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BEFORE you try to install the Intel compilers on a Linux host, please make sure your Linux installation has the prerequisities for the compilers. 
Also, determine your needs and get the right installation tarball.  Most linux users are on 64bit systems with x86_64 versions of linux installed.  Do you need to create older 32bit applications?  If not, download the Intel 64 ONLY tarball, the *_intel64.tgz file.  Not only does this save download time, this will eliminate your need to install 32bit libraries on the development system.

The distribution-specific requirements are listed and hyperlinked below:

Other distributions not listed here should follow the guidelines of the closest mainstream distribution documented above.

Mac OS X:  Prerequisite for installation of Intel Compilers for Mac OS X is that you have installed a supported version of Xcode on your system.  See your Release Notes document for supported Xcode versions for your compiler version.  Xcode is provided by Apple on either your Mac OS X installation DVD or online at http://developer.apple.com

Once these prerequisites are satisfied, launch the Intel installer 'install.sh' in the compiler package directory and follow the prompts.


"Silent" or command line installation without user prompts:


User Forum Help

Startup Support User Forum, for help with download, licensing, and installation of all Intel Software Products on all platforms:  http://software.intel.com/en-us/forums/intel-software-development-products-download-registration-licensing/


]]> http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-compilers-linux-installation-help/ Mon, 14 Feb 2011 23:00:00 -0800 http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-compilers-linux-installation-help/#comments http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-compilers-linux-installation-help/ Intel® C++ Compiler for Linux* Knowledge Base Intel® Fortran Compiler for Linux* Knowledge Base Error: ld: cannot find -lm
Problem : compiling with -fast or -static causes a linker error "ld: cannot find -lm"


Environment : Redhat Enterprise Linux 6, Fedora Core 11, 12, 13, other linux distros possible


Root Cause :  RHEL 6, FC12 and 13 do not ship with static versions of glibc.  Thus, there is no static version of libm to link by default.  (the linux community is trying to discourage static linking and move the community to a dynamic linking model.  Thus, recent linux distros are not shipping/installing glibc-static by default.)


Resolution :

If you want to link statically, that is with -static or -fast (which contains -static), you will need the static versions of glibc.  Keep in mind that static linking is being discouraged by the larger linux community.  You may, of course, use -static-intel to statically link the Intel libraries.  However, if you want to also statically link the system libraries in glibc you will need the static versions of glibc.

Install the static version of glibc.  Research your distribution for the appropriate package to install.  For example, for RHEL 6 and FC12 and FC13:

x86_64:
yum install glibc-static.x86_64

IA32:
yum install glibc-static.i686

(you may have to research and find a 32bit version of glibc-static.  Use rpmfind or some other web search to find an appropriate 32bit version of glibc-static that matches the 64bit version you installed above with yum).

Another work-around: avoid static linking - don't use the -static or -fast compiler options.


]]> http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/error-ld-cannot-find-lm/ Sun, 28 Nov 2010 20:00:00 -0800 http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/error-ld-cannot-find-lm/#comments http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/error-ld-cannot-find-lm/ Intel® C++ Compiler for Linux* Knowledge Base Intel® Fortran Compiler for Linux* Knowledge Base Using Intel Compilers for Linux Under Redhat Enterprise Linux or CentOS Using Intel Composer XE 2011 (Compiler XE 12.0) and Compiler Pro 11.1 for Linux with RHEL 6

Navigation:

Linux and Mac OS X Compilers Installation Help Center: http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-compilers-linux-installation-help/

 

Introduction:

Please see your ReleaseNotes document with your compiler to find the supported Linux distributions and versions.  These instructions are merely to help install the compiler, keep in mind that versions of this distribution NOT in the ReleaseNotes document are NOT tested nor supported.  You are on your own here.

Using Intel® Compilers under RHEL 6 by Ron W. Green.  For older RHEL distributions, skip below to information on those older distros.

