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1. PATH lt platform gt represent the platform id e g solaris sparc MOSEKLM_LICENSE_FILE You should set operating system environment variable MOSEKLM_LICENSE_FILE to HOME mosek lt version gt licenses where HOME represent the directory where you installed MOSEK Startup file You may want to add the commands executed in the previous section to your startup file The startup file for a bash shell is bashrc INE DOCUMENTATION Load the file mos int 5 EVA If do Set is MOS ek version tools help help html o your browser for online help LUATION LICENSE INSTALLATION you using MOSEK with an evaulation license then NOT try to install the license server lmgrd ting the MOSEKLM LICENSE FILE environment variable all that is required Normally setting it as EKLM LICENSE FILE HOME mosek version licenses mosek lic 36 APPENDIX A MANUAL INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS should work where lt version gt is the MOSEK version i e for instance 3 SUPPORT In case of problems then consult the frequently asked question chapter in the user s manual Or contact the MOSEK support at the email address support mosek com Appendix B Operating system environment variables This appendix discusses how add and modify operating system environment variables for different operating systems B 1 Windows NT 2000 On Windows NT 2000 choose the system icon from start Settings Control Panel Next
2. 4294967236 IP Address 17216 0 21 MSDOS Time 11 53 34 EthemetAddress Q00cBe5cab33 005056c00001 005056c Local Time 1136199214 Disk Volume Serial fg0d88f88 Number Windows Directory C Documents and Settings ed FLEXID Save HOSTID Info to a File On the Systems settings tab the hostname is reported as the Computer Hostname and the hostid is reported under FLEXID if you have a dongle attached Otherwise the field Ethernet Address is identical to the hostid OBSERVE it is a good idea to choose Save HOSTID info to a file from the Systems settings tab If you do that then you will be asked for a file name where all the relevant host information is saved to Sending this file whenever you are asked for the hostname and hostid is a very good idea because it reduces the possibility for errors 3 7 2 On a LINUX UNIX system On all UNIX system the hostname can be determined by running the hostname program The hostid reported by the command 12 CHAPTER 3 THE LICENSE SYSTEM mosek A4 platform platform flexlm lmutil lmhostid platform should be replaced by the actual platform name i e for instance linux32x86 or solarissparc 3 8 Locating the license Whenever MOSEK is running then it must have access to a valid license Therefore somehow MOSEK needs to know where to locate the license This is done by defining an appropriate operating system variable named MOSEKLM_LICENSE_FILE If you do not know
3. choose the environment tab This tab allows you add new environment variables and to modify existing environment variables B 2 Windows XP 1 Right click of the My computer icon in the start menu 2 Choose Properties 3 Choose Advanced tab 4 Choose Environment variables 5 You can now add new variables or modify an existing old variable 37 38 APPENDIX B OPERATING SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES B 3 MAC OSX Usually you can setup operating system variables on MAC OSX as you would do under UNIX as explained in Section B 4 Sometimes it necessary to create file named HOME MacOSX environment plist or if the file exists you should add some lines to file An example enviroment plist file is shown below lt xml version 1 0 encoding UTF 8 gt lt DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC Apple Computer DTD PLIST 1 0 EN http www apple com DTDs PropertyList 1 0 dtd gt lt plist version 1 0 gt lt dict gt lt key gt MOSEKLM_LICENSE_FILE lt key gt lt string gt home user mosek 4 licenses mosek lic lt string gt lt key gt DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH lt key gt lt string gt home user mosek 4 tools platform osx32ppc bin lt string gt lt dict gt lt plist gt Note in the dict scope the value of the relevant MOSEK operating system variables are defined For further explenation see http developer apple com qa qa2001 qa1067 html B 4 UNIX How to set and modify operating system environment variables in a UNIX environment is
4. demon strate this Testing whether MOSEKLM is on the path MOSEKLM Ignore the output printed by MOSEKLM It is only important that it prints something Startup lmgrd with the license file Replace solaris sparc with appropriate platform directory mosek 4 tools solarissparc flexlm lmgrd 1 lmgrd log c path to license file lt version gt is the major MOSEK version number IMPORTANT Check if the file moseklm log has any error messages by cat moseklm log i Set the environment variable MOSEKLM LICENSE FILE path to license files or 3 11 USING A DONGLE 21 MOSEKLM_LICENSE_FILE actual_hostname_where_lmgrd_is_running Startup up your MOSEK product which should work For instance users having the MOSEK optimization tools may do mosek In this case mosek l path_to_license_file dk dk db Gb Gk Gb Gb HH dB Gb FH Gk Gb OF should also work if MOSEKLM LICENSE FILE is not defined Please observe any normal non privileged user non root user can start lmgrd Security experts recommend that users and administrators avoid running daemons as root when such daemons do not require root privileges Since 1mgrd does not require root privileges we recommend you do not start lmgrd as root In general it it might be advantageous to start Imgrd from a system startup script etc rc files we recommend that you use the following command su username c umask 022 lmgrd c path to licens
5. dependent on shell For csh and tcsh environment variables are defined using the command setenv MYVAR some_value whereas in bash and sh shells environment variables are defined using the commands MYVAR some_value export MYVAR Index demo license 8 dongle 9 hostid 9 11 installation 10 using 21 enviroment plist 4 firewall 25 floating license 8 help desk 27 hostid 9 10 dongle 9 hostname 10 index 10 installation 3 license demo 8 floating 8 hostid 10 hostname 10 Imgrd 13 MAC address 9 MOSEKLM LICENSE FILE 12 Operating system environment variables 38 vendor daemon 13 39
