Intel: Questa* - Error when launching Intel® FPGA Edition. Unable to checkout a license. Make sure your license file environment variables are set correctly and then run 'lmutil lmdiag' to diagnose the problem.

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Tools: Questa* - Intel® FPGA Edition / Questa* - Intel® FPGA Starter Edition
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This error is caused by incorrect license settings.

Questa* - Intel® FPGA Edition license settings are set in the OS environment variables.
The contents are as follows.

Variable name LM_LICENSE_FILE
variable value [For FIXED license users] Specify the saved license file with an absolute path
[For FLOAT license users] port number@license server name

When using Questa* - Intel® FPGA Edition with a FLOAT license, the license daemon version must be 11.16.4.0 or later.
The latest license daemon is available from the manufacturer's website.

Flexlm License Daemons for Intel® FPGA Software

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FIXED Licensing Instructions for Intel® Quartus® Prime, IP and Questa* - Intel® FPGA Edition
Intel® Quartus® Prime, IP and Questa* - Intel® FPGA Edition FLOAT License Setup Instructions
Questa* - How to obtain and configure the Intel® FPGA Starter Edition license file

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