Release 7
Waterloo Maple Inc.
This file explains the following procedures for Maple 7.
How to Set Up the License Manager
The Maple 7 CD contains the files needed to install any version of Maple. The installation procedure is different for each operating system.
Windows Installation
Macintosh Installation
UNIX and Linux Installation
Before you install Maple 7, please follow this checklist.
If you have a previous version of Maple on your computer, you have two options.
The installation differs if you have a single user or a network version of Maple 7 for Windows.
The single user version of Maple 7 for Windows is intended for use on stand-alone machines or on machines where networking is not an issue. The installation program detects the specific Windows platform on the machine and installs the appropriate files. Note that the single user version can be set to Multiple User mode. This feature enables two or more people to use the same installation of Maple on one computer and each have their own default settings. For installation information, see Windows Single User Installation.
The network version of Maple 7 for Windows is intended for use in a networking environment. Normally, the main copy of Maple 7 is installed on a server and includes files that are required for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT, and Windows 2000. The server can have any of these versions of Windows, but Maple works best when served on Windows NT or Windows 2000. The client installation is obtained from the server installation. It creates shortcuts on the client pointing to the server by selecting the files that are appropriate for the client version. For installation information, see Windows Network Installation.
During the installation, you will need your serial number (located on the license envelope or CD jewel case). Make sure you have it before you begin.
To install Maple 7 for Windows Single User:
D:\Windows\SingleUser\Setup.exe.
Maple 7 is now installed. If you have not already done so, we recommend that you register the program by visiting http://register.maplesoft.com. Return to the Top of the Document.
If you are installing the network version of Maple 7 and Maple 6 is installed on the computer, follow these steps to stop the license manager daemons.
To install Maple 7 for Windows Network:
D:\Windows\Network\Setup.exe.
Maple 7 is installed. The next step is to set up the license files and start the license manager daemons. If the license server is to be run in Windows, follow the instructions in Windows Network Licensing. If the license server is to be run in UNIX or Linux, follow the instructions in UNIX and Linux Licensing.
Before you install Maple 7, please follow this checklist.
You may keep Maple 6 on your computer and install Maple 7. However, if you want to remove Maple 6 before installing Maple 7, follow these steps.
The installation is the same for both a Macintosh Single User Installation and a Macintosh Network Installation of Maple 7 but the network version has a few extra steps.
During the installation, you will need your serial number (located on the license envelope or CD jewel case). Make sure you have it before you begin.
To install Maple 7 for a Macintosh Single User:
a. If you are using Macintosh OS 9 or 9.01 with Multiple User Accounts turned on, or have Macintosh Manager Services available, then these options have no effect. Just click OK.
Otherwise, select the appropriate user mode. Select Single User Mode if only one person will be using this installation of Maple. Select Multiple User Mode if more than one person will access Maple from this machine.
b. Select Create "User" folder in "Maple 7" install folder or Choose custom folder. Click OK. If you selected the custom folder option, you are prompted to either navigate to the folder to use and click Select, or to create a new folder.
Maple 7 is now installed. If you have not already done so, we recommend that you register the program by visiting http://register.maplesoft.com. Return to the Top of the Document.
To install Maple 7 for Macintosh Network:
If you want, you can create an alias for Maple on the client machines.
Maple 7 is now installed. If you have not already done so, we recommend that you register the program by visiting http://register.maplesoft.com. Return to the Top of the Document.
Before you install Maple 7, please follow this checklist.
If you have a previous version of Maple on your computer, you have two options.
If you do not stop the license manager, warnings may appear during installation and you may have difficulties running Maple 7. Follow these instructions to stop the license manager.
In the Maple 6 FLEXlm directory for your platform (this utility can also be found on the Maple 6 CD), enter the following command:
%lmdown_path -c
/network.lic_path
where lmdown_path is the full path and file name to the FLEXlm utility called lmdown and network.lic_path is the full path and filename to the network.lic license file that Waterloo Maple Inc. sent you.
If the network.lic license file and Maple 6 were installed in the default locations, the license file will be in the /usr/local/maple/FLEXlm directory.
The location of FLEXlm utilities depends on the version of Maple 6 and the operating system on which the license manager is running. For example, for Maple 6.01 or Maple 6.02 with the license manager running on a Linux operating system, the FLEXlm utilities should be in the /usr/local/maple/FLEXlm/UNIX/LINUX directory.
The installation for UNIX and Linux versions differs.