6. do test testwin ia64 3 COMPILER The lib dll and exe files in this distribution is known to be compatible with Microsoft C V6 Microsoft NET Intel C v8 and v9 4 ONLINE DOCUMENTATION Load the file 32 APPENDIX A MANUAL INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS mosek 4 tools help help html into your browser for online help 5 SUPPORT In case of problems then consult the frequently asked question chapter in the user s manual or contact the MOSEK support MOSEK support support mosek com A 2 LINUX MAC OSX UNIX INSTALLATION OF THE MOSEK OPTIMIZATION TOOLS FOR UNIX CONTENTS 1 WHAT YOU SHOULD DO 2 UNPACKING 3 OPERATING SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES 3 1 LD_LIBRARY_PATH HPUX LINUX SOLARIS 3 1 1 SH AND BASH SHELLS 3 1 2 CSH SHELL LIBPATH AIX DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH MAC OSX 4 PATH 3 5 MOSEKLM_LICENSE_FILE 4 ONLINE DOCUMENTATION EVALUATION LICENSE INSTALLATION 6 SUPPORT w w w e ON or 1 WHAT YOU SHOULD DO Please complete the following steps to install MOSEK a Download and unpack the appropriate file see Section 2 for details b Setup the appropriate operating system variables environment variable The following table shows which variables that should be defined on each operating system Variable name Operating system See Section A 2 LINUX MAC OSX UNIX 33 LD LIBRRY PATH HPUX LINUX SOLARIS 3 1 LIBPATH AIX z132 DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH MAC OSX 3 3 MOSEKLM_LICENSE_FILE All operating sys
7. how to manipulate operating system variables then please read Ap pendix B If you did NOT use the automatic installation version of MOSEK then almost always the operating system variable MOSEKLM_LICENSE_FILE should be setup manually Normally MOSEKLM LICENSE FILE has the value c mosek 4 licenses mosek lic i e it points to the license file which is fine Alternatively if you are using a floating license then the variable can alternatively have the value hostname_of_the_license_server ie for instance Oskalbjerg This implies whenever MOSEK needs a license it will contact the computer named skalbjerg 3 9 Installation of a demo license If a license file does not contain a line starting with the word SERVER i e something like SERVER ahostname ahostid then the license file is a demo license In this example ahostname and ahostid are not important In case of a demo license you should follow the instructions in Section 3 8 3 10 INSTALLATION OF A FLOATING LICENSE 13 3 10 Installation of a floating license For a floating license it is necessary to install a license manager and the so called vendor daemon 3 10 1 The license manager and vendor daemon The file mosek 4 tools platform lt platform gt flexlm lmrgd is the so called license manager daemon The purpose of 1mgrd is to e Keep track of the available licenses e Start the vendor daemon 1mgrd must be installed on the license server The file mosek 4 tools platfo
8. 3 21 45 1mgrd can be fully automated to run these reports on 13 21 45 1mgrd Schedule and can be used to track license 13 21 45 1mgrd servers and usage across a heterogeneous 13 21 45 1mgrd network of servers including Windows NT Linux 13 21 45 1mgrd and UNIX Contact Macrovision at 13 21 45 1mgrd www macrovision com for more details on how to 13 21 45 1mgrd obtain an evaluation copy of FLEXnet Manager 18 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 1mgrd 1mgrd 1mgrd 1mgrd 1mgrd 1mgrd 1mgrd 1mgrd 1mgrd 1mgrd 1mgrd 1mgrd 1mgrd 1mgrd 1mgrd 1mgrd CHAPTER 3 THE LICENSE SYSTEM for your enterprise pid 5632 Detecting other license server manager lmgrd processes Done rereading FLEXnet Licensing v10 8 0 1 build 19446 started on Skalbjerg IBM PC 1 2 2006 Copyright c 1988 2005 Macrovision Europe Ltd and or Macrovision Corporation All Rights Reserved US Patents 5 390 297 and 5 671 412 World Wide Web http www macrovision com License file s C mosek 4 licenses mosek lic lmgrd tcp port 27000 Starting vendor daemons Started MOSEKLM pid 5688 MOSEKLM FLEXnet Licen
9. 4 If you are unsure which port numbers are free or how to allow firewall access to them please contact your system administrator Finally it is a good idea to check if the port is open by using the telnet command as follows telnet my server 27000 on the client computer s In Windows you will get something like Connecting To birkende Could not open connection to the host on port 27000 Connect failed if the port is not open See also the Flexlm end user manual for more information 26 CHAPTER 3 THE LICENSE SYSTEM 3 17 License administration tools The MOSEK installation includes several tools for license adminstration They are all stored in the directory mosek 4 tools platform lt platform gt flexlm where lt platform gt is your platform type i e for instance win The license administration tools are used as follows Imutil lmcksum Prints license checksums lmutil lmdiag Diagnoses license checkout problems lmutil lmdown Gracefully shuts downs all license daemons both 1mgrd and all vendor daemons on the license server node lmutil lmhostid Reports the hostid of the system lmutil lmreread Force the license server to reread the license file The command is normally executed on the computer acting as license server as follows lmutil lmreread c path to license file lmutil lmstat Display the status of the license server In particular the command lmutil lmstat a is frequently used to diagnose lic
