
Start the LMTOOLS license tool from the Start menu>All Programs>COMSOL Multiphysics 5.6>COMSOL Launchers>LMTOOLS.Alternatively, download the license manager binaries using the link at the bottom of this page. Please see the section License Manager Installation on Windows in the COMSOL Multiphysics Installation Guide for instructions. Install the COMSOL 5.6 License Manager on the license server.We will use the LMTOOLS license utility program to upgrade the license manager service to COMSOL version 5.6. The COMSOL License Manager is installed as a Windows service. Updating the COMSOL License Manager software on Windows To avoid this you can ask users to save their work before transitioning to the new license manager. Please note that while updating the license manager, users may lose contact to it. This means that existing installations of COMSOL 5.5 and earlier will continue to function as normal after the license manager has been updated to version 5.6. Note: the COMSOL 5.6 license manager binaries and license files are backward compatible with COMSOL installations back to version 3.5a. Step-by-step instructions can be found below. The solution is to update the on-site COMSOL License Manager software from COMSOL version 5.5 to version 5.6.
