Licensed Software for Research

The MIE department has purchased research software licenses to assist in research efforts.  (See also the UofT Licensed Software Office for other software).

News:

Jan. 13, 2012: ANSYS 14.0 available.
Jan. 12, 2012: Solidworks 2011 available.
Jan. 3, 2012: TECPLOT 2012 license available.
Nov. 16, 2011: COMSOL 4.2A available.

The following software titles are available at MIE:

Software	Version
ANSYS Academic Research	14.0
COMSOL Multiphysics *	4.2a
MATLAB (with Simulink) *	2011A
SolidWorks	2011
LabVIEW	2010
TECPLOT	2011
GUROBI	2.0
AMPL	2009

* The departmental license does not include additional modules/toolboxes. Research labs may contact licenses@mie.utoronto.ca to arrange for the purchase of additional modules/toolboxes.

Registering computers for license

The software can be installed on any computer in MIE research labs and offices. Since some software has a limited number of licenses, research groups will be assigned one concurrent license, while the remaining seats will be pooled for shared access.

To request access to the software, please email the following information to licenses@mie.utoronto.ca for every computer that requires the software:

• Research Lab:
• Supervisor:
• Computer Name:
• Software Required:

There is no need to re-register the computer(s) for a software upgrade or reinstallation.  If the computer name has changed, it needs to be re-registered for license(s).

The computer name can be obtained with the command "hostname" in a Command Prompt window or in the System Properties control panel. The computer name should identify the user or research group; random or generic names will not be accepted. Change the computer name as appropriate for your group.

Please allow one or two working days for the computers to be registered for license. In the meantime you may proceed with the software installation.

Software installation

The computer needs to be connected to the MIE research network to access the installation servers.

• Connect to the following installation server folders:

Windows XP: Start - Run...
Windows Vista/7: Start - Search Programs and Files...
(not on a web browser!)

enter the following server address:

* For COMSOL, MATLAB, ANSYS, Tecplot, Gurobi, AMPL:

\\192.168.49.217\INSTALL

* For SolidWorks, LabVIEW:

\\192.168.49.218\INSTALL

Example:

MacOS:
- "Connect to server"
- Server address: smb://192.168.49.217 or smb://192.168.49.218
- Open "INSTALL" folder

Linux:
- Networked, centrally managed linux workstations: Requested software will be installed by the system administrators.
- Standalone, self-managed linux installations:
  # mount -t cifs  //192.168.49.217/INSTALL  /mnt
 (press Enter if prompted for password)
  # cd /mnt

Note: Linux requires the CIFS tools for the above "mount" command to work. For Ubuntu, for example, you need to install the "cifs-utils" or "smbfs" package.

• You should see the software installation folders from the server.

There are further installation instructions and license information in those folders. Read and follow those instructions carefully!

Running the software and remote access

• The licensed software will run on the registered computers when they are connected to the MIE network or remotely through the MIE-VPN system.
• The sotware will execute on your computer but they need to connect to the departmental license servers to validate and check out the license.
• For remote usage, install and connect to MIE-VPN. The VPN connection must remain active for as long as the software is running.
• Every computer needs to be registered for license.