For basic license administration, use the Ansys License Management Center (LM Center). (See Introduction for more information). Some of the more advanced options have not yet been migrated. This chapter explains how to use the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility to perform many of the advanced procedures necessary to administer licenses.

On Windows license server machines, you will have access to a server (full) version of the ANSLIC_ADMIN utility. For client configurations, use the Ansys Licensing Settings utility. For more information on this utility, see the Ansys Licensing Guide .

The Server ANSLIC_ADMIN utility is accessed via Start> All Programs> Ansys, Inc. License Manager> Server ANSLIC_ADMIN Utility. 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 Machine are always local settings and do not affect other machines, even on a license server.

See Configuration Options for details on configuring your license server to use LMTOOLS or FLEXNet Manager to manage FlexNet. For more information on advanced FlexNet operations, open the Ansys License Management Center and select View FlexNet Licensing Guide.