Synopsys FPGA Licensing Guide

Setting up a Windows Client Chapter 3: License Configuration
Setting up a Windows Client
For server-based installations with Windows clients, you must set a
SYNPLCTYD_LICENSE_FILE environment variable so that the client can check
out a license from the server. The following procedure must be repeated on
each individual client machine.
1. Install the software on the client machine as described in Installing on a
Windows Platform, on page 2-2.
2. Set up your license server.
You can configure any Synopsys FPGA-supported Linux, Windows, or
Solaris workstation as the license server. See the appropriate sections
for details: Configuring Windows License Servers, on page 3-6, Configuring
Linux License Servers, on page 3-13, and Configuring Solaris
License Servers, on page 3-17.
3. Obtain the port number and name of the license server from your
administrator. If you are using a redundant server configuration, obtain
the port number and name of each of the servers.
4. Go to Start->Settings->Control Panel->System and do the following:
– Select the Advanced tab, and click Environment Variables.
– Select New under User Variables to open the New User Variables dialog
box.
– For single-server configurations, add a SYNPLCTYD_LICENSE_FILE
variable, with a value of portnumber @servername. In this example, 1800
is the port number and genie is the server name.
Variable: SYNPLCTYD_LICENSE_FILE
Value: 1800@genie
– For redundant server configurations, add a SYNPLCTYD_LICENSE_FILE
variable with a comma-separated portnumber @servername value for
each server. In the following multiple-server example, 1800 is the port
number for the three servers and larissa, nereid, and lysithea are the
individual server names
Variable: SYNPLCTYD_LICENSE_FILE
Value: 1800@larissa,1800@nereid,1800@lysithea
– Click OK.
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