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.
This installation process requires you to perform the following steps:
Install the Ansys License Manager on one or more "server" computers. (This step is not necessary if a license server is already available on your network.) See Ansys License Manager Installation for more information.
Install the Ansys Products on one or more "client" computers. (It is not necessary to install the Ansys License Manager on the "client" computers.) See Installing Ansys, Inc. Products for more information.
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 site. If you do not have an account, you may register at www.ansys.com/customercommunity to receive your own account.
Your license file from Ansys, Inc., saved to a temporary directory. For more information, see Registering the License Server.
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.
Note: In order for Ansys products to operate normally, it is necessary to have name resolution (communication by host name) between the license server machine and the client machine.
You should also verify that you are running on a supported platform. Ansys, Inc. supports 64-bit systems running Windows 10 and 11.
Verify that you have sufficient disk space to download, uncompress, and install the products you will be installing.
For network installations, the same UNC paths or mapped drive letters must be used on the server and all client computers. Failure to use matching UNC paths or mapped letter drives can cause server communication issues or loss of product functionality.
If you have any problems with--or questions about--the installation process, log a Service Request on the Ansys customer site to have a Systems Support Specialist 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.
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.