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M1.3/M1.4: Instructions on how to install and run the license manager standalone on win95/winNT4.0


Record #2850

Product Family:  Software

Product Line:  Merged Core

Problem Title:
M1.3/M1.4:  Instructions on how to install and run the license manager
standalone on  win95/winNT4.0



Problem Description:
Keyword: license, manager

Urgency: HOT


General Description: Instructions on how to install and run the
license manager standalone on win95/winNT 4.0.	The executables are
located in: ftp://ftp.xilinx.com/pub/swhelp/M1.3_alliance/li_pc.zip for M1.3 and
 ftp://ftp.xilinx.com/pub/swhelp/M1.4_alliance/li_pc.zip for M1.4 respectively









Solution 1:

Installation/Use:

Unzip files and copy into paths as follows:


For PC: (Following files are license executables required to startup license man
ager v5.0 required to run Xilinx M1 tools)

zip file: license_pc.zip (use Pkzip,zip or WinZip or related utiltiy)

files when unzipped: lmutil.exe, xilinxd.exe, lmgrd.exe, lmgr325a.dll

(1) Copy files into following directory:

	<drive>:\xilinx\bin\nt\

	For example:  c:\xilinx\bin\nt\lmutil.exe
				      \lmgrd.exe
				      \lmgr325a.dll
				      \xilinxd.exe


(2) Setup LM_LICENSE_FILE variable:

	For win95:
	a. Add the following line to your autoexec.bat file

		set LM_LICENSE_FILE=C:\flexlm\license.dat

	For winNT 4.0:
	a. Add the following line to your environment settings(user
	   variables)
	   Start Menu->Control Panel->system icon->Environment tab


(3) Set Server and path to point to xilixnd.exe in license.dat file.

	Example of license.dat file:

	SERVER gene
	DAEMON xilinxd c:\xilinx\bin\nt\xilinxd.exe



(4) How to start License Manager?

	c:\xilinx\bin\nt\lmgrd -app -c c:\flexlm\license.dat

	note: minimize ms-dos prompt after starting license manager.
	      Do not quit ms-dos prompt.


(5) Please refer to following resource for additional documentation on
	 licensing.

	-Release Document
	-Solution 2547 at http://www.xilinx.com/techdocs/2547.htm
	-Answers database at http://www.xilinx.com/support/searchtd.htm














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