Floating license server for Quartus

How to setup floating license server

1. Steps to setup floating license server

2. Modifying license file

#SERVER <hostname> 00ABCXYZ <port number>
#VENDOR alterad <path to daemon executable>
#VENDOR mgcld <path to daemon executable>
 
SERVER ubuntu18 00ABCXYZ 1234
VENDOR alterad /home/administrator/license/quartusld/alterad port=1235
VENDOR mgcld /home/administrator/license/quartusld/mgcld port=1236

The license is delivered along with MAC Address of server which is 00ABCXYZ

Setup hostname 

vi /etc/hosts

Adding the following lines in to the file

127.0.1.1 ubuntu18
1.1.1.1 ubuntu18

Open 3 ports for license server 1234, 1235 and 1236

Ubuntu

Centos

3. Setup FLEXlm folder

Copy following executable files from <Quartus_installation_path>/linux64 into the FLEXlm folder

4. Create scripting file

Creating script file named start.sh to start deamon

 # Start licenser
 export LM_LICENSE_FILE=/home/administrator/license/lic.dat
 export PATH="/home/administrator/license/FLEXlm":$PATH
 lmgrd

The first command is the pointer to license file.

The second command is PATH to executable files which contains the program in the third command.

The third command is to run license deamon.

Then, running

source start.sh

Another way, to start license server deamon directly without scripting

<FLEXlm location>/lmgrd -c <path to license file>/license.dat \[-l <log file name>]

5. Important commands

Stop license server

lmutil lmdown -q -force

Restart license server

lmgrd -c lic.dat -l debug.log

6. Checking status of license server after setting up

Having only one licence server running

lmutil lmstat -a -c

Having multiple license server running

lmutil lmstat -a -c <port>@<hostname or host IPvi ~>

Example

lmutil lmstat -a -c 1234@ubuntu18

The following log is ok.

administrator@ubuntu18:~/license$ lmutil lmstat -a -c
lmutil - Copyright (c) 1989-2021 Flexera. All Rights Reserved.
Flexible License Manager status on Tue 12/13/2022 12:59

License server status: 1234@ubuntu18
    License file(s) on ubuntu18: /home/administrator/license/licenses/LR-102624_License.dat:

  ubuntu18: license server UP (MASTER) v11.18.2

Vendor daemon status (on ubuntu18):

   alterad: UP v11.18.2
Feature usage info:

Users of 6AF8_D036:  (Total of 1 license issued;  Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_D036:  (Total of 1 license issued;  Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of ip_base:  (Total of 3 licenses issued;  Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of ip_embedded:  (Total of 3 licenses issued;  Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of maxplus2verilog:  (Total of 3 licenses issued;  Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of maxplus2vhdl:  (Total of 3 licenses issued;  Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of quartus_nonvolatile_encryption:  (Total of 6 licenses issued;  Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of sw_pe:  (Total of 3 licenses issued;  Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of maxplus2:  (Total of 3 licenses issued;  Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of quartus_pro:  (Total of 6 licenses issued;  Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of quartus:  (Total of 3 licenses issued;  Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00A2:  (Total of 3 licenses issued;  Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00BE:  (Total of 3 licenses issued;  Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00BF:  (Total of 3 licenses issued;  Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00BD:  (Total of 3 licenses issued;  Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_010C:  (Total of 3 licenses issued;  Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_0034:  (Total of 3 licenses issued;  Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00D8:  (Total of 3 licenses issued;  Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_0014:  (Total of 3 licenses issued;  Total of 0 licenses in use)

12:59:48 (mgcld) TCP_NODELAY NOT enabled
     mgcld: UP v11.16.4
Feature usage info:

Users of mgcvipae:  (Total of 3 licenses issued;  Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of mgcvipaeaxi:  (Total of 6 licenses issued;  Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of mgcvipaeaxi4:  (Total of 3 licenses issued;  Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of alteramtivsim:  (Total of 3 licenses issued;  Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of intelqsim:  (Total of 3 licenses issued;  Total of 0 licenses in use)