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IDE integration missing when installing the 10.x release over an 11.x release

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:09:16 -0800

Reference Number : DPD200138896

Version : 10.x

Product : Intel(R) Visual Fortran for Windows

Operating System : Windows*

Problem Description :
In some cases uninstalling the 11.x compiler and then installing a 10.x compiler, will appear to still show the 11.1 integration (and not show the 10.x integration) in Microsoft* Visual Studio. If this happens, please remove/rename the 11.x directory and install the 10.x compiler. This directory is in the default location of:

C:\Program Files\Intel\Compiler\11.1\xxx

where xxx is the minor version of the release. This problem will not occur with compilers 11.1.051 or later, although the if older releases were installed at one time you may encounter the problem with an unstall of 11.1.051.

Resolution Status :
Fixed in release 11.1.051 or later.

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Intel Fortran Compiler 11.1 Release Notes

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:49:09 -0700

This page provides the current Installation Guide and Release Notes for the Intel® Fortran Compiler products. All files are in PDF format - Adobe Reader* (or compatible) required. Japanese translations are provided at even-numbered updates.

11.1 Update 3, October 2009

Intel® Fortran Compiler Professional Edition for Linux*

English

Intel® Fortran Compiler Professional Edition for Mac OS X*

English

Intel® Visual Fortran Compiler Professional Edition for Windows*

English

11.1 Update 2 (Revised), October 2009

Intel® Visual Fortran Compiler Professional Edition for Windows*

English

11.1 Update 2, September 2009

Intel® Fortran Compiler Professional Edition for Linux*

Intel® Fortran Compiler Professional Edition for Mac OS X*

English

Intel® Visual Fortran Compiler Professional Edition for Windows*

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

Intel® FLEXlm* license servers

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:35:38 -0700

In the list below, click on the link for the Intel® License Manager for FLEXlm* server that corresponds to your combination of operating system and Intel® processor.

Linux*

For IA-32 Architecture on RedHat* 7, RedHat* 7.x, and RedHat* 8 flexlm.Linux.tar.gz

For IA-32 Architecture and Intel® 64 (Intel® EM64T) Architecture on RedHat* EL3, RedHat* EL4, EL5, SLES 9 and SLES 10 flexlm.Linux.EL3.tar.gz

For IA-32 Architecture on RedHat* 9 flexlm.Linux.RHL9.tar.gz

For IA-64 (Intel® Itanium®) Architecture on RedHat* 7 and RedHat* 7.x flexlm.Linux.ia64.tar.gz

For IA-64 Architecture on SGI Altix* Propack 3 and SGI Altix* Propack 4 flexlm.Linux.ia64.EL3_SGIAltix.tar.gz

For IA-64 Architecture on RedHat* EL3, RedHat* EL4, EL5, SLES 9 and SLES 10 flexlm.Linux.ia64.EL3.tar.gz

Windows*

For IA-32 Architecture on Windows w_flm_p_1.0.011_ia32.zip

For Intel® 64 Architecture on Windows* w_flm_p_1.0.011_intel64.zip

For IA-64 Architecture on Windows* w_flm_p_1.0.011_ia64.zip

Mac OS*

For IA-32 and Intel® 64 Architectures on Mac OS* X 10.5.x and 10.4.x flexlm.Mac.i386.tar.gz

Intel® License Manager for FLEXlm* servers available from Intel® Registration Center Download Center.

For customers with a current "counted" product license, Intel® License Manager for FLEXlm* servers are available from the Intel® Registration Center Download Center. After logging into the Intel® Registration Center, select "Product Download". Select "FLEXlm servers" from the Product list, then search through the list of files to download the Intel® License Manager for FLEXlm* driver for your particular operating system environment. If you do not have access to this product, please register for access at the Intel® Registration Center.

Intel C++ or Fortran Compiler for Windows Silent Installation Guide

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:09:05 -0700

Introduction: This article describes how to perform a "silent" (non-interactive) install of Intel C++ Compiler for Windows or Intel Visual Fortran Compiler for Windows. It applies to version 11.1; it is not applicable to earlier versions of the product. An administrator may wish to use a silent install to make the product available in an automated fashion on users systems.

