Reply To: LS Dyna – can’t reach license server

[Roberto Gomez]

Hi Reno,

I think the answer is yes, they are using the Ansys license manager, they provided me with their Entitlement ID if you need it to verify.

This is what I get (first few lines) when querying their server:

[gomez@r002 temp]$  /opt/packages/ansys/shared_files/licensing/linx64/lmutil lmstat -c 27014@acadlms03.ad.rmu.edu -a | more
lmutil - Copyright (c) 1989-2015 Flexera Software LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Flexible License Manager status on Wed 1/31/2024 13:29

License server status: 27014@ACADLMS03.ad.rmu.edu
    License file(s) on ACADLMS03.ad.rmu.edu: C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\Shared Files\Licensing\license_files\ansyslmd.lic:

ACADLMS03.ad.rmu.edu: license server UP (MASTER) v11.19.0

Vendor daemon status (on ACADLMS03.ad.rmu.edu):

  ansyslmd: UP v11.19.0

Setting just those two environment variables and retrying, I end up with:

[gomez@r002 temp]$ mpirun -np 1 ./ls-dyna_mpp_d_R10_2_0_x64_centos65_ifort160_avx2_intelmpi-2018 i=Main_ALE_Boundary_Controls.k memory=500m
 License option : check ansys licenses only
      Date: 01/31/2024      Time: 13:14:50  

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ANSYS LICENSE MANAGER ERROR:
Could not connect to any license server. 
The server is down or is not responsive. 
    ANSYSLI_SERVERS: 2325@acadlms03.ad.rmu.edu 
    FLEXlm Servers: 1055@acadlms03.ad.rmu.edu

  ******** UNEXPECTED ERROR - NETWORK TASK CONTROL INCONSISTENCY *******        

 Please contact your ANSYS Sales Representative or ANSYS, Inc.

I don't know if this helps, but I thought of checking if those ports are open on their firewall:

[gomez@r002 temp]$ telnet acadlms03.ad.rmu.edu 2325
Trying 192.203.233.236...
^C
[gomez@r002 temp]$ telnet acadlms03.ad.rmu.edu 1055
Trying 192.203.233.236...
^C

I think they are not open, while the port that I was told the license server is setup on (27014) is open:

[gomez@r002 temp]$ telnet acadlms03.ad.rmu.edu 27014
Trying 192.203.233.236...
Connected to acadlms03.ad.rmu.edu.
Escape character is '^]'.
^CConnection closed by foreign host.

Your help is much appreciated.

Best, -Roberto