For administrators: Upgrade Tekla on-demand license administration tool

Tekla Structures
Modified: 22 Apr 2025
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Tekla Structures

For administrators: Upgrade Tekla on-demand license administration tool

  1. Download the Tekla On-Demand Administration Tool installer from Trimble Downloads.
    1. Select the correct version and click All downloads.
    2. Select On-demand license server as the File type and click Apply filter.
    3. Download the administration tool.
  2. To open LMTOOLS, go to the installation folder and double-click lmtools.exe.
  3. On the Stop/Start/Reread tab, click Stop Server to stop the Tekla On-Demand Licensing Service.
  4. Run the installation package.

    By default the software is installed in the C:\Tekla\License\OnDemandServer folder.

    During the installation you might see the following message:

    Unspecified error occurred while installing/uninstalling FLEXnet Licensing Service or driver. Please contact your local Tekla Structures Support.

    You can ignore the message and click OK.

  5. In the installer wizard, click Finish.
  6. If there are new licenses, activate them.
  7. Restrict the license server to accept shutdown commands only from the computer where the license server is running.
  8. Start the Tekla On-Demand Licensing Service.
    1. In LMTOOLS, go to the Stop/Start/Reread tab.
    2. Click Start Server.
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