Adams 2013

Installation and Operations Guide

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Disclaimer
This documentation, as well as the software described in it, is furnished under license and may be used only in accordance with the terms of such license. MSC Software Corporation reserves the right to make changes in specifications and other information contained in this document without prior notice. The concepts, methods, and examples presented in this text are for illustrative and educational purposes only, and are not intended to be exhaustive or to apply to any particular engineering problem or design. MSC Software Corporation assumes no liability or responsibility to any person or company for direct or indirect damages resulting from the use of any information contained herein. User Documentation: Copyright 2013 MSC Software Corporation. Printed in U.S.A. All Rights Reserved. This notice shall be marked on any reproduction of this documentation, in whole or in part. Any reproduction or distribution of this document, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of MSC Software Corporation is prohibited. This software may contain certain third-party software that is protected by copyright and licensed from MSC Software suppliers. Portions of this software are owned by UGS Corp. Copyright 1997. All Rights Reserved. The MSC Software corporate logo, Adams, Adams/, MD, MD Adams, MSC Adams, MSC, MSC Nastran, and MD Nastran are trademarks or registered trademarks of the MSC Software Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. FLEXlm is a registered trademark of Flexera Software. Parasolid is a registered trademark of UGS Corp. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Contents
Adams 2013 Installation and Operations Guide

Preface
About MSC Software ii Overview ii About Virtual Product Development and Adams Technical Support iii Web iii Phone and Email iii Training iii Internet Resources v

ii

Getting Started
Overview 2 3 4 Welcome to Adams Products What You Need 4 About Your Adams Licenses About the Adams Media 4 Types of Installations Product Categories Getting Help 7 6 5

Hardware and Software Configurations

Overview 10 11 Hardware and Software Specifications System Requirements Graphics Requirements Licensing Requirements 12 13 14

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Dropped Platforms

15

Installing Adams on Linux

Overview 18 19 Preparing to Install the Adams Product Creating the Installation Directory Installing Adams 21 33 34 36 20

Installing the Adams/Controls Thin Client Installing the Adams Extension for Easy5 Installing on a Heterogeneous Network

Licensing on Linux
Overview 38 39 39 39 41 About the Adams License Server Tips for Selecting a License Server About a Three-Server Configuration About the License File Format 40

Licensing Adams When File and License Server Are Same Machine Licensing Adams When File and License Server Are Different Systems 42 Starting the Adams License Server 43 44 46

Restarting the Adams License Daemons

Changing the License to Point to a Different License Server Verifying a Successful License 47

Installing Adams on Windows

Overview 50 Installing Adams 50 57

Installing the Adams/Controls Thin Client

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Installing the Adams Extension for Easy5 Installing Adams in Silent Mode (Batch)

58 61

Licensing on Windows
Overview 64 65 66 67 68 Licensing Basics

Specifying your License

Setting up a Windows License Server

Replacing Codes (Licenses) on an Existing Windows Server Customizing End-User License Administration 69

Running Adams Products

Starting Adams Products 72 Starting Adams Products on Linux 72 Starting Adams Products on Windows 73 Setting Preferences 74 Setting Preferences on Linux 74 Setting Preferences on Windows 74 Setting Your Working Directory 75

Linux Administration and Configuration

Overview 78 79 Setting Up the Client Machine

Updating Passwords 80 Using the Adams Installation Script 80 Updating Outside the Installation Script 80

Troubleshooting
Overview 84 85 Troubleshooting on Windows

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Generating Problem Reports 85 Obtaining New Passwords 85 Troubleshooting on Linux 86 Generating Reports and Verifying Software Obtaining New Passwords 86 About License Server System Resources Allocating Disk Space for Temporary Files 86 86 87

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Linux Installation Roadmaps

Overview 90 91 File Server, License Server, and Client - Same Machine

File Server and License Server - Same Machine, Client - Different Machine 92 File Server and Client - Same Machine, License Server - Different Machine 93 File Server, License Server, and Client - Different Machines File Server - Different Machine, License Server and Client - Same Machine 95 Different Linux Platforms - Heterogeneous Network 96 94

Index

Adams 2013 Installation and Operations Guide Chapter : Preface

Preface

About MSC Software Technical Support Internet Resources

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About MSC Software

About MSC Software

Overview
MSC Software Corporation is the leading global provider of virtual product development (VPD) tools, including simulation software and professional services. MSC Software helps companies make money, save time, and reduce costs associated with designing, testing, producing, and supporting manufactured products. MSC Software works with thousands of companies worldwide, in hundreds of industries, to develop better products faster by using information technology, software, and services to enhance and automate the product design and manufacturing process. Simulating your product performance reduces development costs, time to market, and warranty costs.

