1. Configure Autodesk License Manager

ADLM troubleshooting For:. Autodesk Network License Manager troubleshooting This guide provides information to problems that may occur during and after the installation of Autodesk Network License Manager. What’s new in licensing? All Autodesk Moldflow 2011 products. now use a new licensing system, Autodesk License Manager (Moldflow), which is based on Autodesk’s FLEXlm integration called Autodesk Network License Manager. With the new licensing system, all licenses are floating and customers will need new license keys which can be obtained from the Autodesk website.An exception to this is Autodesk Moldflow Communicator, which is a free product and does not require a license key. Autodesk Network License Manager compatibility Product release support Autodesk Network License Manager supports all Autodesk Moldflow 2011 release products.

Legacy Moldflow products (MPI 6.1, MPA 8.0, or earlier versions) are not supported. Legacy products will continue to be licensed using the MPS licensing system and although it will stay operational for existing customers, new development on MPS is not expected in the future. Platform support The Autodesk Network License Manager cannot be installed on Linux platforms; however, Autodesk Moldflow Insight application software installed on Linux platforms can access licenses which are installed on Windows platforms. Installation related problems To successfully install Autodesk Network License Manager, you must reboot the server after the installation and setup of license keys. License keys When saving the license key, ensure you save the file using a text-only editor such as Notepad. Using other word processing applications such as Word may add a ‘Carriage Return’ to the file, which FLEXlm cannot read.

Adding a new license When adding a new license, you must restart the license server. These steps should be performed using an administrator-level user account. Restart the Autodesk Network License Manager service. Click Start All Programs Autodesk Network License Manager LMTOOLS. Navigate to the Service/License File tab. Select Autodesk license service from Configuration using Services box. Navigate to the Start/Stop/Reread tab.

Click Stop Server Note: Select the Force shutdown option if the license server is currently in use by applications. Click Start Server. Restart the Autodesk Network License Manager (Moldflow) service. Open the Windows Services application ( Control Panel - Administrative Tools). Select the Autodesk License Manager (Moldflow) service, click the right mouse button and select Restart. License registration When registering licenses, the server machine may show multiple Ethernet addresses in the LMTOOLS System Settings window. When this happens, the command line utility ipconfig /all should be used to identify the main network connection.

The Physical Address for this connection can then be mapped back to the Ethernet Address in the LMTOOLS System Settings window, and the correct address can be chosen. Open the command prompt ( Start All programs Accessories Command Prompt). Type the following command: C: ipconfig /all. Permission problems To install Autodesk Network License Manager, you must have administrator privileges. Ensure you are logged in as the Administrator. On a Vista machines, you need to set UAC (User Account Control) to Run as Administrator so that you can do any of the following:.

(On the server side), make changes to LMTOOLS. (On the client side), change the license server with the Network License Server Settings tool. (On a Vista server), if the client cannot connect to the server, disable the IPV6 network protocol. If you get a CD-StartUp Error, it means that you do not have administrator rights to install the software. Log in as Administrator, or run the installation as Administrator and then try again. On machines where the user has limited access permissions, it is necessary to run the license configuration tools as an Administrator. This is achieved by right-clicking the tools icon and selecting Run as Administrator from the list of options.

Tools which require this level of privilege escalation are LMTOOLS and Network License Server Settings. If these tools are run without administrator-level privileges, user modifications may not be saved correctly. Licenses are not recognised The computer fails to recognise the installed license after rebooting the computer. There are two main causes for this:. Service dependency is lost By default, the Autodesk License Manager (Moldflow) Daemon service does not have any dependent services. It actually depends on the FLEXlm service. Since the name of this service is controlled by the user, this dependency cannot be created automatically during installation or programmatically at runtime.

If you find that the licenses are not recognised after rebooting your computer, you can manually create the dependency. Identify the FLEXlm service name using LMTOOLS. Click Start Programs Autodesk Network License Manager LMTOOLS.

