Floating License Manager
Important Information regarding SFI 2026.1.0 Release.
Floating License Manager Version Change
With the upcoming release of SpinFire Insight 2026.1.0 on the 1st April 2026, major changes are coming for floating licenses. More Information can be found on the links on this page.
New version of the Floating License Manager 11.19.8.0 will be required to use floating licenses with SpinFire Insight 2026.1.0 and subsequent releases.
The new FLM is not backward compatible with previous versions of SpinFire Insight or Ultimate.
Existing Floating license files will not work in the new Floating License Manager due to new encryption.
Requests for the new floating license files can be made to Support after 2026.1.0 has been released. Helpdesk for SpinFire Insight.
This change will not impact Node Locked or Site Access licenses, which will continue to work with SpinFire Insight 2026.1.0 and subsequent releases without any changes.
“I am doing a brand new install of the Floating License Manager or i am migrating to another server, where can i find the download link and instructions”
The download link, installation steps and firewall configuration for the FLM can be found here:
Download,Installation and firewall configuration for the Floating License Manager
“How do i add a Timeout or do other options for the Floating License Manager?”
You can find instructions for changing the ports for either SpinFire and/or the FLM’s vendor daemon and adding a timeout for the licenses here:
Floating License Manager Configuration Guides
“I need to upgrade to SpinFire Insight 2026.1.0, how do i request new license files, install the new floating license manager and then activate SpinFire Insight?”
You can find a step-by-step instructions here:
How to update to the new Floating License Manager
“I’ve installed SpinFire Insight 2026.1.0 but the floating license manager is not ready to be upgraded, do you have a download link for the previous version of SpinFire Insight 2025.3.0 as well as the download link for the previous Floating License Manager that supported it?”
You can find the download links for SFI 2025.3.0 and the old Floating License Manager here:
“Will i need to reapply the Firewall configuration with the new Floating License Manager version?”
Yes, because the directory path has changed as well as the name of files, instructions can be found here:
