ERROR

When launching an Ansys application you receive the following error message and are unable to use the software.

Could not connect to any license server.
Please use ANSLIC_ADMIN to setup your license server.
    ANSYSLI_SERVERS:
    FLEXlm Servers:

Description/Cause

This error is often caused by not having any license server specified on the client machine. This exact error is most often seen in Ansys versions 2020R2 and before.

Solution

1. Specify a License Server‍ on the client machine, making sure the host name and ports are spelled and entered correctly.