Click the Config Services tab. Note the name of the service, where the Path to lmgrd.exe file is: - x86 operating system C: Program Files Autodesk Network License Manager lmgrd.exe - x64 operating system C: Program Files (x86) Autodesk Network License Manager lmgrd.exe 2. Edit the dependant services for Autodesk License Manager (Moldflow) Daemon. Note: You must be logged in as Administrator to make changes. Click Start Run and then type Regedit.

Navigate to the following directory: HKEYLOCALMACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Services/Autodesk License Manager (Moldflow) Daemon. Right-click the mouse and select New Multi String Value. A new registry value is created. Rename the new file to DependOnService and then double-click the value. The Edit Multi-String dialog appears.

In the Value data section, type the name of the FLEXlm service as noted from the LMTOOLS. Check the dependencies. Click Start Run Services. Double click on the Autodesk License Manager (Moldflow) Daemon. Click the Dependencies tab. Expand the FLEXlm service name in the system components section to display the dependencies.

ADLMHEAT has stalled After installation, the ADLMHEAT process stalls because FLEXlm is not ready. In Vista, change the ampsd service Startup type to Automatic (Delayed Start). Open the Windows Services application ( Control Panel Administrative Tools Services). Right-click on the service Autodesk License Manager (Moldflow), and then select Properties. For Startup Type, select Automatic (Delayed Start). You must wait at least 35 seconds before requesting a license.

It takes time for FLEXlm to respond to queries (usually 1-2 seconds per query), so the more licenses you have, the longer you need to wait. Check the FlexLM registry keys When either the Autodesk FlexLm server or the Autodesk License Manager (Moldflow) service cannot see the installed Autodesk Moldflow licenses, please check if the registry entries for the Autodesk FlexLm service are set up correctly. CAUTION: Editing the registry can cause severe system-wide problems. Always backup your registry before making any changes. Visit for help backing up your registry. Ensure the following keys exist on the server, and their values are set correctly.

Be sure to include the '@' symbol where necessary. Enterprise licensing In an Enterprise licensing system, a communal pool of licenses exists on a single license server. These licenses are referred to as Tasks. A user must reserve a task from the communal pool before he or she undertakes an operation in a Moldflow client product. Only the tasks that the user has reserved for his or her personal use are available for that user. If the user does not have enough tasks to perform an operation, he or she must reserve more tasks.

Task reservation is performed using the Enterprise Dashboard. A list of the tasks required to perform particular operations is included in the online help system of the Enterprise Dashboard. See the 'What Task do I need?'

Note: This is only applicable to those people using Enterprise licenses. If your Moldflow product crashes or you experience a hardware failure while you have a task reserved and in the Active state, the task will be 'orphaned' and will not automatically be returned to the communal task pool. You will need to recover any orphaned tasks manually.

The orphaned task will be displayed as Active, but in this instance you may return it to the communal task pool. If, as a result of a hardware failure, you can no longer log into your machine, you may access your tasks from another machine:.

Log in to any machine on the network that has a Moldflow Dashboard installed. You must use the same username that you used when you reserved the tasks. Singer songwriter lite 3.0 for macbook pro. Launch the Enterprise Dashboard ( Start All Programs Moldflow Product Security Enterprise Dashboard). You will see the list of tasks that are reserved under your name.

The list will include both orphaned tasks (if there are any) and non-orphaned tasks. Ensure that at least 10 minutes have passed since the Moldflow crash or the hardware failure.

Select the orphaned task and click the button in the middle of the two panes. A dialog appears that states This task is currently active.

You may only return this task if the analysis and study associated with it are closed. Are you sure you want to continue?. Click Yes to return the orphaned task to the communal task pool. Check that you are using the correct license server. Check that you are using an appropriate version of Moldflow Product Security for the Moldflow client software on your machine. For example, MPI 6.1 requires you to use MPS 2.3 or later. The installation guide that came with your client software will specify the appropriate version of MPS to use.

