Specifications

CHAPTER 2: LICENSING ALTERA SOFTWARE
SETTING UP THE LICENSE FILE
45 ■ ALTERA SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND LICENSING ALTERA CORPORATION
setenv LM_LICENSE_FILE /usr/local/flexlm/licenses/
license.dat
or
Type the following environment variable on a separate line in the login
initialization file to specify the license location:
setenv LM_LICENSE_FILE <port>@<hostname>
Where <host> is the name of the server and <port> is the port listed in
the license.dat file.
2. Save the .cshrc file.
3. Type the following commands at the command prompt:
cd r
source .cshrc r
To specify more than one license location with the LM_LICENSE_FILE
environment variable, modify the existing LM_LICENSE_FILE
environment variable and separate the different paths with colons (:),
as shown in the following example:
/usr/licenses/license.dat:1800@myserver
4. If you want the Quartus II software to use the LM_LICENSE_FILE
environment variable setting from your .cshrc file, make sure Use
LM_LICENSE_FILE variable is turned on in the License Setup page of
the Options dialog box.
The license is now set up and you can begin using the software.
Specifying the License File within the
Quartus II Software
To specify the license file within the Quartus II software, follow these steps
on each computer running the Quartus II software:
1. Start the Quartus II software, as described in “Starting the Quartus II
Software” on page 20.