About Virtual Product Development and Adams

Youve heard it before: manufacturing companies today face intense global competition, demanding customers, fragmented markets, increasing product complexity, compressed product cycles, price and profit pressures, strict regulatory and liability environments, systems integration and supply chain issues, skyrocketing costs of testing and physical prototyping, and on and on What you dont often hear, though, is a strategy for enabling your company to improve your new product development process to meet these challenges. Whether you are delivering airplanes, automobiles, ships, biomedical devices, golf clubs or childrens toys to your customers, MSC Softwares goal is to help you improve your new product development process, allowing you to be significantly better at your concept development, design, testing, and production activities through the application of VPD. VPD is an environment that uses an integrated combination of both simulation software technology and traditional techniques to design, test, manufacture, and support products. The result is that cost-effective designs that meet all performance, safety, durability, and reliability requirements can be brought to market in less time and for less cost. Adams, as part of VPD, is focused on enhancing your ability to make better product development decisions, explore innovative design alternatives, and consistently get the product right. It is the world's most widely used mechanical system simulation software. It enables you to produce virtual prototypes, realistically simulating the full-motion behavior of complex mechanical systems on your computers and quickly analyzing multiple design variations until an optimal design is achieved. This reduces the number of costly physical prototypes, improves design quality, and dramatically reduces product development time.

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Technical Support

Technical Support
For help with installing or using an MSC Software product, contact MSC technical support. Our technical support provides technical assistance on questions related to installation and use of the software. For further details please see the Technical Support Usage Guide, which is accessible via our support web site. You can reach MSC technical support on the web, by telephone, or e-mail.

Web
Go to the MSC Software web site at www.mscsoftware.com, and click on Services Technical Support. Here, you can find a wide variety of support resources including Product Updates, Discussions, Technical Articles, and Documentation updates. In addition, we provide several excellent sources of online information:
SimCompanion - Find solutions to problems in this repository of troubleshooting tips,

examples, and frequently asked questions. To access the SimCompanion, go to:

http://simcompanion.mscsoftware.com VPD Community - The VPD community is where to go when you are looking for peer support,

as well as technical expertise. Many of our consultants, developers, and technical support staff monitor the forums. To sign up for the forums, go to:
http://forums.mscsoftware.com

Then:
To view the Adams discussions, select Adams. To view product alerts and company news and events, select MSC News.

Phone and Email

For a current list of phone numbers and language based email addresses please visit our support web site and click on Contact Technical Support.

Training
MSC Software training provides comprehensive training in Virtual Product Development. We offer standard and customized training courses in the application of CAE tools to solve from basic to complex problems within any industry. We offer over 100 courses in our state-of-the-art classroom facilities and individual computer graphics laboratories at training centers throughout the world. All of our courses emphasize hands-on computer laboratory work to facilitate skills development. We are uniquely positioned to optimize your investment in design and simulation software tools.

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Technical Support

Our industry experienced expert staff is available to customize our course offerings to meet your unique training requirements. For the most effective training, we also offer many of our courses at our customer's facilities. We specialize in customized training based on our evaluation of your design and simulation processes, which yields courses that are geared to your business. In addition to traditional instructor-led classes, we also offer video courses, interactive multimedia training, web-based training, and a specialized instructor's program. Course Information and Registration For detailed course descriptions, schedule information, and registration call the Training Specialist at (800) 732-7211 or visit www.mscsoftware.com.

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Internet Resources

Internet Resources
MSC Software (www.mscsoftware.com) MSC Software corporate site with information on the latest events, products and services for the CAD/CAE/CAM marketplace. MSC Software store (store.mscsoftware.com) Store.mscsoftware.com is the first virtual marketplace where clients can find engineering expertise, and engineers can find the goods and services they need to do their job.