Other Silent Install articles:

Intel C++ and Fortran Compilers for Linux Silent Install Guide

Step 1

If you are installing from a downloaded product package (file type .EXE), you must unpack the package to a convenient directory on your (adminisrator's) system or to a network share. The simplest way to do that is to run the EXE and specify the path for where the files should be unpacked. This is done with the following dialog (Fortran example shown, C++ is similar):

Click the Extract button to do the extraction. When the setup reaches the Welcome screen, click Cancel to exit the installation.

Step 2

Either copy the installation file tree to the target system or reference it from a network share. On the target system, from an account with Administrator privilege, run the setup.exe in the unpacked folder with the required arguments. Note that if the path to setup.exe includes blanks, you must enclose the file path in quotes, for example:

"E:\Unpacked Files\Intel\w_cproc_p_11.1.038\setup.exe"

or

"E:\Unpacked Files\Intel\w_cprof_p_11.1.038\setup.exe"

The form of the silent install command is:

setup.exe install argument [argument]...

Where each argument is described in sections below. The command invoking setup.exe will return immediately.

Required arguments:

--output=filespec

This specifies the path to the file where output from the install will be directed. If the path is not complete, it will use the path to setup.exe as a default.

--eula=accept | reject

This specifies whether you accept or reject the End User License Agreement. If reject is specified, the installation will exit.

Optional arguments:

--installdir=path_for_installation_folder

Specifies a path for the installation folder. If not specified, the default is used. Please read the compiler Release Notes for details.

--license-path_to_license_file

Specifies the path to the license file to be used on this system. The file should have a file type of .LIC, or you may specify a folder path and the installer will examine all .LIC files in that folder for an appropriate license. If you do not specify either --license or --sn, the installer will look on the system to see if an appropriate license already exists.

--sn=serial_number

Specifies the serial number for the license to be used on this system. Use either --sn or --license, not both. The serial number is in the form xxxx-xxxxxxx. If --sn is used, a network connection to the Internet must be available during installation.

--update=no | always

Specifies the behavior if the product is already installed. "no" will end the installation if the current version (any update) is installed. "always" will remove the latest version before installing the new one. The default is "no".

Example command

"E:\Unpacked Files\Intel\w_cprof_p_11.1.038\setup.exe" install --output=C:\Logs\log.txt --sn=ABCD-1234567

Troubleshooting Fortran Integration Issues with Visual Studio

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:03:52 -0700

This article describes diagnostic and repair steps to follow if Intel Visual Fortran integration into Microsoft Visual Studio is not working correctly.

The symptoms of errors with Fortran integration into Visual Studio include:

When opening a Fortran project, an error indicating that the .vfproj project file is not recognized
Missing Fortran-specific parts of the Visual Studio interface, such as project templates or project properties
Inability to build a Fortran project

This article applies to Intel Visual Fortran 10.0 through 11.1 with Microsoft Visual Studio 2003, 2005 or 2008.

Step 1 - are prerequisites met?

Open Microsoft Visual Studio from the Start menu. Select Help > About. Look for the following items:

In Visual Studio 2005 and 2008, make sure that it does not say "Express Edition". Visual Studio Express Edition is not supported for use with Intel Visual Fortran from within the Visual Studio development environment
If you are using a Standard, Professional or Team System Edition of Visual Studiom under Installed Products, look to see if "Microsoft Visual C++" is listed. If it is not, reinstall Visual Studio and make sure that the Visual C++ component is installed. If you are using the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Premier Partner Edition (included with Intel Visual Fortran 10.0, 10.1 and 11.0 - no edition name will be displayed), or Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Shell (included with Intel Visual Fortran 11.1), Visual C++ is not required
Look under Installed Products to see if "Intel Visual Fortran Compiler Integration" is listed and make a note of the version number or "Package ID" displayed, if any.

