2.4. Adding Licenses

If you did not add a license when you installed the license manager or do not have a license, you should complete the steps below:

  1. If you do not have a license file, follow these steps:

    1. Open the Ansys License Management Center. For Windows, click Start>All Programs>Ansys, Inc. License Manager>Ansys License Management Center and for Linux run the /shared_files/licensing/start_lmcenter script.

    2. Click the Get System Hostid Information option to display your system ID code(s).

    3. Select the system ID you wish to use and click SAVE TO FILE. For more information, see .Displaying the License Server Machine Hostid Information.

      A text file containing your system ID information is created.

    4. Forward this text file to your Ansys sales representative so that a license file can be created for you.

  2. Add your license file(s)

    Add your license files though the Ansys License Management Center. For these steps, see Adding a 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, install the same license file on each machine.