All newer versions of MPS are fully backward compatible. Check that the licence server has valid licenses installed. Check that you can access the license server, and that reverse name resolution works correctly. On the client machine enter ping. On the license server machine enter ping.

Make sure that port 1576 is open on all machines using Moldflow products, plus all switches and routers in-between. Open the Windows Firewall ( Start Control Panel Windows Firewall). Open the Exceptions tab and click Add Program.

The Add Program dialog is displayed. Select Administrator from the list, or click Browse and select the mpsa.exe file from your Moldflow Product Security folder (default location is C: Program Files Moldflow Product Security). Click OK to close the Add Program dialog. Check that you have an entry called MPS in the Programs and Services list on the Exceptions tab. If you do not have this entry, create it by clicking Add Port and then fill in the information as shown below. Description Explanation If you cannot find a file with extension '.key ' when you want to install the key files. You have either not applied for a license keyfile from Moldflow, or you have not extracted the license keyfile from the email sent to you by Moldflow.

If you have not applied for a license keyfile from Moldflow, you should do so by following the steps in the Obtain License Keys wizard ( Start All Programs Moldflow Product Security Obtain License Keys). You should run this wizard on the computer that is to function as the server. When you receive an email from Moldflow regarding keyfiles, you should save the keyfile to your local machine. You encounter the following message: 'ERROR: Unable to install key on MPS server. A key for this module already installed on this server.'

This message indicates that the same license key has already been installed on the Moldflow Product Security server that you specified. You cannot re-install the same license key without first removing the old version. You encounter the following message: 'ERROR: Unable to install key on MPS server. Key is not valid for this server.' You have attempted to install the license key on a different server to that specified in the license keyfile. The license keyfile can only be installed on the server that is named in the license keyfile. If you are not sure which server this is, click the License Key Administration button.

When the display updates, you will find the server name at the far right end of each keyfile line. After completing the Moldflow Electronic Registration wizard, you will receive a keyfile from Moldflow.

If you have renewed or upgraded your Moldflow licenses, you will also receive a new keyfile. This keyfile needs to be installed on a license server.

Start the Moldflow Product Security Administrator tool. (From the Start menu, navigate to Moldflow Product Security and then click Administrator). Click License Key Administration ( Tools License Key Administration). Click Open Keyfile. The Open Keyfile dialog is displayed. Select the keyfile (.key) that you received from Moldflow and click Open. The information stored in the keyfile is displayed in the License Keys to Install table.

You will see a number of rows, each one containing information about a license feature, its maintenance end date, the license type and the server hostname. Click Next. The MPS Server Selection panel is displayed.

Select the server on which to install the licenses contained in the keyfile. Note: You must install the license key on the server identified in the keyfile. If you are not sure which server this is, click the Back button. You will find the server name at the right end of the license key line. When you have confirmed the server name, click Next to return to the MPS Server Selection panel. Click Next to install the keyfile on the selected server.

The Keys Installation panel is displayed. If you selected the correct server, and if the keyfile has not already been installed on that server, you should see the following message for each key in the table: OK: Installed key on MPS server IP address. When the keyfile has been installed, click Next. UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) of the MPS server and all of its client machines must be within 30 minutes of each other. When clocks need to be adjusted for daylight savings, you should not manually adjust the local clock on a machine. Instead you should change the local time zone. For Moldflow Product Security to operate correctly on Windows machines, you must ensure that the Automatically adjust clock for daylight savings change check-box in the Time Zone tab ( Start Control Panel Date and Time) is checked on both the server and all client machines.

After completing the registration wizard, you will receive a keyfile from Moldflow. This file needs to be installed on the license server. There are two methods to install a license keyfile on a UNIX/Linux server. The first is to use the Moldflow Main Menu on the UNIX/Linux license server (instructions below ). The second is to install the keys using the Product Security Administrator on a remote Windows machine.

