How to specify license servers using the ADSKFLEX_LICENSE_FILE environment variable

Solution:

Use an environment variable to specify one or more license servers for your Autodesk products. This variable affects only products that use the ADSKFLEX.EXE vendor daemon. It is set automatically during a client installation from a deployment configured for distributed servers. For redundant servers, use licpath.lic for license server settings.Note: The help of a systems professional may be neededto perform this procedure.

 

1. Go to Windows Control Panel > System and Security > System.
2. Select Advanced system settings.
3. On the System Properties dialog, click Environment Variables.
4. Under System variables, click New.
5. For Variable Name, enter ADSKFLEX_LICENSE_FILE.
6. For Variable Value, enter the names of one or more license servers, in this format:

 

7. Click OK to save the settings, which become valid immediately.

 

About the ADSKFLEX_LICENSE_FILE Environment Variable

 

Note the following:

 

• Autodesk licensing searches all servers listed in the environment variable and uses the lowest ranking license first. For more information about product ranking, see Understanding Cascade Licensing.
• There is no limit to the number of servers that can be specified.
• Verify that the ADSKFLEX_LICENSE_FILE environment variable values refer only to active Autodesk license servers.
• The variable automatically overrides the current license server settings, such as those in the licpath.lic file and registry cache.

 

 

See the video tutorial below on how to set up the variable on a Windows system.