Specifications

CHAPTER 2: LICENSING ALTERA SOFTWARE
SETTING UP THE LICENSE FILE
49 ■ ALTERA SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND LICENSING ALTERA CORPORATION
Modifying the Network License File
The license.dat file must be modified before it can be used by the license
server. Refer to “License File Format and Examples” on page 91 for a
detailed description of the license file.
To modify and save the license file, perform the following steps:
1. In the license.dat file, type the variables that are described in Table 3.
The host or NIC ID is already entered in the license file.
Table 3. Variables to Modify in the License File (license.dat) (Part 1 of 2)
Variable Name Description
<host name> The host name of the server; for example, my_server.
<port number>
(1)
The port number for the license manager service on the server; for
example, 1800. The port number is optional and should be different
from the port number for any other service on the machine.
alterad "<path
to daemon
executable>"
(2)(3)
Path to the Altera vendor daemon executable alterad.
Windows:
\<Quartus II system directory>\bin\alterad.exe, or
\<MAX+PLUS II system directory>\alterad.exe (5)
Linux:
/<Quartus II system directory>/linux/alterad
Solaris (6):
/<Quartus II system directory>/solaris/alterad, or
/<MAX+PLUS II system directory>/adm/alterad (5)
mgcld "<path to
daemon
executable>"
(2)(3)(4)
Path to the Mentor Graphics vendor daemon executable mgcld.
Windows:
\<ModelSim-Altera system directory>\win32aolem\mgcld.exe
Linux:
/<ModelSim-Altera system directory>/linuxaloem/mgls/lib/
mgcld
Solaris (6):
/<ModelSim-Altera system directory>/sunos5aloem/mgls/lib/
mgcld