10. The MOSEK installation manual Version 4 0 Revision 16 mosek i Published by MOSEK ApS Denmark 1999 2002 MOSEK ApS Denmark Disclaimer MOSEK ApS the author of MOSEK accepts no responsibility for damages resulting from the use of the MOSEK optimization tools and makes no warranty either express or implied including but not limited to any implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose The software is provided as it is and you its user assume all risks when using it Contact information Phone 45 3917 9907 Fax 45 3927 5521 WEB http www mosek com Email sales mosek com Sales pricing and licensing support mosek com Technical support questions and bug reports Mail MOSEK ApS C O Symbion Science Park Fruebjergvej 3 Box 16 2100 Copenhagen Denmark ii iv Contents 1 Before installation 1 Li laseense GOmdiIONS lt s ss ross mox se oom go aa em EE ee 1 1 2 Supported operating systems llle 1 LS BupportedgnbefaseS oak ee ee ke fb Gp tee m cR RR 1 2 Installation 3 2 MOSEK optimization tools s s s ssas hars lese 3 2 1 1 Windows installation instructions ooe e e e e e RR 3 2 1 2 MAC OSX installation instructions oao e e e a 4 2 1 3 LINUX UNIX installation instructions LL LL LL LL LL a 4 2 2 AMPL modelling language a oao a 4 3 The license system T 3 1 What to do when things does not work aoao eee ee es 7 3 2 How to activate a purchased MOSEK licen
11. address of license server 3 16 HOW TO USE THE LICENSE SYSTEM TROUGH A FIREWALL 25 i e something like MOSEKLM LICENSE FILE 270000192 16 0 34 This will make MOSEK obtaining the license faster because it only has to search one port and not use the DNS to look up the license server name 3 After a restart of the license server then the port number may change which is incon venient However the license server can be forced to use the same port number all the time if you modify the server line in the license file T he server line should look like SERVER hostname hostid portnumber portnumber should be portnumber you want to used 3 16 How to use the license system trough a firewall Many firewalls require that port numbers be specified to the firewall In practice it means that both the Imgrd daemon and the MOSEK vendor daemon must have specified port numbers The first two lines in a standard MOSEK license files looks like SERVER my server 123456789ABC VENDOR MOSEKLM The Imgrd daemons port number is 27000 by default You may change it to any free port number of your choice Now also specify a port number for the MOSEKLM daemon by adding port number to the VENDOR line Again choose any free port number it must differ from the port number on the SERVER line SERVER my server 123456789ABC 27000 VENDOR MOSEKLM port 3084 Configure your firewall to allow access to the chosen port numbers which in this case is number 27000 and 308
12. ading MOSEK is NOT a permanent license file e Step 3 Install the license file mentioned in step 2 Detailed installation instructions are in Section 3 10 If you are unfamiliar with the MOSEK license system it might be a good idea to read Section 3 3 3 3 How the license system works MOSEK is licensed software which means you must have a valid license in order to use MO SEK In practice a license is a file which specifies 7 8 CHAPTER 3 THE LICENSE SYSTEM e How many copies of MOSEK you are allowed to use simultaneously e Which features in MOSEK you are allowed to use An example of a feature is the mixed integer optimizer e On which operating systems you can use MOSEK The licenses is managed by the FLEXIm license manager which is a program supplied with MOSEK The FLEXIm license manager handles two types of licenses e A demo license A demo license is not tied to any particular computer but is time limited A demo license is typically only used for evaluation purposes e A floating license A floating license is tied to a particular license server computer However MOSEK can be used on any computer connected to the license server usually trough the local area network In particular MOSEK can of course be used on the license server Hence you may think of the license server computer as a computer with a bag of license tokens and whenever a client computer starts using MOSEK then MOSEK requests a license toke
13. ar 3 10 INSTALLATION OF A FLOATING LICENSE 17 LMTOOLS by Macrovision Corporation http www macrovision com File Edit Mode Help Service License File System Settings Utilities Start Stop Reread Server Status Server Diags Config Services Borrowing FLEX net license services installed on this computer Intel R License Manager for FLEXIm Rational license server Start Server Stop Server ReRead License File F Force Server Shutdown LE EO NOTE This box must be checked to shut down a license server when licenses are borrowed Server Start Successful 11 Continue with clicking on the Start Server button After starting the license server you may want to have look at the MOSEK license manager log file mosek 4 lmgrd log which in this case looks like 13 21 45 Imgrd 13 21 45 lmgrd Please Note 13 21 45 1mgrd 13 21 45 1mgrd This log is intended for debug purposes only 13 21 45 1mgrd In order to capture accurate license 13 21 45 1mgrd usage data into an organized repository 13 21 45 1mgrd please enable report logging Use Macrovision s 13 21 45 1mgrd software license administration solution 13 21 45 1mgrd FLEXnet Manager to readily gain visibility 13 21 45 1mgrd into license usage data and to create 13 21 45 1mgrd insightful reports on critical information like 13 21 45 1mgrd license availability and usage FLEXnet Manager 1
14. ce this implies that a license can be used at the main office and at home for instance All network cards have a unique address known as the MAC address 10 CHAPTER 3 THE LICENSE SYSTEM 3 6 Installing a dongle If you purchased a dongle and want to use it then you must first install it Currently a dongle can only be employed on the Windows operating system Please follow the steps below to install a dongle 2 Make sure you have administrative rights on your computer Attach the dongle to the computer Study the dongle installation readme file at ftp ftp mosek com download stable 4 flexlm FLEXid README pdf Download and install the driver ftp ftp mosek com download stable 4 flexIm FLEXidInstaller exe If any error messages occur under the installation then please contact support mosek com Please include the error message in your email If you want to test whether the dongle works either read Section 3 7 or open a DOS box and execute the command cd mosek 4 tools platform lt platform gt flexlm lmutil lmhostid flexid where platform is your platform i e for instance win or win64x86 Afterwards you should see something like lmutil Copyright c 1989 2003 by Macrovision Corporation All rights reserved The FLEX1m host ID of this machine is FLEXID 8 5E7001934307 The important part is FLEXID 8 5E7001934307 which indicate that the hostid for this dongle is 8 5E7001934307 I
