Computing : IDL New License Server

L3 Harris had announced a brand new license server system, of course incompatible with old license servers and clients. Part of the transition of IDL to NV5. The former license server on zitlic03.desy.de is obsolete and defunct.

The new license server works for IDL 8.9, but all versions 8.6-8.8 have to be patched. Older versions are not affected, they are using yet another license server.

  • The central installations under Linux have already been updated accordingly.
  • The DSM and Munky installer will follow shortly

In case of self-installed IDL you need to patch the installation. IDL won't work at all until patched.

Installer and Patches

  • IDL 8.9 installer can be found in  /afs/desy.de/products/source/idl/8.9.
  • The original patches can be found in  /afs/desy.de/products/source/idl/patches. The folder contains preinstalled, patched IDL versions for emergency cases. To install
    • mkdir -p /opt/idl/8.8; tar xf  /afs/desy.de/products/source/idl/patches/idl88-preinstalled-patched.tgz

All Download are also available under https://syncandshare.desy.de/index.php/s/MXgzrm2DzaZtxrp

Patching IDL installations under Linux/Mac

It roughly goes like this:

  • tar xf /afs/desy.de/products/source/idl/patches/setup-l3harris_nextgen_license_patch201-unix.tgz
  • cd l3harris_nextgen_license_patch201
  • ./install_unix.sh and follow the instructions
  • you need to update the license. There are three ways:
    • scp pal:/opt/idl/8.8/license/lic_server.dat /idl-install-dir/license//lic_server.dat
    • echo "http://el764-devel:4080" >  /idl-install-dir/license//lic_server.dat
    • invoke /idl/-install-dir/idl/bin/harrislicense, select license server and specify el764-devel.desy.de default port 4080.

Patching IDL under Windows

see instructions in  /afs/desy.de/products/source/idl/patches/install-patch-windows.html

The license has to be updated accordingly to point to http://el764-devel.desy.de:4080.

The installer is /afs/desy.de/products/source/idl/patches/setup-l3harris_nextgen_license_patch201-win.exe and also available via the download folder.