Tekla Structures

Licensing Administrator's
Guide

Product version 21.1

August 2015

©2015 Tekla Corporation

Contents

1 Tekla Structures licensing system.................................................................... 5

1.1 Checklist of Tekla deliverables needed in Tekla Structures licensing..................................6
1.2 Checklist of IT resources needed in Tekla Structures licensing........................................... 7
1.3 Checklist for the Tekla Structures license server administrator..........................................8
1.4 Rights needed for performing administrator's tasks in Tekla Structures licensing........... 9
1.5 Distributing and managing Tekla Structures licenses........................................................... 9
1.6 Examples of different Tekla Structures licensing system setups....................................... 11

2 Installing Tekla Structures license server......................................................15

2.1 Install Tekla Structures license server - automatic installation........................................16
2.2 Install Tekla Structures license service - manual installation........................................... 17
2.3 Modify the license file tekla.lic manually............................................................................19
2.4 Configure Tekla Structures license server manually........................................................... 21
2.5 Modify, repair or remove Tekla Structures license server installation..............................23
2.6 Uninstall Tekla Structures license server............................................................................. 23

3 Allowing Tekla Structures license server to operate through

Windows Firewall............................................................................................ 25
3.1 Allow exceptions in firewall for lmgrd.exe and tekla.exe: Windows Server 2008......... 26
3.2 Allow exceptions in firewall for lmgrd.exe and tekla.exe: Windows 7, 8, 8.1,
and Windows Server 2012.................................................................................................... 28
3.3 Allow traffic in fixed TCP/IP ports: Windows Server 2008............................................... 29
3.4 Allow traffic in fixed TCP/IP ports: Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and Windows Server 2012........34

4 Activating Tekla Structures licenses............................................................. 43

4.1 Activate Tekla Structures licenses using automatic server notification...........................44
4.2 Activate Tekla Structures licensing using manual server notification..............................45

5 Connect Tekla Structures to the license server............................................47

6 Modify Tekla Structures license access rights (tekla.opt).......................... 49

6.1 Configuration codes and keywords used in access right definitions.................................50

7 Deactivating Tekla Structures licenses..........................................................54

7.1 Deactivate Tekla Structures licenses.................................................................................... 55

8 Repair a Tekla Structures license...................................................................57

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9 Renew a Tekla Structures license.................................................................. 59

10 Update the Tekla Structures license server.................................................. 60

11 Borrowing Tekla Structures licenses for offline use.................................... 62

11.1 Provide offline users with a customized product ID file.....................................................63
11.2 Set up Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool for Tekla Structures offline use................64
11.3 Borrow a license from Tekla Structures license server.......................................................65
11.4 Return a borrowed Tekla Structures license........................................................................66

12 Tekla Structures License Administration Tool options and settings.......... 67

13 Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool options and settings........................70

14 LMTOOLS options and settings used in Tekla Structures licensing........... 72

15 Troubleshooting Tekla Structures licensing .................................................78

15.1 View and diagnose errors in Tekla Structures license activation, deactivation
and borrowing.........................................................................................................................78
15.2 Problems in Tekla Structures license server installation and connecting to the
license server...........................................................................................................................79
15.3 Problems in FlexNet................................................................................................................81
15.4 Problems in Tekla Structures license activation..................................................................82
15.5 Problems in Tekla Structures license deactivation..............................................................86
15.6 Problems in Tekla Structures license borrowing..................................................................86
15.7 Problems in Tekla Structures license trusted storage.........................................................87
15.8 Problems using LMTOOLS in Tekla Structures licensing.................................................... 88
15.9 Problems in starting Tekla Structures.................................................................................. 90
15.10 Problems with options file tekla.opt.....................................................................................92
15.11 Problems in Tekla Structures licensing: Error codes and their descriptions.....................93

16 Disclaimer.......................................................................................................100

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1 Tekla Structures licensing system

Tekla Structures uses FlexNet Publisher License Management version 11.12 (later on FlexNet)
licensing system. FlexNet is a licensing system provided by Flexera Software. The FlexNet
licensing system is activation-based, and it supports redundancy via a server list. In an
activation-based licensing system you need to activate your licenses to transfer the license
rights from Tekla to your license server.
Tekla Structures holds licenses in trusted storage. This means that Tekla Structures does not
support three-server redundancy, where licenses are held in license files. However, you may
have any number of license servers, and use search paths for defining and finding them.
Key steps in an activation-based licensing system
In an activation-based licensing system the following tasks need to be performed before
users can start using Tekla Structures:
• Install and set up a license server on a computer: Installing Tekla Structures license server
on page 15
• Save the entitlement certificate and activate the licenses: Activate Tekla Structures
licenses using automatic server notification on page 44
• Connect each client computer with Tekla Structures to the license server: Connect Tekla
Structures to the license server on page 47

Benefits from using activation-based licensing

The main benefits of the activation-based FlexNet licensing system:
• You do not need hardware locks or password files.
• You can update and renew licenses easily.
• You can create user groups with different access rights for different Tekla Structures
configurations.
• You have multiple options for managing licenses. You do not have to activate all of the
licenses on the same license server. You can activate some of the licenses on a common
server and the rest locally on each user’s computer, for example. You can easily change
the location of the licenses by deactivating them on one license server and activating on
another.
• You can handle licenses efficiently. You can activate licenses on a license server in a local
area network. When you start Tekla Structures, a license is checked out from the license

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 server. When you close Tekla Structures, the license is checked in and it is available for
another user.
• You can use Tekla Structures offline by borrowing licenses.

Prerequisites for using FlexNet

There are several issues the administrator needs to take into account before starting with
FlexNet licensing. Take a look at the following listings:
• Checklist of Tekla deliverables needed in Tekla Structures licensing on page 6
• Checklist of IT resources needed in Tekla Structures licensing on page 7
• Checklist for the Tekla Structures license server administrator on page 8
• Rights needed for performing administrator's tasks in Tekla Structures licensing on page
8

Tekla Campus users

The FlexNet licensing system is not used with Tekla Campus, and FlexNet licensing intructions
do not apply. For more information about Tekla Campus, see https://campus.tekla.com/

1.1 Checklist of Tekla deliverables needed in Tekla Structures

licensing
To get started with the FlexNet licensing, the administrator needs to have the following items
provided by Tekla:
• Entitlement certificate
Tekla has sent you an entitlement certificate via e-mail. The entitlement certificate lists
all the Tekla Structures licenses you are entitled to use and includes the activation IDs for
entitled licenses.
For entitlement requests, contact your local Tekla Structures representative.
• Tekla Structures license server installation package
The Tekla Structures license server installation package is available on the Tekla
Structures installation DVD and on Tekla Downloads product download service. The
installation package contains the license server files and Tekla Structures License
Administration Tool.
The updated versions that are released after the release of the DVD are available only on
Tekla Downloads.

Tekla Structures licensing system 6 Checklist of Tekla deliverables needed in Tekla Structures
licensing
 • Guides
Licensing Administrator's Guide contains specific instructions on how to install and
manage the Tekla Structures license server, and on borrowing Tekla Structures licenses
for offline use.
FlexNet License Administration Guide by Flexera Software is a general guide that
contains, for example, instructions on how to create user groups and manage access
rights. This guide is provided in the license server installation package.

1.2 Checklist of IT resources needed in Tekla Structures licensing

You need to take into account the following IT resource related requirements:
• Supported operating system
The FlexNet licensing system for Tekla Structures runs in Windows operating system. The
support for virtual servers is limited. For more information, see Tekla Structures 21.1
Hardware recommendations in Tekla User Assistance.
• Windows user account with administrator rights
Your Windows login user name should not contain any special characters.
You need to have administrator rights to install and manage the license server. For more
information, see Rights needed for performing administrator's tasks in Tekla Structures
licensing on page 8.
• TCP/IP port 27007 for license server
Tekla Structures licensing service (lmgrd) is automatically run in the TCP/IP port 27007.
This port should be dedicated for Tekla Structures licensing service only. If required, you
can manually set a different TCP/IP port for the licensing service, see Modify the license
file tekla.lic manually on page 19.
• Local area network
The license server and the client computers need to be in the same local area network.
The clients need to be able to contact the license server. If there is no local area network
in your company, we recommend that you install the license server on each computer
that has Tekla Structures and activate one license on each computer.
• Internal firewall and direct communication
The internal firewall of your company (for example, Windows Firewall) must allow the
communication between the server computer and the computers with Tekla Structures.
You must allow the applications tekla.exe and lmgrd.exe to operate through the
firewall. For more information, see Allowing Tekla Structures license server to operate
through Windows Firewall on page 25.
Direct communication from the server computer to the Internet needs to be allowed
when the license server at your company contacts the activation server at Tekla. The
activation communication uses SOAP over HTTP on the TCP/IP port 80.

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licensing
 Your firewall should not block any incoming or outgoing information during the
activation. To allow the activation communication, use the activation server address in
your firewall settings:
http://activate.tekla.com:80/flexnet/services/ActivationService?wsdl
If direct communication from the server computer to the Internet is not allowed, contact
your local Tekla Structures support for manual activation.
• System backup settings
If you have an automatic backup and restore system in your company, configure your
system so that it does not overwrite your actual Trusted Storage with the backup copy.
Trusted Storage is the place where the licensing information is stored on the server
computer, and it is located in C:\ProgramData\FLEXnet depending on the
operating system.

1.3 Checklist for the Tekla Structures license server administrator

Your company or organization should assign an administrator for the license server. The
license server administrator's primary responsibilities are:
• Install the Tekla Structures license server: Installing Tekla Structures license server on
page 15
• If automatic installation is not possible, manually install and configure Tekla Structures
license server: Install Tekla Structures license service - manual installation on page 17,
Configure Tekla Structures license server manually on page 21, Modify the license file
tekla.lic manually on page 19
• Save the entitlement certificate on the license server computer and activate licenses on
the server to make the licenses available for Tekla Structures users, or for yourself, if the
license server is installed on your own computer: Activate Tekla Structures licenses using
automatic server notification on page 44
• Inform users of the license server name and port number so that they can connect Tekla
Structures to the server: Connect Tekla Structures to the license server on page 47
• If necessary, modify the firewall settings to allow licensing traffic: Allowing Tekla
Structures license server to operate through Windows Firewall on page 25
• If necessary, modify license access rights in the tekla.opt options file: Modify Tekla
Structures license access rights (tekla.opt) on page 49
• Export a customized product ID files for license borrowing and deliver them to offline
users: Provide offline users with a customized product ID file on page 63
• Inform users of the license policy of the company and monitor license use.

Tekla Structures licensing system 8 Checklist for the Tekla Structures license server
administrator
1.4 Rights needed for performing administrator's tasks in Tekla
Structures licensing
You need to have Windows administrator rights to install and manage the license server.
Some applications also need to be run as administrator separately. This depends on the
Windows version you are using.
• In Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 you need to log in as administrator. In some cases,
you need to run applications as administrator. To do this, go to the folder containing the
application, right-click the application and select Run as administrator from the pop-up
menu.
• In Windows Server you need to log in as administrator. In some cases, you need to run
applications with unrestricted rights. To do this, right-click the application, select Run
as.. from the pop-up menu, and clear the Run this program with restricted access
check box.

1.5 Distributing and managing Tekla Structures licenses

The FlexNet licensing system offers several options for distributing licenses to users. The way
you distribute the licenses depends on the size of the company or organization, and the
amount of Tekla Structures users.

There are two basic ways of distributing licenses to users:

• The licenses are available for multiple users on a common license server.
• The licenses are activated on each user’s own computer.
You can also use a combination of license distribution methods. For example, you can
activate one license on a separate computer and activate the rest of your licenses on a
common license server.
The following table shows what is typical for managing the licenses that are activated
separately on each computer, and for licenses that are activated on a common license server.

Licenses are activated on user's own Licenses are activated on a common

computer license server
No need for an assigned license server Centralized maintaining and administration
administrator. of licenses is needed.
Each user manages the license server that is A license server administrator maintains the
installed on the user's own computer. license server and manages the license use.
Typically, there are a few Tekla Structures
main users in a company. The main users are
good candidates for license server
administrators, because they are already
familiar with Tekla Structures. For more
information on the responsibilities of the

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 Licenses are activated on user's own Licenses are activated on a common
computer license server
license server administrator, see Checklist for
the Tekla Structures license server
administrator on page 8
No need to manage license access rights. By default, all license configurations
activated on the server are available for all
Each user activates only the licenses that are
Tekla Structures users. However, centralized
needed.
access rights management is possible.
The license server administrator can give
different users access to different
configurations. The license server
administrator needs to modify the
tekla.opt options file to manage the
license access rights. For more information
on managing license access rights, see
Modify Tekla Structures license access rights
(tekla.opt) on page 49.
Tekla Structures can be used out of office. Tekla Structures can be used out of office.
If the user's license is activated on a A user needs to borrow a license from the
computer, license borrowing or a VPN common license server or use a VPN
connection is not needed. connection to the license server to use Tekla
Structures out of office.
Licenses are used only by one person. Licenses are checked out frequently by
several users.
Users have access only to the licenses that
are activated on their own computer. If a When the licenses are activated on a
user needs a license that is activated on common server, they are available for
another computer, the user needs to use the multiple users. The licenses are checked out
other computer. Another option is to from the license server only when they are
deactivate licenses on one computer and needed. When a user does not need a license,
activate them on another, which requires the user closes Tekla Structures and the
effort. license becomes available for another user.
Switching from using one license to another
is simple.
Rules of license usage
Tekla Structures users should accept
common rules or an internal company policy.
The rules should contain regulations of
managing the licenses, for example, who is
allowed to borrow licenses. Usage of
common rules minimizes the amount of
conflicts in license management.

Tekla Structures licensing system 10 Examples of different Tekla Structures licensing system
setups
1.6 Examples of different Tekla Structures licensing system setups
The purpose of the following examples is to provide guidelines for license management in
companies or organizations of different sizes.

Example 1: One Tekla Structures user, all licenses activated on one computer
Only one user in the company uses Tekla Structures. The user installs Tekla Structures and the
license server on the same computer.
• Installing the license server is straightforward, and the default license server settings can
be used. The user does not need to modify the license server settings, because the user
runs the license server and Tekla Structures on the same computer.
• Because the user installs the license server on a computer, the user does not need to
borrow a license or use a VPN connection to use Tekla Structures out of office.

