Intel parallel studio XE 2018 update 1 cluster edition with visual studio 2017

gazia__mo · ‎03-10-2018

Hello everyone! I have been struggling for few days now with installing Intel parallel studio XE 2018 update 1 cluster edition on visual studio 2017 without luck. I have a fortran project on visual studio (.vfproj) that I need to work on. Before, I used to work on it using vs 2015 and it worked well, now I am clueless about what happened. That’s what I did: 1. Installed VS 2017 with Desktop development with C++ component. 2. Installed Intel parallel studio XE 2018 update 1 cluster edition. I made sure to click on VS 2017 for the integration target. But whenever I open the file (.vfproj) by visual studio, it can't be read (the source files are .f90). Also when I try to initiate a new project, there is no Fortran project’s option available. It's really frustrating and time consuming for me at the moment. Any help would be so much appreciated.

Steve_Lionel · ‎03-12-2018

Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling Parallel Studio? I have seen multiple reports from people with similar issues related to VS2017 and a reinstall usually helps.

gazia__mo · ‎03-12-2018

Hi Steve,

Thanks for your reply. Yes i did, several times with different visual studio versions (2017, 2015 and even 2013) without luck. The last thing i did now is to decide keeping VS2017 and reinstalled parallel studio (I just did that 2 hours ago).

I think there is a problem with the integration (as mentioned here: https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/troubleshooting-fortran-integration-issues-with-visual-studio/ ). Because i don't find the integration files at the spicified folder (VS2017: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\intel\shared files\VS Integration\VS15\Intel Fortran\VFPackages
) but instead, i found these files here: (C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Intel Fortran\VFPackages).

I am stuck here now, I think this is the problem, but i don't know how to try solving it. Any recommendation would be so much appreciated.

Steve_Lionel · ‎03-12-2018

The steps in that article don't apply to VS2017, which has a very different way of doing integrations. At this point I recommend filing a support ticket at https://supporttickets.intel.com/

FortranFan · ‎03-12-2018

gazia, mo wrote:

Hi Steve,

Thanks for your reply. Yes i did, several times with different visual studio versions (2017, 2015 and even 2013) without luck. The last thing i did now is to decide keeping VS2017 and reinstalled parallel studio (I just did that 2 hours ago).

I think there is a problem with the integration (as mentioned here: https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/troubleshooting-fortran-integr... ). Because i don't find the integration files at the spicified folder (VS2017: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\intel\shared files\VS Integration\VS15\Intel Fortran\VFPackages
) but instead, i found these files here: (C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Intel Fortran\VFPackages).

I am stuck here now, I think this is the problem, but i don't know how to try solving it. Any recommendation would be so much appreciated.

@gazia, mo:

After you installed Parallel Studio (I presume it's 2018 Update 1 - can you confirm?), what do you see if you open up Visual Studio 2017 and go to Tools -> Options -> Intel Compilers and Tools -> Visual Fortran -> Compilers? Do you see Intel Fortran selected? See image below:

If you see along the above lines, chances are your configuration is alright but perhaps the problem lies with the .vfproj file you're using.

If you have all the Fortran source code (.f90) and related files, it may be better to create a fresh solution and a Fortran project in Visual Studio i.e., start anew.

Steve_Lionel · ‎03-12-2018

Please also do this. In Visual Studio, select Help > About. Click "Copy Info". Paste the result into a reply here.

gazia__mo · ‎03-13-2018

Hi Steve and FortranFan,

I have been trying several other solutions and it still the same. Last thing was that i uninstalled visual studio community (my colleague told me that he had similar compatibility problem 6 months ago and the only versions that worked well with him were visual studio enterprise and Intel® Parallel Studio XE 2018 Update 1 Composer Edition for Fortran Windows). So i uninstalled all visual studio editions and parallel studio, then installed visual studio enterprise 2017 then parallel studio XE 2018 Update 1 Composer Edition for Fortran Windows. Still, nothing changes in visual studio after installing parallel studio. I will add more pictures now.

gazia__mo · ‎03-13-2018

FortranFan wrote:

Quote:

gazia, mo wrote:

Hi Steve,

Thanks for your reply. Yes i did, several times with different visual studio versions (2017, 2015 and even 2013) without luck. The last thing i did now is to decide keeping VS2017 and reinstalled parallel studio (I just did that 2 hours ago).

I think there is a problem with the integration (as mentioned here: https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/troubleshooting-fortran-integr... ). Because i don't find the integration files at the spicified folder (VS2017: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\intel\shared files\VS Integration\VS15\Intel Fortran\VFPackages
) but instead, i found these files here: (C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Intel Fortran\VFPackages).

I am stuck here now, I think this is the problem, but i don't know how to try solving it. Any recommendation would be so much appreciated.

@gazia, mo:

After you installed Parallel Studio (I presume it's 2018 Update 1 - can you confirm?), what do you see if you open up Visual Studio 2017 and go to Tools -> Options -> Intel Compilers and Tools -> Visual Fortran -> Compilers? Do you see Intel Fortran selected? See image below:

If you see along the above lines, chances are your configuration is alright but perhaps the problem lies with the .vfproj file you're using.