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Internet Resources

Adams 2013 Installation and Operations Guide Chapter 1: Getting Started

Getting Started

Overview Welcome to Adams Products What You Need Types of Installations Product Categories Getting Help

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Overview

Overview
This chapter describes what you need to know and have available to install the Adams 2013 suite of software. It contains the sections:
Welcome to Adams Products, 3 What You Need, 4 Types of Installations, 5 Product Categories, 6 Getting Help, 7

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Welcome to Adams Products

Welcome to Adams Products

Adams products provide you with tools to model, simulate, and optimize your mechanical systems. This guide explains how to install and license the Adams products, and gives you troubleshooting tips if you have any problems during an installation.

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What You Need

What You Need

Before you start installing Adams products, there are a few things that you should be sure to do or have available:
Check to ensure that your system meets the requirements detailed in the Hardware and Software Specifications, 11. There, you will find Operating System, Compiler, Graphics, Licensing,

Memory and Disk Space requirements. Please review these requirements before beginning your installation of Adams.
MSC Software License Electronic Mail. Authorization codes are e-mailed to you by MSC

Software. The Adams applications will not run without proper authorization codes. Following the instructions in the e-mail, you can export these codes to a file and use them as input to the installation process.
Obtain any Adams software updates at the MSC Technical Support Web site at http://simcompanion.mscsoftware.com.

About Your Adams Licenses

To run the Adams products, you need the authorization codes electronically mailed to you by MSC Software. When you receive this e-mail, copy it's contents to a file as explained in the e-mail message. The actual authorization codes are contained between the lines: # ------ Start of License File -----and # -----End of License File ------

You should only copy the contents of the e-mail between these two lines to a file. This file can be used as input to the installation process. If you have an existing MSC license, you may not receive a new set of authorization codes. However, you will need to know the name of the license server and the TCP port number used by the MSC license manager on that license server.

About the Adams Media

You may receive your Adams media in two different forms: Electronic Download, DVD. Regardless of the media type, all the files required to install the Adams products will be contained in this media. There is a unique download for each supported Adams platform. Adams DVDs contain multiple platform installers. To install Adams for multiple supported platforms, you will have to run the installation process multiple times with requisite platform installer.

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Types of Installations

Types of Installations
The way in which you install and license the Adams products depends on your installation configuration. Any given installation configuration is composed of the following three components:
File server - Machine that contains the Adams files. It may be shared with other computers on a

network.
License Server - Machine that runs the Adams license server. The licensing of Adams products

depends on the type of license you purchased.

Client - Machine that runs the Adams products.

You can manage these three components on one machine, three different machines, or any combination of machines. You can also install Adams products on a heterogeneous network where you install Adams products for different platforms all on one network. For information on the various Linux configurations, see Linux Installation Roadmaps, 89.

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Product Categories

Product Categories
The product(s) or feature package you are licensed to use for Adams appear on the first page of your password certificate under the section Feature/Password. When you install the products, select the packages that you are licensed for.

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Getting Help

Getting Help
If you have questions or problems installing or testing your Adams products, refer to Troubleshooting, 83. If the problems persist, go to the Technical Articles or Known Issues at http://simcompanion.mscsoftware.com/. If the problems still persist, call MSC Software Technical Support. For a current list of phone numbers and language-based email addresses please visit our web site http://www.mscsoftware.com, click on Services Technical Support Contact Technical Support. Before contacting Technical Support, please have the following information available:
Hardware type (be as specific as possible) Version of the operating system, including build number and service packs, if applicable Version of compilers Hardcopy of all error messages (you can send it by fax or through e-mail)

If possible, generate a troubleshooting report as explained in Generating Problem Reports, 85.

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Getting Help

Adams 2013 Installation and Operations Guide Chapter 2: Hardware and Software Configurations

Hardware and Software Configurations

Overview Hardware and Software Specifications System Requirements Graphics Requirements Licensing Requirements Dropped Platforms

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Overview

Overview
This chapter provides the hardware and software configurations for Adams. Note:

For the latest version of the hardware and software specifications, see the Adams Support site at http://simcompanion.mscsoftware.com

This chapter includes the following sections:

Hardware and Software Specifications, 11 System Requirements, 12 Graphics Requirements, 13 Licensing Requirements, 14 Dropped Platforms, 15

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Hardware and Software Specifications

Hardware and Software Specifications

Table 1 outlines the hardware and software specifications for Adams.

