{"id":171242,"date":"2023-06-05T07:05:59","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T07:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/ansys-spaceclaim-common-problems-with-flt-license-setup\/"},"modified":"2023-07-31T12:35:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T12:35:20","slug":"ansys-spaceclaim-common-problems-with-flt-license-setup","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/knowledge\/forums\/topic\/ansys-spaceclaim-common-problems-with-flt-license-setup\/","title":{"rendered":"ANSYS SpaceClaim: Common problems with FLT license setup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>1. Missing Environment Variable: The Env Var that gets created by FloatingLicenseConfig.exe is called SPACECLAIM_LICENSE_FILE located in Windows Environment Variables (System > About> System Info > Advanced System Settings > Environment Variables. An Environment variable is essentially a flag that tells your computer\/SpaceClaim to look for a floating license server. Variable name: SPACECLAIM_LICENSE_FILE, variable value: 27581@&#8221;server name.&#8221; The 27581 is the port # being used in the license sc.lic used by lmgrd.exe. The entity after the @ sign can be the server name or server IP address (more common). Common issue: When switching from FLT license to a standalone node locked, make sure environment variable is turned off\/deleted.   2. Invalid License  3. Firewall Settings: Firewalls in place almost guarantee that it is blocking the ports SpaceClaim needs in order to grab a license. Ports found in lic.log. lmgrd tcp port 27581, SPACECLM TCP port 12345. Both of these ports need to be unblocked in the firewall. To unblock, go to Control Panel >System and security > Windows Firewalls > Allowed programs and select &#8220;Allow another program,&#8221; browse to the SpaceClaimFlexServer folder and select SPACECLM.exe. Repeat the process for lmgrd. Then select &#8220;Advance settings&#8221; from windows firewall screen. Select &#8220;inbound rules&#8221; &#8211; select DEMO Daemon &#8211; select properties. Select the Protocols and Ports tab and enter the port # from the SPACECLM.exe (12345 in this example) seen in your log file. Repeat the process for lmgrd.exe (this should have 27581). Now try launching SpaceClaim again.   4. Port #s Changing: Go into license file sc.lic and set the port #. Make sure port #s in the sc.lic match those in the log file. DEMO Daemon properties process (above).  5. Misc Network Errors: Connecting to internet through a proxy &#8211; never works with flex licensing, SpaceClaim doesn&#8217;t support it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-171242","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-4422","topic-tag-installation-licensing-systems","topic-tag-installing-a-license-file","topic-tag-licensing","topic-tag-spaceclaim-directmodeler-sys"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"1. Missing Environment Variable: The Env Var that gets created by FloatingLicenseConfig.exe is called SPACECLAIM_LICENSE_FILE located in Windows Environment Variables (System &gt; About&gt; System Info &gt; Advanced System Settings &gt; Environment Variables. An Environment variable is essentially a flag that tells your computer\/SpaceClaim to look for a floating license server. 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