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[ss-systems]

We (a university student design team) are trying to set up a second license server, i.e. a computer that runs the ANSYS License Manager. We downloaded the installation binary from the customer downloads center and ran the setup& installation wizard with Administrator privilege on our second lab PC which was connected to a WiFi network (no VPNs). However, there is always an error.

FATAL ERROR: Port 1084 is in use.

We do not know what is blocking Port 1084, since when we run netstat on the command prompt, no processes show up that are blocking it. Has anyone encountered this issue before? How could we overcoem this? The outcome is the installation wizard prompts us to the finish, but the program is nowhere to be found on the computer...

Thank you for your advice!

[Lito]

@ss-systems, 

Try to change the license management center port from 1084 to a different port in the server.xml file. See this guide in Ansys Help >> 5.5. Modifying the Tomcat Port Number

[Isaac Hitimana]

Based on the documentation for ANSYS 2024 R1 and R2 releases, below is a list of silent install flags that correspond to the products typically included in ANSYS, ANSYS Electronics, and ANSYS Rocky. It should help you replicate your previous deployment setup using the unified 2025 installer.

Fluids & CFD

• -cfdpost → ANSYS CFD-Post

• -cfx → ANSYS CFX

• -fluent → ANSYS Fluent

• -icemcfd → ICEM CFD

• -polyflow → Polyflow

• -chemkin → Chemkin

• -reactionwb → Reaction Workbench

• -turbogrid → TurboGrid

• -forte → Forte

• -fensapice → FENSAP-ICE

• -ensight → EnSight

Electronics

• -electromagneticssuite → Full EM Suite (HFSS, Maxwell, etc.)

• -electromagneticsrsm → Remote Solve Manager for EM

• -icepak → Icepak (thermal simulation)

Structures & Mechanical

• -mechapdl → Mechanical APDL

• -motion → Motion simulation

• -autodyn → Autodyn

• -lsdyna → LS-DYNA

• -additive → Additive manufacturing tools

• -aqwa → Aqwa (marine simulation)

• -sherlock → Sherlock (electronics reliability)

Rocky

• -rocky → ANSYS Rocky (particle simulation)

Geometry Interfaces

• -acad_plugin → AutoCAD Plugin

• -adinventor_plugin → Autodesk Inventor Plugin

• -catia5_plugin → CATIA V5 Plugin

• -solidworks_plugin → SolidWorks Plugin

• -ug_plugin → Siemens NX Plugin

• -parasolid → Parasolid Geometry Interface

Other Useful Tools

• -aview → ANSYS Viewer

• -optislang → optiSLang (optimization)

• -speoshpc → SPEOS HPC (optical simulation)

• -ansyscust → Customization files

• -minerva → Minerva (data management)
  

For additional info, refer to Chapter 10: Applications Included with Each Product