Lumerical FlexNet license manager installation guide

Ansys license manager support

Lumerical 2020R2 and newer supports licensing via the Ansys License Manager.  The ANSYS license manager installation package is downloaded from Ansys Customer Portal*. See these how-to-videos: Windows | Linux, for installing ANSYS License Manager. On non-graphical Linux systems use the enterprise version of the ANSYS license manager. See this article for details.  

Important:

  • Access to the Ansys Customer Portal requires an active ANSYS Entitlement and your ANSYS account number. 
  • The account number is included with your ANSYS Entitlement or can be found on the Lumerical About page.
  • If you need help accessing the Ansys Customer Portal, contact your ANSYS account manager.

Requisites

The installation process on this page is for Lumerical FlexNet License Manager (FlexLM) on supported systems.

  • Administrator or root access is required.
  • Floating licenses must have the Lumerical FlexNet license manager installed on one (1) of the computer in the local network.
  • Node-locked licenses (Windows and macOS) do not require the license manager. 

Windows Installation

  1. Download the installation package. (registration required)
  2. Change directory to the download location. Right-click on the zip file and Extract All...  
  3. Open the extracted folder and run the installer, 'LFLM.msi'.  
    • For Floating trusted storage, USB Key, and MAC locked licenses:  Check all options.
    • For Triad redundant license:  UnCheck all options 

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Linux installation

  1. Download the installation package. (registration required)
  2. Change the directory to the download location and unpack the installation files. 
    $ tar -zxf Lumerical_FlexLM-<version>.gz
  3. Change directory to the extracted folder and run the install script with root access. 
    $ sudo ./install.sh
  4. Choose option 1, the default option 
     
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  5. Additional steps for Triad Redundant license below.

macOS installation (deprecated)

  1. Download the installation package. (registration required)
  2. Change directory to the download location. 
  3. Run the disk image file (Lumerical_FlexLM-<version>.dmg) to mount the installer.
  4. Run the installation package (Lumerical_FlexLM-<version>.pkg) and follow the instructions and complete the installation. 
  5. Additional steps for Triad Redundant license below.

For Triad Redundant Licenses on Linux

After installing FlexLM, remove the license file, 'start.lic'. (default install path shown below) 

$ sudo rm /opt/lumerical/lumerical-flexlm/licenses/LUMERICL/start.lic

Uninstall or remove Lumerical FlexLM

Windows:

Uninstall from the Settings page:

  • Select Start, then select Settings > Apps > Apps & features. 
  • Click on Lumerical FlexNet license manager and Uninstall.

Uninstall from the Control Panel 

  • Open Control Panel
  • Navigate to Programs -> Programs and Features.
  • Select Lumerical FlexNet License Manager and click 'Uninstall' from the top menu.
  • Follow the directions to remove the application from your machine.

Linux: 

  • Open a Terminal.
  • Remove with as root or sudo access:
sudo yum remove lumerical-flexlm

See also

Floating trusted storage license activation 

Certificate-based license 

FlexLM installation without root access

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