Example 2: Three Tekla Structures users, necessary licenses activated separately on each
computer
There are three Tekla Structures users in a company. Because the users use different Tekla
Structures configurations, each user installs a license server separately on the user's own
computer and activates only the needed licenses.
• A license server administrator is not needed, the users maintain their license servers.
• Because the users install the license servers on their computers, they do not need to
borrow a license or use a VPN connection to use Tekla Structures out of office.

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Example 3: Ten Tekla Structures users, necessary licenses activated on a common license
server and one user's computer
There are ten Tekla Structures users in a company. Because the users use different
configurations, the company uses a common license server.
• The company has an internal policy for license use containing regulations for managing
the licenses.
• One of the main users is assigned as the license server administrator. The administrator
installs the license server and informs the other users of the hostname and port number
of the server. The license server administrator also performs other server maintenance
duties.
• One of the users travels a lot and needs Tekla Structures on the journeys. A license server
is installed separately on the user’s computer, so the user does not need to borrow a
license or use a VPN connection for offline use of Tekla Structures.
• Other users borrow licenses from the license server when they need to use Tekla
Structures offline.

Tekla Structures licensing system 12 Examples of different Tekla Structures licensing system
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Example 4: Fifty Tekla Structures users in two offices, necessary licenses activated on
two separate servers
There are fifty Tekla Structures users in two separate offices. Both offices have their own
license servers.
• Both offices have assigned license server administrators. The license server administrators
install the license servers and perform license server maintenance duties.
• The company has an internal policy for using licenses. The policy contains, for example,
the rules that define who is allowed to borrow licenses.
• Because the amount of Tekla Structures users is large, the license server administrators
create tekla.opt options files for controlling the access rights for different licenses.
• Only a couple of users need to use Tekla Structures offline. The license server
administrators modify the option files to enable the license borrowing only for those
users who need to borrow licenses.
• If one server fails, the users can connect to the license server at the other office. If there
are licenses available on the license server, the users can use the licenses.

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Tekla Structures licensing system 14 Examples of different Tekla Structures licensing system
setups
2 Installing Tekla Structures license
server

The Tekla Structures license server installation package contains license server files,
applications for license management and guides. To install the license server software,
download the license server installation package with the latest updates from Tekla
Downloads product download service. You can also run the installation application available
on the Tekla Structures installation DVD.
You have two choices in installation:
• Automatic default installation: Select automatic installation for normal setup.
Automatic installation is recommended.
For detailed installation instructions, see Install Tekla Structures license server -
automatic installation on page 16.
• Manual installation: Use manual installation if you need to separately install the license
server, modify the license file, configure the license service, and start the server software.
This is needed if you want to use another TCP/IP port than the one used in the automatic
installation, for example. Use manual installation only if you are an advanced user of
FlexNet or FlexIm licensing.
For detailed installation instructions, see Install Tekla Structures license service - manual
installation on page 17.
Before installing Tekla Structures license server
• Install the license server using administrator's rights.
• Turn off the internal firewall and pause the antispyware/antivirus protection.
• Ensure that you have access to the Internet. The Internet connection is needed during the
license activation process. An unreliable connection speed may cause errors.
• If you are using other FlexNet licensing services, you need to stop them before you install
the Tekla Structures license server. When you have completed installing the Tekla
Structures license server, you can restart the other licensing services.

Installing Tekla Structures license server 15 Examples of different Tekla Structures licensing system
setups
 See also
Problems in Tekla Structures license server installation and connecting to the license server
on page 79
Problems in Tekla Structures licensing: Error codes and their descriptions on page 93
Activating Tekla Structures licenses on page 43
Allowing Tekla Structures license server to operate through Windows Firewall on page 25

2.1 Install Tekla Structures license server - automatic installation

Before you start license server installation, stop FlexNet licensing services and other licensing
services.
To install the default setup of the Tekla Structures license server to a computer that does not
have a previous version of Tekla Structures license server installed:
1. Download the license server installation package with the latest updates from Tekla
Downloads product download service.
You can also start the installation from the Tekla Structures installation DVD.
2. Select the installation language.
3. Select Automatic as the licensing service installation type to install the default setup.
4. Select the folder where you want to install the license server and complete the
installation.
Tekla Structures license server is installed.
In automatic license server installation, the license server address is automatically set to
27007@your_hostname, where 27007 is the port and your_hostname is the
computer name/hostname. 27007@your_hostname is used as the license server address
in every Tekla Structures installation.
When you have installed the license server, you need to do the following:
• Save the entitlement certificate and activate the licenses. For more information, see
Activate Tekla Structures licenses using automatic server notification on page 44.
• Connect Tekla Structures to the license server. For more information, see Connect Tekla
Structures to the license server on page 47.
• You can also change the language of the user interface in Tekla Structures License
Administration Tool by opening the tool and clicking Language.

See also
Install Tekla Structures license service - manual installation on page 17
Problems in Tekla Structures license server installation and connecting to the license server
on page 79

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installation
 Problems in Tekla Structures licensing: Error codes and their descriptions on page 93

2.2 Install Tekla Structures license service - manual installation

Use manual installation if you want to separately install the license server, modify the license
file, configure the license server, and start the license server software. In manual installation
of Tekla Structures license server, you also install two files:
installanchorservice.exe and uninstallanchorservice.exe. You need
these files when you manually install or uninstall FlexNet Licensing Service.

For example, you need to install the license server manually if the default TCP/IP port 27007
is already in use by other services or applications, and you need to define another port in the
license file tekla.lic.
Before you start license server installation, stop other FlexNet licensing services.
To install the license server manually:
1. Download the license server installation package with the latest updates from Tekla
Downloads product download service.
You can also start the installation from the Tekla Structures installation DVD.
2. Select the installation language.
3. Select Manual as the licensing server installation type and complete the installation.
4. Go to the Start menu or Start screen (depending on your Windows operating system)
and open Command Prompt as administrator.
5. At the command prompt, enter the following commands:
a. cd /d %SYSTEMDRIVE%\TeklaStructures\License\Server
b. installanchorservice.exe
The licensing server is installed.

6. Modify the license file to include the hostname or IP address of the server, and the
correct TCP/IP port:
a. Open the ..\TeklaStructures\License\Server folder on the server
computer.
b. Open the tekla.lic (license file) file with a text editor.

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 c. Replace text localhost on the line SERVER localhost ANY with the
hostname (computer name) or IP address of the license server.
d. Enter the TCP/IP port number after text SERVER server_hostname ANY.
e. Save the changes and close the text editor.
7. Go to Tekla Structures Licensing --> LMTOOLS through the Start menu or Start
screen, depending on your Windows operating system.
8. On the Service/License File tab, click Configuration using Services.
9. On the Config Services tab to configure the licensing service:
a. In the Service Name box, enter the name of the service exactly as follows: Tekla
Structures Licensing Service.
b. Click the Browse buttons to locate the lmgrd.exe (license server manager),
tekla.lic and tekla_debug.log files.
By default, lmgrd.exe, tekla.lic and tekla_debug.log are located in
the C:\TeklaStructures\License\Server folder.
c. Select the Use Services check box to run the licensing service as a Windows service.
d. Select the Start Server at Power Up check box to start the licensing service
automatically after Windows startup.
e. Click Save Service to save the settings.

10. Go to the Start/Stop/Reread tab and click Start Server to start the license server.

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 11. Go to the Server Status tab and click Perform Status Enquiry.
In the status list, the line License server status shows the TCP/IP port and
hostname of the license server.
Now you can activate the licenses and connect Tekla Structures to the license server.
You can also change the language of the user interface in Tekla Structures License
Administration Tool by opening the tool and clicking Language.

See also
Modify the license file tekla.lic manually on page 19
Activate Tekla Structures licenses using automatic server notification on page 44
Configure Tekla Structures license server manually on page 21
Problems using LMTOOLS in Tekla Structures licensing on page 88
Problems in Tekla Structures licensing: Error codes and their descriptions on page 93

2.3 Modify the license file tekla.lic manually

If you selected the Automatic installation option, the license server is set to your hostname:
27007@server_hostname (port@hostname).
The licensing system automatically searches for an available TCP/IP port and uses the first
available port detected. The Automatic installation sets the port to 27007.
You need to modify the tekla.lic license file if you:
• Select the Manual license server installation option

Installing Tekla Structures license server 19 Modify the license file tekla.lic manually
 • Want to change the TCP/IP port of the licensing server
• Want to use the IP address of your computer instead of the hostname
To modify the license file tekla.lic manually:
1. Go to the ..\TeklaStructures\License\Server folder on the server
computer.
2. Open the tekla.lic file in a text editor.
3. Make the necessary changes:
• To use hostname or IP address: Replace text on the first line between words SERVER
and ANY with the hostname or IP address of your license server.

Do not delete texts SERVER and ANY when you enter the hostname or IP address of
the license server.
The following formats are valid:
Hostname:server_hostname
Domain name: server_hostname.mycompany.com
IP address: 10.0.0.12

You can check the hostname of the license server in LMTOOLS on the System
Settings tab. Go to Tekla Structures Licensing --> LMTOOLS through the Start
menu or Start screen, depending on your Windows operating system.
• To set the TCP/IP port manually: Enter the TCP/IP port number after text SERVER
server_hostname ANY.
The port number can be any free port in the range of 0 - 64000.

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 4. Save the changes and close the text editor.
5. Restart the Tekla Structures Licensing Service in LMTOOLS or Windows Services for the
changes to take effect.

See also
Install Tekla Structures license service - manual installation on page 17
LMTOOLS options and settings used in Tekla Structures licensing on page 72

2.4 Configure Tekla Structures license server manually

If you encounter problems during the Tekla Structures license server installation, the license
server may not start automatically. If this happens, you need to configure the license server
manually using LMTOOLS.

To configure the Tekla Structures license server manually:

1. Go to Tekla Structures Licensing --> LMTOOLS through the Start menu or Start
screen, depending on your Windows operating system. Start LMTOOLS with
administrators rights.
2. Go to the Service/License File tab and select Configuration using Services.
3. Go to the Config Services tab and do the following:
Service Name: Select the licensing service. When working with Tekla Structures license
server, always select Tekla Structures Licensing Service.
Path to the lmgrd.exe: Click Browse and locate lmgrd.exe. This file is by default
located in the C:\TeklaStructures\License\Server folder.
Path to the license exe: Click Browse and locate tekla.lic. This file is by default
located in the C:\TeklaStructures\License\Server folder.
Path to the debug log file: Click Browse and locate tekla_debug.log. This file is
by default located in the +C:\TeklaStructures\License\Server folder.

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 To append the logging entries in the debug log file, start the debug log file name path
with the plus sign (+), like by default for tekla_debug.log. If the plus sign is
missing, the log file will be rewritten each time the service is started.
Use Services: Select the check box to run the licensing service as a Windows service.
Start Server at Power Up: Select the check box to start the licensing service
automatically after Windows startup.
4. Click the Save Service button to save the settings.
5. Go to the Utilities tab and do the following:
Vendor Name: Enter tekla (all letters lowercase).
Path: Enter the name of the license server.
• If you run the license server and Tekla Structures on the same computer, enter
@localhost. You can also enter the TCP/IP port, for example,
27007@localhost.
• If you run the license server and Tekla Structures on separate computers, enter the
hostname of the license server, for example, @server_hostname.
• You can also enter the TCP/IP port of the license server, for example,
27007@server_hostname. You must define the port if you use another port
than the default port.
• You can also enter several license servers. Separate the server names with a
semicolon. For example, 27007@server_hostname;27007@localhost.
6. Click the Override Path button to replace the existing license servers displayed in the
status list on the Server Status tab.
7. Go to the Start/Stop/Reread tab and start the license server by clicking Start Server.
The status bar should display a message telling that server start was successful.
8. Go to the Server Status tab and enquire the license server status by clicking Perform
Status Enquiry.
The status list displayes the TCP/IP port and hostname of the license server. The list should
indicate that license server is up and vendor daemon tekla is up. The list also displays all
the activated licenses on the server.

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 See also
Installing Tekla Structures license server on page 15
LMTOOLS options and settings used in Tekla Structures licensing on page 72
Problems in Tekla Structures licensing: Error codes and their descriptions on page 93

2.5 Modify, repair or remove Tekla Structures license server

installation
To modify, repair, or remove the existing Tekla Structures license server installation:
1. Start the license server installation again.
2. Select one of the following options:
• Modify: Select this option to change the language of the documentation.
• Repair: Select this option to repair corrupted files, for example.
• Remove: Select this option to uninstall Tekla Structures license server.

See also
Install Tekla Structures license server - automatic installation on page 16
Install Tekla Structures license service - manual installation on page 17

2.6 Uninstall Tekla Structures license server

Automatic Tekla Structures license server installation can normally be uninstalled from the
Control Panel.
If the automatic uninstallation cannot be performed, like in the case of manual installation,
you need to uninstall the license server manually.
Before you start license server uninstallation, stop FlexNet licensing services and other
licensing services.
To manually uninstall the licensing server:
1. Go to Tekla Structures Licensing --> LMTOOLS through the Start menu or Start
screen, depending on your Windows operating system.
2. Go to the Service/License File tab tab, select Configuration using Services, and ensure
that Tekla Structures Licensing Service is selected in the list.
3. Go to the Start/Stop/Reread tab and click Stop Server to stop the license server.
4. Go to the Config Services tab, ensure that Tekla Structures Licensing Service is shown
in the Service name box and then click Remove Service.

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installation
 5. At the command prompt, enter the following command:
uninstallanchorservice.exe
6. Uninstall Tekla Structures license server from the Control Panel to complete the
uninstallation.
The Tekla Structures license server is uninstalled.

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 3 Allowing Tekla Structures license
server to operate through Windows
Firewall

When you set up Tekla Structures license server in your network, you may also need to
configure the firewall and antivirus settings:
• You need to allow the applications tekla.exe and lmgrd.exe to operate through
the firewall on the license servers and on the client computers.
• The internal firewall at your company must allow the communication between the
license server computer and the computers with Tekla Structures.
• In addition to allowing the exceptions in your actual firewall, you may need to configure
exceptions for Windows Firewall. Windows Firewall may be set on without you being
aware of it, because some Windows updates may automatically turn on the Windows
Firewall.
For instructions on how to modify the firewall settings so that the Windows Firewall on the
license server allows Tekla Structures licensing traffic, see:
• Allow exceptions in firewall for lmgrd.exe and tekla.exe: Windows Server 2008 on page
25
• Allow exceptions in firewall for lmgrd.exe and tekla.exe: Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and Windows
Server 2012 on page 28
• Allow traffic in fixed TCP/IP ports: Windows Server 2008 on page 29
• Allow traffic in fixed TCP/IP ports: Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 on page
34
In addition to Windows Firewall, the information given also applies to firewalls from other
vendors.

