NLW6I271EL - Licence Managed
NAG Library, Mark 27.1
NLW6I271EL - Licence Managed
Microsoft Windows x64, 64-bit, Intel C/C++ or Microsoft C/C++ or Intel Fortran, 32-bit integers
Installer's Note
NLW6I271EL - Licence Managed
1
Introduction
This document provides implementation-specific information relating to
the installation of the NAG Library specified in the title.
By installing this software you agree to NAG's Terms and
Conditions. Please note that these Terms and Conditions are subject to
change without notice. The NAG Software Licence Terms and Conditions
and details of revisions are available
from
NAG Terms and Conditions.
2
Implementation Provided
2.1
Applicability
This implementation is a compiled, tested, ready-to-use version of the
NAG Library that is considered suitable for operation on the computer
systems detailed below:
hardware: Intel 64-bit systems and compatible (including AMD)
operating system: Microsoft Windows
Fortran compiler: Intel Fortran Compiler
version 19.1.2.254 and compatible
C compiler: Intel C Compiler
version 19.1.2.254 and compatible
Microsoft 64-bit C/C++ Compiler Version 19.00 and compatible
vendor Library: Intel MKL version 2020.0.2 and compatible
NAG dco/c++: version 3.4.2
The NAG AD Library is included in this implementation.
The definitions and sizes of the C
Integer and
Pointer
types used in this implementation are shown
in
Section 3.5 of the Users' Note.
2.2
Derivation and Additional Test Platforms
This implementation was produced at NAG Ltd., Oxford, on the computing system
detailed below:
hardware: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Silver 4110 CPU @ 2.10GHz
operating system: Windows Server 2019 Standard
Fortran compiler: Intel(R) Fortran Compiler Version 19.1.2.254 20200623
C compiler: Intel(R) C++ Compiler Version 19.1.2.254 20200623
Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 tools
vendor Library: Intel MKL version 2020.0.2
NAG dco/c++: version 3.4.2
Fortran compiler options: -O3 -QaxCORE-AVX2,AVX -Qfma- -fp:precise -Qfp-speculation:safe -auto
C compiler options: -O3 -QaxCORE-AVX2,AVX -Qfma- -fp:precise -Qfp-speculation:safe
For details of any other systems on which this implementation
has been tested, please see the
Supplementary Information page on our
website.
2.3
Supplementary Information
Please check the following URL:
for details of any new information related to the
applicability or usage of this implementation.
Details of any other systems on
which it has been tested may also be found on this page.
3
Distribution
The software is available to download from any of the NAG websites
(see
Section 6 for contact details).
3.1
Contents
The following shows the folder and file organization of the implementation
materials after installation.
nlw6i271el ─┬─ doc ─────────┬─ in.html (Installer's Note - this document)
│ ├─ un.html (Users' Note)
| ├─ styles ─ * (CSS and JavaScript support files)
│ ├─ nag_tsandcs.* (NAG Software Licence Ts & Cs)
│ └─ alt_c_interfaces.html (Advice on calling FL interface from C/C++)
│
├─ batch ───────┬─ nag_example_*.bat (batch files to compile and run
│ │ NAG example programs)
│ └─ envvars.bat (batch file to set environment
│ variables for the NAG Library)
│
├─ bin ──┬─ NLW6I271E_nag.dll (DLL including NAG BLAS/LAPACK)
│ ├─ NLW6I271E_27.x.x_nag.dll (a renamed copy of the above DLL
│ │ including full version number)
│ │
│ ├─ NLW6I271E_mkl.dll (DLL requiring MKL BLAS/LAPACK)
│ ├─ NLW6I271E_27.x.x_mkl.dll (a renamed copy of the above DLL
│ │ including full version number)
│ │
│ ├─ *.pdb (debugging symbols for the above libraries)
│ │
│ └─ (plus other support files)
│
├─ lib ──┬─ NLW6I271E_nag.lib (DLL import library
│ │ including NAG BLAS/LAPACK)
│ ├─ NLW6I271E_27.x.x_nag.lib (a renamed copy of the above
│ │ library including full version number)
│ │