In order to use Intel(R) Compilers (C++  or  Fortran) under RHEL 6, you will need the latest 12.0 version or 11.1 version of the Intel compiler(s) in products named "Intel Composer XE 2011", "Intel Parallel Studio XE 2011", "Intel C++ Studio XE 2011", or "Intel Compiler Professional version 11.1".   Do NOT try to install older Intel Compilers such as 11.0, 10.x, 9.x or 8.x under RHEL 6: they will not install easily and probably will not work - and they are NOT supported.  If you need an older Intel Compiler version, please read their ReleaseNotes and obtain an older, supported RHEL distribution.

Also, determine your needs and get the right installation tarball.  Most linux users are on 64bit systems with x86_64 versions of linux installed.  Do you need to create older 32bit applications?  If not, download the Intel 64 ONLY tarball, the *_intel64.tgz file.  Not only does this save download time, this will eliminate your need to install 32bit libraries on the development system.  If you have active support for your compiler, you can download the latest Intel compiler version from the Intel Registration Center at:

https://registrationcenter.intel.com

BEFORE YOU INSTALL the Intel(R) Compiler for Linux on your RHEL 6 installation you will need to disable SELinux OR set SELinux to "Permissive".  As root, edit /etc/sysconfig/selinux and either disable SELinux or set it "Permissive" - then reboot.

Hopefully, during the installation of the OS you selected a profile for a "Software Development" configuration.  This installs the proper gcc/g++/binutils and other necessary development packages.  If not, set it up as a development platform.  You will first need to install several packages that are prerequisites to preparing the system to serve as a development platform:

1. Check that GNU gcc and g++ are installed on the system. By default you can simply check by executing the
command:

gcc --version

If for some reason, you do not have gcc installed, then go ahead
and install gcc and g++ on your system. You can use the software package manager “yum” to do the install. Refer
to http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Tools/yum to learn more on yum.

As root user, in a terminal window:
yum install gcc
yum install gcc-c++

If you want to link statically, that is with -static or -fast (which contains -static), you will need the static versions of glibc.  Keep in mind that static linking is being discouraged by the larger linux community.  You may, of course, use -static-intel to statically link the Intel libraries.  However, if you want to also statically link the system libraries in glibc you will need the static versions of glibc.

x86_64:
yum install glibc-static.x86_64

IA32 (only if you want to install the 32bit compiler):
yum install glibc-static.i686

(if yum cannot find the static 32bit versions of glibc-static you will need to find an rpm source.  Use rpmfind or some other web search to find an appropriate 32bit version of glibc-static that matches the 64bit version you installed above with yum).

4. Finally, there is an optional package to consider: The 11.x version of the Intel Compiler for Linux has a graphical
debugger, a new graphical interface for the IDB debugger. If you want to use this debugger, please make sure to
install the JAVA JRE version 1.5 or higher.

check that java JRE is installed:
java -version
or
java --version

(note: compilers older than 11.1.064 had issues finding installed java JREs.  Please upgrade to new compiler OR ignore the 'missing java' prerequisite check)

If java is missing, you may get the latest JRE from:

http://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp


For Intel Compiler Professional Edition v11.1 ONLY:

In addition to the above, if you have an older v11.1 version of the Intel Compilers for Linux, you need to do the following:

You will need to ensure that the 32-bit version of the standard C++ library, libstdc++.so.5 (typically found
in /usr/lib/ directory) is installed on the system. The Intel® C++ and Fortran compilers for Linux installation require
the linkage to the 32-bit version of libstdc++.so.5 library on all Linux distributions. Failure to do so will result in 
installation failure on library dependencies not met. For more details, refer to the article at:

http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/performance-tools-for-software-developers-intel-compiler-10x-installation-failure-libstdc-failed-dependencies/

as root user, in a terminal window, install the compatibilty library libstdc++.so.5 for 32bit AND the 32bit glibc-devel libraries
yum install compat-libstdc++-33.i686      (note: name in older RHEL, compat-libstdc++-33.i586)
yum install glibc-devel.i686                     (note: name in older RHEL, glibc-devel.i586)

if you have a 64bit x86_64 RHEL system, you also need to install the 64 bit version of compat-libstdc++
yum install compat-libstdc++-33.x86_64

Once installation of above prerequisites is complete, you are ready to start the Intel compiler(s) installation!

