Xelnex license

Typical port names used on many new Linux machines are em0, em1, em2, etc Vivado Flex version To enable a machine with emX format Ethernet port names to be used to serve floating licenses, a user will need to obtain license utilities of version v To launch a floating server on your own machine as a workaround to this issue:.

An alternate solution which will work for both servers and machines using a nodelocked license would be to change the port names. In the following example, the Ethernet Adapter is renamed to eth Note: Ubuntu Please note that the existing example above is an example for a specific Linux OS and based on the users specific type of Linux OS, the steps might be different.

Therefore, based on the specific Linux OS, please do a web search for the instructions on how the Ethernet Adapter is renamed to eth0. For design tools, available seats represent the number of seats available for licensing over the total number of seats purchased.

For IP, seats are managed according to the terms of the site wide agreement. Products with a status of "Current" are within their warranty period. Products with a status of "Expired" have a warranty period end date that has passed. If seats are available, licenses can be generated for either "Current" or "Expired" product entitlements.

This product entitlement is automatically included in your product entitlement account. IP products are typically sold as site licenses providing the administrator the ability to generate license keys for floating and node-locked license types.

Generate a License: Click the "Generate License" or the "Activate License" button which corresponds to the type of license key file you are generating floating or node-locked. A form will pop-up allowing you to define the characteristics of your license file. Complete the license generation form as follows: Select the number of seats required for each product license. This is for floating licenses only. All node-locked licenses are for one seat.

The number of seats available for a product entitlement is automatically maintained by the system. A product is removed from the product entitlement table if all seats have been activated.

Enter system information. A redundant server configuration provides a fail over for the license manager. As long as two of the three servers are running, the license manager can continue to run. For certificate-based licenses. The host ID is a value that uniquely identifies the machine to which your design tools or IP is licensed.

Not all host ID types are supported for all operating systems. Provide a comment. Adding a comment to the license key file makes it easy for an administrator to keep notes on how tool and IP product entitlements are allocated among users.

Click the "Next" button. A Review License Request form appears. Review your selections. If you are satisfied with your selections confirm them by clicking the "Next" button. I have not received my license file via email. What should I do? What options are available to Manage Licenses? By clicking on a row in the master view in the top table, detailed information about the license file is displayed in the detail view in the bottom table.

The detail view table includes: List of product entitlements that have been redeemed in the file Comments associated with the key file Ability to download, email, or copy and paste the contents of the license file click the corresponding icons on the lower left portion of the detail view Ability to delete a license file - certificate-based licenses. Ability to view the end user license agreement you accepted if applicable Modifying a Certificate-based License File: In order to modify an existing license file, select the license in the master view and then click the "Modify License" button in the detail view.

A certificate-based license file can be modified in one of the following ways: Rehosting or changing the license server host for a license file Adding additional seats to an existing license file Removing seats from an existing license file Adding additional product entitlements to a license file Deleting product entitlements from a license file The process for modifying a license file uses the same input form as when the file was created except that additional product entitlements of the same license type floating or node-locked are made available for licensing.

Reclaiming Deleted License Components: A license component entitlement is deleted when one of the following occurs: Changing the license server host for a license file.

Removing seats from an existing licensed product entitlement. Deleting product entitlements from a license file. I purchased a floating license and want to change it to node locked. Is this possible? Certificate-based Licenses. Adding Users: To add a user to your product entitlement account, type in the corporate email address of the new user.

Check the "Administrator" check box if you want the new user to have full customer account administrative privileges. Check the "Floating" check box if you want the new user to have customer account privileges to manage and view floating licenses but not to add or remove other users.

The email address you provide must be the same email address the user supplied or supplies when creating their Xilinx account. If not, the user may not be properly recognized when logging in. If a user has already logged into the Product Licensing Site, their name will automatically appear in the user list.

If the user has never been to the site, the words "Not Yet Registered" will appear in the space for their name. Once the user has completed the sign in process, their name will be filled in. Removing Users: Administrative privileges may be removed from users of an account by unchecking the "Administrator" check box which corresponds to the respective user.

Floating Privileges may be removed from users of an account by unchecking the "Floating" check box which corresponds to the respective user. To remove a user from a product entitlement account, click the "Trash can" icon which corresponds to the respective user. What type of files am I downloading? Do I need a Download Manager? I know what edition I am planning on purchasing but I have not completed our purchase, can I download and install the tool so that it will be available once I get the license?

Can I have multiple versions of Xilinx Design Tools on the same machine? FlexNet Licensing Overview. What types of licensing does Xilinx offer? Xilinx offers both node-locked and floating or network floating server licenses.

