Running 2 different NX licenses on same workstation.
Running 2 different NX licenses on same workstation.
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We have NX 5 with MFG License and bought a new seat of NX 7.5 with just a basic version license. Can I run both on same computer? I am using windows 7 ultimate. thank you.





RE: Running 2 different NX licenses on same workstation.
Running 2 versions of the license manager may be your issue.
If both versions of the license management software are Flexnet based, you should be able to, but may have to change the port address if you plan on having NX5 and NX7.5 running at the same time.
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RE: Running 2 different NX licenses on same workstation.
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RE: Running 2 different NX licenses on same workstation.
"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."
Ben Loosli
RE: Running 2 different NX licenses on same workstation.
That being said, I will check with experts and see if what squid2115 is looking for is possible and I will report back what I learn.
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RE: Running 2 different NX licenses on same workstation.
RE: Running 2 different NX licenses on same workstation.
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
http://www.plmworld.com/museum/
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: Running 2 different NX licenses on same workstation.
RE: Running 2 different NX licenses on same workstation.
As for Ben's suggestion, while it might appear that the port address might what controls this since externally that is what people see in my case where I havee both the OLD pre-NX 5.0 and NEW license server running, one using the 27000 port and the other the 28000 port, that's not actually what the critical issue is. The software is also looking for the NAME of the server, which is hardcoded and can't be changed. What this means is that only one named server can be running on the same system.
Now if it turns out that for whatever reason you CAN'T get a consolidated license, then you will need to set up one license on some other node on your network and install a copy of the server there using one of the licenses (which you've gotten from us for the MAC address of the CPU which will be used for that server). Now just point one version of NX at one server, which could be the local node, and the other to the other server, which must be on a different network connected node.
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
http://www.plmworld.com/museum/
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.