If you have problem even after following this guide, DO NOT leave comments - instead, go to our User Forum and submit a problem report:  For Fortran, http://software.intel.com/en-us/forums/intel-fortran-compiler-for-linux-and-mac-os-x/ and for C++, http://software.intel.com/en-us/forums/intel-c-compiler/ .

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This article contains links to the redistributable installation packages for the Intel C++ and Fortran Composer XE for Linux*.
The redistributable packages are for the end users who use applications that are built with Intel Compilers. Please note that there is one redistributable package for every compiler update. Make sure you download and install the one recommended by the application vendor.

OS requirement for redistributable packages for Intel C++ and Fortran Composer XE for Linux


Please read the Release Notes of the update for supported OS distributions:


Installation instructions

First of all, use following command to untar the .tgz file:
$tar -xzvf l_ccompxe_2011.0.084_redist.tgz

To start the installation, run following shell command:
$. ./l_ccompxe_2011.0.084_redist/install.sh
The installation shell program (install.sh) of the redistributable package will guide you through the installation. You will need to accept the EULA and the installation will install all the libraries to the following directory. But you can change the installation directory.

For the redistributable package of Intel C++ and Fortran Composer XE for Linux, the default installation directory is
/opt/intel/composerxe-2011.0.xxx/

Links to the redistributable packages

Intel C++ Composer XE for Linux Intel Fortran Composer XE for Linux
RTM
• Redistributable library package		 RTM
• Redistributable library package
Update 1
• Redistributable library package

There is a bug in the redistributable package for "Update1" so the redistributable package has been removed. 

The work-around is to use the redistributable from RTM. Please confirm with your application vendor first before downloading/installing.		 Update 1
• Redistributable library package

There is a bug in the redistributable package for "Update1" so the redistributable package has been removed. 

The work-around is to use the redistributable from RTM. Please confirm with your application vendor first before downloading/installing.  
Update 2
• Redistributable library package		 Update 2
• Redistributable library package
Update 3
• Redistributable library package		 Update 3
• Redistributable library package
Update 4
• Redistributable library package		 Update 4
• Redistributable library package
Update 5
• Redistributable library package		 Update 5
• Redistributable library package
Update 6
• Redistributable library package		 Update 6
• Redistributable library package
Update 7
• Redistributable library package		 Update 7
• Redistributable library package
Update 8
• Redistributable library package		 Update 8
• Redistributable library package


Currently we do not have redistributable packages for Intel® IPP, Intel® TBB, and Intel® MKL. When they're available, this article will be modified to include them.
Currently we do not have redistributable packages for Intel® MKL. When available, this article will be modified.

 



References

Redistribution of Application Binaries Built for Linux*

 

 

 

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  • The Intel® Math Kernel Library (Intel® MKL) is available as a stand-alone version as well a sub-component in various Intel® Software Development Products:

    • Intel® Parallel Studio XE 2011

    • Intel® Composer XE for Windows* (formerly Intel® Compiler Suite Professional Edition for Windows)
      Intel® C++ Composer XE for Windows (formerly Intel® C++ Compiler Professional Edition for Windows)
    • Intel® C++ Studio XE for Windows (New: includes Intel C++ Compiler, Intel IPP, Intel MKL, Intel TBB, Intel® Parallel Debugger Extension, Intel® VTuneTM Amplifier XE and Intel® Inspector XE)
    • Intel® Fortran Composer XE for Windows (formerly Intel® Fortran Compiler Professional Edition for Windows)
    • Intel® Parallel Studio XE for Windows (New: includes Intel C++ Compiler, Intel IPP, Intel MKL, Intel TBB, Intel® Parallel Debugger Extension, Intel® VTuneTM Amplifier XE and Intel® Inspector XE)
    • Intel® Composer XE for Linux* (formerly Intel® Compiler Suite Professional Edition for Linux)
    • Intel® C++ Composer XE for Linux (formerly Intel® C++ Compiler Professional Edition for Linux)
    • Intel® C++ Studio XE for Linux (New: includes Intel C++ Compiler, Intel IPP, Intel MKL, Intel TBB, Intel® Debugger, Intel® VTuneTM Amplifier XE and Intel® Inspector XE)
    • Intel® Fortran Composer XE for Linux (formerly Intel® Fortran Compiler Professional Edition for Linux)
    • Intel® Parallel Studio XE for Linux (New: includes Intel C++ Compiler, Intel IPP, Intel MKL, Intel TBB, Intel®  Debugger, Intel® VTuneTM Amplifier XE and Intel® Inspector XE)
    • Intel® Composer XE for Mac OS* X (formerly Intel® Compiler Suite Professional Edition for Mac OS* X)
    • Intel® C++ Composer XE for Mac OS* X (formerly Intel® C++ Compiler Professional Edition for Mac OS X)
    • Intel® Fortran Composer XE for Mac OS* X (formerly Intel® Fortran Compiler Professional Edition for Mac OS X)