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Windows Firewall Windows Server 2008
 3.1 Allow exceptions in firewall for lmgrd.exe and tekla.exe:
Windows Server 2008
You need to allow the applications tekla.exe and lmgrd.exe to operate through the
firewall on the license server computer to enable licensing traffic. The instructions apply to
Windows Server 2008.

To allow exceptions for lmgrd.exe and tekla.exe:

1. On your server computer, go to Start --> Control Panel --> Windows Firewall .
2. Click Allow a program through Windows Firewall in the left pane.
3. On the General tab, make sure that you have not selected the Don’t allow exceptions or
Block all incoming connections, depending on your Windows operating system.
If you have selected the check box, the modifications do not take effect.
4. On the Exceptions tab, click Add program to open the Add a Program dialog box.

5. In the Add a Program dialog box, click Browse and browse for the Server folder.
By default, the path is ...\TeklaStructures\License\Server.
6. In the Server folder, select lmgrd.exe.

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 7. Click Open to add lmgrd.exe to the program list in the Add a Program dialog box.
8. In the Add a Program dialog box, ensure that lmgrd.exe is selected, and click OK.

The lmgrd.exe application is added to the list of exceptions.

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Windows Firewall Windows Server 2008
 9. To allow the exceptions also for tekla.exe, repeat the steps 3 – 7.
10. Click OK to confirm the changes.

3.2 Allow exceptions in firewall for lmgrd.exe and tekla.exe:

Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and Windows Server 2012
You need to allow the applications tekla.exe and lmgrd.exe to operate through the
firewall on the license server computer to enable licensing traffic. The instructions below
apply to Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and Windows Server 2012.

To allow exceptions for lmgrd.exe and tekla.exe on the license server computer:
1. Press the Windows logo key + R on your keyboard to show the Run dialog box, then
type firewall.cpl and press Enter.
2. In the left pane, click Allow a program or feature through Windows Firewall or Allow
an app or feature through Windows Firewall (depending on the operating system).
3. In Allowed programs or Allowed apps (depending on the operating system), click
Change settings.
Administrator permission is required. If you're prompted for an administrator password or
confirmation, enter the password or confirm.

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Windows Firewall Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and Windows Server 2012
 4. Click Allow another program or Allow another app (depending on the operating
system).
5. Click Browse to browse for the \Server folder on the computer, select lmgrd.exe
and click Open.
By default, the path is ...\TeklaStructures\License\Server.
6. Click Add to add lmgrd.exe to the Allowed programs or Allowed apps and features
list (depending on the operating system).
7. Select both Home/Work (Private) or Private (depending on the operating system) and
Public check boxes next to lmgrd.exe.
8. Allow the exceptions also for tekla.exe by repeating the steps 4 – 7.
9. Click OK to confirm the changes.

See also
Allowing Tekla Structures license server to operate through Windows Firewall on page 25

3.3 Allow traffic in fixed TCP/IP ports: Windows Server 2008

You need to modify the firewall settings to allow traffic through fixed TCP/IP port. The
following instructions apply to Windows Server 2008.

To allow traffic in fixed TCP/IP ports in Windows Server 2008 on the license server computer:
1. Ensure that no other software or service is using the ports that you are about to set fixed.

Use the command line command netstat -anp TCP to find out which ports are in
use.
The numbers in the Local Address column after the colon (:) are the port numbers that
are in use.

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Windows Firewall
 2. Browse for tekla.lic, and open it using a text editor.
By default, the path is ..\TeklaStructures\License\Server.
3. To set a fixed port for lmgrd.exe, enter the TCP/IP port number at the end of the
SERVER row.
The Automatic installation option sets the port to 27007.

4. Enter the text port=free_port at the end of the VENDOR row, for example,
port=1234.

Defining the TCP/IP port number on the VENDOR row may slow down the restart time of
Tekla Structures Licensing Service.
5. Save the changes and close tekla.lic.
6. Update your license server with the changes:
a. Go to Tekla Structures Licensing --> LMTOOLS through the Start menu or Start
screen, depending on your Windows operating system.
b. Go to the Service/License File tab and ensure that Configuration using services and
Tekla Structures Licensing Service are selected.

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Windows Firewall
 c. Go to the Start/Stop/Reread tab and stop the license server by clicking Stop Server,
and then start the server again by clicking Start Server.
7. Click Start --> Control Panel --> Windows Firewall .
8. Click Allow a program through Windows Firewall in the left pane.
9. On the General tab, make sure that you have not selected the Don’t allow exceptions or
Block all incoming connections check box, depending on your Windows operating
system .
If you have selected the check box, the modifications do not take effect.
10. On the Exceptions tab, click Add Port.

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Windows Firewall
 11. In the Add a Port dialog box:
• In the Name box, enter lmgrd.
• In the Port box, enter the TCP/IP port number that you set in step 3.

12. Click OK to confirm the changes.

lmgrd is added to the list of exceptions.
13. On the Exceptions tab, click again Add Port to open the Add a Port dialog box.
14. In the Add a Port dialog box:

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Windows Firewall
 • In the Name box, enter tekla.
• In the Port box, enter the TCP/IP port number that you set in step 4.

15. Click OK to confirm the changes.

tekla is added to the list of exceptions.
16. Click OK to confirm the modifications.

See also
Allowing Tekla Structures license server to operate through Windows Firewall on page 25

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Windows Firewall
 3.4 Allow traffic in fixed TCP/IP ports: Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and
Windows Server 2012
You need to modify the firewall settings to allow traffic through fixed TCP/IP port. The
following instructions apply to Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and Windows Server 2012.

To allow traffic in fixed TCP/IP ports in Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 on the
license server computer:
1. Ensure that no other software or service is using the ports that you are about to set fixed.

Use the command line command netstat -anp TCP to find out which ports are in
use.
The numbers in the Local Address column after the colon (:) are the port numbers that
are in use.

2. Browse for tekla.lic, and open it using a text editor.

By default, the path is ..\TeklaStructures\License\Server.
3. To set a fixed port for lmgrd.exe, enter the TCP/IP port number at the end of the
SERVER row.
The Automatic installation option sets the port to 27007.

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Windows Firewall Windows Server 2012
 4. Enter the text port=free_port at the end of the VENDOR row, for example,
port=1234.

Defining the TCP/IP port number on the VENDOR row may slow down the restart time of
Tekla Structures Licensing Service.
5. Save the changes and close tekla.lic.
6. Update your license server with the changes:
a. Go to Tekla Structures Licensing --> LMTOOLS through the Start menu or Start
screen, depending on your Windows operating system.
b. On the Service/License File tab, ensure that Configuration using services and Tekla
Structures Licensing Service are selected.

c. Go to the Start/Stop/Reread tab and click Stop Server to stop the license server, and
then start the server again by clicking Start Server.
7. Click the Windows logo key on your keyboard to show the Start menu or Start screen,
depending on the operating system.

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Windows Firewall Windows Server 2012
 8. Type wf.msc and press Enter. The Windows Firewall with Advance Security MMS
snap-in is displayed.
9. In the navigation tree, select Inbound Rule, and then in the Actions pane, click New
Rule.

10. On the Rule type panel, select Port and then click Next.

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Windows Firewall Windows Server 2012
 11. On the Protocol and Ports panel, select TCP, enter the TCP/IP port numbers that you set
in steps 3 and 4 in Specific local ports, and then click Next.

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Windows Firewall Windows Server 2012
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Windows Firewall Windows Server 2012
 12. On the Action panel, select Allow the connection, and then click Next.

13. On the Profile panel, select the appropriate profiles, and the click Next.

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Windows Firewall Windows Server 2012
 14. On the Name panel, enter the name of the rule, and then click Finish.

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Windows Firewall Windows Server 2012
 The rule is created and automatically enabled.

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Windows Firewall Windows Server 2012
 Tekla Structures
Allow exceptions in firewall for lmgrd.exe and tekla.exe: Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and Windows
Server 2012 on page 28
Allowing Tekla Structures license server to operate through Windows Firewall on page 25

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Windows Firewall Windows Server 2012
4 Activating Tekla Structures licenses

You need to activate the licenses on the license server to be able to use them. When you
activate the licenses, your license server contacts the activation server at Tekla, and the
license rights are transferred to the license server at your company or, in the case of a single
user, to your computer. Tekla Structures License Administration Tool is the application
used for activating licenses. To be able to activate the licenses, you need an entitlement
certificate.

Consider the following when you are activating licenses:

• If the license server is installed on the same computer as Tekla Structures, the user
activates the licenses.
• If the license server is installed on a separate server computer, the administrator
activates the licenses, grants the users the rights to use the activated licenses, and
provides the users all the required information.
• You do not need to activate all the licences at once. You can activate part of the licenses
now and part of the licenses later on some other computer, for example. Different
configurations and different versions need to be selected for activation separately.
• Internet access is required in license activation because the license server at your
company needs to contact the activation server at Tekla.
• You need to decide whether you want to notify the license server of license changes
manually or automatically. Do not use automatic notification if you are using some other
FlexNet license and license server administration tool, such as FlexNet Manager.
Entitlement certificate EntitlementCertificate.html
• You have received a Tekla Structures license entitlement certificate by e-mail. The
entitlement certificate states the configurations, quantities and activation IDs of the
Tekla Structures licenses you are entitled to use. The activation ID enables the transfer of
license rights. Before activating any licenses, you need to download the entitlement
certificate file EntitlementCertificate.html from your e-mail to the ..
\TeklaStructures\License\Server folder. After that you can open the
entitlement certificate with Tekla Structures License Administration Tool and activate
your licenses.

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Windows Server 2012
 See also
Activate Tekla Structures licenses using automatic server notification on page 44
Activate Tekla Structures licensing using manual server notification on page 45
Problems in Tekla Structures license activation on page 82
Problems in Tekla Structures licensing: Error codes and their descriptions on page 93

4.1 Activate Tekla Structures licenses using automatic server

notification
You can activate Tekla Structures licenses in Tekla Structures License Administration Tool.
In activation, the license server at your company contacts the activation server at Tekla using
an Internet connection. Before the activation can be done, the entitlement certificate needs
to be opened. You can notify the license server automatically or manually about license
changes, but the automatic server notification is recommended.

NOTE Do not use automatic notification if you are using some other FlexNet license and
license server administration tool, such as FlexNet Manager. To notify the license
server about license changes manually, see Activate Tekla Structures licensing using
manual server notification on page 45.

To activate the licenses and notify the license server automatically:

1. Go to Tekla Structures Licensing --> Tekla Structures License Administration Tool
through the Start menu or Start screen, depending on your Windows operating system.
2. If not already enabled, enable the automatic license server notification functionality by
clicking the Notify Server button.
3. Open the license entitlement certificate located in the ..\TeklaStructures
\License\Server folder by clicking Open, navigating to ..\TeklaStructures
\License\Server, selecting EntitlementCertificate.html, and clicking
Open again. The license information is displayed in the Entitled Licenses area.

4. Click the Activate cell and select the number of licenses to activate.

5. Click the Activate button.

Your license server contacts the license activation server at Tekla.

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notification
 • The activated licenses are displayed in the Activated Licenses area.
• Do not forget to take a backup copy of the trusted storage of the activated licenses.
• When you open Tekla Structures License Administration Tool later on, it detects
expired and broken licenses you may have and asks if you want to deactivate or repair
them. If you select Yes, an automatic deactivation or repair is run.

Useful links
For more information about the status of the activated licenses in the trusted storage and
manual license activation, the following Support Articles in Tekla User Assistance:
How to list the activated licenses using command lines
Checking the status of the activated licenses in the trusted storage
Checking the status of the activated licenses in the trusted storage (including borrowing info)
How to activate licenses using command lines - Manual Activation

See also
Activating Tekla Structures licenses on page 43
Problems in Tekla Structures license activation on page 82
Problems in Tekla Structures licensing: Error codes and their descriptions on page 93

4.2 Activate Tekla Structures licensing using manual server

notification
You can activate Tekla Structures licenses in Tekla Structures License Administration Tool.
In activation, the license server at your company contacts the activation server at Tekla using
an Internet connection. You can notify the license server manually of license changes. Before
the activation can be done, the entitlement certificate needs to be opened.

NOTE Do not use automatic notification if you are using some other FlexNet license and
license server administration tool, such as FlexNet Manager.

To activate the licenses and notify the server manually:

1. Go to Tekla Structures Licensing --> Tekla Structures License Administration Tool
through the Start menu or Start screen, depending on your Windows operating system.
2. Open the license entitlement certificate located in the ..\TeklaStructures
\License\Server folder by clicking Open, navigating to ..\TeklaStructures
\License\Server, selecting EntitlementCertificate.html, and clicking
Open again. The license information is displayed in the Entitled Licenses area.

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notification
 3. Click the Activate cell and select the number of licenses to activate.

4. Click the Activate button.

Your license server contacts the license activation server at Tekla.
5. Next, you need to notify the server. This has to be done each time you activate a license.
a. Go to Tekla Structures Licensing --> LMTOOLS through the Start menu or Start
screen, depending on your Windows operating system.
b. On the Service/License File tab, ensure that Configuration using services and Tekla
Structures Licensing Service are selected.
c. In the LMTOOLS dialog box, go to the Start/Stop/Reread tab.
d. Click ReRead License File.
The license server reads the license information.
• The activated licenses are displayed in the Activated Licenses area.
• Do not forget to take a backup copy of the trusted storage of the activated licenses.
• When you open Tekla Structures License Administration Tool, it detects expired and
broken licenses you may have and asks if you want to repair or deactivate them. If you
select Yes, an automatic deactivation or repair is run.

Useful links
For more information about the status of the activated licenses in the trusted storage and
manual license activation, see the following Support Articles in Tekla User Assistance:
How to list the activated licenses using command lines
Checking the status of the activated licenses in the trusted storage
Checking the status of the activated licenses in the trusted storage (including borrowing info)
How to activate licenses using command lines - Manual Activation

See also
Activating Tekla Structures licenses on page 43
Problems in Tekla Structures license activation on page 82
Problems in Tekla Structures licensing: Error codes and their descriptions on page 93

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notification
5 Connect Tekla Structures to the
license server

To be able to use Tekla Structures on your computer, you need to connect Tekla Structures to
the licenses available on the license server.

