Installation and Licensing

Product installation

• Windows installation guide
• RHEL/CentOS Linux installation guide
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server installation guide
• Ubuntu Linux installation guide
• Running Lumerical on an Intel-based Apple computer

License models

• List of licensed features by product
• Node trusted storage license model overview (legacy)
• Floating trusted storage license model overview (legacy)
• Floating MAC locked license model overview
• Floating USB key license model overview
• Floating triad redundant license model overview

Ansys License Manager

• Ansys license manager installation guide for Windows
• Ansys license manager installation guide for Linux
• Ansys license manager installation guide for Ubuntu
• Uninstalling the Ansys license manager
• Ansys license management center (overview)
• Ansys entitlement activation

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Lumerical FlexNet license manager (legacy)

• Lumerical FlexNet license manager installation guide (legacy)
• Lumerical FlexNet license manager advanced configuration (legacy)
• How to start, stop, or restart Lumerical FlexNet license server (legacy)
• Understanding FlexLM behavior with multiple activated licenses (legacy)
• Controlling access to floating licenses on the Lumerical FlexLM (legacy)
• Troubleshooting using the Lumerical FlexNet license manager log files (legacy)

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Managing your license

• Lumerical product components and licensing overview
• Ansys Lumerical certificate based license overview
• Selecting the correct License Manager option
• How to obtain a floating license
• Specify license manager location non-graphically
• Ansys Lumerical product preference files

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Running simulations

• Running simulations using the Windows command prompt
• Running simulations using terminal in Linux
• Running FDTD simulations from the design environment
• Compute resource configuration use cases
• Resource configuration elements and controls
• Lumerical solve, accelerator and Ansys HPC license consumption

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Lumerical API

• Inter-product integration configuration guide
• MATLAB script integration configuration guide

Release Notes

• 2023 R1.1 Release Notes
• 2023 R1 Release Notes
• 2022 R2.4 Release Notes
• 2022 R2.3 Release Notes
• 2022 R2.2 Release Notes
• 2022 R2.1 Release Notes

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Troubleshooting and FAQ

• Troubleshooting and FAQ
• Support for MacOS ends with 2020 R2
• Support for Lumerical FlexNet license manager (legacy) ends with 2023 R1
• How to create or update your Ansys Lumerical user account
• How to reset your Ansys Lumerical password
• How to register for support with Ansys Lumerical

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