Network License Server System Requirements

For optimal performance, your Network License Server (NLS) should meet the recommended system requirements described here:

Windows System Requirements for LM-X Network License Server (NLS)
Processor	1.2GHz minimum (2 Cores recommended)
Memory	2GB
Disk Space	2GB free disk space
Network Interface Card	Ethernet network configuration
Operating System	Microsoft Windows Windows 10 Windows 7 SP1 Microsoft Windows Server Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2016
Communications Protocol	TCP/IP  Note: MLS uses TCP packet types
Network Ports	as above
Virtualization Support	VMWare ESXi 6.5 and 6.7 (License Manager only) All Windows operating systems listed above Citrix® XenApp™ 8 All Windows operating systems listed above Citrix XenDesktop™ 8 All Windows operating systems listed above Microsoft Hyper-V 2019, Windows 10 Pro Windows Server 2019 Windows 10 Windows 7 SP1 VMWare Workstation 15.x Windows 10 Windows 7 SP1 Parallels Desktop 15.0 Windows 10 Windows 7 SP1 Microsoft Azure Amazon Web Services (AWS)
	Virtual Machine is required to support VM-GenerationID, and NLS must have sufficient privileges to obtain the VM-GenerationID from the server. It is recommended that VM’s are locked to a specific node/host as license activation will lock the license to hardware associated to the host.