The dates of changeover and the end of the transition period will be announced
in due course.
The current license server will stop issuing MATLAB Licenses only
at the end of the transition period.
Therefore in theory the change to the license file can be made any time
from now onwards through the transition period right until jigsaw stops serving the
licenses.
The system staff will also be able to identify the users and computers who
are still using the old license server when the changeover takes place.
If the majority of the users comply with the request and make the change then the few can be
dealt with without much panic during the transition period.
You can put in a request to pc-support@eng.cam.ac.uk requesting the change to the MATLAB license file.
Q1.2 : I want to make the change myself, so
where can I find the license.dat file?
Start --> ALL Programs --> MATLAB -> (say) R2007a (Click Right Mouse Button on this option and select the "Properties" option from the menu). In the dialogue box Target will
give the path name for the MATLAB executable.
Use this information to locate the license file : (Note that the executable
is found in the ..\bin directory but not the license file)
Example : C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2008a\bin\win32\license.dat
This is if you are running MATLAB on a Windows PC Computer. However there might
be variations of this,
Q1.3 : I am running an experiment and logging data and disruption will set back my research..?
Please see the answer to Q1.1.
Q1.4 : I inherited the computer I am using
now from another user. How can I check whether I am using the departmental MATLAB Licenses?
Start up MATLAB on you computer.
START --> ALL Programs --> Accessories --> DOS Prompt.
In the window type : "host name" or "ipconfig /all"
The name which appears for hostname is the ID for your computer.
Now access the Teaching System Computer using X-win32 and login to "X-access".
Type the following command :
matlics | grep "< hostname>"
here substitute your computer's hostname instead of < hostname>
Example : matlics | grep "tonto"
If it lists a line with a match then you do indeed use the Departmental
license server.
The LOGIN name you use to log in to your computer will also be listed.
You can alternately use that to check whether you are using the MATLAB License
server.
Example : matlics | grep "A.N. Other"
or
matlics | grep "Other"
If this does not return any line check that you are still running MATLAB on
your computer.
The absence would indicate that you are not using the Departmental license
server.
Q1.5 : I use it from college, what do I need to do?
You need to make the following change. Instead of matlab-lmserv use linux-lmserv in the license file.
Q1.6: I run MATLAB from home using PuTTY, Is there anything I need to do?
If you have been using
L1700 jigsaw.eng.cam.ac.uk:1700
Then you need to replace the "jigsaw" with "mallet"
Similar;y you need to replace every occurrence of "jigsaw" with "mallet".
Q1.7 : My computer is running Mac OS. What
do I Do?/A>
Q1.8 : My computer is running the Linux O/S.
What I need to do ?