• When you start Tekla Structures for the first time, the system asks you to define the Tekla
Structures license server.

To connect to the license server:

1. Start Tekla Structures.

2. Enter the port@hostname address of the license server in the Server address box.
For example, 27007@server_hostname.
You can define several license servers by separating the addresses with semicolons. For
example, 27007@server_hostname_1;27007@server_hostname_2.
3. If you want to check which licenses are available on the license server, click Check
licenses.

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 4. Click OK to start Tekla Structures.
5. If you need to redefine the license server at some point, click Tools --> Change License
Server in Tekla Structures.
The change comes into effect the next time you start Tekla Structures.

See also
Install Tekla Structures license server - automatic installation on page 16
Modify the license file tekla.lic manually on page 19
Activate Tekla Structures licenses using automatic server notification on page 44
Problems in starting Tekla Structures on page 90
Problems in Tekla Structures licensing: Error codes and their descriptions on page 93

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notification
 6 Modify Tekla Structures license
access rights (tekla.opt)

The license server administrator may grant different users and user groups different rights by
modifying the tekla.opt options file. The administrator may allow or block certain
configurations for certain users, or prevent license borrowing for offline use. Some basic rules
need to be followed when defining Tekla Structures license access rights in the options file
tekla.opt. Otherwise the license use and license borrowing may not work.

The licensing options file tekla.opt is located in the ..\TeklaStructures

\License\Server folder.
To modify access rights in the tekla.opt file:
1. Go to the ..\Tekla Structures\License\Server folder.
2. Open the tekla.opt file in a text editor.
3. Enter your definitions for license access rights and restrictions.
The definition string consists of the following parts: [keyword] [Tekla
Structures feature] [user type] [name]
When you write the definition, follow the rules below.
• Note that the options file is case sensitive.
• If you need to define user groups and host groups, define them first.
Use Windows user names when defining user groups and hostnames or IP addresses
when defining host groups.
• Enter one definition per row. A definition consists of the following things:
• An options keyword that defines the actions.
• A feature, such as a configuration, that is affected by the keyword.
Use correct configuration codes.
• The type that is affected by the keyword.
The options are: USER, GROUP, HOST, and HOST_GROUP.

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 • The name of the user, user group, host, or host group that is affected by the
keyword.
You can use the hostnames or IP addresses of the computers with the HOST and
HOST_GROUP keywords.
• To disable a row in the options file, enter # in the beginning of the row.
Examples of definitions:
INCLUDE PCD-C USER scarlett (Only the user scarlett is allowed to use the
Precast Concrete Detailing configuration.)
RESERVE 1 RCD-C USER vera (One license of the Cast in Place configuration is
reserved for the user vera.)
For details about the allowed keywords and configuration codes together with more
examples, Configuration codes and keywords used in access right definitions on page
50.
4. Save the changes and close the text editor.
5. Go to Tekla Structures Licensing --> LMTOOLS through the Start menu or Start
screen, depending on your Windows operating system.
6. In LMTOOLS, go to the Start/Stop/Reread tab and click the ReRead License File button
to update the changes in the license file and in the options file.

Useful links
For more information about limiting certain Tekla Structures versions to certain users, see the
following Support Article in Tekla User Assistance: How to limit certain Tekla Structures
version to certain users

6.1 Configuration codes and keywords used in access right

definitions
When you define access rights in tekla.opt, you need to use correct abbreviations
(codes) for the configurations, otherwise the definitions do not work. The access rights are
defined using certain keywords.

Configuration codes
When you define access rights for different Tekla Structures configurations in the
tekla.opt options file, you need to add a proper code for each configuration in the
definition.

NOTE The configuration codes are backward compatible, and the codes used for licensing
in older Tekla Structures versions still work. However, the commercial product name
of the configuration may change between versions. For example, the commercial
product name for STDL-C used to be Steel Detailing Limited, but now it is Primary.

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 The codes for the Tekla Structures configurations are listed below:

Configuration code Configuration

CM-C Construction Modeling
DEV-C Developer
DFR-C Drafter
EDU-C Educational
FUD-C Full
PCD-C Precast Concrete Detailing
RCD-C Cast in Place
SDE-C Engineering
STD-C Steel Detailing
STDL-C Primary
VIE-C Project Viewer

Most common keywords

The most common keywords that are used for defining license access rights and restrictions
in the tekla.opt options file are listed and described below:

Keyword Description Usage information

EXCLUDE Prevent access to a Tekla Use with the abbreviation of
Structures configuration. the configuration.
EXCLUDE_ENTITLEMENT Prevent license borrowing. Use with the activation ID of
the license.
EXCLUDEALL Prevent access to all Tekla
Structures configurations.
GROUP Define a user group for use Use with Windows user
with any options. names (separated with
spaces).
HOST_GROUP Define a host group for use Use with computer
with any options. hostnames or IP addresses
(separated with spaces).
INCLUDE Allow a user to use a Tekla Use with the abbreviation of
Structures configuration. the configuration.
INCLUDE_ENTITLEMENT Allow a user to borrow a Use with the activation ID of
license. the license.
INCLUDEALL Allow a user to use all Tekla
Structures configurations.
MAX Limit the usage of a Use with the number of
configuration. licenses and the abbreviation
of the configuration.

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 Keyword Description Usage information
RESERVE Reserve licenses for a user/ Use with the number of
host or a group of users/ licenses and the abbreviation
hosts. of the configuration.

• When somebody is allowed to use a configuration with the INCLUDE keyword, other
users are automatically prevented from using the configuration.
• When somebody is denied to use a configuration with the EXCLUDE keyword, other
users are automatically allowed to use the configuration.
• If no rules exist, everybody is allowed to use the configuration.

Some examples of definitions in a tekla.opt options file are given below:

Options file definition Description

INCLUDE PCD-C USER Only the user scarlett is allowed to use the Precast
scarlett Concrete Detailing configuration.
EXCLUDE FUD-C USER The user justin is not allowed to use the Full configuration.
justin Other users are allowed to use the Full configuration.
GROUP tsusers The users jessica, joe and neil belong to the group tsusers.
jessica joe neil Only the group tsusers is allowed to use all configurations.
INCLUDEALL GROUP
tsusers
EXCLUDEALL HOST No configuration is allowed to be used on the computer
pcrobert pcrobert.
INCLUDE_ENTITLEMENT Only the user gwen is allowed to borrow a license whose
qwer-1234- activation ID is qwer-1234-asdf-5678-zx.
asdf-5678-zx USER
gwen
EXCLUDE_ENTITLEMENT The user matt is not allowed to borrow a license whose
rtyu-9876- activation ID is rtyu-9876-fghj-5432-cv.
fghj-5432-cv USER
matt
GROUP students amy The users amy, chloe, andy, and dean belong to the group
chloe andy dean students. The limit to the usage of the Educational
MAX 3 EDU-C GROUP configuration for the group students is three licenses.
students
RESERVE 1 RCD-C One license of the Cast in Place configuration is reserved for
USER vera the user vera.
INCLUDE VIE- Only the user john is allowed to use the Project Viewer
C:VENDOR_STRING=Ent configuration which is of type Enterprise.
erprise USER john

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definitions
 Useful links
For more information about limiting certain Tekla Structures versions to certain users, see the
following Support Article in Tekla User Assistance: How to limit certain Tekla Structures
version to certain users

Modify Tekla Structures license access rights (tekla.opt) 53 Configuration codes and keywords used in access right
definitions
7 Deactivating Tekla Structures licenses

When you deactivate a license, the license rights are transferred from your license server
back to Tekla. Subsequent Tekla Structures licenses are linked to each other. This means that
you need to deactivate the previous licenses in the chain before you can activate the
subsequent licenses. Linking works also the other way around: if you have activated a
subsequent license, you cannot activate the earlier license after that.
• You need to deactivate all the licenses that are displayed on the same row in the
Activated Licenses area in the Tekla Structures License Administration Tool.
• Internet access is required in license deactivation.
• After deactivation, you can activate the licenses again on the same or on another server.

NOTE Before you deactivate licenses, ensure that the licenses are not in use or borrowed. The
borrowed licenses must be returned before they can be deactivated.

When you need to deactivate licenses

• Before activating the next temporary license or a permanent license in the license chain.
• When renewing the annual maintenance, for example, when you switch from Tekla
Structures 20 licenses to Tekla Structures 21 licenses, you need to deactivate the licenses
from the previous year to be able to activate the licenses for the following year.
• If you have activated a wrong configuration or too many configurations.
• Before re-hosting the license server from one computer to another.
• Before changing hardware or the IP address on the license server.
• Before reinstalling or upgrading Windows on your server computer.
• Before formatting your server computer.
When you do not need to deactivate licenses
You do not need to deactivate licenses before uninstalling and reinstalling the license server.

See also
Deactivate Tekla Structures licenses on page 55
Problems in Tekla Structures license deactivation on page 85

Deactivating Tekla Structures licenses 54 Configuration codes and keywords used in access right
definitions
 Problems in Tekla Structures licensing: Error codes and their descriptions on page 93

7.1 Deactivate Tekla Structures licenses

NOTE Before you deactivate licenses, ensure that the licenses are not in use or borrowed.
The borrowed licenses must be returned before they can be deactivated.

To deactivate licenses:
1. Go to Tekla Structures Licensing --> Tekla Structures License Administration Tool
through the Start menu or Start screen, depending on your Windows operating system.
Start Tekla Structures License Administration Tool with administrator rights.
2. In the Tekla Structures License Administration Tool dialog box, go to the Statistic tab
and ensure that no-one is using the licenses.
3. If you have not activated the automatic server notifications (the Notify Server option in
Tekla Structures License Administration Tool), you need to stop the license server
manually in LMTOOLS:
a. Go to Tekla Structures Licensing --> LMTOOLS through the Start menu or Start
screen, depending on your Windows operating system. Start LMTOOLS with
administrator rights.
b. On the Service/License File tab, ensure that Configuration using services and Tekla
Structures Licensing Service are selected.
c. Go to the Start/Stop/Reread tab and click Stop Server.
4. In Tekla Structures License Administration Tool, go to the Licenses tab.
The Activated Licenses area lists the active licenses.
5. Select the Deactivate check box to select the license for deactivation.
If you activated more than one license of the same type in one go, you cannot deactivate
those licenses one by one, but you need to deactivate all of the licenses in one go.
6. The Deactivate button is activated, click it.
The license server contacts the activation server at Tekla. Internet access is required at this
stage. After a successful deactivation you will see the license successfully deactivated
message, and the Tekla Structures License Administration Tool dialog box is updated.
For more information about manual license deactivation, see the following Support Article in
Tekla User Assistance:
How to deactivate licenses using command line - Manual Deactivation

See also
Deactivating Tekla Structures licenses on page 54
Problems in Tekla Structures license deactivation on page 85

Deactivating Tekla Structures licenses 55 Deactivate Tekla Structures licenses

 Problems in Tekla Structures licensing: Error codes and their descriptions on page 93

Deactivating Tekla Structures licenses 56 Deactivate Tekla Structures licenses

8 Repair a Tekla Structures license

If your licenses have become untrusted or disabled, they cannot be used and you need to
repair them.

The license trust status is indicated in the Activated Licenses area in Tekla Structures
License Administration Tool. If a trust status symbol is green, the information is trusted, if
red, the information is untrusted.

WARNING Because of technical and security reasons, you can repair a license only a
limited number of times, which at the moment is two times a year. Therefore it
is important that you inform your local Tekla Structures reseller about the
license repairs you have been performing, and keep count of the repairs.

The status can be one of the following:

• A red H (Host) indicates whether the server has been moved to another computer, or
whether the computer hardware has changed radically.
The Host trust status of your license is not trusted:

NOTE Licenses that have the Host trust status untrusted cannot be repaired.

• A red T (Time) indicates whether the system clock has been tampered with.
The Time trust status of your license is not trusted:

• A red R (Restore) indicates whether the license is obtained from a backup copy.
The Restore trust status of your license is not trusted:

To repair a Tekla Structures license:

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1. Go to Tekla Structures Licensing --> Tekla Structures License Administration Tool
through the Start menu or Start screen, depending on your Windows operating system.
The Activated Licenses area displays the activated licenses.
2. Click Repair.
The license server contacts the activation server at Tekla. After successful repairing the
trust status in Tekla Structures License Administration Tool dialog box is updated.

For more information about the status of the activated licenses in the trusted storage, see
instructions in the following Support Articles in Tekla User Assistance:
Checking the status of the activated licenses in the trusted storage
Checking the status of the activated licenses in the trusted storage (including borrowing info)

Repair a Tekla Structures license 58 Deactivate Tekla Structures licenses

9 Renew a Tekla Structures license

License renewal means that you extend the period of use of a temporary license, or that you
take the new version's licenses into use. Before you activate a new versions's license or a new
temporary license, you need to deactivate the old temporary license.

If you are replacing an existing license, then the existing certificate needs to be deactivated
before the renewal certificate can be activated.
To renew a license:
1. Rename your previously provided entitlement certificate file to
EntitlementCertificate-OLD.html.
2. You will have been received a new entitlement certificate for the extended license by e-
mail. Download the attached entitlement certificate C:\TeklaStructures
\License\Server.
3. Go to Tekla Structures Licensing --> Tekla Structures License Administration Tool
through the Start menu or Start screen, depending on your Windows operating system.
4. In the Activated Licenses area, select the Deactivate check box next to the license you
want to deactivate.
5. Click the enabled Deactivate button.
This will deactivate your license. When deactivation is completed, you will see a message
about it.
6. Now you can activate your extended license normally Tekla Structures License
Administration Tool. For more information, see Activate Tekla Structures licenses using
automatic server notification on page 44

See also
Problems in Tekla Structures license deactivation on page 85
Problems in Tekla Structures license activation on page 82

Renew a Tekla Structures license 59 Deactivate Tekla Structures licenses

10 Update the Tekla Structures license
server

We recommend that you have the newest version of Tekla Structures license server software
installed on the Tekla Structures license server. Tekla Structures license server is backward
compatible with Tekla Structures.