Close Visual Studio

Step 2 - are the integration files present?

Check to see if the appropriate Intel folder is present. The paths given here are defaults and may vary on your system:

VS2003: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Intel Fortran\VFPackages
VS2005: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Intel Fortran\VFPackages
VS2008: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Intel Fortran\VFPackages

Check to see if this folder contains six DLL files Windows may hide the file type for DLL files - the file names are VFAVwin.dll, VFFortSvc.dll, VFHieEditor.dll, VFProj.dll, VFProjConvert.dll, VFToolOpt.dll. If any of these files are not present, uninstall and reinstall Intel Visual Fortran.

Right click on VFProj.dll and select Properties, then click on the Version tab. Look at the "File Version" displayed. It will be in the form of 11.1.3464.2008. The first two numbers (11.1 here) indicate the compiler version. These must match that of the most recent version of the compiler installed. The last number (2008 here) indicates the Visual Studio version this DLL is for. If the compiler version does not match, uninstall Intel Visual Fortran, delete the entire "Intel Fortran" folder under the appropriate Microsoft Visual Studio folder, then reinstall Intel Fortran.

Step 3 - run the repair tool

If the above steps do not resolve the problem, download the appropriate ZIP file indicated below and run the executable file included within. Note: If you are running Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008, run the program by right clicking it and selecting "Run as Administrator". In many cases, this will resolve the problem. If it does not, or if an error during registration of a DLL is noted, contact Intel Support for further options.

VS2003 Repair Tool
VS2005 Repair Tool
VS2008 Repair Tool

[DISCLAIMER: The information on this web site is intended for hardware system manufacturers and software developers. Intel does not warrant the accuracy, completeness or utility of any information on this site. Intel may make changes to the information or the site at any time without notice. Intel makes no commitment to update the information at this site. ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS WEBSITE IS PROVIDED "as is" without any express, implied, or statutory warranty of any kind including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, non-infringement of intellectual property, or fitness for any particular purpose. Independent companies manufacture the third-party products that are mentioned on this site. Intel is not responsible for the quality or performance of third-party products and makes no representation or warranty regarding such products. The third-party supplier remains solely responsible for the design, manufacture, sale and functionality of its products. Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.]

Duplicate Fortran Project Templates in Visual Studio 2005

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:42:00 -0700

Reference Number : DPD200049858

Version : 10.0, 10.1, 11.0

Operating System : Windows Vista

Problem Description : On Japanese-language Microsoft Windows Vista* systems, if a Japanese version of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 is installed and the "full" package of Intel Visual Fortran is installed, it is possible for duplicate Fortran project items to appear in the New Project wizard.

Resolution Status : To prevent this problem when a Japanese-language Visual Studio 2005 is installed, select a Custom install of Intel Visual Fortran and specify that Microsoft Visual Studio Premier Partner Edition is not to be installed.

If you have already installed and see the duplicate items, you can correct the problem by following these steps:

Press Start and then select Run...
In the Open box, type CMD and press OK.
In the command window that opens, type: cd C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8
If your copy of Visual Studio 2005 is installed in a different location, change the command to match the location.
Type: cd Common7\IDE\ProjectTemplates\IntelFortran
Type: cscript.exe fix_templates.js
If a message appears saying that Administrator permissions are required, click Continue or Allow.

[DISCLAIMER: The information on this web site is intended for hardware system manufacturers and software developers. Intel does not warrant the accuracy, completeness or utility of any information on this site. Intel may make changes to the information or the site at any time without notice. Intel makes no commitment to update the information at this site. ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS WEBSITE IS PROVIDED "as is" without any express, implied, or statutory warranty of any kind including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, non-infringement of intellectual property, or fitness for any particular purpose. Independent companies manufacture the third-party products that are mentioned on this site. Intel is not responsible for the quality or performance of third-party products and makes no representation or warranty regarding such products. The third-party supplier remains solely responsible for the design, manufacture, sale and functionality of its products. Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.]

