SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM 2015 now uses the SolidNetWork License (SNL) Manager to manage licenses. In previous versions, licensing was controlled inside the SQL database.
Licensing with the SNL Manager provides control and visibility to license usage and lets you use the same SNL Manager to manage Enterprise PDM license as other SOLIDWORKS products. Administrators can check the SNL Manager to see available licenses and allow or restrict user access to the vault. Administrators can reserve or refuse certain license types using the FlexNet options file. For information on using the options file, see http://www.solidworks.com/sw/support/Administration_guides/ServicePacks.html.
To run SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM 2015, install SNL Manager 2015 is included with the SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM installation media. Activate your licenses using your assigned 24-digit SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM serial number. Serial numbers were generated when you originally purchased SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM. You can obtain registered serial numbers from the My Products section on the SOLIDWORKS Customer Portal. If you do not know your SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM serial number or if it is 16-digit, contact your SOLIDWORKS Value Added Reseller (VAR) to obtain the 24-digit serial number.
Activating SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM licenses is similar to activating a SOLIDWORKS SNL license. You cannot combine SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM network installation with SOLIDWORKS network installations, although you can manage both Enterprise PDM and SOLIDWORKS on the same SNL Manager. If you do not have a SOLIDWORKS network installation, there is no network installation fee for SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM. However, if you later purchase any other SOLIDWORKS network products, you must pay the normal network installation fee.
For more information on activating and setting up the SolidNetWork License Manager, refer to SOLIDWORKS Customer Portal or SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM Administration Tool Help.