topic Failed to Set License in QlikView

Failed to Set License

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT

Hello

i had a problem with the License activation, QlikviewServer 10 SR3.

When try to apply a valid license it shows an error:

Server Failed To Set License: <servername> : Unable to contact the Qlikview License Enabling Server. Please verify that you are connected ti the internet and try again or contact qlikview support for assistance.

I checked and i do have internet conenction i can even go into Qlikview.com

Does anybody has or had the same problem??

Regards!

Failed to Set License

Emmanuelle__Bustos — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:43:52 GMT

I'm having the same issue! Any Help??

Failed to Set License

kaushiknsolanki — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 07:06:49 GMT

Hi,

Visit this link and copy the LEF info.

http://lef1.qliktech.com/manuallef/

Once you get the LEF info, then on Server provide License Key, Control No. and paste the LEF info.

This way you will not require the Server Connection to Validate the License.

Regards,

Kaushik Solanki

Failed to Set License

Emmanuelle__Bustos — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:46:05 GMT

It Worked !!!

Thank you Kaushik Solanki !!

Failed to Set License

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:50:36 GMT

Yes it worked to me too, thank you for your help Kaushik, i have that link in my favorites now .

Failed to Set License

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:48:00 GMT

my problem in this topic is i can't manually code the license and control no# since its showing "Server Down" ..

any ideas?

Re: Failed to Set License

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:35:13 GMT

Hi,

I'm facing the same issue (Failing to set license...).

I've tried to obtain the LEF through http://lef1.qliktech.com/manuallef/ and copy it togheter with license and control keys, but the same message appears (Failing to set license...Failed to connect to server).

How is it possibile if no internet connection is required using LEF?

The version of Qlik Server I'm using is 11.0.11154.0.

Failed to Set License

Emmanuelle__Bustos — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:38:23 GMT

Hi g.rodeghiero

We have the same issue as you, i found out that .NET 4 is installed but the features of .NET 3.5 is suppose to be activated to QV works better, so i realize that in the server only are the features of .NET 3.0 so when we checked the features are activated then we try again and let you know.

Re: Failed to Set License

Emmanuelle__Bustos — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:07:46 GMT

Hi g.rodeghiero

We have success in activate the license now but the OS was Win Server 2008 Enterprise wich doesn't have installed the features .NET 3.5 as i said in my previous post and the retry was after the OS was changed to Win Server 2008 R2 so we cannot document if the lack of features .NET 3.5 was the real problem, sorry but it would be nice to you to check that or open a new post for this issue,

Regards!

Failed to Set License

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:26:20 GMT

I'm having this issue today trying to install Qlikview Server 11 on Win Server 2008 R2. I had installed .NET 4.0 beforehand - what version of Qlikview are you using? If you are using QV Server 11, then I thought .NET 4.0 was required?

Just trying to check so that I can troubleshoot further.

Re: Failed to Set License

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 12:18:25 GMT

Hi all,

I solved the problem reducing the name lenght of the virtual machine.

The local machine name was too long for Microsoft domain machine name rule and it was truncated in active directory, so reducing it I made it work!

Re: Failed to Set License

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 22:06:37 GMT

What exactly is the license key? QlikView has sent me several license numbers, which seem to correspond to serial numbers as used in QEMC; control numbers; and LEFs; but no license key. Does this strike anyone else as needlessly complex?

Re: Failed to Set License

Emmanuelle__Bustos — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 22:12:37 GMT

Hi Jonathan Shaltz

The license is made of 3 elements

1. serial number o license key (is the same) has 16 digits

2. Control number has 5 digits

3. The lef is a code with info about your license it starts with your serial numbers but is only part of the LEF.

The first 2 elements are necesary for activate your Qlikview software, but if you dont have internet access you need the 3rd element LEF to activate your software.

Re: Failed to Set License

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:59:12 GMT

What was the original name and what did you change it to? I still get "Server failed to set license: QVS@cre-qv10: Failed to connect to server" even after the manual LEF approach...

Re: Failed to Set License

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:37:20 GMT

The name was QLIK-Eurosys2 and I changed it as "Eurosys2"

Re: Failed to Set License

Emmanuelle__Bustos — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:02:52 GMT

robrobin g.rodeghiero

It could be the "-" symbol currently im getting the problem with a serve rwith a name like that let me check if it is the problem.

Re: Failed to Set License

Emmanuelle__Bustos — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:01:43 GMT

Hi Everybody

CONFIRMED that there's a issue activating license havin a name server wwith the symbol "-" on it.

Mine was Entrega2010-PRO with issue and changed it to Entrega2010BI and the we could activate license.

Re: Failed to Set License

Bill_Britt — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:28:09 GMT

I have tested this numerous times and never have had an issue. Can you give more detail about you setup? Like using qvws or IIS, etc? What version of QV using, x64 or x86, what OS?

Can you send me your license number (offline and through email).

Bill

Re: Failed to Set License

Emmanuelle__Bustos — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:37:53 GMT

Of Course Bill

Is a Virtual Server:

WinServer 2008 R2 x64

Ram: 20 GB

CPU: 4 Processors 20 cores

QVS 11.0.11440 SR2

Using QVWServer

I tried many times to set the license online and offline using the LEF but always failed with the message:

"Server failed to set license: QVS@Entrega2012-PRO: Failed to connect to server

And looking the post of robrobin and g.rodeghiero where their servers name were QVS@cre-qv10 and QLIK-Eurosys2 respectively so I tried after having changed my name server to Entrega2012BI (removing "-PRO") the license was set at the first try without a problem. I sent the license to you via e-mail.

Re: Failed to Set License

Mon, 24 Jun 2013 16:40:10 GMT

I've got just the same problem:

Server failed to set license: QVS@dmits98: Failed to connect to server

but there's no "-" in the server name and I've entered the LEF file.

It's Win 2008 R2