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Question:
How do I order a FlexNet (Flexlm) dongle for use with Synopsys tools?
Answer:
For new orders for PrimeSim HSPICE and certain other tools, you might be able to obtain a dongle from Synopsys. Inquire with your sales Account Manager.
Alternatively, you can order FlexNet-compatible dongles from the FlexNet technology vendor, Revenera (formerly Flexera). Follow this procedure:
Question:
What kinds of FlexNet ID (FLEXID) dongles are supported?
Answer:
Synopsys recommends that customers use FLEXID 10 USB “WibuKey” dongles, which can be purchased directly from Revenera. Up to three WibuKey dongles are supported per Windows or Linux machine.
Limitation: Some older Synopsys software might not work with the FLEXID 10 dongles. Software built on FlexNet 11.9 and later should be compatible with the newer FLEXID 10 dongles. In general, this means that Synopsys tool versions 2015.06 and later will be compatible.
Question:
Does Synopsys support FLEXID 9 dongles?
Answer:
If you wish to use FLEXID 9 USB dongles, note that Synopsys only supports the shorter dongles (such as the HASP HL H4M4), which measure 1.57 inches long.
Support for the longer, legacy 2-inch USB dongles (such as HASP 4 M1 from Aladdin / SafeNet) is being “end of lifed” by Flexera, which will no longer provide updated drivers for the longer dongles.
Synopsys tools versions after 2017.06 might not be compatible with the longer, legacy dongles.
Question:
Can dongles be used in conjunction with virtual machines?
Answer:
Revenera does not recommend using FLEXID (dongle) hostids for license servers (such as the Synopsys SCL license server) running in virtual machines. This is because there are two separate third-party layers where an issue could occur: the dongle driver and the hypervisor USB-passthrough feature. Bugs in either of these layers could not be fixed directly by Synopsys or Revenera.