December 19, 2022 at 5:09 pm
Reno Genest
Ansys Employee

 

Hello,

We do not issue node locked licenses anymore; we only issue network licenses. Please set the following environment variable on the client machine:

LSTC_LICENSE=network

 

The "bad keys in the license file" error message can happen for a few reasons:

  1. The license file (server_data) was edited in a text editor. This is not allowed. Please make sure you use the original license file sent by Ansys.
  2. The license file was modified by the email system (this happens!). The solution is to request that the LSTC license file is sent via Ansys SecureTransfer.
  3. You have a license file with "Jobs" and "Added cores" which requires the latest LSTC license manager.
  4. The license is used as "node locked".

You can download the latest version of the LSTC License Manager here:

https://ftp.lstc.com/user/Download-Instructions/Job-License-Manager/

username: user

password: computer

 

Here is the LSTC license manager installation procedure for Windows:

https://ftp.lstc.com/user/license/License-Manager/LS-DYNA%20Win%20License%20Server%20installation%20and%20update%20Aug%2026_2.pdf

Here it is for Linux:

https://ftp.lstc.com/user/download-instructions/License-Manager/LSTC_LicenseManager-InstallationGuide.pdf

 

Finally, the following website will have most of the LS-DYNA resources:

https://lsdyna.ansys.com/

 

Let me know how it goes.

 

Reno.

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