Switching between License Server Type: Flexnet to DSLS

Switching between License Server Type: Flexnet to DSLS

Server Machine

  1. Flexnet to DSLS
Browse to C:\SIMULIA\EstProducts\202x\win_b64\SMA\site\EstablishedProductsConfig.ini and open it with a text editor:



Add 
LICENSE_SERVER_TYPE=dsls 
and
DSLS_LICENSE_CONFIG=C:\ProgramData\DassaultSystemes\Licenses\DSLicSrv.txt 
after [EstablishedProducts] (line 15):


Note: If the ‘DSLicSrv.txt’ text file does not exist in that path, create a Text Document called ‘DSLicSrv’. 
The licensing port number by default is 4085.
For a server, there should be a single line: localhost:4085


Client Machine(s)

  1. Flexnet to DSLS
Browse to C:\SIMULIA\EstProducts\202x\win_b64\SMA\site\EstablishedProductsConfig.ini and open it with a text editor:


Add 
LICENSE_SERVER_TYPE=dsls (or flex)
and
DSLS_LICENSE_CONFIG=C:\ProgramData\DassaultSystemes\Licenses\DSLicSrv.txt 
after [EstablishedProducts] (line 15):


Note: If the ‘DSLicSrv.txt’ text file does not exist in that path, create a ‘Text Document’ called ‘DSLicSrv’.
The ServerName should be entered exactly as it is named in the text file. 
The licensing port number by default is 4085.
If the License server is called ‘server1’ the text file should have a line: server1:4085



 


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