    Intel® Cluster Toolkit        

    Intel® Math Kernel Library (Intel® MKL) Standalone Products

    • Intel Math Kernel Library for Windows*
    • Intel Math Kernel Library for Linux*

     
    The Intel MKL standalone version is identical to the version contained in the various bundled Intel Software Products. Refer to this article to determine which exact Intel MKL version is contained in the Intel Professional Edition Compilers and Intel Parallel Composer.

    There is no standalone Intel MKL for Mac OS* X, it is only available Intel® Composer XE for Mac OS* X.  Please refer this article for more details.

    ]]>     http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-math-kernel-library-intel-mkl-is-intel-mkl-stand-alone-version-similar-to-the-professional-edition-version/ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 07:30:00 -0700 http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-math-kernel-library-intel-mkl-is-intel-mkl-stand-alone-version-similar-to-the-professional-edition-version/#comments http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-math-kernel-library-intel-mkl-is-intel-mkl-stand-alone-version-similar-to-the-professional-edition-version/ Intel® Fortran Compiler for Linux* Knowledge Base Intel® Fortran Compiler for Mac OS X* Knowledge Base Intel® Math Kernel Library Knowledge Base     Intel Fortran Composer XE 2011 Release Notes This page provides the current Installation Guide and Release Notes for the Intel® Fortran Composer XE 2011 products. All files are in PDF format - Adobe Reader* (or compatible) required.

    For version 11.1, please see Intel Fortran Compiler 11.1 Release Notes

    To get product updates, log in to the Intel® Software Development Products Registration Center.

    For questions or technical support, visit Intel® Software Developer Support


    Update 8 - December 2011
    Intel® Fortran Composer XE 2011 for Linux*

    Intel® Fortran Composer XE 2011 for Mac OS X*

    Intel® Visual Fortran Composer XE 2011 for Windows*

    Update 7 - October 2011
    Intel® Fortran Composer XE 2011 for Linux*

    Intel® Fortran Composer XE 2011 for Mac OS X*

    Intel® Visual Fortran Composer XE 2011 for Windows*

    Update 6 - September 2011
    Intel® Fortran Composer XE 2011 for Linux*

    Intel® Fortran Composer XE 2011 for Mac OS X*

    Intel® Visual Fortran Composer XE 2011 for Windows*

    Update 5 - July 2011
    Intel® Fortran Composer XE 2011 for Linux*

    Intel® Fortran Composer XE 2011 for Mac OS X*

    Intel® Visual Fortran Composer XE 2011 for Windows*

    Update 4 - May 2011
    Intel® Fortran Composer XE 2011 for Linux*

    Intel® Fortran Composer XE 2011 for Mac OS X*

    Intel® Visual Fortran Composer XE 2011 for Windows*

    Update 3 - March 2011
    Intel® Fortran Composer XE 2011 for Linux*

    Intel® Fortran Composer XE 2011 for Mac OS X*

    Intel® Visual Fortran Composer XE 2011 for Windows*

    Update 2 - January 2011
    Intel ® Fortran Composer XE 2011 for Linux*

    Intel® Fortran Composer XE 2011 for Mac OS X*

    Intel® Visual Fortran Composer XE 2011 for Windows*

    Update 1 - December 2010
    Intel® Fortran Composer XE 2011 for Linux*

    Intel® Fortran Composer XE 2011 for Mac OS X*

    Intel® Visual Fortran Composer XE 2011 for Windows*

    Initial Product Release - November 2010
    Intel® Fortran Composer XE 2011 for Linux*