Intel® Fortran Compiler for Windows* - Required and optional Microsoft* development software

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:23:06 -0700

This article provides an overview of the Microsoft development software required to use Intel Visual Fortran Compiler 11.1 Professional Edition. For more details, refer to the product Release Notes.

Microsoft Development Software Requirements

To use the Microsoft Visual Studio development environment or command-line tools to build IA-32 or Intel® 64 architecture applications, one of:

Microsoft Visual Studio 2008* Standard Edition or higher with C++ and “X64 Compiler and Tools” components installed [1]
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005* Standard Edition or higher with C++ and “X64 Compiler and Tools” components installed [1]
Intel® Visual Fortran development environment based on Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Shell (included with some license types of Intel® Fortran Compiler) [2]

To use the Microsoft Visual Studio development environment or command-line tools to build IA-32 architecture applications, one of:

Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003* with C++ component installed [3]
Microsoft Visual C++ .NET 2003* [3]

To use the Microsoft Visual Studio development environment or command-line tools to build IA-64 architecture applications, one of:

Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Team System Edition with C++ and “Itanium Compiler and Tools” components installed [4] plus Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5*
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System Edition with C++ and “Itanium Compiler and Tools” components installed [4]

To use command-line tools only to build IA-32 architecture applications, one of::

Microsoft Visual C++ 2008* Express Edition
Microsoft Visual C++ 2005* Express Edition [5]

To use command-line tools only to build Intel® 64 architecture applications, one of:

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Platform SDK
Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit Update for Windows Vista*
Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5*

To use command-line tools only to build IA-64 architecture applications, one of:

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Platform SDK
Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5*

Notes:

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and 2008 Standard Edition installs the “x64 Compiler and Tools” component by default – the Professional and higher editions require a “Custom” install to select this.
Intel® Visual Fortran development environment based on Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Premier Partner Edition is included with Academic and Commercial licenses for Intel Visual Fortran Compiler Professional Edition. It is not included with Evaluation or Student licenses, nor with “Compiler Suite” products that also include the Intel® C++ Compiler. This development environment provides everything necessary to edit, build and debug Fortran applications. Some features of the full Visual Studio product are not included, such as:
- Resource Editor (see ResEdit*, a third-party tool, for a substitute)
- Automated conversion of Compaq* Visual Fortran projects
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 is not supported on Microsoft Windows Vista. Support for Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 will be removed in a future release of the product.
Microsoft Visual Studio is not supported for installation on IA-64 architecture systems

Support Deprecated for Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003*

In a future major release of Intel Visual Fortran Compiler, support for Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003* will be removed. Intel recommends migrating to a current version of Microsoft Visual Studio.

Intel Visual Fortran 11.1 and Visual Studio 2008 Shell Questions and Answers

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:12:55 -0700

Introduction : Installation Notes for Intel Visual Fortran Professional Edition 11.1 Related to Bundled Microsoft Visual Studio* 2008 Shell

Version : Intel Visual Fortran Professional Edition 11.1

Known Issues:

Fortran documentation not available from HELP menu in VS08 Shell

Intel Visual Fortran 11.1 and VS08 Shell Installation Questions and Answers :

Question: What is the Microsoft Visual Studio* 2008 Shell and Libraries? Do I need it? Do I want it?

Answer: The Microsoft Visual Studio* 2008 Shell and Libraries (VS08 Shell) is an integrated development environment (IDE) that is bundled with the Intel Visual Fortran Compiler Professional Edition 11.1 for users with Commercial or Academic licenses (all other licenses read the Q&A at the end of this page).
Do I need it, do I want it?: This Fortran-only development environment can be used by customers who do NOT have an existing prerequisite Microsoft development environment (see the Required and Optional Microsoft* Development Software article.) If you already own a supported Microsoft development environment you probably will not want or need VS08 Shell.

