Product Documentation
Virtuoso Studio Licensing and Configuration User Guide
Product Version IC23.1, September 2023

Contents

1

Configuring the Virtuoso Studio Design Environment

Virtuoso Studio

Overview of Virtuoso Studio Product Families

Virtuoso Studio Licensing

Application Levels of Virtuoso Studio License
Types of Licenses
License Consumption in Product Tiers
Choosing Default Applications
Setting the CDS_Netlisting_Mode Environment Variable
Design Framework II Licenses
License Check Out/Check In Behavior
License Activity for Various Applications
Advanced Node License Checkout Order

Advanced Features and Token Licenses

Methods to Track Token Licenses

lmstat Command
Software Product License Management Form
Software Product License Management Form: Status Tab
Software Product License Management Form: Token Usage Tab
Software Product License Management Form: Ordering Tab
Software Product License Management Form: Diagnostics Tab
Software Product License Management Form: Performance Tests Tab

Product Tier Features

Hardware and Software Requirements

Virtuoso Studio Design Environment Hierarchy

Virtuoso Studio Design Environment Executables

Virtuoso Studio Design Environment Licensing Setup

Frequently Asked Questions Related to Virtuoso Studio Licensing

2

Setting Up Virtuoso Studio

Quick Start: Linux and Unix Environments

Configuration and Startup Procedures

Setting the Installation Path for Cadence Tools
Setting Up a User Account
Setting the Focus Correctly
Specifying Cadence Environment Variables
Enable Access to Remote Hosts
Modifying the .Xdefaults or Equivalent File
Modifying the .cdsinit File
Verifying Your System Configuration
Distributing the User Files
Configuring Remote Displays
Library and Tool Issues
dbAccess Command-Line Executable

3

Additional Virtuoso Studio Licensing and Configuration Information

X Window System

Running 64-Bit Versions of Applications

TrueColor Visuals

Finding Available Visuals
Pseudocolor and TrueColor Visuals

Locale Settings

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Licensing Environment Variables

CheckoutOrder Variables

VLSLicenseCheckoutOrder
VSELicenseCheckoutOrder
VLSAdvOptLicenseCheckoutOrder
maestroCheckoutOrder
EADdatasetCheckoutOrder
AMSEnvLicenseCheckoutOrder
VIVALicenseCheckoutOrder
cdlNetlistCheckoutOrder

UseNextLicense Variables

VLSXL_UseNextLicense
VSEL_UseNextLicense
VLSAdvStd_UseNextLicense
VLSAdvOpt_UseNextLicense
VIVA_UseNextLicense
ADE_UseNextLicense
Explorer_UseNextLicense
Product Families and the Associated CheckoutOrder and UseNextLicense

Other Licensing Variables

skipAMSEnvironmentLicCheck

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Virtuoso Studio Licensing and Configuration Forms

Software Product License Management Form - Status Tab
Software Product License Management Form: Token Usage Tab
Software Product License Management Form: Ordering Tab
Software Product License Management Form: Diagnostics Tab
Software Product License Management Form: Performance Tests Tab

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