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Updating TeraChem

Users with IP-Checkout licenses can update TeraChem from the command line by running

terachem --update (or terachem -u)

In this case the newest release will be downloaded, verified, and saved in the working directory:

TRYING THE NETWORK LICENSE...
Connecting to license server ’54.208.252.40’ port ’8877’...
Connected!
Checking your license...
Download started... done
Verifying... OK
The installer has been saved as tc1.93P.tar

In order to prevent potential data corruption issues, it is recommended to install the release in another directory and then follow the standard installation procedure described in Sec. 2.2. If a newer version is available, TeraChem notifies the user on startup:

TRYING THE NETWORK LICENSE...
Connecting to license server ’54.208.252.40’ port ’8877’...
Connected!
Checking your license...
**************************************************************
Greetings, Todd Martinez! You have 2 licenses in total
IN USE: 0
AVAILABLE: 2
ATTENTION: A NEWER TERACHEM VERSION (v.1.93) IS AVAILABLE
TO UPGRADE, PLEASE RUN ’terachem -u’ OR CONTACT PETACHEM
**************************************************************

Neither version checking nor command line updating is available for users with node-locked licenses, because then TeraChem is not allowed to access the Internet. Users with node-locked licenses should contact PetaChem to obtain the latest release.