The version of Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool should be the same as the version of
Tekla Structures license server. For more information about the compatibility between Tekla
Structures versions and Tekla Structures license server versions, see Tekla Structures 21.1
Hardware recommendations.
Before you start the license server update, turn off the internal firewall and pause the
antispyware/antivirus protection.
To update the Tekla Structures license server:
1. Go to Tekla Structures Licensing --> LMTOOLS through the Start menu or Start
screen, depending on your Windows operating system.
2. On the Stop/Start/Reread tab, click Stop Server to stop the Tekla Structures license
server and any other licensing services.
When you have completed installing the Tekla Structures license server, you can restart
the other licensing services.
3. Backup any files you have modified in the C:\TeklaStructures\License
\Server folder.
You do not need to back up tekla.lic or tekla.opt, because the installer will not
changes these files.
4. Download the latest version of the Tekla Structures license server on the server or
computer from Tekla Downloads.
5. Install the downloaded license server with administrator rights using the automatic
installation for normal setup. Follow the instructions displayed on the screen.

See also
Problems in Tekla Structures license server installation and connecting to the license server
on page 79

Update the Tekla Structures license server 60 Deactivate Tekla Structures licenses
 Problems in Tekla Structures licensing: Error codes and their descriptions on page 93

Update the Tekla Structures license server 61 Deactivate Tekla Structures licenses
11 Borrowing Tekla Structures licenses
for offline use

When you want to work offline, you can borrow an activated license from the Tekla
Structures license server. The borrowed license is transferred from the license server to your
computer, so it is not available for other users during the borrowing. Also a product file is
needed for borrowing licenses. You do not need to borrow a license for offline use if you have
installed a license server on your computer.

You can borrow Tekla Structures licenses for offline Tekla Structures use in Tekla Structures
License Borrow Tool:
• The version of Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool should be the same as the version
of Tekla Structures license server.
• The maximum license borrow duration is one month. You define the borrow expiration
date when you borrow the license.
• The borrowed license is reserved for you until the borrowing period expires, or until you
return the license, depending on which comes first.
• You need a network connection to the license server while you are borrowing or
returning a license. You can also borrow licenses through a VPN connection. After
borrowing, you can turn off the network or VPN connection and work with the borrowed
license.
• When you want to stop borrowing a license, return it to the license server.
Product ID file
A product ID (.tpi) file is needed for borrowing licenses. The product ID file contains all the
information needed in license borrowing.
When you install Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool, the standard.tpi file is
automatically installed in the ..\TeklaStructures\License\Borrow folder. This
default product ID file lists all Tekla Structures configurations and their product IDs. However,
you can only borrow the licenses that are activated for you on the license server. If you want
that Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool only displays the activated licenses, ask your
license server administrator for a customized product ID file and open it in Tekla Structures
License Borrow Tool when you start license borrowing.

Borrowing Tekla Structures licenses for offline use 62 Deactivate Tekla Structures licenses
 See also
Set up Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool for Tekla Structures offline use on page 64
Return a borrowed Tekla Structures license on page 66
Modify Tekla Structures license access rights (tekla.opt) on page 49
Problems in Tekla Structures license borrowing on page 86
Problems in Tekla Structures licensing: Error codes and their descriptions on page 93

11.1 Provide offline users with a customized product ID file

Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool needs the activation IDs of the licenses during
borrowing. When you export a product ID file (.tpi) in Tekla Structures License
Administration Tool, the activation IDs of the activated licenses are written in the file. Then
you can send the file to offline users.

Because the default product ID file lists all configurations, the offline users need to have a
customized product ID file that only lists the activation IDs of the activated licenses available
for borrowing. You need to export the product ID file on the license server computer using
Tekla Structures License Administration Tool and send the file to the users who borrow
licenses. The activation IDs are encrypted.

WARNING Product ID files are not updated automatically. If you deactivate borrowable
licenses or activate new licenses for borrowing, you need to export a new
product ID file and send it to Tekla Structures offline users who borrow licenses.

To export the product ID file on the Tekla Structures license server computer:
1. Go to Tekla Structures Licensing --> Tekla Structures License Administration Tool
through the Start menu or Start screen, depending on your Windows operating system.
2. Click Export.
3. In the Save Product ID file As dialog box, enter the name of the product ID file or keep
the default file name, select a folder where you want to save the file and click Save.
If the name of the file is standard.tpi and the file is saved in the ..
\TeklaStructures\License\Borrow folder on the user’s computer, the file is
opened automatically when the user starts Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool.
4. Send the product ID file to the Tekla Structures users who need to borrow licenses and
inform the users about the usage of the file.
If the name of the file is standard.tpi and the file is saved in the ..
\TeklaStructures\License\Borrow folder on the user’s computer, the file is
opened automatically when the user starts Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool.

See also
Set up Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool for Tekla Structures offline use on page 64

Borrowing Tekla Structures licenses for offline use 63 Provide offline users with a customized product ID file
 11.2 Set up Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool for Tekla Structures
offline use
You can use Tekla Structures offline by borrowing Tekla Structures licenses with Tekla
Structures License Borrow Tool.

Before you start, download and install the latest Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool from
the Tekla Downloads product download page. The installer is also available on the Tekla
Structures installation DVD.
You can use the same Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool for borrowing licenses for
different Tekla Structures versions. The version of Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool
should be the same as the version of Tekla Structures license server.
To set up Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool for Tekla Structures offline use:
1. Go to Tekla Structures License Borrow --> Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool
through the Start menu or Start screen, depending on your Windows operating system.
2. In the Borrow from License Server dialog box, enter the port number and the hostname
(computer name) of the license server in the Server box in the format
port@hostname, for example, 27007@server_hostname.

3. Click OK.
4. If you administrator has sent you a customized product ID file, open the file now and
update the list of accessible licenses:
a. Click Open.
b. In the Select Product ID file dialog box, select the product ID file and click Open.
The Products area in the Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool is updated.

5. In the Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool dialog box, click Language and change the
language of the Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool user interface, if necessary.

NOTE When you start Tekla Structures, and if Tekla Structures does not start with the borrowed
license, enter an asterisk (*) in the Server address box of the Connect to License Server

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Structures offline use
 dialog box. This will force Tekla Structures to search for all possible locations for the license.
This may take a while.

11.3 Borrow a license from Tekla Structures license server

In Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool, you can borrow licenses from Tekla Structures
license server when you want to work offline. Borrow the license on the same computer that
you will use for offline work.

Before you can borrow a license, you need to install Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool,
connect the computer with Tekla Structures to the license server and open the product ID
file.
For more information about the prerequisites, see Set up Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool
for Tekla Structures offline use on page 64.
To borrow a Tekla Structures license:
1. Close Tekla Structures.
2. Go to Tekla Structures License Borrow --> Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool
through the Start menu or Start screen, depending on your Windows operating system.
3. In the Products area, click the Borrow Until box and select the expiration date for the
borrowing period from the calendar.
The maximum borrowing period is one month. The exact maximum borrow period varies
between 29 to 32 days depending on the borrowing date.

4. Click the Borrow button to borrow the license.

The borrowing progress is displayed in the Borrowing License(s) dialog box. After
successful borrowing, the Borrowed Licenses area shows the borrowed license.

5. To ensure that the borrowing succeeded, disconnect your computer from the license
server and start Tekla Structures with the borrowed license.

See also
Problems in Tekla Structures license borrowing on page 86

Borrowing Tekla Structures licenses for offline use 65 Borrow a license from Tekla Structures license server
 Problems in Tekla Structures licensing: Error codes and their descriptions on page 93
View and diagnose errors in Tekla Structures license activation, deactivation and borrowing
on page 78
Borrowing Tekla Structures licenses for offline use on page 62

11.4 Return a borrowed Tekla Structures license

You can return a borrowed license back to the Tekla Structures license server before the
expiration date.

A borrowed license is automatically available on the license server on the day following the
expiration date.
However, the Borrowed Licenses area in Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool is not
automatically updated. The license should be returned to the server that has the same name
as the name of the server from which the license was borrowed. We recommend that you
always return the expired licenses when you want to stop borrowing a license.
To return a borrowed Tekla Structures license:
1. Ensure that you are connected to the license server.
2. Close Tekla Structures.
3. Go to Tekla Structures License Borrow --> Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool
through the Start menu or Start screen, depending on your Windows operating system.
4. Select the Return check box in the Borrowed Licenses area to select the license for
returning.
5. Click the Return button to return the license.
After successful returning of licenses, the Borrowed Licenses area is updated.

See also
Problems in Tekla Structures licensing: Error codes and their descriptions on page 93

Borrowing Tekla Structures licenses for offline use 66 Return a borrowed Tekla Structures license
12 Tekla Structures License
Administration Tool options and
settings

Tekla Structures License Administration Tool displays information about entitled licenses,
activated licenses and license use. You can also activate, deactivate, and repair licenses in the
tool.

Entitled licenses
The Entitled licenses area on the Licenses tab displays information on the licenses your are
entitled to. Here you can also activate licenses.

Column Description
Activate Used for activating licenses. Displays the number of licenses to
be activated.
Quantity The number of total licenses of the configuration.
Order ID The order ID of the license.
The order ID helps to identify which licenses are linked to each
other and which license needs to be deactivated before a new
license can be activated.
Activation ID The activation ID of the license.
Description The abbreviation of the configuration.
Configuration The name of the configuration.
Version The version number of the configuration.
Type Indicates whether the license is for domestic or enterprise use.
Start Date The date when the license came into effect.

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 Column Description
Expiration Date The date when the license expires. If the license is permanent,
the word Permanent is shown instead of the expiration date.

Activated Licenses
The Activated Licenses area on the Licenses tab displays information about activated
licenses. Here you can also deactivate licenses.

Column Description

Click the button to view the following information:

• Fulfillment ID: A unique transaction id which is used in
mapping license activations and deactivations together.
• Borrow Info: On which computer the license is borrowed
and when the borrowing period ends.
• Start Date: When the license starts to work.
• Borrowed: Number of borrowed licenses.
Deactivate Deactivate licenses.
Trust Status The Host (H), Time (T) and Restore (R) Trust Status. Green symbol
indicates that the information is trusted. Red symbol indicates
that the information is not trusted. If any of these are not
trusted, the license cannot be used.
Host indicates whether the server has been moved from one
computer to another or whether the computer hardware has
radically changed.
Time indicates whether the system clock has been tampered
with.
Restore indicates whether the license is obtained from a backup
copy.
Enabled Indicates whether the license is enabled or disabled. For
example, a license may be disabled if there is a disconnection
during the activation or deactivation. A disabled license cannot
be used.
Quantity The number of activated licenses of the configuration.
Borrowed The number of borrowed licenses.
Configuration The name of the configuration.
Version The version number of the configuration.

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 Column Description
Expiration Date The date when the license expires. If the license is permanent,
the word Permanent is shown instead of the expiration date.
Type Indicates whether the license is for domestic or enterprise use.
Activation ID The activation ID of the license.
Order ID The order ID of the license.
The order ID helps to identify which licenses are linked to each
other and which license needs to be deactivated before a new
license can be activated.

License server statistics

The License server statistics area on the Statistics tab displays information about license
use.

Column Description
Configuration The name of the configuration.
Description The abbreviation of the configuration.
Total The number of activated licenses.
In Use The number of licenses in use.
Borrowed The number of borrowed licenses.
Free The number of free licenses.

See also
Activate Tekla Structures licenses using automatic server notification on page 44
Deactivate Tekla Structures licenses on page 55

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13 Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool
options and settings

Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool displays information about licenses that are available
for borrowing and the licenses that have been borrowed. You can also borrow and return
licenses

The Products area displays information on licenses, and allows you to set the expiration date
for the license borrowing:

Option/Setting Description
Borrow Until Select an expiration date for a borrowed license. One month is the maximum.
Configuration The name of the configuration that you are borrowing.
Version The version number of the configuration.
Activation ID In Indicates whether the activation ID is used for borrowing. The box is selected
Use only if you are using a customized and exported product ID file.
Start Date The date when the license came into effect.
Expiration Date The date when the license expires.

The Borrowed Licenses area displays information on borrowed licenses, and allows you to
return borrowed licenses.

Option/Setting Description
Return Used for returning licenses.

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 Option/Setting Description
Trust Status The Host (H), Time (T) and Restore (R) Trust Status. Green symbol indicates
that information is trusted. Red symbol indicates that information is not
trusted. If any of these are not trusted, the license cannot be used.
• Host indicates whether the server has been moved from one computer to
another or the computer hardware has radically changed.
• Time indicates whether the system clock has been tampered with.
• Restore indicates whether the license is obtained from a backup copy.
Enabled Indicates whether the license is enabled or disabled. For example, a license
may be disabled if there is a disconnection during the borrowing. A disabled
license cannot be used.
Configuration The name of the configuration.
Version The version number of the configuration.
Borrow Until The date when the borrowing expires.
Borrowed From The license server from where the license is borrowed.

See also
Borrowing Tekla Structures licenses for offline use on page 62
Problems in Tekla Structures license borrowing on page 86
Problems in Tekla Structures licensing: Error codes and their descriptions on page 93
View and diagnose errors in Tekla Structures license activation, deactivation and borrowing
on page 78

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14 LMTOOLS options and settings used
in Tekla Structures licensing

LMTOOLS is a graphical user interface that allows you to administer the license server. This
utility is provided by Flexera Software.

NOTE If you are using FlexNet Manager by Flexera Software for managing licenses, do not
use LMTOOLS.

In addition to Tekla Structures licenses, you can also manage licenses of other software that
are using FlexNet or FLEXIm. You can also run LMTOOLS on client computers to check the
status of the licenses on the license server.
Go to Tekla Structures Licensing --> LMTOOLS through the Start menu or Start screen,
depending on your Windows operating system.

Service/License File tab

Option/Setting Description
Configuration using License Not used.
File
Configuration using Services You must always have Configuration using Services and
Tekla Structures Licensing Service selected on the
Service/License File tab when you manage Tekla Structures
licenses. These options are selected by default during the
installation of the Tekla Structures license server. If you
need to configure the license server manually, see Configure
Tekla Structures license server manually on page 21.
LMTOOLS ignores license Not used.
path environment variables

System Settings tab

The System Settings tab displays common device and operating system information about
the computer on which you are running LMTOOLS. All the relevant information on licensing
is available. For example, you can check the hostname of your server computer.

