All available license seats for a specific level (e.g., Premium) are currently in use by other team members.
The Simulation Job Manager (or Autodesk Cloud Connect services in newer versions) can suffer from a corrupted cache. This causes it to flag available solver slots as locked or "exclusive."
The Job Manager handles the queueing of your studies. If the SJM database becomes corrupted or if there are "ghost" processes from a previous crash still running in the background, new analyses may fail immediately. Step-by-Step Solutions Step 1: Set Local Working Directories
"Failed to open project database exclusively (Error 99998). Another user may have the study open. Modify the study settings or contact your administrator."
Restart your computer to allow the SJM service to initialize cleanly. 3. Configure Local Firewall and Antivirus Exclusions autodesk moldflow error 99998 exclusive
is a critical licensing error that completely blocks injection molding simulation solvers from executing a job. The error message typically states: ** ERROR 99998 ** Required license for AMI_STANDARD, AMI_PREMIUM, or AMI_ULTIMATE is not available, or all licenses are currently in use . This failure happens right when a user pushes a model to the simulation queue, leaving injection molding engineers stuck without data.
Try replacing the hostname with the actual IP address of the license server within the ADSKFLEX_LICENSE_FILE registry key. 4. Reinstall/Repair License Configuration Sometimes the license configuration files become corrupted.
: Total concurrent seats purchased by your organization are fully occupied by other engineers.
: Ensure that your firewall or antivirus is not blocking the license request. For Named User (Sign-in) licensing, the computer must have unrestricted access to api.autodesk.com on port 443 . All available license seats for a specific level (e
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In Moldflow > , set automatic backup interval to 5–10 minutes and specify a local backup path. If a crash corrupts the lock, you lose fewer changes.
Set the to Network License or Named User depending on your subscription type.
: Navigate to C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\CLM\LGS . Find your Moldflow product key folder and modify the internal text file named LICPATH.LIC to reflect the correct, active hostname address. 3. Implement a Network Timeout Override If the SJM database becomes corrupted or if
Confirm that the Insight solver licenses (MFIB, MFIP, or MFIA) are listed and not expired. Are you running this analysis on a local workstation network/Linux solver
Ensure Moldflow is pointed to the correct license type and server. Windows Start Menu Autodesk Moldflow Insight 202x License Configuration Check that the License Level (Standard, Premium, or Ultimate) and License Type match your subscription. Confirm the Server Name or IP address is correct. Use the format port@servername if a custom port is required. 2. Check License Availability (LMTools) If using a network license, use the Autodesk License Manager (LMTools) to see if licenses are actually available: on the server. Server Status tab and click Perform Status Inquiry Look for the Insight feature codes: (Standard), (Premium), or (Ultimate).
He leaned back, coffee cold. “99998 exclusive,” he muttered. “Not a bug. A ghost story.”
Ensure that the required ports for the Autodesk Network License Manager (typically 2080 and 27000-27009) are open. Advanced Fix: Resetting the Licensing Service