15. ct support mosek com Please include the error messages in your email 13 Exit lmtools 14 Please read about the operating system variable MOSEKLM_LICENSE_FILE in Section 3 8 if you have not already done so 15 You may want to test license using the instructions in Section 3 14 3 10 3 Installing the license server with installs It is possible to install the license server without using the graphical tool lmtools mentioned above Instead the command line tool installs can be used The syntax of installs is as follows installs c license file e lmgrd_location l log file n service name where license file Shuld be the path to the MOSEK license file e g c mosek 4 licenses 1205 lic lmgrd location Location of lmgrd exe e g c mosek 4 platform win64x86 flexlm lmgrd exe log file re to write license manger log file e g c mosek 4 lmgrd 1log 20 CHAPTER 3 THE LICENSE SYSTEM service_name User defined name of the license service e g MosekLicense The command line could look like this installs c c mosek 4 licenses 1205 lic e c mosek 4 platform win64x86 flexlm lmgrd exe l c mosek 4 lmgrd log n MosekLicense After executing the command you will need to restart Windows to start the license man ager 3 10 4 Installation instructions for Linux and UNIX This section discusses how to install the license server 1mgrd on an UNIX system First it is possible to try out the license manager easily The following commands
16. e file 1 lmgrd log Where username is a normal non root non privileged user lmgrd is the complete path and file name to the lmgrd binary path to license file is the complete path and file name to d i the license file log is the complete path and file name to the debug log file 3 11 Using a dongle 3 11 1 Using a dongle on multiple computers If you have license that is tied to dongle then you can use the license on any computer that has dongle attached and on any computer that is on the same network as the computer 22 CHAPTER 3 THE LICENSE SYSTEM dongle However before you can MOSEK on the computer with the dongle attached you should e Install the dongle as described in Section Section 3 6 e Install the license file as described in Section 3 10 3 11 2 Reattaching a dongle If you are using a dongle to provide a hostid then the dongle should normally be attached to the computer when it starts up i e reboots If that is not the case then you should open a DOS box and do cd mosek 4 tools platform win flex1m lmutil lmreread after inserting the dongle so FLEXlIm recognize that the dongle has been attached You can also use Imtools i e mosek 4 tools platform win flexlm lmtools to perform this operation choose reread the license file if you prefer graphical interface 3 12 Updating a license file on the license server If you purchase additional MOSEK products you will obtai
17. ense server problems 1lmtools Windows only A comprehensive graphic tool for installing and debugging the license service Chapter 4 Getting support and help 4 1 The help desk An on line help desk is available in MOSEK If you load the file mosek 4 tools help help html into your favorite web browser then you can read the present manual on line and other MO SEK related information 27 28 CHAPTER 4 GETTING SUPPORT AND HELP Appendix A Manual installation instructions A 1 Windows INSTALLATION OF THE MOSEK OPTIMIZATION TOOLS FOR WINDOWS CONTENTS 1 oP ON 1 INSTALLATION 1 1 MANUAL METHOD 1 2 AUTOMATIC METHOD 1 3 CREATED DIRECTORIES TESTING THE INSTALLATION COMPILER ONLINE DOCUMENTATION SUPPORT INSTALLATION 1 1 MANUAL METHOD The following table shows which file you need for each platform to install MOSEK manually Platform description Platform Binary download Windows win mosektoolswin exe Windows x64 win64x86 mosektoolswin64x86 exe Windows 64 bit Itanum winia64 mosektoolswinia64 exe After obtaining the correct file then run it and it should extract itself 29 APPENDIX A MANUAL INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Assuming you install MOSEK in the directory c mosek 4 then you must add the path c mosek 4 tools platform lt platform gt bin to operating system environment variable PATH Observe lt platform gt should be replaced by the right value from the ab
18. equired file is one of the following e moseksetupwin msi Windows 32bit e moseksetupwin64x86 msi Windows x64 e moseksetupwinia64 msi Windows Itanium 3 4 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION Which one depends on the Windows version MOSEK is installed on Next step is to make sure you have administrative privileges because otherwise there is great chance that the installation will fail Finally run the downloaded file and MOSEK will automatically be installed During the installation the program will ask where to install MOSEK It will offer the default choice mosek 4 which in most cases should be left unchanged However if you want MOSEK to be installed on the d drive for instance then add the drive letter to the beginning of default choice i e specify d mosek 4 After installation you may need to log out of your current Windows session in order to have changes made to environment variables take effect 2 1 1 3 The manual method It is also possible to install MOSEK manually The process of doing this is described in Section A 1 2 1 2 MAC OSX installation instructions Section A 2 describes how to install the MOSEK optimization tools under MAC OSX If you are planning to use MOSEK with MATLAB then it is important that you setup an appropriate HOME MacOSX environment plist file which specifies the appropropriate operating system variables Please see Appendix B for how to do that 2 1 3 LINUX UNIX installation instruc
