SIMULIA Tosca Structure Licensing Configuration

This chapter explains the configuration of the licensing mechanism for SIMULIA Tosca Structure

This page discusses:

Licensing Configuration

The default licensing configuration that was selected during the installation can be found within the EPC file:


<install-dir>/<os>/SMA/site/EstablishedProductsConfig.ini

The file can be updated manually with a new configuration anytime after installation. The EPC file is an .ini file that contains key/value pairs of configuration data. The values conform to the following standards:

  • Single backslashes for Windows path-separators
  • No quotes surrounding paths
  • Paths with spaces are allowed
Configuration for Tosca can be set in the [EstablishedProducts] or in the [Tosca] section, while [Tosca] has higher priority and overwrites setting for general established products.

SIMULIA Tosca Structure uses environment variables for the licensing configuration. They are set in the configuration file <install-dir>/<os>/code/command/tosca_env.cmd/.sh to the values in the EstablishedProductsConfig.ini file above. Global or local defined environment variables will have precedence over the configuration file.

EstablishedProductsConfig.ini Env. Variable Description
LICENSE_SERVER_TYPE FED_LICENSE_SERVER_TYPE

Set the licensing type for Tosca

Supported values are:

  • DSLS - Dassault Systèmes License Server
  • DSFLEX - SIMULIA FlexNet License Server (ABAQUSLM vendor daemon)
DSLS_LICENSE_CONFIG FED_DSLS_LICENSE_CONFIG

For DSLS: Path of the license server config file for DSLS (DSLicSrv.txt)

If not set the default location for the license file is used
FLEX_LICENSE_CONFIG FED_DSFLEX_LICENSE_CONFIG

For DSFLEX: Port and Hostname of the used SIMULIA FlexNet license server

FLEX_LICENSE_CONFIG=<port>@<hostname>
ACADEMIC_TYPE FED_ACADEMIC

Activate the usage of educational licenses for SIMULIA Tosca Structure. Only supports DSLS licenses

ACADEMIC_TYPE=TEACHING

Using ABAQUSLM_LICENSE_FILE

If DSFLEX is selected as the used FED_LICENSE_SERVER_TYPE, it is also possible to run SIMULIA Tosca Structure using the ABAQUSLM_LICENSE_FILE environment variable. When the ABAQUSLM_LICENSE_FILE is set/exported before SIMULIA Tosca Structure is launched the content of FED_DSFLEX_LICENSE_CONFIG will be ignored.

Although using the ABAQUSLM_LICENSE_FILE environment variable will work, it is recommended to use the given variables above instead.

If the ABAQUSLM_LICENSE_FILE environment variable is used, ensure that the used SIMULIA FlexNet server provides the required license features for SIMULIA Tosca Structure.

License Settings on Command Line

Licensing models can now be changed from Tosca command line as follows SIMULIA Tosca Structure

ToscaPython.bat –j jobname.par --license_model model --license_type type

The options are described in detail below:

--license_model AUTO|LEGACY|SIMUNIT.

  • AUTO is the default behavior and chooses the license with the following priority order:
    • SIMUNIT TOKEN if available
    • SIMUNIT CREDIT if available
    • Installation preference (DSLS/FLEX)
  • LEGACY: choose DSLS or FLEX according to installation settings
  • SIMUNIT: Force SIMUNIT without any priority checks

--license_type TOKEN|CREDIT The default behavior is to choose TOKEN:

  • CREDIT: Choose SIMUNIT CREDIT licensing model
  • TOKEN: Choose SIMUNIT TOKEN licensing model
Important:
  • The argument --license_type should be used only with --license_model SIMUNIT or --license_model AUTO
  • Ensure that the used license type is actually available on the server

Result of combining different command line arguments and installation settings

In the table below the final resulting licensing type is shown based on the licensing settings chosen by the user during install and during runtime on command line.

Install Type command line : license_model command line : license_type Final License Type
DSLS "--" "--" SIMUNITTOKEN/ SIMUNITCREDIT/QXT/error
DSLS AUTO "--" SIMUNITTOKEN/ SIMUNITCREDIT/QXT/error
DSLS AUTO FLEX error
DSLS AUTO TOKEN error
DSLS AUTO CREDIT error
DSLS LEGACY "--" install type (DSLS)
DSLS LEGACY FLEX DSFLEX/error
DSLS LEGACY TOKEN QXT/error
DSLS LEGACY CREDIT error
DSLS SIMUNIT "--" SIMUNITTOKEN/ SIMUNITCREDIT/error
DSLS SIMUNIT FLEX error
DSLS SIMUNIT TOKEN SIMUNITTOKEN/error
DSLS SIMUNIT CREDIT SIMUNITCREDIT/error
DSFLEX "--" "--" DSFLEX/error
DSFLEX AUTO "--" DSFLEX/error
DSFLEX AUTO FLEX error
DSFLEX AUTO TOKEN error
DSFLEX AUTO CREDIT error
DSFLEX LEGACY "--" install type (DSFLEX)
DSFLEX LEGACY FLEX DSFLEX/error
DSFLEX LEGACY TOKEN QXT/error
DSFLEX LEGACY CREDIT error
DSFLEX SIMUNIT "--" SIMUNITTOKEN/ SIMUNITCREDIT/error
DSFLEX SIMUNIT FLEX error
DSFLEX SIMUNIT TOKEN SIMUNITTOKEN/error
DSFLEX SIMUNIT CREDIT SIMUNITCREDIT/error