│ ├─ NLW6I271E_mkl.lib (DLL import library
│ │ requiring MKL BLAS/LAPACK)
│ ├─ NLW6I271E_27.x.x_mkl.lib (a renamed copy of the above
│ │ library including full version number)
│ │
│ ├─ nag_nag_MT.lib (static library including
│ │ NAG BLAS/LAPACK compiled with /MT)
│ ├─ nag_mkl_MT.lib (static library requiring
│ │ MKL BLAS/LAPACK compiled with /MT)
│ │
│ ├─ nag_nag_MD.lib (static library including
│ │ NAG BLAS/LAPACK compiled with /MD)
│ ├─ nag_mkl_MD.lib (static library requiring
│ │ MKL BLAS/LAPACK compiled with /MD)
│ │
│ ├─ nag_nag_ad_MT.lib (static companion AD library
│ │ compiled with /MT)
│ ├─ nag_nag_ad_MD.lib (static companion AD library
│ │ compiled with /MD)
│ ├─ blob ──┬─ libnag_dcof_MT.lib (dcof interface layer, compiled with /MT,
│ │ │ 'blob' tape memory model)
│ │ └─ libnag_dcof_MD.lib (dcof interface layer, compiled with /MD,
│ │ 'blob' tape memory model)
│ └─ chunk ─┬─ libnag_dcof_MT.lib (dcof interface layer, compiled with /MT,
│ │ 'chunk' tape memory model)
│ └─ libnag_dcof_MD.lib (dcof interface layer, compiled with /MD,
│ 'chunk' tape memory model)
│
├─ include ─┬─ *.h (C and C++ include files for NAG Library
│ └─ *.hpp routines)
│
├─ nag_interface_blocks ─ * (interface blocks for Intel Fortran compiler
│ NAG Library routines)
│
├─ nag_interface_blocks_nagfor ─ * (interface blocks for NAG Fortran compiler
│ NAG Library routines)
│
├─ c_examples ──┬─ source ──── *.c (Example programs for CL interface routines)
│ │
│ ├─ data ────┬─ *.d
│ │ └─ *.opt
│ │
│ └─ results ─── *.r
│
├─ f_examples ──┬─ source ──── *.f90 (Example programs for FL interface routines)
│ │
│ ├─ data ────┬─ *.d
│ │ └─ *.opt
│ │
│ └─ results ─── *.r
│
├─ ad_examples ─┬─ source ──┬─ *.cpp (Example programs for AD routines)
│ │ └─ *.f90
│ │
│ ├─ data ────┬─ *.d
│ │ └─ *.opt
│ │
│ └─ results ─── *.r
│
├─ diagnostics ─┬─ NAG_Library_DLL_info.exe (diagnostic program)
│ │
│ └─ NAG_Library_DLL_info_NLW6I271EL.c (source of the above)
│
├─ c_headers ───┬─ c_examples ─── *.c (Example programs (subset)
│ │ for alternative C interface
│ ├─ cpp_examples ─ *.cpp to FL interface routines)
│ │
│ └─ data ───────── *.d
│
├─ mkl ─────────── * (Intel Math Kernel Library)
│
├─ rtl ─────────── * (Intel compiler run-time libraries)
│
└─ license ─────┬─ bin ─ * (directories of licence management
│ binaries for supported platforms)
├─ README.txt
│
└─ doc ─ * (licence management documentation)
libnag_dcof_MT.lib and
libnag_dcof_MD.lib each contain a dcof interface layer through which calls are made to
contained components of
NAG dco/c++,
a separate AD software product for computing
sensitivities of C++ codes. This has been provided as a separate library to
accommodate using the NAG AD Library with different versions of dco/c++. Different
versions of the dcof library can be provided for such cases. Please contact NAG
if you require this (see
Section 6 for contact details).
The following shows the folder and file organization of the Library Manual
materials after installation.
nagdoc_27.1 ─┬─ index.html
│
├─ nlhtml (Generic Documentation of the NAG Library)
├─ flhtml (Documentation of FL Interfaces)
├─ clhtml (Documentation of CL Interfaces)
├─ adhtml (Documentation of AD Library)
│
├─ figures (Figures)
│
├─ styles (CSS and JavaScript used by the documentation)
│
└─ examples ─┬─ baseresults (HTML display of example results)
├─ source (HTML display of example sources)
└─ data (HTML display of example data files)
Details of the software are given in
the
Users' Note (un.html).
4
Installation
4.1
Library Software and Manual Installation
4.1.1
Library Installation
Assuming you have downloaded the Library materials from our website, run the
self-extracting executable (nlw6i271el_setup.exe)
to start the Library installation. The
Library Manual materials are available as a separate download.
