4.3.4.3 Installing a Floating License on a Linux Server

To install a floating license on a Linux server, perform the following procedure:

On the server machine, save the License.dat file.
Download the required license manager daemons to your server platform from www.microchip.com/en-us/products/fpgas-and-plds/fpga-and-soc-design-tools/fpga/licensing#downloads. Under Documents and Downloads, click the Daemons Download tab and select the appropriate platform download. Microchip recommends placing these files into the same location as the License.dat file.
Open License.dat using any editor. Edit the SERVER line by replacing <put.hostname.here> with your machine hostname. Do not include the brackets.
Libero Linux floating licenses include Libero, Synplify Pro ME, Identify ME, Synphony Model Compiler ME, and ModelSim ME Pro tools. Edit each VENDOR and DAEMON line with the correct path to each vendor daemon, and then save the License.dat file.
Important: Libero SoC versions 12.2 and later do not impose any restriction with the Synplify Pro tool. For Libero SoC versions 12.1 and earlier, Synopsys tools do not work beyond the distance of 50 miles or beyond the geographic locations.
Sign in to the server machine and run the following command to start the License Manager:
```
<path_to_lmgrd>/lmgrd -c <path_to_License.dat/License.dat>
```
If you prefer to have the License Manager output written to a log file, run the following command at the command prompt:
```
<path_to_lmgrd>/lmgrd-c <path_to_License.dat>/License.dat -l
<path_to_logfile>/license.log
```

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