{"id":169716,"date":"2022-05-23T13:23:49","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T13:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/forums\/topic\/unable-to-check-out-license-for-mapdl-using-ansys-2021-r1-on-rhel-8\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T16:30:40","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T16:30:40","slug":"unable-to-check-out-license-for-mapdl-using-ansys-2021-r1-on-rhel-8","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/unable-to-check-out-license-for-mapdl-using-ansys-2021-r1-on-rhel-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Unable to check out license for mapdl using ANSYS 2021 R1 on RHEl 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

I can launch fluent no problem, and can verify that a license was checked out by viewing $HOME\/.ansys\/licdebug.FLUENT.211.out.
\nWhen I use the mapdl launcher I get the following error: <\/p>\n

*** IMPORTANT LICENSING MESSAGE ***
\nANSYS LICENSE MANAGER ERROR:
\nCould not connect to license server: 29007@127.0.0.1. System error: 111 “Connection refused”.
\n\u00a0*** ERROR – ANSYS license not available.<\/p>\n

When I check the $HOME\/.ansys\/ansyscl-.log I see the following error:
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0—————————————————————————————————————————–
\n2022\/05\/20 11:54:30\u00a0INFO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ANSYSLI_CMD=\/usr\/ansys_inc\/v211\/licensingclient\/linx64\/ansyscl -acl 36217.83209 -nodaemon -log \/home\/\/.ansys\/ansyscl..36217.83209.log
\n2022\/05\/20 11:54:30\u00a0INFO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ANSYSLI_INITIALIZATION_FILE=’\/usr\/ansys_inc\/shared_files\/licensing\/ansyslmd.ini’
\n2022\/05\/20 11:54:30\u00a0INFO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ANSYSLI_PRODORD_FILE=’\/usr\/ansys_inc\/shared_files\/licensing\/prodord\/ansysli.prodord.xml’
\n2022\/05\/20 11:54:30\u00a0INFO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ANSYSLI_TIMEOUT_FLEXLM=15
\n2022\/05\/20 11:54:30\u00a0INFO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Configuring ACL Core
\n2022\/05\/20 11:54:30\u00a0INFO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ACL Core Initialized
\n2022\/05\/20 11:54:30\u00a0INFO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ANSYSCL_PORT=29007
\n2022\/05\/20 11:54:30\u00a0INFO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Listen Socket Created
\n2022\/05\/20 11:54:30\u00a0INFO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ANSYSLI_CLIENT_IDLE_TIMEOUT=0
\n2022\/05\/20 11:54:30\u00a0INFO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ANSYSCL_FNP_PATH=1055@xx.xx.xx.xx
\n2022\/05\/20 11:54:30\u00a0INFO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ready to accept connections.
\n2022\/05\/20 11:54:31\u00a0INFO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ANSYSLI_IP_OVERRIDE option is off.
\n2022\/05\/20 11:54:31\u00a0HANDSHAKE_ERROR\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01\/1\/1\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a011:127.0.0.1
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0System error: 0 “”.
\n2022\/05\/20 11:54:33\u00a0INFO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0License server shutdown is complete. Thank you.<\/p>\n

The command ansysli_util -statli 2325@ connects successfully. Additionally, ansysli_util -checkout ansys yields the following:<\/p>\n

ansys OUT id=-SYSTEM-2984-199468 shared_info=-SYSTEM-2984-199469 is_sharable=yes server=2325@xx.xx.xx.xx is_academic=yes has_academic_logo=no max_h_elem=0 max_nodes=0 max_struct_nodes=0 max_faces=0 max_bodies=0 max_species=0 min_cell_size=0 max_depth=0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Resolved by Feature: id=0 feature=ansys product=ANSYS Mechanical Enterprise<\/p>\n

Any assistance would be appreciated. Additionally if you need any other information please let me know and I will get it posted. Thanks in advance!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-169716","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry","topic-tag-license-server","topic-tag-licensing","topic-tag-mapdl","topic-tag-r-1"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_btv_view_count":["1504"],"_bbp_likes_count":["0"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"],"_bbp_status":["publish"],"_bbp_topic_id":["169716"],"_bbp_forum_id":["27796"],"_bbp_engagement":["26444","68381"],"_bbp_voice_count":["2"],"_bbp_reply_count":["8"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["215315"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["215315"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2022-05-31 16:30:40"]},"test":"shane-hesprichmarquette-edu"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/169716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/169716\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}