Specifications

CHAPTER 2: LICENSING ALTERA SOFTWARE
SETTING UP THE LICENSE FILE
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6. If you want the Quartus II software for Windows to automatically
check the Altera website for license file updates upon startup, turn on
Check the Altera web site for license updates at startup in the Internet
Connectivity page of the Options dialog box.
Setting Up the Floating Network
Licenses on the License Server
To set up an Altera floating network license on a Windows, Solaris, or Linux
license server using the FLEXlm license manager software provided by
Altera, follow the steps described in this section. Setting up a floating license
server is typically performed by a system administrator.
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1. Make a backup copy of any existing license.dat file for reference.
2. Modify the license.dat file obtained from Altera (as described in
“Modifying the Network License File” on page 49) and save the file to
your hard drive. The license email from Altera includes the
recommended default directory location.
The files required for the FLEXlm license manager are installed with the
Quartus II and MAX+PLUS II software. On Windows, the FLEXlm files
are in the <Quartus II system directory>\bin directory or the
<MAX+PLUS II system directory>\adm directory. On UNIX and
Linux, the FLEXlm files are in the <Quartus II system directory>/
<solaris or linux> or <MAX+PLUS II system path>/adm directory.
If the Quartus II or MAX+PLUS II software is already installed on the
license server, go to step 6. To install the FLEXlm software separately on
the license server machine, continue with step 3.
3. Create a directory on the license server to contain the FLEXlm files. For
a Windows license server, Altera recommends that you create a
C:\flexlm directory for the files. Some daemons for floating licenses
might not run unless the C:\flexlm directory exists.
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Operating System Support
The Quartus II software versions 8.0 and later do not support the Sun Solaris
operating system; however, Altera software supports Sun Solaris license servers.