19. f there is no FLEXID part and you are using Windows then please try to remove the dongle driver again using ftp ftp mosek com download stable 4 flexlm FLEXidCleanUtility exe and then reinstall the dongle using the instructions above 3 7 Obtaining the hostname and hostid In order to create license file then a hostname anda hostid of the computer acting as license a server is required The hostname of a computer is name of the computer and the hostid of a computer is a number or a string that uniquely defines the computer 3 7 OBTAINING THE HOSTNAME AND HOSTID 11 3 7 1 On a Windows system On Windows based system the hostname and hostid can be obtained using the program mosek 4 tools platform lt platform gt flex1m lmtools where lt platform gt is your platform i e for instance win or win64x86 If the computer wants to go online when obtaining the hostid then please read Section 3 4 After starting up 1mtools then choose the Systems settings tab Below is an example of a Systems settings tab LMTOOLS by Macrovision Corporation http www macrovision com File Edit Mode Help Service License File System Settings Utiities Start Stop Reread Server Status Server Diags Config Services Borrowing m Hostid Settings r Time Settings Computer Hostname skalbierg System Time Zone fw Europe Standard Time Include Domain Username eda GMT Time Mon Jan 02 10 53 34 2006 cab Difference From UCT
20. m Rational license server LMTODLS ignores license file path environment variables If other FLEXIm license servers are already installed then you just leave them un changed If the MOSEK license server is not already installed then continue to next step If the MOSEK license is already installed then choose the Config Services tab In the license file path box then add the new license file so it looks like mosek 4 licenses mosek lic mosek lic represents the name of the license file Next click on Save Service button Finally choose the Start Stop Reread tab and click on the ReRead License File and exit lmtools You are done and MOSEK is ready to be used 8 Choose the Config Services tab in the top right hand side corner Next fill out the fields on the screen as shown below 16 CHAPTER 3 THE LICENSE SYSTEM LMTOOLS by Macrovision Corporation http www macrovision com MOSEK license server ha C mosek 4 tools platform win flexim Imard exe C mosek 4 licenses mosek lic C mosek 4 lmard log Close Log iv Observe you should fill in the fields Service Name Path to lmgrd exe file Path to license file and Path to debug log file The debug log file specified in the last field is very useful because using that file it is possible to see what goes wrong in case of problems 9 Click on the Save Service button 10 Click on the Start Stop Reread tab and the following screen will appe
21. mands Open a DOS Window and execute the commands cd mosek 4 tools platform win bin mosek L skalbjerg examp 25fv47 mps where skalbjerg represents the hostname of the license server If everything works MOSEK should produce the edited output MOSEK Version 2 5 1 9 RC Build date Aug 7 2002 13 07 16 Copyright c 1998 2002 MOSEK ApS Denmark WWW http www mosek com Reading mps file examp 25fv47 mps Parts of file removed Return code O MSK RES OK If the return code is 0 then the license manager works fine In the case the license manager is not working then MOSEK will produce an output similar to MOSEK Error 1014 The FLEX1m license manager reported major 15 minor 10 sys 10061 A FLEXIm error occured FLEXIm reported Cannot connect to license server The server 1mgrd has not been started yet or the wrong port host or license file is being used or the port or hostname in the license file has been changed Feature MOSEKENV Server name ruge License path ruge FLEX1m error 15 10 System Error 10061 WinSock Connection refused For further information refer to the FLEXIm End User Manual available at www globetrotter com end of FLEXIm report 24 CHAPTER 3 THE LICENSE SYSTEM Return code 1014 zero means no error MOSEK has license problems Consult the user s guide for how to solve this problem Or use the L command line option as follow
22. n a new license file which should replace your existing license file However the license server will not use the new license file before license server computer is rebooted or it is told to use the new license file You can force the license server to reread the license file using 1mtools on Windows only utility or by using the lmutil utility as described in Section 3 17 3 13 Network usage In a network installation then install the license on the computer chosen as license server using the instructions in previous two sections On each client running MOSEK then define the operating system environment variable MOSEKLM LICENSE FILE Ohostname where hostname is the host name of the license server computer Also make sure the server s hostname found in the SERVER line of license file is available in the DNS Normally this should be the case If it is not the case then we suggest you discuss the issue with your local system admin istrator expert The system administrator will also be able to tell whether the server name is listed in the DNS 3DNS means domain name server This service converts computer names to IP addresses 3 14 HOW TO CHECK THE LICENSE SYSTEM WORKS 23 3 14 How to check the license system works In this section we discuss how you can check the license manager works The discussion assumes you are using a Windows based system but if you are using a LINUX UNIX based system then it should be easy to adapt the com
