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Modelsim Altera license question

Altera_Forum
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Hi, 

 

we have Quartus 11.0 here and a floating license for the subscription edition as well as some IP cores. When entering "lmutil lmstat -a" I get this output: 

 

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License server status: 1717@flexlm 

License file(s) on flexlm: /opt/flexlm/lic/mge_lic.dat:/opt/flexlm/lic/altera_lic.dat:/opt/flexlm/lic/msc_lic.dat: 

 

flexlm: license server UP (MASTER) v11.6 

 

Vendor daemon status (on flexlm): 

 

mgcld: UP v11.6 

alterad: UP v9.5 

MSC: UP v9.2 

 

 

... 

 

"Users of 6AF8_00BD: (Total of 1 license issued; Total of 0 licenses in use) 

 

Users of 6AF7_00BD: (Total of 1 license issued; Total of 0 licenses in use) 

 

Users of maxplus2: (Total of 1 license issued; Total of 0 licenses in use) 

 

Users of maxplus2verilog: (Total of 1 license issued; Total of 0 licenses in use) 

 

Users of maxplus2vhdl: (Total of 1 license issued; Total of 0 licenses in use) 

 

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

 

Users of 6AF7_00A4: (Total of 1 license issued; Total of 0 licenses in use) 

 

Users of 6AF7_00AD: (Total of 1 license issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)" 

 

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and some more Altera IP core licenses. Quartus is running fine. But when I try to start the Modelsim-Altera vsim it tells me 

 

"Unable to checkout a license. Make sure your license file environment variable (e.g., LM_LICENSE_FILE) 

is set correctly and then run 'lmutil lmdiag' to diagnose the problem. 

Unable to checkout a license. Vsim is closing. 

** Fatal: Invalid license environment. Application closing." 

 

Am I mistaken in my belief, that a Quartus Subscription License will also include a Modelsim Altera license or is there something broken in the license server setup? 

 

Best regards, 

flintstone
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Altera_Forum
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Quartus does not come with a modelsim licence - this has to be bought separately for the altera edition. You can download and use the modelsim starter edition for free though.

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Altera_Forum
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Thanks for your reply, sorry for my mistake and bothering you. 

 

Best regards, 

flintstone
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