Log in as root on the machine acting as the Moldflow License Server. Run the moldflow executable (default path is /usr/moldflow/mfps/bin). For example, enter: /usr/moldflow/mfps/bin/moldflow The Moldflow Main Menu appears. Enter the number associated with the Moldflow Product Security Administration menu option. The Administration menu appears. Enter the number associated with the Install License Keys menu option. A prompt appears asking for the location of the keyfile.

Enter the location of the keyfile received from Moldflow and press Enter. The keys will be added to the server.

Since the release of MPS 2.3, the Product Security Administrator contains the functionality to allow you to change the Moldflow license server that provides your licenses. Open the Moldflow Product Security Administrator ( Start All Programs Moldflow Product Security Administrator).

From within the Administrator, select Tools Set Server. The MPS Server Settings dialog will appear. To change the license server, type the name or IP address of the desired license server in the box. You may enter a list of servers if you have more than one.

To do so, please enter each server name on a seperate line. The server with Enterprise keys installed must be the first server in the server list. Any number of servers with Commercial keys installed may be listed after the server with Enterprise keys. If you place the server with Enterprise keys anywhere else in the list, your Enterprise edition Moldflow products will not operate correctly. Click OK to save your change. If you have any Moldflow software that was released prior to November 2006 installed, you must restart your machine for this change to take effect.

Configure Autodesk License Manager

This is called Mode switching. MPI editions from 6.1 onwards will switch between the Enterprise and Commercial editions, depending upon which type of license keys are installed on the license server you are using. If you are currently using a license server that has Enterprise license keys installed, your edition of MPI will switch to the Enterprise edition when you next run it.

If you change your license server to one that has Commercial, Academic or Student keys installed, your edition of MPI will switch to the Commercial, Academic or Student edition when you next run it. Note: While you are operating in Commercial mode, there is no Enterprise Dashboard functionality. Open the Moldflow Product Security Administrator ( Start All Programs Moldflow Product Security Administrator ). From within the Administrator, select Tools Set Server.

The MPS Server Settings dialog will appear. To change the license server, type the name or IP address of the desired license server in the box. Close MPI and restart it.

MPI will automatically detect the license type and will open as the appropriate edition. If you changed the license server to one that has Enterprise keys installed, when you restart your MPI software it will open as the Enterprise edition. If you changed the license server to one that has Commercial keys installed, when you restart your MPI software it will open as the Commercial edition.

Note: The Autodesk License Server Manager (11.14.1.3) is supported only on the following Mac operating systems:. Apple® macOS® High Sierra 10.13. Apple macOS Sierra 10.12.

Apple Mac® OS X® El Capitan 10.11. Download Autodesk Network License Manager v. 11.14.1.3 for Mac from. Download the nlm11.14.1.3ipv4ipv6macuniversal.tar.gz file to your desktop. To install the Autodesk Network License Manager:. Double click on nlm11.14.1.3ipv4ipv6macuniversal.tar.gz to unpack the installer package.

After unpacking nlm11.14.1.3ipv4ipv6macuniversal.pkg, will be /Downloads/adlm/FLEXnet folder. Double click on nlm11.14.1.3ipv4ipv6macuniversal.pkg to start installation and follow the installation wizard. The license server will be installed in /usr/local/flexnetserver/ directory. Change permissions for /usr/local/flexnetserver/ directory to 777. Open Terminal (located in /Applications/Utilities/Terminal) and enter the following command:. sudo chmod -R 777 /usr/local/flexnetserver. Note: You will be asked for your administrator password, while typing it you will not see typed characters, once you type out your password hit return key.

Note: If you would like to start your license server only with elevated permissions (using sudo command) you need to change permissions to 755 instead of 777. Find your license server.

Once you generate your license file, make sure it has a.lic extension and is in a plain text format (.) (e.g. Adsklicense.lic) and place it in /usr/local/flexnetserver/ directory. Note: If you set /usr/local/flexnetserver/l folder permissions to 775, then you need to use sudo command to start the server.