By default, the Library materials are installed
in
C:\Program Files\NAG\NL27\nlw6i271el
or the equivalent for your locale.
The installation procedure will also create several shortcuts, which are
described in this document or in the
Users' Note.
The default location of these shortcuts is under
NAG
Library (NLW6I271EL) in the Start Menu or via
All apps from the Start screen (depending on your version of Windows).
The environment variable
NAG_NLW6I271EL is needed by the
batch files
nag_example_*.bat
(see
Section 3.3 of the Users' Note).
This is set in the registry as part of the installation procedure.
Optionally, the
PATH,
LIB and
INCLUDE
environment variables may also be updated during installation.
This software is provided with an uninstallation facility via
the Windows Control Panel.
4.1.2
Library Manual Installation
The Library Manual may be installed alongside the Library software,
or it may be installed on a different workstation or server.
Alternatively, the
Library Manual may be viewed from the NAG website
(https://www.nag.com/numeric/nl/nagdoc_27.1/).
Assuming you have downloaded the Library Manual materials from our website,
run the self-extracting executable
(setup_mk27-1_manual.exe)
to start the Library Manual
installation.
By default,
the Library Manual materials are installed in
C:\Program Files\NAG\Mark 27-1 Manual\nagdoc_27.1
or the equivalent for your locale.
The installation will also create a shortcut to the main index file for
the manual. The default location of this shortcut is in the
Start Menu or
All apps list under
NAG Mark
27-1 Manual.
See
Section 5 of the Users' Note for
details.
4.1.3
Silent Installation
This product may be installed in silent (unattended) mode by running
nlw6i271el_setup.exe /silent
or
nlw6i271el_setup.exe /verysilent
from a Command Prompt. With the first version, the user sees a progress
bar on the screen as the installation occurs,
whereas with the second, nothing is displayed. The files will be
installed to the default location and the
PATH,
LIB
and
INCLUDE environment variables will be
modified. The default installation location may be overridden by using the
/dir switch, e.g.
/dir="C:\my folder".
To prevent the environment variables being updated,
the
/type=noenv option may be used.
Similarly, the /silent or /verysilent switches may also
be applied to the Library Manual installer
setup_mk27-1_manual.exe.
4.1.4
Licence Management
The use of this product is controlled by the Kusari licence
management system. This release of the Library uses version
2.2-88 of Kusari.
In order to enable the software, NAG will issue you with a licence key
as follows.
The licence key is contained in a text file consisting of details of
the software that will be enabled.
For evaluation purposes a trial licence may be used.
Before obtaining a full licence you need to know the Kusari hostid of
the system on which you intend to use this product. How to do this
is described below.
The easiest way to request a licence key is to use the Kusari
Installer GUI described in the next section. Once you have a key, the
same GUI can be used to install it.
The information below covers the most common requirements. For more
complex licensing situations, please see the Kusari documentation
(the files
k-using-win.pdf and
k-install-win.pdf in the
nlw6i271el\license\doc
folder).
See also the
Kusari Frequently Asked Questions.
4.1.4.1
The Kusari Installer licence key request and key installation program
The recommended way to request a licence key is to use the Kusari
Installer GUI program
provided. This will help you to build a standard message requesting
either a trial key or a full key which can be pasted into an email to
the NAG Technical Support Service. This message will include
the Kusari hostid.
To request a licence key, run the Kusari Installer program, which may be
accessed at the end of the installation procedure or via the
Start Menu or All apps shortcut NAG NLW6I271EL Licence,
Request or Install.
Click on the Request New Licence button to
bring up the New Licence Request form. Fill in your details and click
on Generate Licence Request, then paste the
generated information into your email client and send it to the NAG
address given at the top of the generated information.
The NAG support team will send you the Kusari licence key by email.
A short term (demonstration or trial) licence key contains one or more
lines like the following:
<PRODUCT_CODE> TRIAL <EXPIRY_DATE> "EMnxidA3oeoj0F1Yvi5ibxPjB7"
Specifically, it has a line containing the word TRIAL.
Longer term licence keys must be locked to a specific
computer, i.e. they will enable the software on one computer only.
These licence keys typically include the word NODE or FULL
instead of the word TRIAL above and may contain extra fields.
Once you have obtained one of the above licence keys, the Kusari
Installer program may be used to install the key in the Windows
Registry. Paste the key into the edit box on the main Kusari
Installer dialog and then click on the Install Licence
Key button to install it.
