Quick Start Guide for Intel® FPGA Development Tools on the Microsoft* Azure* Platform

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Date 12/22/2017
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1. Quick Start Guide for Intel® FPGA Development Tools on the Microsoft* Azure* Platform 2. Document Revision History for Quick Start Guide for Intel® FPGA Development Tools on the Azure* Cloud
1. Quick Start Guide for Intel® FPGA Development Tools on the Microsoft* Azure* Platform x
1.1. Creating an Azure* Account 1.2. Licensing Intel® FPGA Software for the Azure* Cloud 1.3. Licensing IP Cores 1.4. Managing Intel® FPGA Software on the Azure* Cloud 1.5. Persistent Storage and Data Transference 1.6. Hosting a License Server in the Microsoft* Azure* Cloud 1.7. Connecting to the License Server 1.8. Example: Running Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Space Explorer II 1.9. Example: Running the ''Hello World'' Program Using the Intel® FPGA SDK for OpenCL™
1.4. Managing Intel® FPGA Software on the Azure* Cloud x
1.4.1. Signing In the Azure* Web Portal 1.4.2. Selecting Intel® FPGA Tool from the Azure* Marketplace 1.4.3. Specifying the Virtual Machine Characteristics 1.4.4. Launching the Virtual Machine 1.4.5. Connecting to the Azure* Virtual Machine Using SSH 1.4.6. Obtaining a GUI Desktop on the Running Azure* Virtual Machine 1.4.7. Opening the Intel® Quartus® Prime Software 1.4.8. Terminating the Virtual Machine
1.4.3. Specifying the Virtual Machine Characteristics x
1.4.3.1. Basic Settings 1.4.3.2. Machine Size and Instance Type 1.4.3.3. Network Settings
1.4.5. Connecting to the Azure* Virtual Machine Using SSH x
1.4.5.1. Connecting from a Windows* Computer 1.4.5.2. Connecting from a Linux Computer
1.6. Hosting a License Server in the Microsoft* Azure* Cloud x
1.6.1. Create a License Server Machine in the Azure* Cloud 1.6.2. Upload the Flexlm License Server to the Server Machine 1.6.3. Configure and Start the License Server 1.6.4. Manage the License Server
1.7. Connecting to the License Server x
1.7.1. Preserving the MAC Address
1.8. Example: Running Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Space Explorer II x
1.8.1. Starting Intel® Quartus® Prime Design Space Explorer II 1.8.2. Setting Up an Intel® Quartus® Prime Project
1. Quick Start Guide for Intel® FPGA Development Tools on the Microsoft* Azure* Platform
2. Document Revision History for Quick Start Guide for Intel® FPGA Development Tools on the Azure* Cloud

1.6.2. Upload the Flexlm License Server to the Server Machine

To obtain and upload a license server installer in the Azure* cloud:
  1. On your local machine, visit:
    dl.altera.com
    You enter the Intel® FPGA download page.
    Figure 12.  Intel® FPGA Download Page
  2. Specify the parameters for your download file:
    Table 6.  Download Parameters
    Parameter Value
    Select Edition Pro
    Select Release 17.1
    Operating System Linux
    Download Method Direct Download
  3. Click the Additional Software tab.
  4. Check Flexlm License Server Software.
  5. Click Download Selected Files.
  6. When the download completes, send the file to the VM:
    • Linux:
      scp -i <private-key> <FlexLM-installer-filename> <user>@<host>:/home/<user>/
    • Windows:
      pscp -i <key-file-in-ppk-format> <FLexLM-installer-filename> <user>@<host>:/home/<user>/
The installer for the Flexlm License server is now in the virtual machine.
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