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 Option/Setting Description
Hostid Settings Computer/Hostname
Username
CPU ID
IP Address
Etnernet Address
Disk Volume Serial Number
FLEXID
Time Settings System Time Zone
GMT Time
Difference from UTC
MSDOS Time
Local Time
Windows Directory
Save HOSTID info to a file Save the hostid information to a text file.

Utilities tab
You can affect the information that is displayed in the status list on the Server Status tab by
defining values on the Utilities tab. By default, the status list displays information about all
the license servers you are connected to.

Option/Setting Description
File Name Find out the version of FlexNet Licensing linked with a file.
Useful for diagnosing errors. Browse for the file and click
Browse
Find Version.
Find Version
Vendor Name An example of the vendor name and path:
Path Vendor Name: tekla
Add Vendor Path Path: 27007@myserver (port and license server
Override Path computer name/hostname)

List All Vendor Paths The Vendor Name that is used for Tekla Structures license
server is tekla (all letters lowercase).
Add a licensing service to be listed in the status list on the
Server Status tab, enter the vendor information in the
Vendor Name and Path boxes and click Add Vendor Path.
If you want the status list to only display information on
certain license servers, enter the vendor information in the
Vendor Name and Path boxes and then click Override

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 Option/Setting Description
Path to replace the existing license servers displayed in the
status list.
The List All Vendor Paths button lists all the licensing
services that are displayed in more detail in the status list
on the Server Status tab.

Start/Stop/Reread tab
On the Start/Stop/Reread tab, you can stop and start the license server, and adjust some
setting related to stopping the server.

NOTE When you perform actions concerning the Tekla Structures license server, Tekla
Structures Licensing Service must be active in the FlexNet license services
installed on this computer list. You can select Tekla Structures Licensing Service
from the services list on the Service/License File tab.

Option/Setting Description
FlexNet license services Lists all FlexNet license services available on the license
installed on this computer server computer.
Always ensure that Tekla Structures Licensing Service is
active in the FlexNet license services installed on this
computer list when you perform actions concerning the
Tekla Structures license server.
• Activate Tekla Structures Licensing Service by
selecting it from the services list on the Service/
License File tab.
Start Server Starts the license server that is active in the FlexNet
license services installed on this computer list.
Stop Server Stops the license server that is active in the FlexNet
license services installed on this computer list. When
you click the button, the status bar displays the message
Stopping the Server, and it takes a couple of seconds to
stop the license server. The message does not change when
the server is stopped.
If Stop Server does not stop the server, select the Force
Server Shutdown check box and click Stop Server again.
ReRead License File Updates the license server without stopping and starting
it. You need to use this button, when you manually notify
the license server about license changes.
For more information, see Activate Tekla Structures
licensing using manual server notification on page 45 .
Advanced settings

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 Option/Setting Description
Restrict lmdown to work only When this option is selected, you can stop the server only
from node where lmgrd is on the server computer. No-one can accidentally stop the
running. license server on a client computer.
We recommend that you use this option.
Disable lmdown utility, use When this option is selected, you cannot stop the server in
task manager. LMTOOLS. The server can only be stopped in Windows
Task Manager.
Disable ’lmremove’ of license Not in use in Tekla Structures licensing.
file.

Server Status tab

The Server Status tab displays the status of the license server and the licenses. Here you can
check how many licenses are in use or borrowed, who is currently using licenses on the server
and on which computers licenses have been borrowed.
If you want to check the status of the Tekla Structures license server and licenses only, enter
tekla in the Individual Daemon box and click Perform Status Enquiry.
Below is an example of license server information:

1. The license server port@hostname

2. The license server is up and running
3. License server with Tekla identity is up and running
4. A default value for TeklaServer displayed in every status check
Below is an example of license information:

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 1. Indications the configuration for which license information is displayed. In this case, Full
Detailing.
2. The number of activated licenses on the license server
3. The number of the licenses in use; checked out from the license server or borrowed
4. A borrowed license
5. On which computer the license was borrowed
6. Tekla Structures license version
7. Time when the license was borrowed
8. Licenses checked out from the license server
9. On which computer and display the user has checked the license out. In this case, the
user is user4, the computer and display names are computer7.
10. The license server hostname/port from where the license is checked out
11. Time when the Tekla Structures session was started
12. Usage of licenses of other configurations. In this case, Precast Concrete Detailing.

Server Diags tab

The Server Diags tab displays more information about the license servers and licenses, and
provides diagnostics. For more information about the licenses and their status, see Tekla
Structures License Administration Tool options and settings on page 67.

NOTE If you have problems with the license server, send a copy of the tekla.lic,
tekla.opt, and tekla_debug.log files to your local Tekla Structures
support. The information on the Server Diags tab is not detailed enough to solve
some of the problems.

• To display the diagnostics, click Perform Diagnostics.

Below is an example of the LMTOOLS license server and license diagnostics:

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 1. The license server port@hostname
2. Common information for all Tekla Structures license server installations
3. On which configuration the information is displayed. In this case it is Viewer.
4. Tekla Structures license version
5. The license server hostname
6. The expiration date of the license. In this case, the license is permanent.

Config services tab

The values on the Config Services tab are filled in automatically during the installation of
the Tekla Structures license server. However, if you encounter problems during the
installation and the license server does not start automatically, you need to configure the
settings manually on the Config Services tab. For more information about the data you
should add/select on this tab, see Configure Tekla Structures license server manually on page
21.

NOTE Whenever you make modifications or perform any actions in LMTOOLS concerning
the Tekla Structures license server, you need to have Tekla Structures Licensing
Service selected in the Service Name list.

Borrowing tab

WARNING Use Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool for borrowing Tekla Structures
licenses. Do not use the Borrowing tab of LMTOOLS with Tekla Structures
licenses.

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15 Troubleshooting Tekla Structures
licensing

Click the links below for help in solving problems encountered in the following areas:
• View and diagnose errors in Tekla Structures license activation, deactivation and
borrowing on page 78
• Problems in Tekla Structures license server installation and connecting to the license
server on page 79
• Problems in FlexNet on page 81
• Problems in Tekla Structures license activation on page 82
• Problems in Tekla Structures license deactivation on page 85
• Problems in Tekla Structures license borrowing on page 86
• Problems in Tekla Structures license trusted storage on page 87
• Problems using LMTOOLS in Tekla Structures licensing on page 88
• Problems in starting Tekla Structures on page 90
• Problems with options file tekla.opt on page 92
For more information about error messages starting with an error code, see Problems in Tekla
Structures licensing: Error codes and their descriptions on page 93.

15.1 View and diagnose errors in Tekla Structures license activation,

deactivation and borrowing
Tekla Structures License Administration Tool and Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool
both give error messages when errors occur. The tools automatically create packages of all
necessary files required for diagnosing the errors.

If you have a problem with activating or deactivating licenses, or borrowing or returning

licenses, Tekla Structures License Administration Tool and Tekla Structures License
Borrow Tool display an error message in the Activating Licenses(s), Deactivating

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activation, deactivation and borrowing
 License(s), Borrowing License(s) or Returning Borrowed License(s) dialog boxes, depending
on the subject of the error.
• You can view more detailed information about an error by clicking the View button in an
error dialog box.
• Tekla Structures License Administration Tool and Tekla Structures License Borrow
Tool automatically create zip packages of all necessary files required for diagnosing the
errors in the C:\TeklaStructures\License\Server\Reports folder and in
the %TEMP%\Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool\Reports folder.
Click Browse in the error dialog box to browse for the folder containing the error report
package. You can send the package to your local support to get help.
The error report package contains the following files:
tekla_debug.log - Tekla Structures license server debug log file
error.txt - error report, contains error information. The Tekla Structures License
Borrow Tool zip package only contains this file.
tekla.opt - access rights options file
tekla.lic - Tekla Structures license file

See also
Troubleshooting Tekla Structures licensing on page 78
Problems in Tekla Structures licensing: Error codes and their descriptions on page 93

15.2 Problems in Tekla Structures license server installation and

connecting to the license server

License server installation fails, and the following message is displayed: "A newer
version of this application is already installed on this computer. If you wish to install
this version, please uninstall the newer version first. Click OK to exit the wizard."
Reason: You have a newer version the license server installed.
Solution: You should not install an old version of the license server. Check the latest
available license server release on the Tekla Downloads product download page.
The license server version is not dependent on the Tekla Structures. However, if you need to
use an older version of the license server for some reason, uninstall the newer version on
your computer before installing the older version.

License server installation does not finish (no error message)

Reason: Another software using the FlexNet licensing system is running on the computer.

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connecting to the license server
 Solution: Stop all licensing services in LMTOOLS, then install the Tekla Structures license
server and restart the licensing services you stopped earlier:
1. Go to Tekla Structures Licensing --> LMTOOLS through the Start menu or Start
screen, depending on your Windows operating system.
2. On the Service/License File tab, ensure that Configuration using services is selected,
select a license service from the services list, go to the Start/Stop/Reread tab and click
Stop Server.
Do the same for all the services you need to stop.
3. Install the Tekla Structures license server.
4. In LMTOOLS, start the licensing services you stopped earlier.

Problem in license server connection. The following message is displayed: "Error when
connecting to the license server. Contact your system administrator or try another
server".
Reason: This problem is often related to firewall settings.
Solution: Check that your firewall allows the client to contact the license server.

License library initialization failed with error: The licensing service is not installed.
Reason: The error occurs when you are starting Tekla Structures License Administration
Tool, or when you are trying to run serveractutil.exe command line tool.
Solution: If you selected the Manual option for Tekla Structures licensing service installation
then you need to manually install FLEXnet licensing service:
1. If you have some other FlexNet licensing service running on the server, stop it before
entering the commands.
2. Go to the Start menu or Start screen, depending on your Windows operating system,
and open Command Prompt as an administrator.
3. At the command prompt, type the following commands:
cd /D full_path_to_installation_directory
For example, if you install Tekla Structures license server to the default folder, you need
to enter cd /D C:\TeklaStructures\License\Server.
installanchorservice.exe

Cannot connect to the license server.

Solution: For the first time that you connect to the Tekla Structures license server a client
computer that has a new version of Tekla Structures installed, you need to do the following:
• Ensure that both (the client computer and the license server) are in the same domain.

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connecting to the license server
 • Ensure that Local Area Network connection is established. The license server and the
client computers need to be in the same Local Area Network.
• Turn off the firewall and pause the antispyware/antivirus protection of your computer.
After the steps above do the following on your company's license server:
1. Make sure that no one is using Tekla Structures (ask all users to close Tekla Structures).
2. Go to C:\TeklaStructures\License\Server and open the tekla.lic file
in a text editor.
3. Add a free TCP/IP port for the licensing service at the end of the first row, if it does not
exist by default. Note that the automatic installation option sets the port by default to
27007.
Example of the first row: SERVER MYSERVER ANY 27007, where MYSERVER is
the license server and 27007 is the port.
4. Save and close the file after changes.
5. Go to Tekla Structures Licensing --> LMTOOLS through the Start menu or Start
screen, depending on your Windows operating system.
6. On the Service/License File tab, ensure that Configuration using services and Tekla
Structures Licensing Service are selected.
7. On the Start/Stop/Reread tab, click Stop Server. Wait couple of seconds and click on
Start Server.
After defining the server and the port, do the following on your Tekla Structures
workstations:
1. Start Tekla Structures.
2. In the Connect to License Server dialog box, add the port to the front of the server
definition and click OK.
Example: 27007@MYSERVER

See also
Problems in Tekla Structures licensing: Error codes and their descriptions on page 93
Installing Tekla Structures license server on page 15
LMTOOLS options and settings used in Tekla Structures licensing on page 72
Allowing Tekla Structures license server to operate through Windows Firewall on page 25

15.3 Problems in FlexNet

An internal error occurred. FlexNet internal error.

Reason: There is a problem with the Tekla Structures License Server installation.

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 Solution: This error can often be fixed by performing the steps below:
1. Uninstall all existing Tekla Structures license server installations.
2. Check that all the files are deleted from the Tekla Structures license server installation
folder: .. \TeklaStructures\License\Server.
3. Install the latest Tekla Structures license server. Check for the latest version in Tekla
Downloads.

See also
Installing Tekla Structures license server on page 15
Uninstall Tekla Structures license server on page 23
Problems in Tekla Structures licensing: Error codes and their descriptions on page 93

15.4 Problems in Tekla Structures license activation

License activation fails, and the following message is displayed: "Unable to activate
more licenses than you are entitled to".
Reason: There are a couple of possible reasons for the problem:
• You may have activated licenses on another computer. You cannot activate more licenses
than you are entitled to.
• You tried to activate a renewed temporary license or a permanent license without
deactivating the previous temporary license.
Solution: There are two possible solutions:
• Deactivate a license on another computer and then activate the license on your
computer.
• Deactivate the existing temporary license and then activate the succeeding linked
license.
For more information about deactivating licenses, see Deactivate Tekla Structures licenses on
page 55.

The amount of activated licenses in Tekla Structures License Administration Tool and
LMTOOLS does not match.

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 Reason: The licensing service is not updated with new license information.
Solution 1: Reread the license file in LMTOOLS:
1. Go to Tekla Structures Licensing --> LMTOOLS through the Start menu or Start
screen, depending on your Windows operating system.
2. On the Start/Stop/Reread tab, click ReRead License File.
Solution 2: If you are connected to several license servers, rereading the license file may not
work. In that case, you need to stop the license server and then restart it in LMTOOLS:
1. Ensure that no one is using Tekla Structures license server.
2. On the Service/License File tab, ensure that Configuration using services and Tekla
Structures Licensing Service are selected.
3. On the Start/Stop/Reread tab in LMTOOLS, select the Force Server Shutdown check
box and click Stop Server.
4. Check that the status is "Stopping server". Wait for a few minutes.
5. Click Start Server, and ensure that "Server Start Successful" is displayed.

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 TIP To avoid the problem in the future, ensure that the license server is automatically
notified when you activate, deactivate, or repair licenses.
To enable the automatic notification functionality in Tekla Structures License
Administration Tool, click the Notify Server button.
For more information about starting and stopping server and rereading the license file,
see LMTOOLS options and settings used in Tekla Structures licensing on page 72.
For more information about activating licenses, see Activate Tekla Structures licenses
using automatic server notification on page 44.

