7. Obtaining the host ID and hostname


7.1. Windows

If you have purchased a USB dongle, first install the dongle software. See Chapter 6 for installation instructions. To obtain the host ID/hostname:

7.2. LINUX/UNIX/MAC OSX

7.2.1. Default (Ethernet address) HOSTID

If you did not purchase a dongle the host ID is obtained as follows:

Open a terminal and execute the command:

<INSTALL_DIR>/mosek/6/tools/platform/<PLATFORM>/bin/lmutil lmhostid

An example output is

lmutil - Copyright (c) 1989-2006 Macrovision Europe Ltd. 
and/or Macrovision Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
The FLEXnet host ID of this machine is "00001a1a5a6a"

In this case the host ID is 00001a1a5a6a.

7.2.2. Dongle HOSTID

If you have purchased a USB dongle, then first install the dongle software. See Chapter 6 for installation instructions. Next insert the dongle and obtain the host ID using the command

<INSTALL_DIR>/mosek/6/tools/platform/<PLATFORM>/bin/lmutil lmhostid -flexid

7.2.3. HOSTNAME

To obtain the host name open a shell and execute the command:

hostname
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