===================================== Installing Nodelocked Codewords on PC ===================================== ================================================================== IMPORTANT NEWS/CHANGES IN ADS/RFDE LICENSING ================================================================== ADS/RFDE 2005A is the second release that offers License Backward Compatibility (LBC). We made changes to our licensing software that allow users to run versions 2003A/C, 2005A and 2005A, with the same licenses, as long as the licenses are keyed to the newer version. For example, to be able to run ADS2003C and ADS2005A, you'd need to have codewords for ADS2005A available in your server. The example line below shows the changes made to the increment lines (version 2.35): INCREMENT ads_schematic agileesofd 2.35 01-jun-2005 2 \ VENDOR_STRING="5E7000123456: JRDNMSO IWSPGBB ICHLEDL \ ICUNETS MCTENRX YGRTAKP SOG" SIGN="0129 3D82 9EED A56B \ 87AC 22D3 F27F CDC4 AF52 C4BD 2403 901E 17B2 75FC 00A2 \ 6033 79D0 5D3F F333 863F 4BD1" \ System Admininstrators will need to upgrade their licensing software to version 10.1.3 (we distribute this version with the ADS/RFDE installations under the licenses directory), this includes lmgrd, lmutil, lmtools and agileesofd. For the latest news in License backward compatibility and license management changes, read your release notes and/or the installation manual, Chapter 3. ! ! WARNING ! ! DON'T USE THE LMGRD AND UTILITIES FROM VERSIONS FLEXnet 10.0 or 10.1 , THESE VERSIONS HAVE A BUG THAT KEEPS agileesofd FROM RUNNING ================================================================== ================================================================== The following instructions outline a quick procedure for installing your new codewords. If you would like more detailed instructions, please refer to Chapter 3 of the "Installation on PC Systems" guide. Read the Prerequisites, follow the Procedures, and if you have troubles, please read the Common Problems and More Help sections. IMPORTANT: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you have been using codeword packages or Limited Term Packages (LTP) in previous versions, you should be aware that license bundles have replaced PACKAGE codewords in ADS 2003A and later versions. You must now select the bundle(s) you want to use with the Agilent License Preference tool. See the section "Using the Preference Tool," below for quick instructions, or for more detailed information about selecting codeword bundles , please refer to the Installation Guide, Chapter 4, "Using Advanced Design System". ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prerequisites ------------- Agilent EEsof EDA software can be nodelocked to your PC's ethernet address or to a hardware key or dongle. IMPORTANT: If you are using a hardware key, please make sure the latest version of the FLEXID drivers are loaded on your PC. You can load them by running the 'FLEXidInstaller.exe ' program located in the root (top-level) directory of the ADS 2005A Installation CD-ROM. Alternatively, you can download FLEXidInstaller.exe from our web site: http://edasupportweb.soco.agilent.com Look for the Hardware Key Drivers download page. If you alread have FLEXID key drivers installed from a previous version of ADS, you will need to remove the old drivers prior to installing the new ones. The FLEXidInstaller.exe will detect older drivers and ask you "Do you want to completely remove the selected application and all of it features?" Answer "Yes", follow prompts, and run the FLEXidInstaller.exe again after the PC is rebooted. Procedure --------- If you are adding codewords, you will want to simply append the INCREMENT lines from your new license file to your existing file. It is strongly recommended that you remove any expired licenses from your license.lic file. Keeping the license file as short as possible will prevent confusion and trouble. The following procedure assumes you are installing codewords for the first time. 1. Save the license.lic attachment to a file on your PC. 2. Place the license.lic file into the licenses folder of your ADS installation. For example: c:\ads2005A\licenses\license.lic 3. Nodelocked licenses do not require you to start FLEXlm software. 4. By default, ADS will look for licenses in: c:\ads2005A\licenses\license.lic You may override this using the AGILEESOFD_LICENSE_FILE environment variable. If LM_LICENSE_FILE is set, the variable will be overridden by AGILEESOFD_LICENSE_FILE as well (affects ADS users only). For help with setting environment variables in Windows, please select Start > Help, select the Index tab and enter 'environment variables', then select 'adding' or 'changing' as appropriate. Before launching ADS or RFDE, you need to set your license preferences, using the new "License Preference Tool". See the "Using the License Preference Tool" section below. 5. You should now be ready to run ADS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ***************** USING THE LICENSE PREFERENCE TOOL ************** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ADS2005A has a feature, "license preference tool" that will allow you to select what license bundles to access when launching ADS, Dynamic Link or RFDE. This tool gives you more control over license usage than was previously available with license packages. You will need to know how to use the preference tool to choose bundles prior to running ADS, RFDE or Dynamic Link. To run the License Preference tool: UNIX There are two ways to start the License Preference tool. In a terminal window: When starting ADS, enter > ads -p This runs the License Preference tool, and then runs ADS after you finish choosing bundles. To run the tool as a stand-alone utility, enter: > $HPEESOF_DIR/bin/aglmpref. This runs only the License Preference tool. WINDOWS There are two ways to start the License Preference tool: Launch the tool in stand-alone mode, from your Start menu choose: Programs > Advanced Design System 2005A > ADS Tools > License Preference Tool. To launch the tool before launching ADS, modify the Advanced Design System shortcut located on the Start menu. Right-click the Advanced Design System icon, and choose Properties. Edit the shortcut command on the Target line to include the -p option as shown here: C:\ADS2005A\bin\ads.exe -p This runs the License Preference tool every time you start ADS. The License Preference window appears, enabling you to view the available bundles and their features, and select bundles. To see the features available in a bundle, click the expansion icon next to the bundle name under Available License Bundles. To select a bundle, choose one of the bundles listed under Available License Bundles, then click Add. The selected bundle appears under Selected License Bundles. Select your license preferences, and select OK, this will close the tool and launch ADS. The License Preference tool will set the environment variable AGILEESOFD_LICPREF_ in the configuration file: $HOME\hpeesof\config\hpeesof.cfg Where $HOME is the location where you keep your projects. For more information about selecting codeword bundles for use with ADS and RFDE, new features and customization options, refer to the Installation Guide, Chapter 4, "Using Advanced Design System". Common Problems --------------- If you are having trouble after following the procedure above, please check the following: o "hostid of this system does not match the hostid specified in the license file. Feature: ads_schematic Hostid: FLEXID=8-5E700360A111 FLEXIm error -9,57" To fix this problem, load the new Hardware Key drivers by running the FLEXidInstaller.exe executable from the ADS 2005A Installation CD1 or CD2. You will find FLEXidInstaller.exe in the top-level directory of the CD-ROM. o "invalid host" error To fix this problem, load the new Hardware Key drivers by running the FLEXidInstaller.exe executable from the ADS 2005A Installation CD1 or CD2. You will find FLEXidInstaller.exe in the top-level directory of the CD-ROM. o Be sure you have set the AGILEESOFD_LICENSE_FILE environment variable correctly. More Help --------- ADS Installation Guide, Chapter 3 http://eesof.tm.agilent.com/docs/ Technical Support Knowledge Center http://www.agilent.com/find/eesof-knowledgecenter Technical Support http://eesof.tm.agilent.com/assist/contact.html Macrovision Software http://www.macrovision.com/services/support/software_licensing.shtml Edited 06072006