The license server manager (lmgrd.exe) and the vendor daemon (LMCOMSOL.exe) run on the license server. When a user starts COMSOL on a client computer, communication is established through the network from the client to the license server and the license server manager (lmgrd.exe). The license server manager then makes a request to the vendor daemon (LMCOMSOL.exe), which releases licenses according to information in the license.dat file. The FlexNet utility program (lmutil.exe) is used for handling license server management tasks, with the FlexNet Control Panel (lmtools.exe) as its optional graphical user interface.