No warning is displayed, even though the temporary license will expire within one
month.
Reason: The expiry warning message appears only when someone uses the expiring license.
Probably there are several permanent licenses (that have been activated first) and some
temporary licenses that have been activated after the permanent ones.
When somebody starts Tekla Structures, the system uses licenses in the order of activation.
For example, if you have 10 permanent and 2 temporary licenses, all 10 licenses must be in
use before someone obtains the temporary license, and receives the warning about the
expiring license.

When you try to open the entitlement certificate in Tekla Structures License
Administration Tool, nothing is shown.
Reason 1: You have not downloaded the attached entitlement certificate from your e-mail
application, but opened the certificate in an Internet browser and saved it as an .html file
from the browser.
Solution: Open the e-mail containing the entitlement certificate attachment
EntitlementCertificate.html. Download the entitlement certificate to the ..
\TeklaStructures\License\Server folder from e-mail. Then try to open it again
in Tekla Structures License Administration Tool by clicking Open.
For more information, see Activate Tekla Structures licenses using automatic server
notification on page 44.
Reason 2: The virus protection system of your computer has removed the Tekla logo from the
license entitlement certificate.
Solution: The sender of the entitlement certificate should zip the entitlement certificate file.
Unzip the entitlement certificate file on the computer where the licenses are going to be
activated.

License was activated successfully, but the following error message is displayed when

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 you run the command line command ”serveractutil -view”: "Activation library
initialization failed."
Reason: The license server installation was not successful.
Solution: Do the following:
1. Stop other FlexNet licensing services in LMTOOLS.
2. Run the installanchorservice.exe at the command prompt, restart the license
server.
After doing this you will be able to activate your licenses and use Tekla Structures.
If the above did not work, you need to uninstall the license server and reinstall the recent
version once again with administrator rights.
For more information about uninstalling and installing the license serve, see Uninstall Tekla
Structures license server on page 23 and Installing Tekla Structures license server on page 15.

The automatic notification functionality in Tekla Structures License Administration Tool

does not work: nothing happens when you click the Notify Server button
Reason: One of the reasons why the Notify Server button does not work in Tekla Structures
License Administration Tool might be that Tekla Structures Licensing Service is not started
on the computer.
Solution: To solve the issue, open Windows Control Panel --> Administrative Tools -->
Services . Ensure that the Tekla Structures Licensing Service status is Running . The
Startup Type of the service should be set either to Automatic or to Automatic (Delayed
Start).

Your licenses no longer appear as activated licenses, or old version licenses are
activated, but they do not work.
Reason: Windows system restore may cause problems for licensing. For more information,
see Windows system restore might affect your model and licensing.

Useful links
For more information about the status of the activated licenses in the trusted storage, see
instructions in the following Support Articles in Tekla User Assistance:
Checking the status of the activated licenses in the trusted storage
Checking the status of the activated licenses in the trusted storage (including borrowing info)

See also
Problems in Tekla Structures licensing: Error codes and their descriptions on page 93

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15.5 Problems in Tekla Structures license deactivation

Unable to select a license for deactivation.

Reason: You cannot select a license for deactivation if the license is still borrowed.
Solution: Return the license and then deactivate the license.

See also
Problems in Tekla Structures licensing: Error codes and their descriptions on page 93
Deactivating Tekla Structures licenses on page 54

15.6 Problems in Tekla Structures license borrowing

Unable to select a date from the calendar in the Borrow Until box.
Reason: The maximum borrowing period is one month.
Solution: In Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool, select a date that is within one month
from the date of borrowing:
1. Go to Tekla Structures License Borrow --> Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool
through the Start menu or Start screen, depending on your Windows operating system.
2. In the Products area, click the Borrow Until box and select from the calendar the
expiration date that is within one month from the date of borrowing.

Tekla Structures does not start up with the borrowed license.

Problem: You borrowed a license and disconnected from the network. When you open Tekla
Structures, the Tekla Structures - Connect to License Server dialog box is displayed, but
Tekla Structures does not find the borrowed license.
Solution: If Tekla Structures does not start up with the borrowed license, please type only an
asterisk character (*) into the Server address box in the Tekla Structures - Connect to
License Server dialog box.
This will force Tekla Structures to search for all possible locations for the license. It might
take some time until it finds the license.

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 The computer that is running a borrowed license crashed, what should I do?
Solution: If your computer only needs rebooting, you can use the borrowed license again
after rebooting. If your computer completely breaks down, the license will automatically be
available on the license server when the borrowing period expires.

See also
Problems in Tekla Structures licensing: Error codes and their descriptions on page 93
Borrowing Tekla Structures licenses for offline use on page 62

15.7 Problems in Tekla Structures license trusted storage

A license cannot be used.

Reason: The Host (H) trust status of your license is not trusted. Hardware setup of your
server computer has changed radically.
Solution: The licenses with the untrusted H trust status cannot be repaired. Contact your
local Tekla Structures support.
We recommend that you run your license server on a proper server computer that is regularly
maintained. You need to deactivate your licenses before performing any maintenance actions
on your server computer. However, unnecessary deactivations should be avoided due to
technical and security reasons.
For more information, see Repair a Tekla Structures license on page 57.

A license cannot be used.

Reason: The Time (T) trust status of your license is not trusted. Time settings of your server
computer have changed radically.
Solution: You need to set the correct system date and time and after that repair the license
in Tekla Structures License Administration Tool.
Do not manipulate system clock settings of the server computer that has activated licenses.
For more information, see Repair a Tekla Structures license on page 57.

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 A license cannot be used.

Reason: The Restore (R) trust status of your license is not trusted. Your backup system may
have overwritten some licensing information.
Solution: You need to repair the license in Tekla Structures License Administration Tool.
We recommend that you configure your system backup settings so that the existing licensing
software, tools and files are not automatically overwritten or replaced with the restored ones.
For more information, see Repair a Tekla Structures license on page 57.

See also
Problems in Tekla Structures licensing: Error codes and their descriptions on page 93
Repair a Tekla Structures license on page 57

15.8 Problems using LMTOOLS in Tekla Structures licensing

LMTOOLS does not reread the license file.

Reason: Rereading the license file does not work if you are running a licensing service locally
on your computer and you are connected to another license server at the same time.
Solution: You need to stop and restart the licensing service. Do the following:
1. Go to Tekla Structures Licensing --> LMTOOLS through the Start menu or Start
screen, depending on your Windows operating system.
2. On the Service/License File tab, ensure that Configuration using services and Tekla
Structures Licensing Service are selected.
3. On the Start/Stop/Reread tab, click Stop Server and wait a few seconds for the service
to stop.
4. Click Start Server.

LMTOOLS is unable to stop the license server, and the message "Unable to Stop Server"
is displayed in the LMTOOLS message bar.
Reason: You may have selected an incorrect licensing service.
Solution: You need to select Tekla Structures Licensing Service as the licensing service. Do
the following:

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 1. Go to Tekla Structures Licensing --> LMTOOLS through the Start menu or Start
screen, depending on your Windows operating system.
2. On the Service/License File tab, ensure that Configuration using services and Tekla
Structures Licensing Service are selected.
3. Go to the Start/Stop/Reread tab, and click Stop Server.
4. If this does not help, select the Force Server Shutdown check box and click Stop Server
again.

LMTOOLS is unable to stop the license server.

Reason: You did not run LMTOOLS with administrator rights.
Solution: Run LMTOOLS with administrator rights. For more information, see Rights needed
for performing administrator's tasks in Tekla Structures licensing on page 8.

Starting or stopping the server or rereading the license file cannot be performed, and
the message "No Server Selected" is displayed.
Reason: You have not selected the licensing service.
Solution: You need to select Tekla Structures Licensing Service as the licensing service. Do
the following:
1. Go to Tekla Structures Licensing --> LMTOOLS through the Start menu or Start
screen, depending on your Windows operating system.
2. On the Service/License File tab, ensure that Configuration using services and Tekla
Structures Licensing Service are selected.
3. Go to the Start/Stop/Reread tab and start or stop the server or reread the license file.

Starting or stopping the server or rereading the license file is not possible.
The status list in LMTOOLS indicates that the license server manager (lmgrd) has not been
started: "Error getting status: Cannot connect to license server system. The license server
manager (lmgrd) has not been started yet, the wrong port@hostname or license file is being
used, or the port or hostname in the license file has been changed".
Reason: LMTOOLS points to the wrong lmgrd.exe.
Solution: You need to modify the settings in LMTOOLS. Do the following:
1. Go to Tekla Structures Licensing --> LMTOOLS through the Start menu or Start
screen, depending on your Windows operating system.
2. On the Service/License File tab, ensure that Configuration using services and Tekla
Structures Licensing Service are selected.

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 3. Click Browse to locate the lmgrd.exe file.
By default, the file is installed in the ..\TeklaStructures\License\Server
folder.
4. Click Save Service.
5. Go to the Start/Stop/Reread tab and click Stop Server.
6. Click Start Server to restart the server.
The changes are applied.

LMTOOLS does not show the licensing service status.

The status list on the Server status tab in LMTOOLS indicates that the license file cannot be
found: "Error getting status: Cannot find license file. The license files (or license server system
network addresses) attempted are listed below. Use LM_LICENSE_FILE to use a different
license file, or contact your software provider for a license file".
Reason: You are trying to perform a status enquiry of a licensing service that is not running.
Solution: You need to start Tekla Structures Licensing Service. Do the following:
1. Go to Tekla Structures Licensing --> LMTOOLS through the Start menu or Start
screen, depending on your Windows operating system.
2. On the Service/License File tab, ensure that Configuration using services and Tekla
Structures Licensing Service are selected.
3. Go to the Start/Stop/Reread tab and click Start Server.
4. Go to the Server Status tab and click Perform Status Enquiry again.

See also
LMTOOLS options and settings used in Tekla Structures licensing on page 72
Install Tekla Structures license service - manual installation on page 17
Configure Tekla Structures license server manually on page 21
Problems in Tekla Structures licensing: Error codes and their descriptions on page 93

15.9 Problems in starting Tekla Structures

Tekla Structures does not start. The following message is displayed: "Error when
connecting to the license server. Contact your system administrator or try another
server".
Reason: You are not connected to the license server.
Solution: Check the following:

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 • Check that your network connection is working.
• Check that you have entered the license server name correctly.
For more information, see Connect Tekla Structures to the license server on page 47.
• Check that license information in LMTOOLS is correct. If not, reread the license file in
LMTOOLS and try to start Tekla Structures again.
For more information about LMTOOLS, see LMTOOLS options and settings used in Tekla
Structures licensing on page 72.

Tekla Structures does not start. The following message is displayed: "License server
system does not support this feature".
Reason: Your license server may not be up to date.
Solution: Update the status of your license server. Do the following:
1. Go to Tekla Structures Licensing --> LMTOOLS through the Start menu or Start
screen, depending on your Windows operating system. Start LMTOOLS using
administrator rights.
2. On the Service/License File tab, ensure that Configuration using services and Tekla
Structures Licensing Service are selected.
3. On the Start/Stop/Reread tab, click Stop Server and wait a couple of seconds.
4. Click Start Server.
5. Start Tekla Structures.
If the problem still persists, contact your local Tekla Structures support. The support will need
a copy of the following files: tekla.lic, tekla.opt, and tekla_debug.log files.

Tekla Structures does not start occasionally.

The following message is displayed: "Cannot connect to license server system. The license
server manager (lmgrd) has not been started, the wrong port@host or license file is being
used, or the port and hostname in the license file has been changed".
Reason: There may be communication problems between your license server and Tekla
Structures client computers if the port of the license server is not defined.
Solution: Define the port for the license server. Do the following:
1. Go to Tekla Structures Licensing --> LMTOOLS through the Start menu or Start
screen, depending on your Windows operating system.
2. On the Service/License File tab, ensure that Configuration using services and Tekla
Structures Licensing Service are selected.
3. On the license server computer, define a free port for the license server in the
tekla.lic file. For more information, see Modify the license file tekla.lic manually on
page 19.

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 4. Go to the Start/Stop/Reread tab and stop the license server by clicking Stop Server.
5. Click Start Server.
6. Start Tekla Structures on a client computer.
7. In Tekla Structures, click Tools --> Change License Server . Define the port and
hostname of the license server.
8. Close Tekla Structures.
9. Repeat steps 5 to 7 on all Tekla Structures client computers.

See also
Connect Tekla Structures to the license server on page 47
Problems in Tekla Structures licensing: Error codes and their descriptions on page 93

15.10 Problems with options file tekla.opt

The tekla.opt file does not take effect.

Reason: The licensing service has not read the options file.
Solution: Do the following:
1. Go to Tekla Structures Licensing --> LMTOOLS through the Start menu or Start
screen, depending on your Windows operating system.
2. On the Service/License File tab, ensure that Configuration using services and Tekla
Structures Licensing Service are selected.
3. On the Start/Stop/Reread tab, click ReRead License File.
4. Browse to the ..\TeklaStructures\License\Server folder and open the
tekla_debug.log file and the tekla.opt file with a text editor.
5. Check that the tekla_debug.log file contains the same keyword strings as the
tekla.opt file.
If this does not help, please contact your local support.

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 See also
Modify Tekla Structures license access rights (tekla.opt) on page 49
Problems in Tekla Structures licensing: Error codes and their descriptions on page 93

15.11 Problems in Tekla Structures licensing: Error codes and their

descriptions
Error 6
Problem: License library initialization failed with error: Activation Library Initialization
error #6. Please, contact software vendor to resolve the problem.
Reason: Tekla Structures license server installation folder contains .dll files that are from
the previous Tekla Structures license server version.
Solution: To resolve the problem, do the following:
1. Close Tekla Structures License Administration Tool and stop the Tekla Structures
license server in LMTOOLS by clicking Stop Server on the Start/Stop/Reread tab.
2. Uninstall all existing Tekla Structures license server installations.
3. If the Tekla Structures license server installation folder contains any .dll files, remove
the files manually.

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 4. Now you can install Tekla Structures license server to the same folder where the
uninstalled version was.
For more information about license server installation, see Installing Tekla Structures license
server on page 15.

NOTE Deactivation is not needed in this case. Licenses are kept safe in a specific Flexera
Software location outside Tekla Structures license server installation directory.