23. n from the server Moreover when MOSEK completes it sends back the license token to the server This implies that you can not use more license tokens than you actually have at any given point in time The advantage of a floating license is 1 An unlimited number of MOSEK users can share a limited number of MOSEK licenses 2 A license can be used on any operating system you purchased access to For instance if you have purchased a license that includes Windows 32 bit and Linux 32 bit then you can use the license from both Windows 32 bit and Linux 32 bit as you wish Although not simultaneously of course 3 The license server can be installed on any operating system MOSEK supports 3 3 1 How to use MOSEK on multiple non networked computers If you want to use a license on multiple non networked computers then the license file should be tied to a dongle Please see Section 3 5 2 for further details FLEXIm is a widely used license manager manufactured by MacroVision www macrovision com 3 4 LICENSE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 9 3 3 2 Further information about FLEXIm Further information about the FLEXIm license system is available in the FLEXIm End user manual which gives a detailed description about the FLEXIm license system The guide can can be obtained from http www macrovision com services support enduser pdf 3 4 License system requirements The MOSEK license system does not require access to the internet However i
24. n particular on computers running Linux and Windows it requires that your computer is equipped with network card unless you use a dongle On Linux this is normally not a problem However on Windows based computers that are not connected to a local area network this sometimes cause problems because when the internet connection is disabled the network card is also disabled Therefore MOSEK cannot see the network card and will not work Section 3 5 explains why MOSEK needs the network card The solution to the problem about the disabled network card is one of the following e Create a network connection using Windows You do that by choosing Network and internet connections in the Control panel e Purchase and use a dongle to provide the hostid This is likely to be a better solution if you are not a computer expert 3 5 The hostid 3 5 1 The default hostid A floating license is tied to some unique ID know as the hostid Usually the hostid is identical to the MAC address of a network card Therefore the computer normally needs to be equipped with a functioning network card However you do not have to be connected to any network because MOSEK only needs an number coded in the network card 3 5 2 A dongle hostid Alternatively a license can be tied to an id in a dongle which is a small piece of hardware that is attached to a USB port The advantage of using a dongle is that the dongle can be moved from computer and to another computer Hen
25. of the computer you are installing the license file on You can modify the license file using your favorite ASCII file editor A good choice for editor is notepad The license file contains a line looking like SERVER ahostname ahostid ahostname and ahostid is the actual hostname and hostid Before installing the license file on a new computer the hostname should be changed to the actual hostname of the computer you are installing the license on Copy the license file you have obtained from your MOSEK vendor to the file mosek 4 licenses mosek lic Normally the license file is named mosek lic However if you have multiple MOSEK license then just keep the original name Next start up the program 1mtools located at mosek 4 tools platform lt platform gt flex1m lmtools where lt platform gt should be replaced by the appropriate platform name i e for instance win or win64x86 After startup then choose the Configuration using Services option See the screen shot below 3 10 INSTALLATION OF A FLOATING LICENSE 15 LMTOOLS by Macrovision Corporation http www macrovision com File Edit Mode Help Service License File System Settings Utilities Statt Stop Reread Server Status Server Diags Config Services Borrowing Services allow FLEXnet Servers to run in the background Server List Configuration using License File Configuration using Services Intel License Manager for FLEXI
26. ove table i e for instance win or win64x86 Also you must set the operating system environment variable MOSEKLM_LICENSE_FILE to c mosek 4 licenses mosek lic 1 2 AUTOMATIC METHOD The following table shows which binary download you need Platform description Platform Binary download Windows win moseksetupwin msi Windows x64 Win64x86 moseksetupwin64x86 msi Windows 64 bit Itanum winia64 moseksetupwinia64 msi After downloading the appropriate file from the MOSEK website then run it i e for instance by double clicking on it 1 3 CREATED DIRECTORIES Unpacking the distribution file will create a directory named mosek 4 tools which have the subdirectories A 1 WINDOWS 31 tools help The MOSEK help desk tools doc Manuals in HTML and PDF format tools doc license License conditions tools bin platform Platform specific binaries and libraries tools examp Various example files tools test Test scripts for the MOSEK installation 2 TESTING THE INSTALLATION For experts only This is an option for EXPERTS only Note some operations may fail during test because you do not have all the appropriate tools installed The installation can be tested as follows First open a DOS box and then execute the command cd mosek 4 tools next if you using Windows 32 bit then do test testwin else if using Windows x64 then do test testwin 64x86 Finally if you are using Windows 64 bit Itanium then
