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Identifying the Host Name and Host ID
The host name and host ID are system-level identifiers on supported platforms that
are used in the license file to identify the node on which you plan to install the Intel
License Manager for FLEXlm* and license file. To enable you to obtain a counted
license, these unique values must be available when you register your product. For
node-locked licenses, you will also need the host name and host id of the node from
which your applications will run, if different from the node for the Intel License
Manager for FLEXlm*. Follow these directions to obtain the host name and host id for
each supported platform:

Microsoft Windows*
1. From the Start menu, click Run...
2. Type cmd in the Open: field, then click OK.
3. Type ipconfig /all at the command prompt, and press Enter.
In the resulting output, host name is the value that corresponds to Host Name, and
host id is the value that corresponds to Physical Address.

For example, if the output of ipconfig /all included the following:
Host Name . . . . . . . : mycomputer
. . .
Physical Address . . . . : 00-06-29-CF-74-AA
then host name is mycomputer and the host ID is 00-06-29-CF-74-AA.

Linux*
1. Run the hostname command to display the host name.
2. Run the command /sbin/ifconfig eth0 to display the hardware address.
For example, if the /sbin/ifconfig eth0 command returns
HWaddr 00:D0:B7:A8:80:AA, then the host ID is 00:D0:B7:A8:80:AA.
It is strongly recommended that users run the lmhostid utility to obtain the hostid
value required to generate the counted licenses. The lmhostid utility can be found in
the install location to which Intel License Manager for FLEXlm* is installed.

Mac OS* X on Intel® Architecture
1. Run the hostname command to display the host name.
2. Run the command /sbin/ifconfig en0 ether to display the hardware address.
The following is an example of an address that could be returned by this command:
en0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
ether 00:13:20:60:23:4f
It is strongly recommended that users run the lmhostid utility to obtain the hostid
value required to generate the counted licenses. The lmhostid utility is installed to
the same location as the Intel License Manager for FLEXlm*.

]]> http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/how-to-find-host-id-for-floating-licenses Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:15:55 -0700 http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/how-to-find-host-id-for-floating-licenses#comments http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/how-to-find-host-id-for-floating-licenses Software Products General Intel® Compilers Intel® License Manager for FLEXlm* Knowledge Base Intel® Software Development Products Registration Center Knowledge Base Getting the product running with my new license Before installing the product (no matter what type of license you have):

  1. Find your Serial Number (SN)
  2. Register the SN
  3. Download the product from the Intel Registration and Download center

Then the next steps are different based on your license type.

If you have a counted license, you have to do following:

I. Set up the license server
  1. Read the Intel License Manager for FLEXlm* User's Guide
  2. Find the right system for the license server
  3. Download the correct FLEXlm server for license servery system
  4. Install the FLEXlm server:
    • after installation, the license server should start running automatically
    • As for how to manually start or stop the FLEXlm license server, please refer to the FLEXlm user's guide
II. Install the product on the client systems
  1. Set up the client license
  2. On Windows, just run the downloaded product package program. It will automatically extract the package and start the installation.

    3. >> w_cproX_11.1.XXX.exe
  3. On Linux* or Mac OS* X, use following commands to install:

    4. $ tar -xzvf l_cproX_11.1.XXX.tgz
    $ ./install.sh

If you have a single user license, just follow the simple steps below:

  1. The easies way to install is to use your SN. You can find the SN in the email when you purchase the product. See this KB on where to find your SN.
  2. To use the license file to install
    • Save the license file sent to you by email to a directory [lic-dir]\mylic_file.lic
      • On Windows, we use [common files]\intel\licenses folder as the default license folder
      On Linux or Mac OS X, we use /opt/intel/licenses directory as the default license directory

    • Set up an environment variable to this file:

      • On Windows, use
      >> set INTEL_LICENSE_FILE=[lic-dir]\mylic_file.lic

      On Linux or Mac OS, use
      $ export INTEL_LICENSE_FILE=[lic-dir]\mylic_file.lic
  3. Install the product

    4. On Windows, run the downloaded product package program like below. Use either the license file or SN to install.
    >> w_cproX_11.1.XXX.exe

    On Linux or Mac OX X, use following commands:
    $ tar -xzvf l_cproX_11.1.XXX.tgz
    $ ./install.sh


References and useful KB articles:

  1. Intel® License Manager for FLEXlm* Knowledge Base
  2. How do I Combine Multiple License files?
  3. Redundancy server notes - Floating/Nodelocked license
  4. Should Intel license manager for FLEXlm be installed on the same OS machine as that the license is limited to?
  5. How do I upgrade from an evaluation to a full commercial version (single-user or floating)?
  6. How do I change the Server/Host data I provided for my node locked or floating license?
  7. How can I install my product without internet access?
  8. Installing license server on Vista or Windows Server 2008
  9. Where can I download the latest version of my product?
  10. How can I determine which products and versions my license supports?
  11. Installing the eval product
]]> http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/getting-the-product-running-with-my-new-license Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:48:50 -0700 http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/getting-the-product-running-with-my-new-license#comments http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/getting-the-product-running-with-my-new-license ISN General Intel® C++ Compiler for Linux* Knowledge Base Intel® C++ Compiler for Mac OS X* Knowledge Base Intel® C++ Compiler for Windows* Knowledge Base Intel® License Manager for FLEXlm* Knowledge Base Intel® Parallel Composer Knowledge Base