If you have all the Fortran source code (.f90) and related files, it may be better to create a fresh solution and a Fortran project in Visual Studio i.e., start anew.

Hi Fortran Fan,

No, it doesn't appear now or whenever i install parallel studio with either visual studio community or enterprise as per the attached picture.

gazia__mo · ‎03-13-2018

Steve Lionel (Ret.) wrote:

Please also do this. In Visual Studio, select Help > About. Click "Copy Info". Paste the result into a reply here.

Here you go, knowing that i don't see lots of changes after installing parallel studio:

Microsoft Visual Studio Enterprise 2017
Version 15.6.1
VisualStudio.15.Release/15.6.1+27428.2002
Microsoft .NET Framework
Version 4.7.02558

Installed Version: Enterprise

Visual C++ 2017 00369-60000-00001-AA057
Microsoft Visual C++ 2017

ASP.NET and Web Tools 2017 15.0.40214.0
ASP.NET and Web Tools 2017

C# Tools 2.7.0-beta3-62620-07. Commit Hash: e873e69306527a0424e97af2985370556f474019
C# components used in the IDE. Depending on your project type and settings, a different version of the compiler may be used.

JavaScript Language Service 2.0
JavaScript Language Service

Microsoft JVM Debugger 1.0
Provides support for connecting the Visual Studio debugger to JDWP compatible Java Virtual Machines

Microsoft MI-Based Debugger 1.0
Provides support for connecting Visual Studio to MI compatible debuggers

Microsoft Visual C++ Wizards 1.0
Microsoft Visual C++ Wizards

Microsoft Visual Studio VC Package 1.0
Microsoft Visual Studio VC Package

NuGet Package Manager 4.6.0
NuGet Package Manager in Visual Studio. For more information about NuGet, visit http://docs.nuget.org/.

ProjectServicesPackage Extension 1.0
ProjectServicesPackage Visual Studio Extension Detailed Info

Test Adapter for Boost.Test 1.0
Enables Visual Studio's testing tools with unit tests written for Boost.Test. The use terms and Third Party Notices are available in the extension installation directory.

Test Adapter for Google Test 1.0
Enables Visual Studio's testing tools with unit tests written for Google Test. The use terms and Third Party Notices are available in the extension installation directory.

Visual Basic Tools 2.7.0-beta3-62620-07. Commit Hash: e873e69306527a0424e97af2985370556f474019
Visual Basic components used in the IDE. Depending on your project type and settings, a different version of the compiler may be used.

Visual Studio Code Debug Adapter Host Package 1.0
Interop layer for hosting Visual Studio Code debug adapters in Visual Studio

Visual Studio Tools for CMake 1.0
Visual Studio Tools for CMake

Steve_Lionel · ‎03-13-2018

Ok, that tells me that the Intel integration did not install at all, not for any of the Parallel Studio components. Were there any warning or error messages at the start of the install?

I'd strongly suggest taking this to the Online Service Center.

gazia__mo · ‎03-13-2018

Steve Lionel (Ret.) wrote:

Ok, that tells me that the Intel integration did not install at all, not for any of the Parallel Studio components. Were there any warning or error messages at the start of the install?

I'd strongly suggest taking this to the Online Service Center.

That's true! And i get this warning message whenever i install any parallel studio component despite visual fortran composer 2013 is not installed on my computer. The warning is attached:

gazia__mo · ‎03-14-2018

Steve Lionel (Ret.) wrote:

The steps in that article don't apply to VS2017, which has a very different way of doing integrations. At this point I recommend filing a support ticket at https://supporttickets.intel.com/

Hi Steve,

I tried to submit a support ticket but the website stuck after verifying the email every time. it shows a message "Thank you for verifying your email, you will be directed in seconds" and it stays forever. whenever i try to sign in afterwards it ask me to verify my mail again, then "Thank you for verifying your email, you will be directed in seconds" again. and so on. Amazing luck.

Steve_Lionel · ‎03-14-2018

Hmm - that warning is harmless.

I have seen others report problems getting access to the Online Service Center. I hope one of the Intel folks will see this and handle it.

mecej4 · ‎03-14-2018

At several times yesterday, I was unable to log in to this forum (various server messages, which I did not bother to copy and report). Today, I see no icons for users, not even my own icon. The irksome feature of having to log in even to view posts, including my own, is still present, nor do I understand what attributes of a post make this requirement active -- the issue crops up only for some posts.

Devorah_H_Intel · ‎03-14-2018

mecej4 wrote:

At several times yesterday, I was unable to log in to this forum (various server messages, which I did not bother to copy and report). Today, I see no icons for users, not even my own icon. The irksome feature of having to log in even to view posts, including my own, is still present, nor do I understand what attributes of a post make this requirement active -- the issue crops up only for some posts.