Error 20
Problem: Error 20: The licensing service is not installed.
Reason: The error occurs when you are starting Tekla Structures License Administration
Tool, or when you are trying to run serveractutil.exe command line tool.
Solution: If you selected the Manual option for Tekla Structures licensing service installation
then you need to manually install FLEXnet licensing service:
1. If you have some other FlexNet licensing service running on the server, stop it before
entering the commands.
2. Go to the Start menu or Start screen, depending on your Windows operating system,
and open Command Prompt as an administrator.
3. At the command prompt, type the following commands:
cd /D full_path_to_installation_directory
For example, if you install Tekla Structures license server to the default folder, you need
to enter cd /D C:\TeklaStructures\License\Server.
installanchorservice.exe

Error 109
Problem: There are no activated licenses to return. Another program may have modified
the activated licenses rights concurrently. (109) Unable to return as there is no licenses
in Trusted Storage.
Reason: The trusted storage has been modified, probably by some other program. The red R
indicates that the license is broken, therefore it cannot be returned.
Problem: Wait for the license to return to the server computer.

Error 123 or error 50030

Problem: Message 1: Row n: An error occurred but FLEXnet Licensing did not return an
error number. (123)
Message 2: Failed to load trusted storage or specified ASR. (50030)

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 Reason: These error messages indicate that the trusted storage cannot be loaded, and your
trusted storage is corrupted.
Solution: Your licenses need to be replaced. Contact your local Tekla office or Tekla
Structures Reseller for a replacement along with some instructions.

Error 1316
Problem: License server installation fails.
The following message is displayed: "A network error occurred while attempting to read from
the file C:\Documents and Settings\paha\Local Settings
\Application Data\Downloaded Installations\...\Tekla
Structures License Server v1.01.msi".
Reason: You have an older version of the license server installed.
Solution: Uninstall the old version and then install the new version of the license server.
For more information about uninstalling the server, see Uninstall Tekla Structures license
server on page 23.

Error 1316
License activation fails, and the following message is displayed: "Unspecified FLEXnet
Error with code 7174 Only deployed entitlement line item can be fulfilled."
Reason: You are trying to activate an obsolete license.
Solution: You should have received a new entitlement certificate from your local Tekla
Structures reseller. Try the activation again with the new entitlement certificate, and move
the old obsolete entitlement certificate in an archive folder.
For more information, see Activate Tekla Structures licenses using automatic server
notification on page 44.

Error 7284
Problem: Unspecified FLEXnet Error with code 7284. Cannot perform support actions on
inactive fulfillment record FID_xxxxxxxx_xxxxxxxxxxx__xxxx.
Reason: Trusted Storage has been restored from an old backup copy. The license with
fulfillment ID FID_ xxxxxxxx_xxxxxxxxxxx__xxxx has been deactivated already.
Solution: You need to restore trusted storage files from the most recent backup copy and
then repair licenses if needed.
For more information about repairing licenses, see Repair a Tekla Structures license on page
57.

Error 7288 and error 111

Message 1: The activation of the fulfillment is denied by the activation policy because
fulfill count exceeded the available seat count.
Message 2: The activation of the fulfillment is denied by the activation policy because
number of copies left is zero.

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 Reason 1: You may be trying to activate some licenses that have been activated before on
another server/computer.
Solution: Deactivate the licenses from the other computer, and then activate the licenses on
the new server/computer.
Reason 2: You may be trying to activate a renewed temporary license or permanent licenses
without deactivating the previous linked activated licenses.
Solution: Deactivate the existing temporary licenses first and then activate the succeeding
linked licenses.
For more information about deactivating licenses, see Deactivate Tekla Structures licenses on
page 55.

Error 7343
Problem: Unspecified FLEXnet Error with code 7343 Entitlement line item has expired
on <date> <time>.
Reason: License has expired. It is not possible to activate or repair expired licenses.

Error 7466
Problem: License deactivation fails, and the following message is displayed: "The return
of the fulfillment is denied by the return policy because max return exceeded".
Reason: You have deactivated the license too many times in a 30 days period.
Solution: You can deactivate the license again when 30 days have passed since the first
deactivation of the license in the past 30 days. The number of deactivations of a license
within a given time period is limited due to technical and security reasons.

Error 7581
Problem: Unspecified FLEXnet Error with code 7581. Online Return/Repair Request for
the activationId XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XX is not originated from the original
client machine.
Reason and solution: The computer is not the same where the licenses were originally
activated, and you need to return/repair licenses from the original computer. Another reason
might be that the computer has changed so much that Tekla’s activation server no longer
recognizes it as the same one, in which case you need to replace your licenses.
For more information about returning and repairing licenses, see Return a borrowed Tekla
Structures license on page 66 and Repair a Tekla Structures license on page 57.

Error 50005
Problem: Error (5005) License Activation failed - Initialization of API Failed.
Problem: The activated licenses are not visible and it is not possible to activate new licenses.
Reason: The installation package has failed to initialize or register some of the software
components.
Solution: Do the following:

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 1. Log in with administrator's rights.
2. Close License Administration Tool.
3. Stop Tekla Structures license server and other license servers on the same computer on
the LMTOOLS --> Start/Stop/Reread tab.
4. Go to ..\TeklaStructures\License\Server folder.
5. Double-click installanchorservice.exe.
6. Start Tekla Structures license server and other license servers on the same computer on
the LMTOOLS --> Start/Stop/Reread tab.
7. Open License Administration Tool. The message should not be displayed anymore.

Error 50018
Problem: License borrowing fails.
Reason: Wrong product ID file is used.
Solution: Do one of the following:
• Export a product ID file in Tekla Structures License Administration Tool and use the file
for borrowing.

Error 50033
Problem: License borrowing fails.
Reason 1: Your license server may not have up-to-date license information.
Solution: In LMTOOLS, stop and then restart the server.
Reason 2: The INCLUDE keyword in the options file prevents the borrowing of the
configuration.
Solution: You need to add a dummy user "ACTIVATED LICENSE(S)" into the group of the
included users to enable the borrowing. Do the following:
1. Open tekla.opt using a text editor.
2. Add "ACTIVATED LICENSE(S)" in the group of the included users, for example:
GROUP steel "ACTIVATED LICENSE(S)" user1 user2 user3 user4
INCLUDE STD-C GROUP steel
3. Save the changes you made in tekla.opt.
4. In LMTOOLS, reread the license file or stop the server and then start the server.

Error 50035
Problem: License borrowing fails.
Reason: The user tried to borrow a license that is not activated on the license server. For
example, the user tried to borrow a version 20 license and there are only version 21 licenses
activated on the server.
Solution: Do the following:

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 • Check that the product ID file is up to date. If not, export a new product ID file in Tekla
Structures License Administration Tool ( File --> Export ) and send this file to the user
for borrowing. Then ask the user to save the new product ID file, open the Tekla
Structures License Borrow Tool , click Open and browse for the new .tpi file and try
borrowing again.
• Check that your license information is up to date in LMTOOLS. If not, reread the license
file.

Error 50036
Problem: License borrowing fails.
Reason: You are not allowed to borrow the license.
Solution: Do one of the following:
• The options file (tekla.opt) needs to be modified so that the borrowing of the license
is allowed. For more information, see Modify Tekla Structures license access rights
(tekla.opt) on page 49
• Borrow another license.

Error 50037
Problem: License returning fails.
Reason: You tried to return the license to a different license server than it was borrowed
from.
Solution: You need to return the license to the same license server that it was borrowed
from. Do the following:
1. Go to Tekla Structures License Borrow --> Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool
through the Start menu or Start screen, depending on your Windows operating system.
2. In the Borrow from License Server dialog box, enter the name of the license server
where you originally borrowed the license from and click OK.
3. Select the Return check box in the Borrowed Licenses area to select the license for
returning.
4. Click the Return button to return the license.
After successful returning of licenses, the Borrowed Licenses area is updated.

Error 50040 or error 50041

Error 50040 or error 50041, problem 1: License activation, deactivation or repairing
fails
Reason: Your license server was not able to connect to Tekla’s activation server correctly.
Usually this is a temporary problem in online activation.
Solution: Do the following:
• Check that your Internet connection is working. An Internet connection is needed during
license activation and deactivation. A low connection speed may also cause errors.

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 • Close Tekla Structures License Administration Tool and try to activate the license a
while later.
• Try to activate another license.
• Your firewall may block the activation communication. Check your firewall settings. For
more information, see Allowing Tekla Structures license server to operate through
Windows Firewall on page 25.
• Check that you have the latest Tekla Structures license server version.
• This error could be caused by unfinalized Windows updates on the server computer.
Reboot the server and try again.
• Your Windows login user name may contain special characters. Try to log in with another
user name, for example, administrator.
• Check that your Internet connection is working.
• Contact your local Tekla Structures support and ask for a manual activation.
Error 50040 or error 50041, problem 2: License borrowing fails.
Reason: You are not connected to the license server.
Solution: Do the following:
• Check that your network connection is working.
• Start Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool and check that you have entered the correct
license server information in the Borrow from License Server dialog box.

See also
View and diagnose errors in Tekla Structures license activation, deactivation and borrowing
on page 78
Problems in Tekla Structures license activation on page 82
Problems in Tekla Structures license borrowing on page 86
Problems in Tekla Structures license deactivation on page 85

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Index

A E
access rights entitled licenses.................................................................67
configurations............................................................ 50 entitlement certificate.........................................43,44,45
example definitions...................................................50
licenses......................................................................... 49
modifying.....................................................................49
activated licenses..............................................................67
F
activating licenses............................................................ 67 firewall
troubleshooting..........................................................82 allowing traffic in TCP/IP ports........................29,34
activating exceptions....................................................................25
licenses............................................................. 43,44,45 license server.............................................................. 25
firewalls
exceptions..............................................................25,28
B licenses
exceptions in firewalls......................................25
before installing the license server.............................. 15 lmgrd.exe................................................................25,28
borrowing licenses tekla.exe................................................................. 25,28
troubleshooting..........................................................86 FlexNet....................................................................................5
borrowing administrator's tasks...................................................8
exporting......................................................................63 examples of different setups..................................10
licenses....................................................... 62,63,64,65 IT resources.................................................................... 7
product ID file.......................................................62,63 starting Tekla Structures......................................... 47

C I
codes installation
configurations............................................................ 50 license server.............................................................. 16
configurations
codes............................................................................. 50
K
D keywords
in access right definitions.......................................50
deactivating licenses........................................................67
troubleshooting..........................................................85
deactivating
licenses......................................................................... 55
L
of licenses.................................................................... 54 License Borrow Tool
distributing changing the language............................................ 64
licenses............................................................................9 downloading............................................................... 64
using..............................................................................64

103
license file problems in license server connection................ 79
modifying.....................................................................19 problems in license server installation................79
license server........................................................................ 5 product ID file.......................................................62,63
administrator's tasks...................................................8 renewing...................................................................... 59
configuring manually................................................21 repairing....................................................................... 57
firewall..........................................................................25 returning...................................................................... 66
installing...................................................................... 15 troubleshooting Tekla Structures licensing........78
manual installation...................................................17 trust status............................................................ 57,87
modifying installation.............................................. 23 what is provided by Tekla.......................................... 6
notifying automatically........................................... 44 licensing applications
notifying manually.................................................... 45 logging in as administrator.......................................8
removing installation............................................... 23 running as administrator........................................... 8
repairing installation................................................ 23 licensing in Tekla Structures............................................ 5
uninstalling manually...............................................23 lmgrd.exe....................................................................... 25,28
license server statistics....................................................67 LMTOOLS
license server configuring license server manually.....................21
updating....................................................................... 60 options..........................................................................72
license servers Server Status tab....................................................... 72
automatic installation..............................................16 Service/License File tab............................................72
license service installation............................................. 16 Start/Stop/Reread tab.............................................. 72
license service System Settings tab..................................................72
manual installation...................................................17 Utilities tab..................................................................72
licenses
access rights................................................................49
activating................................................... 43,44,45,67
administrator's tasks...................................................8
M
allowing traffic through TCP/IP ports............ 29,34 manual installation
automatic installation of license server..............16 license server.............................................................. 17
borrowing...................................................62,63,64,65 modifying
deactivating.....................................................54,55,67 license file....................................................................19
different ways of distributing...................................9
errors in activating....................................................78
errors in borrowing................................................... 78 N
errors in deactivating............................................... 78 notifying Tekla Structures license server....................44
examples of different setups..................................10
exceptions in firewall............................................... 28
extending the licensing period.............................. 59
information on Tekla Structures License Borrow O
Tool................................................................................ 70 offline use of Tekla Structures.......................................64
installing license server........................................... 15 options file
IT resources needed..................................................... 7 keywords for defining access rights.....................50
licensing system........................................................... 5
modifying access rights........................................... 50
modifying license access rights.............................50
number of users......................................................... 10
P
problems in activation............................................. 82 problems
problems in borrowing.............................................86 in Tekla Structures licensing.................................. 78
problems in deactivation.........................................85 product ID file (.tpi).......................................................... 62

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R problems with FlexNet............................................. 81
starting Tekla Structures......................................... 90
renewing Tekla Structures license server installation........79
licenses......................................................................... 59 Tekla Structures licensing................................. 78,93
repairing licenses.............................................................. 57 tekla.opt....................................................................... 92
returning trust status.................................................................. 87
licenses......................................................................... 66 trust status..........................................................................57
trusted storage
broken licenses...........................................................87
S status............................................................................ 57

settings
Tekla Structures License Administration Tool....67
starting U
Tekla Structures with FlexNet licensing..............47 uninstalling
license server manually............................................23
updating
T license server.............................................................. 60
upgrading
TCP/IP ports license server.............................................................. 60
allowing traffic.....................................................29,34
Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and Windows Server 2012...34
Windows Server 2008.............................................. 29
Tekla Structures License Administration Tool W
options..........................................................................67 Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and Windows Server 2012.......... 28
Tekla Structures License Borrow Tool allowing traffic in fixed TCP/IP ports................... 34
borrowing licenses.................................................... 65 Windows Server 2008......................................................25
license information................................................... 70 allowing traffic in fixed TCP/IP ports................... 29
options and settings................................................. 70
returning licenses...................................................... 66
Tekla Structures license server
problems in installation...........................................79
problems in server connection...............................79
tekla.exe.........................................................................25,28
tekla.lic
modifying manually.................................................. 19
tekla.opt......................................................................... 49,50
example definitions...................................................50
temporary licenses............................................................65
troubleshooting
access rights................................................................92
error codes
Tekla Structures licensing errors....................93
error reports................................................................ 78
license activation.................................................78,82
license borrowing................................................ 78,86
license deactivation............................................ 78,85
license server connection........................................79
LMTOOLS...................................................................... 88

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