Specifications

APPENDIX B: LICENSING TROUBLESHOOTING AND FAQS
LICENSE FILE FORMAT AND EXAMPLES
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FEATURE and INCREMENT Lines
All Altera license files contain FEATURE, and possibly INCREMENT lines,
to describe the software features that are licensed by the license.dat file.
Certain features use INCREMENT, which are structured similarly as
FEATURE lines. The FEATURE line, shown in the following example, is
structured as follows:
FEATURE <name> <daemon> <version> <expiration> <# of licenses>
<authcode> [<vendor_string>] [<hostid_lock>] [SIGN][SUPERCEDE]
[<issuer>]
A backslash (\) character indicates that the FEATURE or INCREMENT line
continues on the next line in the text file. The last line of each FEATURE line
does not require the backslash. Elements in brackets [] are present only in
some license FEATURE or INCREMENT lines. Figure 4 shows a FEATURE
line, followed by an INCREMENT line.
Table 1. Elements of SERVER and VENDOR Lines for Floating Licenses
Element Name Editable Description
hostname yes The host name of the server in the license.dat file.
8- or 12-character
host or NIC ID
no The PC NIC or UNIX Host ID of the server. You must
supply this ID to Altera when purchasing the license.
port n/a The port number. Refer to “Network License Port” on
page 84.
daemon no The vendor daemon name.
alterad daemon = Quartus II and MAX+PLUS II
software
mgcld daemon: ModelSim-Altera software
armlmd daemon: ARM features of the ARM
Development Suite (ADS)
path yes The path to the vendor daemon on the server. You
must edit this entry. Refer to “Network License
Daemons” on page 85.