If you have a single user version of Maple 7 for Linux, see Linux Single User Installation.
If you have any version of Maple 7 for UNIX or a multi-user version of Maple 7 for Linux, see UNIX Installation and Linux Multi-User Installation.
During the installation, you will need your serial number (located on the license envelope or CD jewel case). Make sure you have it before you begin.
You are now ready to start Maple 7. If you have not already done so, we recommend that you register the program by visiting http://register.maplesoft.com. Return to the Top of the Document.
Maple 7 is installed. The next step is to set up the license files and start the license manager daemons. If the license server is to be run in UNIX or Linux, follow the instructions in UNIX and Linux Licensing. If the license server is to be run in Windows, follow the instructions in Windows Network Licensing.
When installation is complete, you may have to edit the scripts in the bin directory to configure Maple to run. For example, for some platforms, you may have to uncomment certain lines in the Maple script. You also have to edit the script to enable the MATLAB link. The script contains comments to guide you.
For network versions for Windows and multi-user versions for UNIX and Linux, you must install and configure the Maple 7 license manager before you can use Maple. For single user versions for Windows and UNIX and Linux, as well as all versions of Macintosh, Maple 7 does not require a license manager.
UNIX and Linux Network Licensing
The licensing differs if you have Windows Network Licensing for Maple 7 Only or if you have Windows Network Licensing for both Maple 6 and Maple 7.
Follow these instructions for Windows Network Licensing for Maple 7 only.
The FLEXlm/Windows directory, installed in the Maple 7 folder and on the Maple 7 CD, contains a directory for each platform. These directories contain license manager daemons (lmgrd and maplelmg) required to run Maple, as well as utilities to assist you in installing and configuring FLEXlm for your system.
You will require a network license file, called maple7.lic by default. If you have already have information from Waterloo Maple Inc. about this license file, please visit http://register.maplesoft.com and follow the instructions.
If you do not have access to the Internet or to e-mail, please contact your Waterloo Maple sales representative at 1 800 267 6583.
When you receive the network license file, save it in a temporary, accessible location.
Follow these instructions to configure the license files on a Windows network server. The licenses can be served from any supported platform on the network. If you intend to serve licenses from UNIX, please see UNIX and Linux Licensing.
The network license file is copied to the specified location. The network license file and the license.dat file in the License folder are configured with the appropriate server name.
Note: You can use the Network License Installer to change the name of your server (for example, if you move Maple to a new server). In this case, the new license file and the Destination and name of license file would be the same. You can also use Network License Installer to update your license file should Waterloo Maple Inc. send you a new one. In this case, the new license file would be the new one that Waterloo Maple Inc. sends and the Destination would be the path and file name where the existing license file is located.
Follow these instructions to set up and start the license manager daemons on a Windows network server. If you intend to use a Novell server, please see Novell Networks.
For these instructions, you require the lmtools executable, located in the FLEXlm/Windows folder in your Maple folder. If the FLEXlm/Windows folder is not already on the license manager server, copy it from the Maple folder or the Maple 7 CD.
You can now use Maple 7. You can read more on How to Start Maple or return to the Top of the Document.
You may have to restart the license manager daemons if:
Follow these instructions to restart the daemons.
You can now use Maple 7. You can read more on How to Start Maple or return to the Top of the Document
In order to run both Maple 6 and Maple 7, you must put the Maple 6 and Maple 7 license files in a directory in the Maple 7 folder. (Or, if you have other license files stored in one central location, you could store the Maple 6 and Maple 7 license files there as well.) Follow these instructions for Windows Network Licensing for both Maple 6 and Maple 7.
Follow these instructions to stop the license manager.
Follow these instructions to move the Maple 6 license file and rename the file.
Follow these instructions to configure the license manager daemons on a Windows network server.
Save the license file from Waterloo Maple Inc. to your hard drive.
Follow these instructions to start the license manager daemons on a Windows network server.
You can now use both Maple 6 and Maple 7. You can read more on How to Start Maple or return to the Top of the Document
FLEXlm does not run on Novell or IPX/SPX. Follow these instructions to solve this problem on any network that is exclusively a Novell environment.
The supported network installation has Maple installed on a server, with client machines accessing Maple through shortcuts. Activating Maple from a client machine loads the Maple executable into the memory of the client machine. Network speed is generally an issue only when functions are accessed for the first time in a given session.