    Intel® Fortran Composer XE 2011 for Mac OS X*

    Intel® Visual Fortran Composer XE 2011 for Windows*

    ]]>     http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-fortran-composer-xe-2011-release-notes/ Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0700 http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-fortran-composer-xe-2011-release-notes/#comments http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-fortran-composer-xe-2011-release-notes/ Intel® Fortran Compiler for Linux* Knowledge Base Intel® Fortran Compiler for Mac OS X* Knowledge Base Intel® Visual Fortran Compiler for Windows* Knowledge Base     Intel Compilers for Linux* Silent Installation Guides
    Intel® C++ or Fortran Composer XE 2011 for Linux*
    Intel® C++ or Fortran Compiler Version 11.1 for Linux* ]]>     http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-compilers-for-linux-silent-installation-guides/ Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700 http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-compilers-for-linux-silent-installation-guides/#comments http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-compilers-for-linux-silent-installation-guides/ Intel® C++ Compiler for Linux* Knowledge Base Intel® Fortran Compiler for Linux* Knowledge Base     Checklist for Installation and Troubleshooting Intel® FLEXlm* License Manager

    1. Download the latest Intel FLEXlm* License Manager user guide. Click here to download the user guide.

    Steps to complete FOR THE LICENSE HOST SERVER SYSTEM(S)

    2. Download the Intel® FLEXlm* license server that best matches your license host server OS. Click here to download license servers.

    3. Verify your license host server machine’s host name and host id. If you are using three redundant license host server systems, verify the host name and host id for all three machines. Click here for more information. 

    4. Verify your floating licenses are registered with the correct host name and host id specified. If you are using three redundant license host server systems, verify all three host names and host ids are specified for each floating license.
    You can find this information by logging  into the Intel Registration Center and checking your floating license information.

    5. If any of your floating licenses have incorrect or out-of-date host name or host id information, follow the instructions in this user guide to correct the information in the floating license(s), and obtain updated license file(s). Click here for more information.

    6. If you wish to combine your floating license files into one file, follow the instructions in section 4.3 of the Intel(R) FLEXlm* License Manager user guide, or follow the instructions here.

    7. Verify that all the individual floating license files or the combined license file resides on your license host server system. Ensure there are no Single User, evaluation, or Beta licenses residing in the flexlm license directory on your license host server system.

    On Linux*: /opt/intel/flexlm/
    On Mac OS* X: /opt/intel/flexlm/
    On Windows*: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Intel\FLEXlm

    8. If you have specified three redundant license host server systems in your floating licenses, at least two of the three redundant license host servers must be up and running at all times. Click here for more information.

    9. Install your Intel® FLEXlm* license server binary on your license host server system. If you have specified three redundant license host server systems in your floating licenses, complete all three license host server installations. Follow the instructions in Chapter 3 of the Intel FLEXlm* License Manager user guide.

    10. Start your license host server process by following the instructions in Chapter 3 of the Intel FLEXlm* License Manager user guide. If you are using a Vista or Windows Server 2008 system, please see the information at this link.

    11. Ensure your license server is running by following the instructions in the user guide for the << lmstat >> command. Click here for more information.


    Steps to complete ON THE CLIENT SYSTEMS

    12. On each client system, install the Intel software product(s) your users will be running from that client system. You will likely need a copy of the floating .lic license file on the client system for each product you will be installing; please put the copy of the Intel product floating license file(s) in the default Intel license file directory, and make sure you are using the same license file on the client system as you are using on the license host server system(s).

    There is a different default Intel license file directory on Windows*, Linux* and Mac OS* X.

