The FlexNet License Service is not installed. (-213,14703)

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Summary

This article will explain the reasons for and solutions to the 'The FlexNet License Service is not installed. (-213,14703)' error.

Cause

This error is normally thrown when the FlexNet License Service is not installed on a Windows operating system.

Resolution

The resolution to this issue is to install the FlexNet License Service by running the 'installanchorservice.exe' from a command prompt. The executable can be located in the platform folder of your toolkit, for 32 bit machines it will be the i86_n3 folder and for 64bit machines it will be the x64_n6 folder.

The command to run is as followed: installanchorservice.exe <vendor_name> <product_name>

Here is an example of the command: installanchorservice.exe flexera exampleProduct