This process gets the MAC address of the machine. This can be used when you run both the Ansys license manager and Ansys Optics simulation suite on the same machine.

This process uses the license manager utility to obtain the machine's HostID information. SERVER hostname HostID_information 1055 Requisites If running more than 1 license file, ensure that the new license file has the same HostID as the existing license file. Only one of the above HostID is used to run the Ansys License Manager on the server.

Flex ID of the USB key device that will be plugged and used on the server (sold separately from the license).

MAC Address of the network interface card on the server.

Disk Serial Number of the disk drive on the server.

The HostID information can be one of the following: The HostID information of the computer that will be running the Ansys license manager is required to activate your Ansys Optics entitlement or generate the license file to be used on the computer that is hosting the Ansys Optics licenses.

Get hostname from mac address linux