Start the installation manager and select the option to upgrade the license server. Upgrading a SolidNetwork License Managerįor upgrading a SolidNetWork License manager follow these instructions: It’s recommended to reboot before the installation, but it’s not required. You will get a notice about a pending reboot, but you will see this always by default even if you have rebooted. With the license manager being previously installed.

You can use the same media/download as you would use for the clients, however, you will want to select “Server Products” from the menu. Once you’ve deactivated the license, you can then proceed to the upgrade. If you have more than one serial number, select the “Select All” option.

Next, check the option to “Move your product licenses to a new/upgrade computer”. Select the “Server Administration” tab, then select the “Modify” button. If you don’t do this, you may have problems re-activating the license even though it is on the same computer. Now, with all borrowed licenses returned, you need to deactivate the license. If you upgrade the server while someone has a license, that client will run into errors when they try to return the license with the new license manager. The first step making sure no users are actively borrowing licenses. That said, there are a few things to watch out for. The update is straightforward and doesn’t take long. The license manager is backward compatible with all older versions of SOLIDWORKS along with PDM licenses. In fact, the latest version of SOLIDWORKS your users work with must match the version of the SolidNetWork License Manager.

If you are running the network version of SOLIDWORKS, every new version requires you to upgrade the SolidNetWork license manager.

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