With the release of Intel Visual Fortran Professional Edition 11.1, VS08 Shell is provided as a replacement for the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Premier Partner Edition (VSPPE) packaged with versions 10.x and 11.0 of the Intel Visual Fortran Compiler. If you have VSPPE installed, read the question below:

Question: Before installing Intel Visual Fortran Professional Edition 11.1 I had a working installation of Microsoft Visual Studio* 2005 Premier Partner Edition (VSPPE). After installation of Intel Visual Fortran Professional Edition 11.1 I find that my VSPPE no longer works (Fortran compiler is not visible). Is this a bug?

Answer: The Commercial and Academic licensed versions of Intel Visual Fortran 11.1 come bundled with the Microsoft Visual Studio* 2008 Shell (VS08 Shell). This is intended to replace your older VSPPE environment. During installation of Intel Visual Fortran Pro 11.1, any VSPPE integrations are removed from the system prior to the installation of VS08 Shell. Instead of starting VSPPE, simply start Microsoft Visual Studio* 2008 Shell. If you wish to re-install the previous version integration into VSPPE, run the previous version's installer, select Modify and then enable only Visual Studio 2005 integration in the Component selection screen. Continue with the installation.

Question: Can I simply install the Intel Visual Fortran 11.1 compiler into my existing VSPPE installation?

Answer: No, Intel Visual Fortran 11.1 supports integration into VS08 Shell and/or integrations into FULL versions of Microsoft Visual Studio. Please read the 'Release Notes' document for Intel Visual Fortran for Windows Profession Edition 11.1 for details about supported development environments.

Question: Can VS08 Shell co-exist on a system with a full version of Microsoft Visual Studio* 2008?

Answer: No, only one integration into Visual Studio* 2008 can exist on a system. So you must choose if you want VS08 Shell or your own copy of Microsoft Visual Studio* 2008 (Standard or Pro). Because VS08 Shell has limited functionality, you will probably want to have Intel Visual Fortran 11.1 integrate into your existing Microsoft Visual Studio* 2008 (Standard, Professional or Team System Edition). This is the default behavior of the compiler installer: if any qualifying full version of Microsoft Visual Studio* is found, Intel Visual Fortran Pro 11.1 will simply integrate into that environment and not install the VS08 Shell. See the 'Release Notes' document for Intel Visual Fortran Pro 11.1 for an explanation of the limitations of VS08 Shell compared to the full version of Microsoft Visual Studio* 2008.

Question: I have a full vesion of Microsoft Visual Studio (or multiple versions of Visual Studio) installed on my system. After Intel Visual Fortran Pro 11.1 installation I now see the 11.1 compiler in my existing environment(s). However, I did not get an option to install VS2008 Shell and I do not see it installed on my system. Can I install VS08 Shell manually? Is there any reason I would not want to install VS08 Shell?

Answer: The Microsoft Visual Studio* 2008 Shell has limited functionality compared to a full version (Standard or Profession) of Microsoft Visual Studio* 2008. Please read the 'Release Notes' document that came with the Intel Visual Fortran Pro 11.1 compiler for a list of features that are not provided in the VS08 Shell. For this reason, you may wish to continue to use your existing Visual Studio rather than the Intel Visual Fortran Compiler Pro 11.1 provided VS08 Shell. If you do not already have Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 installed, you can install VS08 Shell manually. Assuming you downloaded and installed the "full" installer that includes VS08 Shell, open the folder C:\Program Files\Intel\Download\FortranCompilerPro11.1\installs\1033\w_cprof_vs2008 and run install2008shell.exe from that folder. After it completes, open Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel, select Intel Visual Fortran 11.1, select Change/Remove, then Modify. At the Component selection screen, make sure that Integrations into Microsoft Visual Studio is selected and click Next. Proceed with the installation.

Question: Now that I have VS08 Shell installed, can I install Intel C/C++ into my VS08 Shell environment so I can do mixed language programming?

Answer: No, the VS08 Shell provided with your Intel Visual Fortran Pro 11.1 will support Intel Visual Fortran ONLY . No other languages will integrate and work in this IDE.

Question: I do not see the Microsoft Visual Studio* 2008 Shell bundled with my Student licensed Intel Visual Fortran 11.1. Where is it, or how do I get it?