This has been escalated to IDZ team. Thank you for letting us know.

gazia__mo · ‎03-16-2018

Anyone can recommend another solution here for the problem? I didn't solve it till the moment..

Steve_Lionel · ‎03-16-2018

Ok, try this.

Uninstall Intel Parallel Studio and VS2017. Reboot Delete the Program Files(x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0 and IntelSwTools folder. Reinstall VS2017, being sure to select C++ Desktop support. Update VS2017 to its latest update. Then install Intel Parallel Studio and pay attention to any warning messages (other than any warning about earlier VS integration).

gazia__mo · ‎03-17-2018

Steve Lionel (Ret.) wrote:

Ok, try this.

Uninstall Intel Parallel Studio and VS2017. Reboot Delete the Program Files(x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0 and IntelSwTools folder. Reinstall VS2017, being sure to select C++ Desktop support. Update VS2017 to its latest update. Then install Intel Parallel Studio and pay attention to any warning messages (other than any warning about earlier VS integration).

I just did that now without much difference, I added the details here on a quote and screenshot. Maybe the problem related to the integration files?! i searched for these files () and i didn't find them in the specified path. (I tried that on two different PCs)

I don't know what should i do. Should i install a new windows for my computer? If so, which one is better windows 7, or 10? mine is windows 7 ultimate SP1. But i am afraid to do that, then i still also have the same problem.

Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2017
Version 15.6.2
VisualStudio.15.Release/15.6.2+27428.2005
Microsoft .NET Framework
Version 4.7.02558

Installed Version: Community

Visual C++ 2017 00369-60000-00001-AA057
Microsoft Visual C++ 2017

ASP.NET and Web Tools 2017 15.0.40301.0
ASP.NET and Web Tools 2017

C# Tools 2.7.0-beta3-62707-11. Commit Hash: 75dfc9b33ed624dff3985c7435c902c3c58c0e5c
C# components used in the IDE. Depending on your project type and settings, a different version of the compiler may be used.

JavaScript Language Service 2.0
JavaScript Language Service

Microsoft JVM Debugger 1.0
Provides support for connecting the Visual Studio debugger to JDWP compatible Java Virtual Machines

Microsoft MI-Based Debugger 1.0
Provides support for connecting Visual Studio to MI compatible debuggers

Microsoft Visual C++ Wizards 1.0
Microsoft Visual C++ Wizards

Microsoft Visual Studio VC Package 1.0
Microsoft Visual Studio VC Package

NuGet Package Manager 4.6.0
NuGet Package Manager in Visual Studio. For more information about NuGet, visit http://docs.nuget.org/.

ProjectServicesPackage Extension 1.0
ProjectServicesPackage Visual Studio Extension Detailed Info

Test Adapter for Boost.Test 1.0
Enables Visual Studio's testing tools with unit tests written for Boost.Test. The use terms and Third Party Notices are available in the extension installation directory.

Test Adapter for Google Test 1.0
Enables Visual Studio's testing tools with unit tests written for Google Test. The use terms and Third Party Notices are available in the extension installation directory.

Visual Basic Tools 2.7.0-beta3-62707-11. Commit Hash: 75dfc9b33ed624dff3985c7435c902c3c58c0e5c
Visual Basic components used in the IDE. Depending on your project type and settings, a different version of the compiler may be used.

Visual Studio Code Debug Adapter Host Package 1.0
Interop layer for hosting Visual Studio Code debug adapters in Visual Studio

Visual Studio Tools for CMake 1.0
Visual Studio Tools for CMake

gazia__mo · ‎03-17-2018

And when i search for the integration files (VFAVwin.dll, VFHieEditor.dll, VFProj.dll and VFProjConvert.dll). I find nothing. (picture attached).

Steve_Lionel · ‎03-17-2018

The compiler did not install. Please file a support ticket at the Intel Online Service Center. They'll want you to attach a ZIP of the install logs. To find these, open a directory window and in the address bar, type %TEMP% then press Enter. You're looking for a file or folder whose name starts with PSXE. Zip that and attach it to your support request.

Dragan_V_ · ‎03-23-2018

Did you fix this at the end? I have same problem. Fortran is not visible in Visual Studio 2017 (Professional Edition).

I have tried this:

https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/installing-microsoft-visual-studio-2017-for-use-with-intel-compilers

and this:

https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/troubleshooting-fortran-integration-issues-with-visual-studio

Without success! When I do second link, it even reports Completed without any problems, but it did not integrate (still nothing in About window in Visual Studio).

When I run parallel Studio XE cluster setup (trial version), there are these options:

- Intel Visual Fortran Compiler 18.0 for Windows* Target (and then following sub-options):

- Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Shell* (it is grayed out with following message: Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Shell* cannot be installed because Microsoft Visual Studio* 2017 is installed or Microsoft Windows SDK...

- Intel Visual Fortran Compiler for IA-32 (installed)

- Intel Visual Fortran Compiler for Intel 64 (Installed)

And these are the only things installed from Intel Parallel Studio XE 2018 for Windows.

Any ideas?