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Cadence Allegro and OrCAD 17.2-2016 Installation Guide for Windows
New Features and Enhancements in 17.2-2016
April 2016 12 Product Version 17.2-2016
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New License Manager
You must remove any earlier version and upgrade the License Manager to Cadence License
Manager 12.05 (FlexNet® LMTOOLS 13.0.3) version shipped with Cadence Allegro and
OrCAD Installer 17.2-2016 for the installed products to work. License Manager shipped with
earlier releases will not work with the 17.2-2016 products.
To use Cadence products, set up licensing locally or over a network.
Important
Remove or uninstall all earlier versions of License Manager before installing
Cadence License Manager 12.05.
1. Install the latest license manager shipped with the installer.
To check the LMTOOLS version installed on your system, start LMTOOLS (choose
Cadence — License Manager — LmTools from the Start menu) and then choose
Help — About.
2. Replace the license file in the License Server.
3. In the system where products are installed, configure the license server
Note: For more information, refer to the section on Licensing in this manual.
Installation Directory Structure Changes
With 17.2-2016, the Cadence Allegro and OrCAD hierarchy has been modified. All the user-
accessible programs are now consolidated in the