Answer: Student editions of Intel Visual Fortran 11.1 do not contain VS08 Shell. You must purchase a Commercial or Academic licensed Intel Visual Fortran 11.1 to obtain VS08 Shell.

Question: I do not see the Microsoft Visual Studio* 2008 Shell bundled with my evaluation version of Intel Visual Fortran 11.1. Where is it, or how do I get it?

Answer: Evaluation editions of Intel Visual Fortran 11.1 do not contain VS08 Shell. You must purchase a Commercial or Academic licensed Intel Visual Fortran 11.1 to obtain VS08 Shell. If you wish to evaluate Intel Visual Fortran 11.1 and do not own a version of Microsoft Visual Studio*, see the Required and Optional Microsoft* Development Software article.

Question: I do not see the Microsoft Visual Studio* 2008 Shell bundled with my 'Compiler Suite' product. Where is it, or how do I get it?

Answer: 'Compiler Suite' products do not contain VS08 Shell. This is because you are purchasing a C++ and Fortran compiler suite: VS08 Shell only supports Fortran and NOT C++. If you purchase a suite with both Fortran and C++ it is assumed that you have a need for mixed language programming and VS08 Shell does not fit this scenario. In this scenario you probably will want to separately purchase a full version of Microsoft Visual Studio* so that you can have support for mixed-language programming. You must purchase a Commercial or Academic licensed Intel Visual Fortran Pro 11.1 to obtain VS08 Shell. If you wish to evaluate Intel Visual Fortran 11.1 and do not own a version of Microsoft Visual Studio*, see the Required and Optional Microsoft* Development Software article.

Question: I don't see my question or answer here. Where can I get an answer?

Answer: Post a question on the Intel Visual Fortran User Forum, which is HERE.

Can not find Intel Fortran in New Project Menu

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:39:34 -0700

Problem : After you installed the Intel Visual Fortran Compiler for Windows (with Visual Studio Premier Parterner Edition VSPPE or not), you can not find the "Intel Fortran" item in Visual Studio "New Project" menu.

Environment : Windows* XP

Root Cause : You may use the non-English version of Windows* operation system. The installer can not finish the Visual Studio intergation work sucessfully.

Resolution : Please try the following steps to workaround this issue:

1) Change "Language for non-Unicode program" setting from Chinese/Korean/Japanese to English, using "Control Panel"->"Regional and Language Options"->"Advanced"

2) Reboot system

3) Double click and run the Intel Fortran compiler intergration script ('integrate.bat') for Visual Studio again. It may locate on your Visual Studio directory, for example: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Intel Fortran\VFPackages\".

4) Change "Language for non-Unicode programs" setting back to Chinese/Korean/Japanese as before setp 1.

IMSL Install Fails with Remote Activated License

Fri, 29 May 2009 08:59:39 -0700

Reference Number : DPD200136072

Version : 11.1

Operating System : Windows

Problem Description : If you install Intel Visual Fortran Compiler Professional Edition with IMSL* 11.1 and choose to activate the compiler license remotely (typically because the system you are installing on does not have Internet access), and then install the IMSL software, the IMSL install will not recognize the license that was activated from the compiler install.

Remote Activation is selected during install by entering a serial number, selecting "Choose alternative activation" and then, on the next screen, "Choose remote activation". You are presented with a code to be entered on a web page and submitted; you are then given an activation code to enter at the install screen. This process installs a license file on your system that is good for the installed version only - it does not authorize product updates. Entering a serial number for the product that includes IMSL, due to an error, installs a license that does not authorize installation of IMSL.

Resolution Status : This problem will be corrected in an update to version 11.1. Workarounds include:

Registering the serial number at the Intel Software Development Products Registration Center and copying the license file that is emailed to the system on which you wish to install IMSL. This license file can then be specified when you install the IMSL component. This has the advantage of installing a license that provides for software updates for the duration of your support term.
Repeating the remote activation sequence when installing IMSL.

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