Licensing and technical aspects of running GAMS by multiple users
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2021 5:57 pm
Hello!
Considering purchasing computer(s) we wonder about this issue: using or running GAMS by multiple users (sometimes at same time) on the same computer (preferably Windows Server, but we will also consider Linux).
I skimmed the docs and it mentions in the "Installation Notes for Windows" the possibility of "installed for all users", so the answer seems to be yes, but I rather check here too. Especially about the "run at same time" part. So: Can two instances of GAMS be started at the same time? Is that supported? Or should each user install GAMS into a separate folder?
As for licensing, which type of license would be recommended for this scenario? Single User or MUD?
I am just a comuter guy who been asked for purchasing advice (for the hardware, not licenses) by an employee in an academic institution that already uses GAMS for quite a few years. They use it typically in a "one computer, one user" way, but now they are considering a single (or few) powerful machines for several users.
Any help welcome, thanks.
David
Considering purchasing computer(s) we wonder about this issue: using or running GAMS by multiple users (sometimes at same time) on the same computer (preferably Windows Server, but we will also consider Linux).
I skimmed the docs and it mentions in the "Installation Notes for Windows" the possibility of "installed for all users", so the answer seems to be yes, but I rather check here too. Especially about the "run at same time" part. So: Can two instances of GAMS be started at the same time? Is that supported? Or should each user install GAMS into a separate folder?
As for licensing, which type of license would be recommended for this scenario? Single User or MUD?
I am just a comuter guy who been asked for purchasing advice (for the hardware, not licenses) by an employee in an academic institution that already uses GAMS for quite a few years. They use it typically in a "one computer, one user" way, but now they are considering a single (or few) powerful machines for several users.
Any help welcome, thanks.
David