCS or HPC Queue, set the number of processes, then click
Save Settings. When the user clicks Update all Design Points each parameter or design
point will be solved on the cluster.

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