Skip to main content

Installation and Upgrade Advice

The following documents provide instructions for installing FlexNet Manager Suite and upgrading to the current release. They are contained in the Installation Documentation for FlexNet Manager Suite2025 R1.1 archive that is available from the Product and License Center and the Customer Community Documentation site. They are also available in the online help for on-premises implementations.

  • Installing FlexNet Manager Suite. This includes the option of installing Flexera Analytics.
  • Upgrading FlexNet Manager Suite. This is designed for upgrades from FlexNet Manager Suite version 2014 or later.

Important: If you are upgrading from any release earlier than 2017 R1 (including 2014–2016 R2), ensure you upgrade all of the following components to incorporate the ongoing security improvements available in version 2017 R1 and later versions.

  • Your application server(s).
  • All forms of FlexNet inventory tools, including the full FlexNet Inventory Agent, the lightweight FlexNet Inventory Scanner, and FlexNet core inventory components, wherever you might have installed them.
  • FlexNet Beacon installed on all your inventory beacons.

Additional information​

There is no upgrade path from the pre-release to the final release.

2025 R1.1