Setting up ENVI or IDL network licensing
To configurate RSI (now ITTVIS)’s ENVI/IDL to use floating network licenses.licenses (version 4.2/4.3).
OS X:
load a terminal window. Type setenv LM_LICENSE_FILE port@servername
Windows:
right click on My Computer, goto Properties, go to the Advanced tab, go to Environment Variables.
Create a new System variable, Variable: LM_LICENSE_FILE ; Value: port@servername
port@servername will be specific to your particular license server.
ENVI and IDL 4.4/6.4 should be similar, but a February 19, 2008 check of ITTVIS’s site shows slightly different methods:
http://www.ittvis.com/services/techtip.asp?ttid=3882-——-
Open an Apple X11 Terminal shell window, change directories (cd) to the bin subdirectory of your main IDL directory and issue the correct “lmutil lmpath -override idl_lmgrd <port@servername>” command to reference the licenses from your network license server. For example, if your main IDL directory is located in the default location (i.e., /Applications/rsi/idl_6.1) then issue the following commands:
This will create a file called “.flexlmrc” in your home directory. This procedure only needs to be done once. IDL or ENVI sessions started by this user should then be able to obtain floating licenses from the network license server.-——