27. rewall 3 17 License administration tools oea e len Getting support and help 41 The helpdesk o si caa sacra Baa o ER 3 Roo Manual installation instructions A 1 Windows A 2 LINUX MAC OSX UNIX i2 ol cw t ene we Operating system environment variables BA Windows NIIUUD uk os eo ew BOR oe EA CES B 2 Windows XP B 3 MAC OSX B 4 UNIX CONTENTS Chapter 1 Before installation 1 1 License conditions Before installing MOSEK then it is recommended that the license conditions is review The current license conditions can be seen www mosek com license html 1 2 Supported operating systems The Table 1 1 shows which operating system that are supported in each platform specific download 1 3 Supported intefaces The Table 1 2 shows which interfaces that are supported in each platform specific down load CHAPTER 1 BEFORE INSTALLATION Platform Discription Type OS Version Linux 32bit x86 linux32x86 RedHat 9 Linux 64bit X86 linux64x86 RedHat Enterprise 4 Linux 64bit Itanium2 linuxia64 RedHat Enterprise 4 MAC OSX 32bit Power PC osx32ppc 10 24 Solaris 32bit Sparc solarissparc 8 Solaris 64bit Sparc solarissparc64 8 Windows 32bit x86 win 2000 XP 2003 Windows 64bit X86 win64x86 XP 2003 Windows 64bit Itanium2 winia64 2003 Table 1 1 Supported operating systems Platform APIs MATLAB AMPL Description C C Java NET Toolbox Interface Translator Linu
28. rm lt platform gt flex1m MOSEKLM exe is the vendor daemon and is used by 1mgrd MOSEKLM must be installed on the license server However it is not necessary to install MOSEKLM on client computers 3 10 2 Step by step license installation instructions for Windows Important note If you are installing on the Windows x64 platform then please follow the installation instructions in Section 3 10 3 Due to a known bug in Flexlm then procedure described below does not work on Windows x64 Subsequently it is assumed MOSEK is installed at c mosek 4 If that is not the case then replace this directory by the directory where MOSEK is installed 1 If you do not know what a floating license is then it might be very useful to read about a floating license in Section 3 3 2 If you are not connected to a local area network then please read 3 4 3 Only users having administrative privileges can install a license server Therefore please make sure you have administrative privileges 14 CHAPTER 3 THE LICENSE SYSTEM 4 This is ONLY relevant for customers who have purchased a dongle If you do not know whether you have purchased a dongle then consult your invoice If you are using a dongle to provide the hostid then make sure you have attached the dongle to the computer and installed the dongle as described in Section 3 6 Moreover it is very important that you make sure the license file specifies the correct hostname i e the name
29. s 3 1 3 2 3 3 APPENDIX A MANUAL INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS EK requires some shared libraries i e the shared libraries in ek lt version gt tools platform lt platform gt bin LD_LIBRARY_PATH HPUX LINUX SOLARIS In order to make them accesible then the OS environment variable LD_LIBRARY_PATH should point to this directory How to do that is dependent on the shell you are using 3 1 1 SH AND BASH SHELLS If you are using the sh or bash shells you set LD_LIBRARY_PATH using the commands LD LIBRARY PATH HOME mosek version tools platform platform bin LD LIBRARY PATH export LD LIBRARY PATH 3 1 2 CSH SHELL If you are using a CSH shell you can set it as follows setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH HOME mosek version tools platform platform bin LD LIBRARY PATH LIBPATH AIX On the IBM AIX platform you need to set the LIBPATH variable i e LIBPATH HOME mosek version tools platform aixrs6k bin LIBPATH export LIBPATH DYLD LIBRARY PATH MAC OSX On the MAC OSX platform you need to set the DYLD LIBRARY PATH variable i e DYLD LIBRARY PATH HOME mosek version tools platform osx32ppc bin DYLD LIBRARY PATH export DYLD LIBRARY PATH You may have to the DYLD LIBRARY PATH spefication to your HOME MacOSX environment plist A 2 LINUX MAC OSX UNIX 35 3 4 3 4 4 ONL file PATH You may consider adding the path mosek lt version gt tools platform lt platform gt bin to environment variable
30. s Assuming the license file is stored in the directory c mosek 2 licenses then invoke MOSEK as follows mosek L c mosek 2 licenses tools lic The important part of this output is the error message FLEXlm provides In this case FLEXLm reports that it cannot connect to the license server which most likely is due to the license server is not running Moreover it reports an error code which in this case is 15 This error code can be looked up in the FLEXIm End User Manual If you cannot diagnose and fix the license problems from the above message then please email the above message to the MOSEK support and they can help 3 15 Speeding up license checkout If you want the fastest possible license checkout then you should follow the three subsequent steps 1 Get hold of the log file that was created when you started up the license server It will have some lines looking like 13 13 44 lmgrd US Patents 5 390 297 and 5 671 412 13 13 44 1mgrd World Wide Web http www globetrotter com 13 13 44 1mgrd License file s C mosek 2 licenses x lic 13 13 44 1mgrd lmgrd tcp port 27000 The important part is Imgrd tcp port 27000 that says the license manager is using port 27000 The port number may be different on your server but will be in the range 27000 to 27009 2 On each client computer performing a license checkout you should set the environment variable MOSEKLM LICENSE FILE as follows MOSEKLM LICENSE FILE port numberOip
31. se 00 7 3 8 How the license system works es 7 3 3 1 How to use MOSEK on multiple non networked computers 8 3 3 2 Further information about FLEXlm 40 9 3 4 License system requirements 0 00 eee ee eee 9 Bo Thelo ide iuo os ae a Gee ee eer Be ele XS aom Bee hes 9 2510 Th deuul hostid sri voro a ewe ae AR a Xo3R PS 9 302 A dongle hostid 52 554 55 2 ede Ro ee ee os 9 40 Installing a dongle o aos neos ele does eee ee ee ee ee EORR TA 10 3 7 Obtaining the hostname and hostid 0 0 00 ee eee eee 10 37 1 Ona Windows system 2222 Rr RR oe o Roe ES s 11 Do On a LINUX UNIX systemi zuo hem nanata E RR RR RR 11 38 Locating the license o e pacs e c OR D i E Se a IR RR 12 3 9 Installation of a demo license LL LL LL E E es 12 3 10 Installation of a floating license LL LL 2 ee 13 3 10 1 The license manager and vendor daemon 13 vi 3 10 2 Step by step license installation instructions for Windows 3 10 3 Installing the license server with installs 3 10 4 Installation instructions for Linux and UNIX 3 11 Using a dongle 3 11 1 Using a dongle on multiple computers 311 2 Reabtachig a dongle sp ea en zw Gok ee coU 3 12 Updating a license file on the license server 3 13 Network usage 3 14 How to check the license system works 2 3 15 Speeding up license checkout 3 16 How to use the license system trough a fi
