Specifications

CHAPTER 2: LICENSING THE QUARTUS II SOFTWARE
OBTAINING A LICENSE FILE
13 ■ INSTALLATION & LICENSING FOR LINUX WORKSTATIONS ALTERA CORPORATION
Obtaining a License File
When you start the Quartus II software, if the software cannot detect a valid
license file, you are asked whether you want to perform an automatic license
retrieval from the Altera website, or specify the correct location of a valid
license file.
You can also obtain a license file, license.dat, from the Licensing section of
the Altera website at www.altera.com/licensing if you have the following
information:
■ Your Altera ID, which is a six-digit number that is provided when you
purchase the Quartus II software. If you request the Altera Complete
Design Suite for Linux Version 8.1 DVD-ROM, you can find this
number on the packing list that is shipped with the software. You can
also obtain your Altera ID from the mySupport website at
www.altera.com/mysupport.
■ The license server host ID number for Linux network license servers. To
find your Linux network license server host ID number with FLEXlm
utilities, type the following command at a command prompt:
<Quartus II system directory>/linux/
lmutil lmhostid r
To obtain a license file, follow these steps:
1. Start the Quartus II software as described in the “Starting the Quartus II
Software” on page 23.
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For Information About Refer To
Additional methods of finding your
host ID number
Altera website at www.altera.com
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Saving Previous license.dat Files
Altera recommends that you save any previous license.dat file in a temporary
directory, in case you need to refer to it later.