(This can happen if the license manager use other ports than the default ones.)Ĭhances are that the computer with the hostname specified in the license file is not available.Ĭheck that the license.dat file on the COMSOL client computer points to the correct license server hostname. The ports given in the local file are not the ones that the license manager actually is using.There is something blocking the computer where you are trying to start COMSOL from accessing the license server on the ports that the license manager is using (by default 17).

If the detailed error message contains the stringįor Floating Network Licenses, this usually means one of two things: In this case you do not need to modify the license.dat file.įor more information, see the menu Help->Documentation and find the FlexNet Documentation. If you are unsure which port numbers are free, or how to allow firewall access to them, please contact your system administrator.Ī solution that may be less secure, and therefore less recommended, is to configure the firewall to allow access to the lmgrd and LMCOMSOL executables on all port numbers.

You may change them to any free port number, but you must restart the license manager for the changes to take effect.Ĭonfigure your firewall to allow incoming TCP connections to the chosen port numbers. The license file above specifies that TCP port numbers 17 (the default port numbers) will be used by the lmgrd and LMCOMSOL processes respectively. The top three lines in a license.dat for a COMSOL license manager look like this: Configuring the FirewallĪt least two port numbers must be opened up in the license server's firewall to allow client computers to connect to the COMSOL license manager. If there is an active firewall required on the computer on which you run the COMSOL license manager, make exceptions for the license manager processes by configuring the firewall as described below.

The license error is most likely caused by an active firewall that is blocking the license checkout attempt.Ĭheck if a firewall on the license server is preventing the connection from the COMSOL client computer to the license manager. When the detailed FlexNet error message is Use these links to go to the corresponding solution: For a complete list of similar errors and workarounds, please refer to the section Troubleshooting License Errors in the Installation and Operations Guide, available at įirst, identify the exact FlexNet error code (highlighted in red in the image below): Please contact your local system administrator or COMSOL license administrator if you are unsure how to proceed.īelow are solutions for the most common license errors. This solution assumes that you are a fully qualified system administrator.

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