Choosing Licensing Configuration

• Mobile Compute (Node-locked) Licensing — Select this option when you have a new Mobile Compute (Node-locked) license file to install. The license may be attached to a USB or parallel port hardware key (dongle), or to the Ethernet (physical) address of a Network Interface Card (NIC) inside of or attached to the machine.

• Network/Floating Licensing — Select this option when you want to point to a license server for licenses (uses the Port@Hostname FlexNet syntax). This option does not install the license server software, nor does it configure the license manager in order to serve the licenses.

  • The license server software can be installed as a product (shows up in the list of products during product installation).

  • An alternative option is available outside of the PADS installation. You can run the following procedure to automate the license server setup:

    1. Click the Start menu > Mentor > Mentor Install menu item.

    2. Expand Manage Licensing and click Configure Licensing.

    3. If prompted to install or update licensing, click Yes.

    4. Click Install or Update.

    5. In the Licensing Software Installation Complete dialog box, click OK.

    6. Select the Import License File option and click Next.

    7. Browse to the license file containing licenses for your machine (as the license server) and click Next.

    8. On the License Importing Complete dialog box, click Done.

    Tip

    To learn more about the different types of licenses, refer to TechNote MG59430.

    Note:

    To configure a machine as a license server, refer to “Configuring a Machine as a License Server”.

If you selected the Mobile Compute (Node-locked) Licensing option, proceed with “Specifying the Location of the License File”.

If you selected the Network/Floating Licensing option, proceed with “Specifying the Port Number and Host Name of License Server”.