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Using Intel Fortran in Amazon AWS EC2 instances

Gregory_P_
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Do Intel Fortran and C++ compilers work in Amazon AWS EC2 instances? What is the best type of license to purchase for use in EC2 instances? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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Steven_L_Intel1
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I don't recall anyone asking that question before! Not knowing a lot about EC2, I think that it's a virtual machine that has some combination of software loaded (such as a version of Linux.) We have customers using our compilers in VMs all the time - no special license is required, though you do need to make sure you honor the terms of the license - if you have a Named User license, you're the only one who may use the compiler.

A complication, though, may be our use of "activating" licenses on a system, based on the Ethernet MAC address. If your EC2 instance always uses the same MAC, that should be ok. If the MAC may change, that could be a problem.

Am I correct in understanding you want to do compiles in the EC2 instance? No license is required to run applications built with the Intel compilers.

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Gregory_P_
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You are correct in understanding that we want to do compiles in the EC2 instances. If we have an Amazon AWS EC2 instance that is on all the time with a constant mac address and hostname, can we use flexlm to manage a floating license for Intel Fortran?

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Steven_L_Intel1
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Yes, if that hostname is reachable, it can serve a floating license.

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Gregory_P_
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Will the following specific type of license work, and is there an option for 64-bit, or 64-bit standard?

Intel Parallel Studio XE 2016, Linux OS, Composer Edition for Fortran and C++, Floating – 2 users license

 

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Steven_L_Intel1
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32 and 64 bit is included - we don't separate them. If you install on 64-bit Linux, you need to have the gcc 32-bit support also installed if you want to build 32-bit.

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Gregory_P_
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Steve - Thanks for your advice. Could you confirm that this specific product will work in EC2 instances with Linux OS on Amazon AWS (do I need to specify anything else when ordering this product for use on Amazon AWS?):

Intel Parallel Studio XE 2016, Linux OS, Composer Edition for Fortran and C++, Floating – 2 users license

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Steven_L_Intel1
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There's nothing else you need to specify. I can't promise that it will work, but I know of no reason why it shouldn't. You might want to install a free 30-day trial on a sample instance just to see if there are issues (though as I said if the MAC address changes the license check may fail.) As I said, we have customers using our compilers on VMs all the time.

If you do run into any problems, do let us know and we'll be glad to help you resolve them.

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