32. sing version v10 8 0 1 build 19446 MOSEKLM Server started on skalbjerg for MOSEKENV MOSEKLM TBXMOSEKENV PTS INTPNT MOSEKLM SIMPLEX INTPNTNL PTON MOSEKLM INTPNTCO PTOC MIXEDINT MOSEKLM PTOM 1mgrd MOSEKLM using TCP port 1819 Your log file may be slightly different However it is important that the file does not contain any error messages 12 Finally you might want to check server status by clicking on Server Status tab After clicking on the Perform Status Inquiry the screen should look like 3 10 INSTALLATION OF A FLOATING LICENSE 19 LMTOOLS by Macrovision Corporation http www macrovision com File Edit Mode Help Service License File System Settings Utilities Start Stop Reread Server Status Server Diags Config Services Borrowing Helps to monitor the status of network licensing activities Options Individual Daemon Perform Status Enquiry individual Feature Server Name Flexible License Manager status on Mon 1 2 2006 13 35 Detecting lmgrd processes License server status Z7000 skalbjerg License file s on skalbjerg C mosek 4 licenses mosek lic Using License File C mosek 4 licenses mosek lic In particular investigate the scrollable Window for error messages If it contains no error messages then the license server works If there are error messages then fix the problem causing them If you do not know what is causing the problem then conta
33. tems 3 5 c Optionally setup the PATH variable See Section 3 4 for details 2 UNPACKING Obtain the appropriate distribution file from the MOSEK web site and unpack it Names of the distribution file for each supported platform are listed below mosektoolsaixrs6k tar gz IBM AIX RS6K mosektoolsaixrs6k64 tar gz IBM AIX RS6K 64 bit version mosektoolshpuxpa32 tar gz HP UX v11 PA RISC mosektoolshpuxpa64 tar gz HP UX vii PA RISC 64 bit version mosektoolslinux32x86 tar gz Linux Intel X86 32bit version glibc 2 3 mosektoolslinux64x86 tar gz Linux x64 AMD and Intel CPUs mosektoolslinuxia64 tar gz Linux on Itanium 64 bit mosektoolslinuxintel tar gz Linux Intel X86 32bit version glibc 2 2 mosektoolsosx32ppc tar gz MAC OSX 32 bit mosektoolssolarissparc tar gz Solaris Sparc mosektoolssolarissparc64 tar gz Solaris Sparc 64 bit version mosektoolssolarisintel tar gz Solaris Intel Unpacking the distribution file will create a directory named mosek lt version gt tools which have the subdirectories help The MOSEK help desk doc Manuals in HTML and PDF format doc license License conditions platform Binaries and libraries platform lt platform gt h Include files examp Example files scripts Useful shell scripts test Test scripts for MOSEK installation where platform is the platform key i e for instance linux32x86 3 OPERATING SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES 34 MOS all mo
34. tions Section A 2 describes how to install the MOSEK optimization tools under LINUX and UNIX 2 2 AMPL modelling language You install the AMPL modelling language by first installing the MOSEK optimization tools because it will automatically install the AMPL modelling language processor at mosek 4 tools platform lt platform gt bin mamp1 If the MOSEK optimization tools are installed correctly then you can run AMPL by typing 2 2 AMPL MODELLING LANGUAGE mampl at the operating system command prompt If you wish then you can rename mampl program to ampl CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION Chapter 3 The license system 3 1 What to do when things does not work If something goes wrong during license installation or the license system do not work then please contact support mosek com Please include as much information about the problems as possible In particular error messages are very useful 3 2 How to activate a purchased MOSEK license In order to activate a purchased MOSEK license you should perform the steps e Step 0 If you have purchased and received a dongle then install it Most customers do NOT buy a dongle Detailed dongle installation instructions are in Section 3 6 e Step 1 Email the hostname and hostid of the license server to license mosek com See Section 3 7 for how to locate the hostname and hostid e Step 2 Receive your permanent license file via email from MOSEK The license file you receive after downlo
35. x 32bit x86 Yes Yes No Yes 7 0 7 1 Yes Yes Linux 64bit X86 Yes Yes No Yes 7 0 1 7 1 Yes Yes Linux 64bit Itanium2 Yes No No N A No No MAC OSX 32bit Power PC Yes Yes No Yes 7 0 7 1 Yes Yes Solaris 32bit Sparc Yes Yes No Yes 7 0 7 1 Yes Yes Solaris 64bit Sparc Yes Yes No N A Yes No Windows 32bit x86 Yes Yes Yes Yes 7 0 7 1 Yes Yes Windows 64bit X86 Yes Yes Yes Yes T l beta Yes Yes Windows 64bit Itanium2 Yes No Yes N A Yes No Table 1 2 Supported interfaces Chapter 2 Installation In this Section we discuss how to install the MOSEK optimization tools 2 1 MOSEK optimization tools 2 1 1 Windows installation instructions MOSEK provides two methods for installing the optimization tools ie an automatic and a manual method Users without much computer knowledge are recommended to use the automatic method Note one advantage of the automatic installation method is that it also facilitates au tomatic uninstallation using the Add Remove programs feature of the Windows operating system 2 1 1 1 Virus software Before trying to install MOSEK it sometimes necessary to shut off all virus protection software The reason is the virus protection software may not allow installation of all the required files The virus software can of course be turned on after the installation has completed 2 1 1 2 The automatic method First step is to download the appropriate installation file from the MOSEK website The r

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