In addition to the default configuration, Ansys, Inc. offers two run mode options that can be selected through the option in the Ansys License Management Center:
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' FlexNet product licenses). This option should be used only by experienced users with well-established licensing procedures.
These options are available through the option in the Ansys License Management Center after a license manager installation has been run on this machine. For more information, see Specifying the License Manager Run Mode
If you have already configured your licensing and are changing to a different configuration option, you must stop and restart the Ansys License Manager for these changes to take effect. Rereading the license manager settings will not be sufficient.
Run the Ansys Licensing Interconnect without FlexNet
Important: When using this advanced option, the license server holding the FlexNet licenses must also have the Licensing Interconnect installed and running.
To use the Ansys License Management Center to set up a license server that will run the Licensing Interconnect without FlexNet, see Specifying the License Manager Run Mode.
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. 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 Ansys License Management Center 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 in the Ansys License Management Center.
To use the Ansys License Management Center to set up a license server that will run the Licensing Interconnect and FlexNet independently, see Specifying the License Manager Run Mode.