issue for questa intel edition when using floating license

Question

I had setup a lincese server for the quarus software，but when i tried to use the questa，it failed with the following errors：

** Fatal: Failed to initialize licensing environment. License environment not set correctly.
Unable to checkout a license. Vsim is closing.
** Error: Invalid license environment. Application closing.

It looks like the license server is not configured correctly，but when i tried the lmutil tool，it seems pretty well：

legion@lr-hc-node08:~/intelFPGA/22.2/quartus/linux64$ ./lmutil lmstat -a -c 9999@lr-hc-node08
lmutil - Copyright (c) 1989-2021 Flexera. All Rights Reserved.
Flexible License Manager status on Tue 6/20/2023 01:51

License server status: 9999@lr-hc-node08
License file(s) on lr-hc-node08: /usr/local/flexlm/licenses/license.dat:

lr-hc-node08: license server UP (MASTER) v11.18.2

Vendor daemon status (on lr-hc-node08):

alterad: UP v11.18.2
Feature usage info:

Users of 6AF8_018B: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_018B: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of maxplus2: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of quartus: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00FD: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00FC: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF8_E003: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_E003: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_0114: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF8_00BB: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00BB: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_0187: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_0185: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_0188: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_0034: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00D8: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_0014: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF8_00A2: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00A2: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00C2: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00BF: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of ip_video_image_suite: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of C4D5_512A: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_013D: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00EB: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00FE: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF8_0037: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF8_0057: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_0037: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_0057: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00E5: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF8_0038: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_0038: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00FB: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00FA: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of opencl_sdk: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of quartus_nonvolatile_encryption: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of quartus_partial_reconfig: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of quartus_red_black: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of quartus_pro: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00B3: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00F8: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00B5: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00B1: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00F7: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_0115: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00C4: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00F1: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00C5: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00EF: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00D0: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00C9: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_0135: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_0003: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00F2: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00B6: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00EE: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00C3: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00F5: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00D1: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00B2: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00DC: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00F6: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00E9: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_0131: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00CF: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00F4: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00F3: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_00ED: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of 6AF7_0112: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

mgcld: UP v11.16.4
Feature usage info:

Users of mgcvipae: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of mgcvipaeaxi: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of mgcvipaeaxi4: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of alteramtivsim: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

Users of intelqsim: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 0 licenses in use)

also，i had tried the lmutil lmdiag，but there were issues here:

legion@lr-hc-node08:~/intelFPGA/22.2/quartus/linux64$ ./lmutil lmdiag
lmutil - Copyright (c) 1989-2021 Flexera. All Rights Reserved.
FlexNet diagnostics on Tue 6/20/2023 01:56

-----------------------------------------------------
License file: /usr/local/flexlm/licenses/license.dat
-----------------------------------------------------
"6AF8_018B" v2023.09, vendor: alterad, expiry: 10-sep-2023
vendor_string: 71kC3v5MjLCp4WFGu6RraL
License server: lr-hc-node08
floating license expires: 10-sep-2023

This license can be checked out
-----------------------------------------------------

Enter <CR> to continue:
"6AF7_018B" v2023.09, vendor: alterad, expiry: 10-sep-2023
vendor_string: iiiiiiiihdLkhIIIIIIIIUPDuiaaaaaaaa11X38DDDDDDDDpjz5cddddddddtmGzGJJJJJJJJbqIh0uuuuuuuugYYWiVVVVVVVVbp0FVHHHHHHHHBUEakffffffffD2FFRkkkkkkkkWL$84
License server: lr-hc-node08
floating license expires: 10-sep-2023

This license can be checked out
-----------------------------------------------------

Enter <CR> to continue:
"mgcvipae" v2024.01, vendor: mgcld, expiry: 10-sep-2023
vendor_string: A177689B
License server: lr-hc-node08
floating license starts: 12-jun-2023, expires: 10-sep-2023

This license cannot be checked out because:
No such feature exists.
Feature: mgcvipae
License path: /usr/local/flexlm/licenses/license.dat:
FlexNet Licensing error:-5,147
-----------------------------------------------------

