| Cause | Explanation | |-------|-------------| | No failover server configured | The client expects failover servers but none are defined in the license file or environment. | | Incorrect ANSYSLMD_LICENSE_FILE variable | The variable points to a single server (e.g., 1055@server1 ) instead of a failover list (e.g., 1055@server1;1055@server2 ). | | Backup server unreachable | A failover server is defined but is down, firewalled, or not running the license daemon. | | Outdated license file | The license file on the client does not include failover server entries. | | Mixed licensing models | Using both local and network licenses can cause the client to check for non-existent failover. |
The error message "Failover feature 'Discovery - Level 1' is not available" (often tagged as disco_level1 occurs when an Ansys application ansys failover feature discovery level 1 is not available
Remember the quickest diagnostic test: set ANSYS_FAILOVER_LEVEL=0 . If the simulation runs normally, you have confirmed the problem is isolated to failover discovery. From there, decide whether to permanently disable the feature (if your environment doesn't need high-availability licensing) or invest time in properly configuring multi-server redundancy and MPI interconnects. | Cause | Explanation | |-------|-------------| | No
lmstat -a -c 1055@your_primary_server
You are most likely to encounter this error under the following conditions: | | Outdated license file | The license