This chapter describes network licensing for Abaqus, including the following topics:

• Updating an Abaqus 2016 FLEXnet license file.

• Upgrading a FLEXnet license server and tools.

• Redundant FLEXnet license server configurations.

• The FLEXnet license server manager, licensing administration tools, and options file.

• Using the dslsstat and reporttool utilities for a Dassault Systèmes license server (DSLS).