What is a node-locked,or client, license? What is a floating, or server, license? Does Xilinx design tool licensing have a soft or hard license limit for floating licenses? When do I choose whether to get a floating or node-locked license?

The license type for a tools license is chosen at the time of purchase. When are licenses checked out per machine, per run, etc. How many licenses will be checked out when SmartXplorer or ExploreAhead spawn multiple jobs across network machines? Is Xilinx selling dongles? Install Xilinx Design Tools software first. Click Next twice, and the driver will install. After installation, a screen will appear asking you if you wish to reboot. You will need to reboot to ensure that the dongle operates correctly.

What is Licensed. Which Xilinx Design Tools software are licensed? Prior versions of Vivado require a Partial Reconfiguration license feature, which is included at no extra charge with all edition licenses.

Will Vivado check out and hold a license when open? Vivado licenses are only checked out while flows are actually running. What are the available license levels for Xilinx Software?

You can acquire one of the following types of licenses to enable usage of Xilinx software applications: day trial license day evaluation license WebPACK license Purchased license. Expiration and Warranty Period. Will my Xilinx tools and IP licenses expire?

License expiration for Xilinx software and IP licenses is as follows: Purchased SW and purchased IP licenses never expire, but only enable the set of software and IP versions released before or during your warranty period. Evaluation and trial licenses for software expire 30 days from the day they were generated. Hardware evaluation IP license expiration is four months starting in However, full license keys only enable versions of the IP core released during or prior to your 1-year warranty period.

To access new IP versions and associated enhancements and bug fixes after your initial 1-year warranty period expires, you must renew your support contract annually. Does a license limit what version of Xilinx design tools can be used? Yes, all licenses will have a Version Limit. The Version Limit corresponds to a year and a month e. The license will enable any version of the tool released before the Version Limit.

What is the contract or warranty period of the license? The contract or warranty period of a license is reflected in the Version Limit. For a purchased license, the Version Limit month is typically one year after the tool was purchased. Will the software stop working when the Contract or Warranty period Version Limit has passed?

Obtaining a License. How do I obtain a license for a free or purchased product entitlement? There are two ways to obtain a license for a free or purchased product entitlement: 1. From a command shell type "vlm". For Dongles: "lmutil lmhostid -flexid" On Linux: Type "lmutil lmhostid".

Can I generate my own Floating or Server license? Can I generate a triple-redundant license? A Xilinx FLEX Administrator can do any of the following: Generate floating licenses Generate node-locked licenses for other people Add end-users and other administrators to the system Give administrator or floating privileges to other users Remove users from an account. How can I upgrade my license to a higher level? What happens when a licensed machine "dies" or is replaced Re-hosting or transferring a license?

Using a Node-Locked or Client License. What is a Node-Locked or Client License? Click on the "Copy License Browse to your Xilinx.

Xilinx Linux directory of your machine where it will be automatically found by the Xilinx tools. What can a certificate-based Node-Locked License be locked to?

Some laptops have a feature that disables the LAN port when not in use. Some Laptops have an airplane mode. Can I use a certificate-based Node-Locked License on a remote terminal? Using a Floating or Server License. What is a Floating or Server License? How do I select a Licensing Server? The server name is not included in the DRC and may be changed but should only be changed to match the actual name of the server being used.

The port number is not included in the DRC and may be changed to any valid available port. Any text include on a feature or increment line is included in the license DRC and should not be edited. Does Xilinx support Redundant License Servers? Does Xilinx support Floating License queuing? Xilinx does not currently support floating license queuing.

Does Xilinx support Floating License Borrowing? Xilinx does not currently support floating license borrowing.

How can I start a Floating License Server? Where can I get the License Server Utilities? Go to Xilinx Product Download website. For the latest server tools, select the Vivado Design Tools tab and the latest version Vivado Click on the Download arrow next to the desired Linux or Windows platform under "License Management Tools".

Working with License Files. How can I see what licenses are available on a server? On a local machine? Can certificate-based license.

License features within a single file will be searched in the order in which they appear in a license file. Where are certificate-based license files stored? If FLEX finds a feature is licensed in multiple locations, which license takes precedence? The license that gives the highest level of operation i.

Note: For most licensed Xilinx applications, which are simply enabled when licensed or disabled when not licensed , the level of operation will be equal.

Next, the license with the oldest version limit will be used before one with a later version limit. If the version limits are the same then the license with the later start date will be used.

If the version limits and the start dates are the same then the first valid license found in the search order will be used. If FLEX finds multiple floating licenses for the same feature, can it access all available seats?

In Prior to the Sysgen has always been included with the Vivado System Edition license. Model Composer is a new feature that is also included with newer purchased Vivado System Edition licenses.

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