    Windows*:   C:\Program Files\Common Files\Intel\Licenses

    Linux*:   /opt/intel/licenses/

    Mac OS* X:  /Users/Shared/Library/Application Support/Intel/Licenses/


    13. Set the INTEL_LICENSE_FILE environment variable on each client system. Click here for more information.

    14. Try launching the Intel product, such as the Intel® C++ Compiler product.

    15. If problems occur with floating license seat check-out, or with any of these steps, please follow the steps in Chapter 5 of the user guide to capture a debug log for your license host server. 

    Then submit a new issue to Intel® Premier Support and attach the debug log you generated.
    If you do not have access to Premier Support, please post a new question on the user forum.

    15. To help the Support team assist you efficiently with your problem, please provide the following information:

         a. OS and architecture for your license host server system(s)

         b. the name of the specific Intel FLEXlm license manager server file you downloaded and installed

         c. the serial number for the floating license you are using
    [NOTE: DO NOT POST SERIAL NUMBERS IN USER FORUM COMMUNICATIONS UNTIL OUR SUPPORT TEAM HAS CHANGED YOUR POSTING TO PRIVATE STATUS.]

         d. the environment variable setting for INTEL_LICENSE_FILE

         e. a copy of each floating license file you are using
    [NOTE: DO NOT ATTACH FILES TO A USER FORUM POSTING UNTIL OUR SUPPORT TEAM HAS CHANGED YOUR POSTING TO PRIVATE STATUS.]

         f. the combined license file (only if customer is using a combined license file)
    [NOTE: DO NOT ATTACH FILES TO A USER FORUM POSTING UNTIL OUR SUPPORT TEAM HAS CHANGED YOUR POSTING TO PRIVATE STATUS.]

         g. host server name and host server id for the license host server(s)

          h. verification that Intel License manager is running (capture of the results of running the appropriate lmstat command)
    [NOTE: DO NOT ATTACH FILES TO A USER FORUM POSTING UNTIL OUR SUPPORT TEAM HAS CHANGED YOUR POSTING TO PRIVATE STATUS.]

         i. license server debug log and client-side debug log
    [NOTE: DO NOT ATTACH FILES TO A USER FORUM POSTING UNTIL OUR SUPPORT TEAM HAS CHANGED YOUR POSTING TO PRIVATE STATUS.]



    ]]>     http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/checklist-for-installation-and-troubleshooting-intel-flexlm-license-manager/ Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700 http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/checklist-for-installation-and-troubleshooting-intel-flexlm-license-manager/#comments http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/checklist-for-installation-and-troubleshooting-intel-flexlm-license-manager/ Intel® C++ Compiler for Linux* Knowledge Base Intel® C++ Compiler for Mac OS X* Knowledge Base Intel® C++ Compiler for Windows* Knowledge Base Intel® Fortran Compiler for Linux* Knowledge Base Intel® Fortran Compiler for Mac OS X* Knowledge Base Intel® License Manager for FLEXlm* Knowledge Base Intel® Visual Fortran Compiler for Windows* Knowledge Base     Intel® FLEXlm* License Borrowing Capability Overview

    This feature allows users to ‘borrow” a license seat from the license host server for a limited time, disconnect from the network and use the borrowed license even with no connection to the license server. This is very useful in case you want to use the software offline.

    Required Information

    To use the license borrow functionality for Intel floating product licenses, customers need to ensure they have the following items:

    1) A build of the Intel® License Manager for FLEXlm* (for the desired OS) that supports the Borrow capability:

    a) Users need to make sure that they are using a build of Intel FLEXlm* License Manager which supports borrowing
    and early return of borrowed licenses.

    b) We recommend the customer download and install one of the free license manager servers available at the
    following website link:
    http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/performance-tools-for-software-developers-intel-flexlm-license-servers/

    2) A license file which has the keyword BORROW in it: 

    a) Licenses for Intel® Software Development Products with version 2011 have the BORROW feature with a BOROW period of 7 days enabled by default.  

    b) To obtain a borrow-enabled license for a multi-seat floating product license with a version older than 2011, please   submit an issue to Intel® Premier Support at https://premier.intel.com/ under product 'Download, Licensing and Registartion'.
         

