Synopsys FPGA Licensing Guide

Overview of License Configurations Chapter 1: Synopsys FPGA Licensing
• Serverless node-locked
This is just like the server-based node-locked configuration, but the
license is local and there is no license server. See Evaluation Node-locked
Licenses, on page 1-4 and Standard Node-locked Licenses, on page 1-5
for details of the configurations and security schemes available for
different tools.
• Floating
A floating license lets you run the Synopsys FPGA software on different
supported machines on your network, and is server-based. Floating
licenses are enabled by an authorization code, hardware security key,
and a license server program (FLEXnet). Floating trial licenses do not
require a hardware security key, but use a MAC address or host ID
instead. See Evaluation Floating Licenses, on page 1-5 and Standard
Floating Licenses, on page 1-6 for details of the configurations and
security schemes available for different tools.
License Configuration Tables
Standard product licenses for all products on Windows and Linux are secured
by a hardware security key (dongle). To optimize cost, speed, and ease-of-use,
evaluation licenses are issued without new hardware dongles. On Solaris
platforms, the license configurations for trial and standard product licenses
are the same, and are tied to the lmhostid.
The following tables describe the available license configurations for different
tools and platforms.
• Evaluation Node-locked Licenses, on page 1-4
• Evaluation Floating Licenses, on page 1-5
• Standard Node-locked Licenses, on page 1-5
• Standard Floating Licenses, on page 1-6
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