Where network speed is a limiting factor, you may choose to install Maple on each computer in the network and manage the license centrally through the license manager server. If you use this approach, you should use the Windows Network Licensing on each client machine so that the user profiles are created properly. Use the same server name for each client. Because this installation is not standard, if you choose it, then you have to configure the license files manually. For more information and assistance, please contact technical support at support@maplesoft.com.
You can read more on How to Start Maple or return to the Top of the Document.
The licensing differs if you have UNIX and Linux Licensing for Maple 7 Only or if you have UNIX and Linux Licensing for both Maple 6 and Maple 7.
Follow these instructions for UNIX and Linux Licensing for Maple 7 only.
The FLEXlm/UNIX directory, installed in the Maple 7 folder and on the Maple 7 CD, contains a directory for each platform. These directories contain license manager daemons (lmgrd and maplelmg) required to run Maple, as well as utilities to assist you in installing and configuring FLEXlm for your system.
You will require a network license file, called maple7.lic by default. If you have already have information from Waterloo Maple Inc. about this license file, please visit http://register.maplesoft.com and follow the instructions.
If you do not have access to the Internet or to e-mail, please contact your Waterloo Maple sales representative at 1 800 2670-6583
When you receive the network license file, save it in a temporary, accessible location.
Follow these instructions to configure the license files on UNIX or Linux. The licenses can be served from any supported platform on the network. If you intend to serve licenses from Windows, please see Windows Network Licensing.
Note: You can use the INSTALL_LIC script to change the name of your server (for example, if you move Maple to a new server). In this case, answer each question by pointing to the same license file. You can also use the INSTALL_LIC script to update your license file should Waterloo Maple Inc. send you a new one. In this case, the new license file would be the new one that Waterloo Maple Inc. sends and the directory in which to store the file would be the path and file name where the existing license file is located.
Before you can use Maple 7, you must start the license server. We recommend you do not run lmgrd as root since any process run by root is a potential security risk. If you are running in the C shell, use the following command to start the license manager daemon (lmgrd):
% lmgrd_path -c license_file_path -l debug_log &
where
lmgrd_path is the full file name and path of lmgrd;
license_file_path is the full file name and path of the network license file (by default, /usr/local/maple/FLEXlm/maple7.lic);
and debug_log is the name of a file that debugging information is written to. This command will create the file. This option used is the letter l, not the number 1 (one).
If Maple was installed in the default location and you are running the license
manager on Linux system, the command is
% /usr/local/maple/FLEXlm/UNIX/LINUX/lmgrd -c /usr/local/maple/FLEXlm/maple7.lic -l /usr/local/maple/FLEXlm/logfile
If you are using either the Korn or the Bourne shell, execute the following command:
$ nohup lmgrd_path -c license_file_path -l debug_log 2>&1 &
To have the daemons run on startup, edit the appropriate boot script (such as /etc/rc.boot, /etc/rc.local, /etc/rc2.d/Sxxxx, and so on). For example, if you run lmgrd as a boot startup script, you can run it as a regular user by using the su command:
su username -c
'umask 022; path/lmgrd -c path/license_file -l path/log'
where
username is
a non-privileged user,
path
is the correct path to lmgrd,
network license file, and the debug log file, and
license_file
is the network license file, which we recommend be called maple7.lic.
If you have any problems starting the license server in the UNIX system bootup files, refer to the GLOBEtrotter FAQs at http://www.globetrotter.com/flxlmfaq/TOC.htm.
You can now use Maple 7. You can read more on How to Start Maple or return to the Top of the Document
Follow these instructions for UNIX and Linux Licensing for both Maple 6 and Maple 7.
Follow these instructions to stop the license manager.
./lmdown –c
/Path_to_network.lic
where Path_to_network.lic
is the full path and file name for the network license file.
Follow these instructions to move the Maple 6 license file and rename the file.
Follow these instructions to configure the license manager daemons on a UNIX server.
Save the license file from Waterloo Maple Inc. to your hard drive.
Follow these instructions to start the license manager daemons on a UNIX or Linux server.
/Path_to_lmgrd -c /Path_to_license_file_directory -l /Path_to_logfile
where Path… is the
full path and file name for each file.
You can now use both Maple 6 and Maple 7. You can read more on How to Start Maple or return to the Top of the Document.
You can start Maple in different modes. Use the one best suited to your needs.