    Steps for starting the FLEXlm* License Manager (Server) for using the Borrow feature

    (1) Start the license server using the new borrow-enabled license file(s).

    (2) Check the log for the Intel® FLEXlm* License Server and make sure that it does not complain about BORROW keyword in the license file.

         • By default, the log file location on Windows* is: %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\Intel\FLEXlm
         • By default, the log file location on Linux* and Mac OS* X is the same where FLEXlm server has been installed

         A typical log file when FLEXlm Server has started successfully looks like the following:

         14:00:31 (lmgrd) US Patents 5,390,297 and 5,671,412.
         14:00:31 (lmgrd) World Wide Web: http://www.macrovision.com
         14:00:31 (lmgrd) License file(s): server.lic
         14:00:31 (lmgrd) lmgrd tcp-port 28518
         14:00:31 (lmgrd) Starting vendor daemons ...
         14:00:31 (lmgrd) Started INTEL (internet tcp_port 35860 pid 9309)
         14:00:31 (INTEL) FLEXlm version 9.23
         14:00:31 (INTEL) Server started on LicenseServer for:
         14:00:31 (INTEL) I3F97C15E (consisting of:   ArBBL
         14:00:31 (INTEL) CCompL    DbgL    FCompL
         14:00:31 (INTEL) MKernL    PerfAnl    PerfPrimL
         14:00:31 (INTEL) StaticAnlL    ThreadAnlGui    ThreadBB)


    Client System Setup for the Borrow feature (Application Setup)

    NOTE: The term “Client” refers to the application that uses Intel FLEXlm floating license seat check-out and check-in.

    1) Download the lmutil for your operating system and architecture from http://www.globes.com/support/fnp_utilities_download.htm.

    2) If you are not able to download the lmutil from the website above, work with your Intel Support team contact (or submit an issue to Premier Support at https://premier.intel.com/) for access to lmutil, and have the information about your Operating System, OS Version and Architecture (IA-32, Intel® 64 and/or IA-64[Intel® Itanium®]).

    3) Verify that no Intel product components’ license seats (i.e., Compiler Professional Edition, Vtune, etc.) can be borrowed by running the following command. If you see any information that indicates one or more features/components were borrowed, then borrowing has already been enabled for those licensed features/components. Here is an example of output when no borrowing is enabled.

    lmutil lmborrow -status

    Example:
    lmutil lmborrow -status
    lmutil - Copyright (c) 1989-2009 by Macrovision Corporation. All rights reserved.


    4) Configure the borrow duration and FLEXlm feature to be borrowed:

    lmutil lmborrow INTEL dd-mmm-yyyy:[time] <featurename> -c <serverlicense file>

    Example:
    lmutil lmborrow INTEL 06-Oct-2011 CCompL -c server.lic

    where,
    server.lic is the license file which was used to start the server. It should be noted that license borrowing will fail if the license file on the client side is different than the one which was used to start the server.

    The command above borrows a “featurename” called CCompL (Intel® C++ Compiler for Linux*) from the vendor INTEL until 6th Oct 2011 using the license file server.lic

    NOTE:  The time specified on command line of lmborrow is the end date/time the user planed to borrow, which must be <= 168 hours, which is the maximum borrow period. If the user wants to borrow the license seat for only 1 or 2 days, the corresponding date/time for that period should be set.
    Users cannot borrow a license seat for more than the 168 hour barrier that is set in the license file and in the license server logic. If an extended borrow time is required, please submit an issue to Intel® Premier Support at https://premier.intel.com/ under product 'Download, Licensing and Registartion' providing a jsutification of why you need to extend the borrow time beyond 7 days.

