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Will FlexSim 2017 work with FlexNet Publisher 2014 R1 ?

FlexSim 17.0.0 release notes say:

*Upgraded the licensing system to Flexnet Publisher 2016 R1 (11.14).

I currently have FlexNet Publisher 2014 R1 installed. I've done some testing with a 1-seat 17.0 LAN license:

  • FlexSim 16.2 is still able to check out the license seat
  • FlexSim 17.0 is not able to check out the license seat

Does that mean that upgrading to FlexNet Publisher 2016 R1 will be an absolute requirement to use a LAN license with FlexSim 17.0 ?

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In order for server licensing to work correctly with 17.0, existing license servers will need to be updated with the latest vendor daemon (flexsim.exe and flexsim_libFNP.dll) from https://www.flexsim.com/ftp/LicenseServer/LicenseServer.zip

The flexsim.exe and flexsim_libFNP.dll are in: LicenseServer.zip\License Manager\licenses\flexsim

Also, the Flexnet Licensing Service will need to be updated on the server by running FlexSim ServerActUtil as an Administrator and then executing the menu option Tools > Licensing Service > Install anchor service.

This is explained in detailed step-by-step instructions in https://www.flexsim.com/ftp/LicenseServer/FlexSimLicenseServer_Upgrade.pdf

If you try to check out a license with the 17.0 software from a license server with an older version of the vendor daemon, the vendor daemon log shows the license features being checked out and then immediately checked in one at a time.

Also, if a license server that is using a USB dongle shows the error message “Can’t get hostid of type 15,” then they need to install the new dongle dlls on the license server. See LicenseServer.zip\License Manager\advanced\dongleFiles\FLEXID9_README.txt

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