To start Maple 7 for Windows in Standard mode:
The Standard version of Maple for Windows has a graphical user interface. The first time you begin the Standard version of Maple, an introductory page directs you to new features, updates, and example worksheets. Subsequent Maple sessions start with a new, blank worksheet.
To start Maple 7 for Macintosh in Standard mode:
To start Maple 7 for UNIX or Linux in Standard mode:
The Command Line version of Maple has a text-based user interface. While allowing complete access to the mathematical engine, the Command Line version of Maple requires less system resources. For more information, see the text file cmdline.txt or Command Line Readme located in your Maple folder.
With the Standard version of Maple, all worksheets share a common kernel, that is, definitions and packages available in one worksheet are available in any other worksheets in that Maple session. On Windows and UNIX, the Parallel Kernel version of Maple allows each worksheet its own independent session.
To start Maple 7 for Windows in Parallel Kernel mode:
To start Maple 7 for UNIX or Linux in Parallel Kernel mode:
For more information, see ?worksheet,managing,configuring in the Help System.
On Windows, Maple 7 has an add-in to Microsoft Excel 2000. For more information, see the text file excel.txt located in your Maple folder.
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You can configure Maple to operate in a way that best suits your environment.
Under Windows and some Macintosh platforms, you can run Maple in one of two user profile modes. Use Single User Mode when only one person is using Maple. Use Multiple User Mode if more than one person is sharing one copy of Maple. Multiple User Mode enables all licensed users to log in and run Maple using their own default settings.
In the Windows version of Maple, the Bin.wnt, Bin.w95, Bin.w2000 or Bin.wme folder in the Maple folder contains an ASCII text file called Maplesys.ini. Use a text editor to change user profile information in this file. To change from Single to Multiple User Mode, change the MultiUserProfile option from 0 to 1. To change the location of the user directory, specify the new directory in the UserDirectory option.
If you have Macintosh OS 9 or 9.01 with Multiple User Accounts turned on, or, have Macintosh Manager Services available, the user profile options are not applicable. In these situations, Macintosh OS is a multi-user OS and so Maple is in Multiple User Mode also.
To change user profile information, follow these instructions.
In the Windows version of Maple, you can change the working directory by creating a shortcut to Maple 7 and assigning it a different directory.
To change the working directory, follow these instructions.
At start up, Maple searches the current working directory for a custom initialization file and then stops searching when it finds the file there. For more information, see How to Execute Commands Automatically.
You can configure Maple to automatically execute a series of commands at start up. This approach is especially useful for setting global variables, such as Digits and Order. To do this, create a Maple initialization file. For more information, see ?worksheet,reference,initialization in the Maple Help System.
MATLAB is an interactive programming language for general scientific and technical computation. If you have installed MATLAB 6, you can enable a link between it and Maple for Windows and most UNIX or Linux platforms. For more information, see ?Matlab,setup in the Maple Help System.
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Before installing Maple 7, please ensure that your computer fulfills the minimum system requirements for your operating system.
Windows System
Requirements
Macintosh System Requirements
UNIX and Linux System Requirements
|
Version |
CPU |
RAM |
|
Windows NT 4 (with Service Pack 5) |
Intel Pentium 90 or fully compatible |
32 MB; 64 MB recommended |
|
Windows 95 or Windows 98 |
Intel Pentium 90 or fully compatible |
16 MB; 32 MB recommended |
|
Windows ME |
150 MHz or higher Pentium-compatible |
32 MB; 64 MB recommended |
|
Windows 2000 |
133 MHz or higher Pentium-compatible |
64 MB required for Windows 2000 Professional; 256 MB required for Windows 2000 Server. |
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|
Vendor |
Hardware |
Operating System |
Version |
|
Sun |
SPARC |
Solaris |
2.6 2.7 2.8 |
|
HP |
HP9000 |
HP-UX |
11 |
|
SGI |
R4000+ |
IRIX |
6.5.X |
|
IBM |
RS/6000 |
AIX |
4.3.3 |
|
DEC |
Alpha |
Digital UNIX / Compaq True 64 |
4.0F.5.1 |
|
RedHat & SuSE Distributions |
Intel-based Pentium 90 or better |
Linux |
Linux Kernel 2.2, glibc 2.1, x86 compatible H/W |
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Note: Maple uses GLOBEtrotter Software Inc.'s FLEXlm as its license manager. This document contains all of the information you require for a standard Maple installation. For more information, refer to GLOBEtrotter's documentation at http://www.globetrotter.com/TOC.htm.
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