This Beta release of the Intel® Parallel Studio XE 2016 introduces a major change to the 'Named-user' licensing scheme (provided as default for the 2016 Beta licenses). Read below for more details on this new functionality as well as a list of special exceptions. Following a thorough Beta testing period, implementation will carry forward into the product release.
Description of changes:
The ‘Named-user’ license provisions in the Intel software EULA have changed to only allow the software to be installed on up to three systems. During the Intel® Parallel Studio XE 2016 Beta program, product licensing will be updated to check for this when it checks for valid licenses, and it will track systems by the system host ID. The installer will automatically detect the host ID and create the appropriate license. If your system cannot access the internet during install-time, you will need to manually create a host-specific Beta license. For more details on how to determine the host ID on your machine, follow the directions in this article.
We would love to get your feedback on this new license scheme. If you reach the allowable number of activations or have other 'Named-user' license problems, please contact us at the Intel® Premier Customer Support website. You will also be asked to complete a Beta survey at the end of the Beta program where you can give some final thoughts on this new functionality.
Limitations:
Using this new 'Named-user' license scheme may not be possible in one of the following cases:
- Doing an installation on a machine that does not have access to the internet or is behind a firewall
- Doing a distributed cluster install of the Beta software on a cluster with more than 3 nodes
- NOTE: You will only hit this issue if the directory where the Beta tools are being installed is not NFS-mounted across the cluster and a distributed installation is required
- Installation of the following stand-alone packages:
- Intel® Advisor XE Beta (Linux*, Windows*)
- Intel® VTune™ Amplifier XE Beta - OS X* host only
- NOTE: You will only hit this issue if installing the stand-alone packages. This does not affect installation of these individual components when done via the Intel Parallel Studio XE 2016 Beta installer.
Workaround:
We expect that the new 'Named-user' license scheme will work in the majority of installation cases. If you encounter either of the situations described previously, you can easily replace the default 'Named-user' license provided during the Beta with a new license for manual offline installation.
In order to do this, return to the Intel® Parallel Studio XE 2016 Beta registration page and select the first option ("Generate license for manual offline installation") under the Email field:
Enter your email address and select the "Continue" button. A new license file will be emailed to you. You do NOT have to download the packages again.