Enter <CR> to continue:
"mgcvipaeaxi" v2024.01, vendor: mgcld, expiry: 10-sep-2023
vendor_string: 2AC0E6CC
License server: lr-hc-node08
floating license starts: 12-jun-2023, expires: 10-sep-2023

This license cannot be checked out because:
No such feature exists.
Feature: mgcvipaeaxi
License path: /usr/local/flexlm/licenses/license.dat:
FlexNet Licensing error:-5,147
-----------------------------------------------------

Enter <CR> to continue:
"mgcvipaeaxi4" v2024.01, vendor: mgcld, expiry: 10-sep-2023
vendor_string: AA97886C
License server: lr-hc-node08
floating license starts: 12-jun-2023, expires: 10-sep-2023

This license cannot be checked out because:
No such feature exists.
Feature: mgcvipaeaxi4
License path: /usr/local/flexlm/licenses/license.dat:
FlexNet Licensing error:-5,147
-----------------------------------------------------

Enter <CR> to continue:
"ip_video_image_suite" v2023.09, vendor: alterad, expiry: 10-sep-2023
vendor_string: iiiiiiiihdLkhIIIIIIIIUPDuiaaaaaaaa11X38DDDDDDDDpjz5cddddddddtmGzGJJJJJJJJbqIh0uuuuuuuugYYWiVVVVVVVVbp0FVHHHHHHHHBUEakffffffffD2FFRkkkkkkkkWL$84
License server: lr-hc-node08
floating license expires: 10-sep-2023
Requests from the same USER/HOST/DISPLAY do not consume a new license

This license cannot be checked out because:
A PACKAGE component must be specified.
Feature: ip_video_image_suite
License path: /usr/local/flexlm/licenses/license.dat:
FlexNet Licensing error:-125,147
----------------------------------------------------

Enter <CR> to continue:
"alteramtivsim" v2024.01, vendor: mgcld, expiry: 10-sep-2023
vendor_string: CF002A2B
License server: lr-hc-node08
floating license starts: 12-jun-2023, expires: 10-sep-2023

This license cannot be checked out because:
No such feature exists.
Feature: alteramtivsim
License path: /usr/local/flexlm/licenses/license.dat:
FlexNet Licensing error:-5,147
-----------------------------------------------------

Enter <CR> to continue:
"intelqsim" v2024.01, vendor: mgcld, expiry: 10-sep-2023
vendor_string: 065B0B79
License server: lr-hc-node08
floating license starts: 12-jun-2023, expires: 10-sep-2023

This license cannot be checked out because:
No such feature exists.
Feature: intelqsim
License path: /usr/local/flexlm/licenses/license.dat:
FlexNet Licensing error:-5,147
-----------------------------------------------------

for now, i had no idea what caused this, the quartus worked fine, but the questa can't be lauch.

ar_a_intel · Answer

Hello

Welcome to INTEL forum. To narrow down this issue, can you please provide me the latest of the following?

1) .log file

2) Machine OS information

3) license.dat file

You can also reply/attach your file in private message.

jzone315 · Answer

@AR_A_Intel

Thanks a lot for your reply.

I had reran the license server to capture the log file, i'll list it below.

1）log file is attached as lmgrd.log

2）the os is ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS，kernel is GNU/Linux 5.4.0-149-generic x86_64

3）license file is attached as zip file license.zip

ar_a_intel · Answer

Hello,

According to my understanding, the Ubuntu 22.04.6 LTS version is not officially supported for the Questa edition, as stated in the documentation provided at the following link: Link to Intel's OS support page.

When an operating system is considered unsupported, it implies that certain functionalities may work, but others may not. It is important to note that no resources will be allocated for debugging or diagnosing issues specific to the unsupported platform.

We strongly recommend using the appropriate operating system that is officially supported for the Questa tool.

ar_a_intel · Answer

We have not heard from you and I hope that my last note clears up this matter. If you don’t have any further question, I will now transition this thread to community support. If you have a new question, feel free to open a new thread to get the support from Intel experts. Otherwise, the community users will continue to help you on this thread. Thank you.

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