Synopsys Licensing QuickStart Guide (SCL)
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- Kind
- Product documentation
- Format
- HTML
- Applies to
- Synopsys Common Licensing (SCL) download, key file, SERVER and VENDOR line, FlexNet 11.19.7, SmartKeys, hostid, cloud hostids, redundant servers, environment variables, Ansys note. The page notes SCL 2025.03-SP2 released July 2025 and is undated, so effectiveDate is null.
- Evidence
- SCL key file keeps the USE_SERVER line
- Only snpslmd vendor lines are allowed in SCL key files
- Hostid is encrypted into every key; rehost only on-support keys
- Cloud licence servers use VM_UUID or AMZN_EIP hostids
- Redundant servers are supported only for non-cloud machines
- SNPSLMD_LICENSE_FILE is the preferred client variable
- Keys issued on or after 2024-03-07 need SCL 2025.03 or higher
- Ansys files stay on the ansyslmd daemon until migration