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--- atmos:software:idl [2016/12/05 23:33] – ngapp
+++ atmos:software:idl [2020/12/07 15:01] (current) – delene
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-The Department of Atmospheric Science has a 25 seat IDL licence that has floating licenses being served from flex2.aero.und.edu.  Per the [[http://atmoswiki.aero.und.edu/atmos/linux/linuxinstallation|standard installation instructions]], all Linux computer should have IDL install during their initial configuration.  If you need to install IDL instructions are given below, in additional, there is an [[http://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=162649|Ez HTML]] page where you can download the install binaries and get further instructions.
+The Department of Atmospheric Science has a 25 seat IDL licence that has floating licenses being served from flex4.aero.und.edu port (7070).  Per the [[http://atmoswiki.aero.und.edu/atmos/linux/linuxinstallation|standard installation instructions]], all Linux computer should have IDL install during their initial configuration.  If you need to install IDL instructions are given below, in additional, there is an [[http://learn.aero.und.edu/pages.asp?PageID=162649|Ez HTML]] page where you can download the install binaries and get further instructions.
-===== Linux IDL Check On Licenses =====
+===== Linux IDL Install (Version 8.6) =====
+  * Download idl86-linux.tar.gz and flexnetserver2016.03-linux.tar.gz from Ez site.
+  * Untar and uncompress idl86-linux.tar.gz run the ./install script.
+  * Untar and flexnetserver2016.03-linux.tar.gz run the ./install script.
+  * Activate 1 server license using activate code provided.
-/usr/local/exelis/idl/bin/lmstat -a
+===== Linux IDL Install Options (8.5 version) =====
-===== Linux IDL Install Options (updated for 8.5 version) =====
   * Directory:  /usr/local/exelis
   * copy install file to /usr/local/exelis
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   * rm install.sh
+===== Linux Check on IDL 8.5 and Lower Licenses =====
+Run this command in a terminal:
+  /usr/local/exelis/idl/bin/lmstat -a
+**Note:** The 'idl' in the above path is a symbolic link and may not point to the correct directory.  If the lmstat command cannot be found, change 'idl' to 'idl8#' (where # is the minor version number, i.e. 5 for IDL 8.5) in the above path.
 ===== Linux IDL License Setup =====
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     * LM_LICENSE_FILE in the 'Variable name' box
     * 1700@flex2.aero.und.edu into the 'Variable value' box
+  * Click 'OK' on all open windows
 ===== Error With Shared Libraries =====