4.1.4.2
Command line licence key request
If for any reason it is impractical to use the GUI, the command line
program khostid may be run instead. The output of this command
should be sent to the NAG Technical Support Service with your details, your
organisation details and your NAG customer reference number (if known).
The khostid command may be found in the
nlw6i271el\bin
folder.
4.1.4.3
Command line installation of the licence key in the registry
If not using the GUI, the
klreg program may be executed from a Command
Prompt to install a key in the registry. This program may be found in the
nlw6i271el\bin
folder. First put the licence key in a file, say
licence.dat.
If you have administrator privileges you can install the key for all
users,
klreg NLW6I271E licence.dat
Otherwise the key can be installed for the current user,
klreg /current_user NLW6I271E licence.dat
4.1.4.4
Installing the licence key in a file
You are recommended to install the licence key in the registry as
described above. If this is not suitable an alternative method is to
put the licence key into a file accessible from the machine for which
the software is licensed and set the environment variable
NAG_KUSARI_FILE to the full pathname of the licence file.
The environment variable may be set from the Control Panel.
- •With administrator privileges:
- 1.Open System in the Control Panel (this may be under the
Performance and Maintenance, System and Maintenance or System and Security
category).
- 2.Click Advanced system settings, click Environment Variables, click New,
insert NAG_KUSARI_FILE as the variable name and the name
of the licence file, e.g.
C:\Program Files\NAG\NL27\nlw6i271el\my.licence,
as the value.
If you have administrator privileges you may set the system
environment variable for all users.
- •As an ordinary user:
- 1.Open User Accounts in the Control Panel.
- 2.Click Change my environment variables, click New,
insert NAG_KUSARI_FILE as the variable name and the name
of the licence file, e.g.
C:\Program Files\NAG\NL27\nlw6i271el\my.licence,
as the value.
Using this dialogue you can only set the environment variable for your
own account.
4.1.4.5
USB key licences
Simply insert the USB key in any spare USB socket on the machine on
which you wish to run this product.
4.1.4.6
Testing the licence
The a00acc or a00acf example program may be used to check the licence is properly
installed or the diagnostic program
NAG_Library_DLL_info.exe
can be used to check both
accessibility and licensing (see
Section
4.2.2).
4.2.1
Checking the Installation
Access to the Library materials can be checked by running a few example
programs following the advice given in
Section 3.1 of the Users' Note; a suitable sample would be
d01rkf, e04uca, f07adf, d01rjc, f07adc and g05sjc.
The installation can also be tested using the batch files
nag_example_*.bat
(see
Section 3.3 of the Users' Note).
You may also wish to check the AD routines; a suitable example would be s01ba_a1w_hcpp.
4.2.2
Accessibility Check
The diagnostic program
NAG_Library_DLL_info.exe,
which by default is located in
C:\Program Files\NAG\NL27\nlw6i271el\diagnostics,
may be used to check whether the DLLs
NLW6I271E_nag.dll and
NLW6I271E_mkl.dll are accessible from the current
environment. If this program is started from Windows Explorer or from
the
Check NAG NLW6I271EL DLL Accessibility
shortcut via the Start Menu or
All apps,
the DLLs will be found if the global
PATH
environment variable has been set to include their location. If it is
run from a Command Prompt window, then the environment local to that
window will prevail. (See
Section 3.1.1 of the Users' Note
for more information on environment variables.)
For each of the DLLs that it loads successfully,
NAG_Library_DLL_info.exe
will print the location of the DLL,
and the implementation details as provided by calls to the routines
a00aac and a00aaf. It also calls a00acc to check the availability of a valid
licence key and reports if this is
not found; "Status OK" indicates that a valid key was either found or
not required.
Note: the diagnostic program executable may not be compatible with all
versions of Microsoft Windows (in particular, Microsoft Windows XP), and
you may get a "not a valid application" error when you try to run it. In
that case, you may simply recompile the diagnostic program yourself
from the source code provided in the same directory as the executable,
using either a Microsoft or an Intel C compiler.
5
Support from NAG
Please see
for information about the NAG Technical Support Service, including
details of the NAG Technical Support Service contact points.
We would also be delighted to receive your feedback on NAG's products
and services.
Please see
for worldwide contact details for the Numerical Algorithms Group.
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