    After running this command, the customer should see the following:

    lmutil - Copyright (c) 1989-2004 by Macrovision Corporation. All rights reserved.
    Setting LM_BORROW=3-oct-2011:INTEL:06-oct-2011:CCompL


    5) If the above steps are successful, you are now ready to borrow a seat by running the client application (e.g. – Composer XE, Vtune Amplifier XE, Inspector XE, etc). The FLEXlm feature will be borrowed when you run the client/application and a successful check-out happens. As soon as the first license is checked out, the server log file will confirm the borrowed feature with the following message in the log file:

    14:35:14 (INTEL) OUT: "I3F97C15E" User1@Host1
    14:35:14 (INTEL) OUT: "CCompL" User1@Host1

    Note that there are no corresponding IN entries in the server log. This is different behavior than a normal check-out where corresponding to every two OUT entries in the server log file, you will also see two IN entries after the OUT entries after the application exits.


    6) Verify that the FLEXlm product feature was really borrowed by running the following command on the client system:

    lmutil lmborrow –status

    Example for borrowing a seat for the Intel C++ Compiler for Linux*:

    lmutil lmborrow –status
    lmutil - Copyright (c) 1989-2004 by Macrovision Corporation. All rights reserved.

    Vendor Feature Expiration
    ______ ________ __________

    INTEL CCompL 6-Oct-11 23:59

    NOTE: Before the Borrow period expires, the product will always get the license from the local storage for the Borrowed license seat when it tries to check-out license. The Client system on which the product is used does not need to be attached to FLEXlm* license host server.


    7) Disconnect the client system from the server network. Now with the borrowed license, you can use the software application with the borrowed license.

    NOTE: After the Borrow period expires, the product license seat will no longer to be able to check-out the license from local storage. Instead, the client system must be “attached” to the FLEXlm* license host server to check-out a product license seat.


    8) Run the following command to return a borrowed license:

    lmutil lmborrow -return -c server.lic featurename

    Example:
    lmutil lmborrow -return -c server.lic CCompL
    lmutil - Copyright (c) 1989-2009 by Macrovision Corporation. All rights reserved.

    On the FLEXlm server side, you will see the following message in the log file for the borrowed feature which was returned. This message is different compared to a normal check-in.

    14:40:17 (INTEL) REMOVING User1@Host1:/dev/pts/0 from CCompL by administrator request.

    14:40:17 (INTEL) IN: "CCompL" User1@Host1 (USER_REMOVED)
    14:40:17 (INTEL) IN: "I3F97C15E" User1@Host1 (USER_REMOVED)


    9) Run the following command to verify that the license was returned successfully back to the server:

    lmutil lmborrow -status

    Example:
    ./lmutil lmborrow -status
    lmutil - Copyright (c) 1989-2009 by Macrovision Corporation. All rights reserved.

    Note: If you try to return a license which has not been borrowed, you will see a message like this:

    ./lmutil lmborrow -return -c server.lic CCompL
    lmutil - Copyright (c) 1989-2009 by Macrovision Corporation. All rights reserved.
    Error: CCompL not currently borrowed.


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    Introduction : This article describes how to convert an evaluation licensed product to a fully-licensed product using the Intel Activation Tool (IAT)

    Prerequisites : Any evaluation version of an Intel Developer Product.  A user should also obtain a valid Serial Number for a fully-licensed version of the product.  A Serial Number is supplied to the customer after purchase of a qualifying Intel Software product.
    This applies to Windows*, Linux* and Mac OS* X versions of Intel Software tools.


    Running the Application :

    Users of evaluation versions of Intel Developer Products have a new tool that allows converting an evaluation licensed products to fully licensed products.  The “Activation Tool” is a utility that allows a user of an evaluation product to enter a valid product Serial Number to convert the product to fully licensed status. 

    Under Windows:  Users will find a shortcut named “Product Activation” in their Start Menu Programs Group for “Parallel Studio 2011”.

    Simply click “Start->Program Files-> Intel Parallel Studio 2011-> Product Activation” shortcut in the start menu and supply a valid product serial number to convert your evaluation software to a fully licensed product.

    Linux and Mac OS X: Search for 'activate' executable in your binary directory for your product.  Run the executable and supply the serial number when prompted.


    Benefits : A fully-licensed product provides a user access to Premier Support and product updates on the Intel Registration Center



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