Table 1 Hardware Vendor Intel & AMD x86-64 Linux

Hardware and Software Specifications Models and Processors Intel Pentium 4, Pentium D, Core 2 Duo, Xeon, and compatibles Operating System Fortran C/C++ Intel Composer XE 2011 (Intel C++ Compiler for Intel 64, Version 12.0 Build 20110427 [12.0.4.191])

Red Hat Enterprise Intel Fortran Linux 5.4 (Kernel Composer XE 2011 (Intel Fortran Compiler 2.6.18) for Intel 64, Version 12.0 Build 20110427 SuSE 11 SP1 [12.0.4.191]) Linux Enterprise Server (Kernel 2.6.32.12-0.7) Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7 Intel Fortran 12.0 (Intel Visual Fortran Compiler for IA-32, Version 12.0 Build 20110427) Intel Fortran 12.0 (Intel Visual Fortran Compiler for Intel 64, Version 12.0 Build 20110427)

Intel & AMD x86 Windows*

Intel Pentium 4, Pentium D, Core 2 Duo, Xeon, and compatibles

Visual Studio 2010 (Microsoft 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 10.0) Professional Edition Visual Studio 2010 (Microsoft C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 10.0) Professional Edition

Intel & AMD x86-64 Windows

Intel Pentium 4, Pentium D, Core 2 Duo, Xeon, and compatibles

Windows Server 2008 x64 and Windows 7 x64

* This may be the last planned Adams release on x86 (32-bit) Windows platforms. For more information, see the Dropped Platforms section. Note:

1. Intel IA-32 and x64 processors: Pentium (4, D), Core (i3, i5, i7), Xeon and AMD compatibles. 2. Adams/Controls is supported on these platforms. However, partner product support varies. Please see the Supported Versions of Integration Products section of the Adams product Release Guide.

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System Requirements

System Requirements
Table 2 shows the system requirements for Adams

Table 2 Platform Intel & AMD x86-64 Linux

System Requirements Operating System Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 x64 SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 System Patches Tikanga; Kernel revision 2.6.18-164.el5 SLES11SP1; Kernel number 2.6.32.12-0.7 Windows Server 2008 SP1 Windows 7 SP1 Windows Server 2008 SP1 Windows 7 SP1 2.2 Gb 1 Gb Minimum 2 Gb Recommended Swap = 2 x RAM 1 Gb Minimum 2 Gb Recommended Swap = 2 x RAM Disk Space 2.1 Gb Memory and Swap Space 1 Gb Minimum 2 Gb Recommended Swap = 2 x RAM

Intel & AMD x86 Windows

Windows Server 2008; Windows 7

Intel & AMD Windows Server 2008 x64; x86-64 Windows Windows 7

2.2 Gb

Note:

Due to security restrictions in the latest version of Google Chrome, you cannot use Chrome to view the Adams help. Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Internet Explorer are recommended to view the Adams help.

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Graphics Requirements

Graphics Requirements
The following are the graphics requirements for Adams. Table 3 Platform Intel & AMD x86-64 Linux Graphics Requirements Operating System System Runtime Libraries Validated Graphics Hardware NVIDIA Graphics Driver - Version 310.19 The Adams products have been developed in full compliance with OpenGL 1.2 and should run properly with graphics cards that adhere to the 1.2 or later specification. OpenGL 1.2+ NVIDIA Graphics Driver - Version 297.03 Quadro FX 580 The Adams products have been developed in full compliance with OpenGL 1.2 and should run properly with graphics cards that adhere to the 1.2 or later specification. Intel & AMD x86-64 Windows Windows Server 2008 x64; Windows 7 x64 OpenGL 1.2+ NVIDIA Graphics Driver - Version 297.03 Quadro FX 580 The Adams products have been developed in full compliance with OpenGL 1.2 and should run properly with graphics cards that adhere to the 1.2 or later specification.

Red Hat Enterprise X11 and OpenGL 1.2+ Linux 5.4 x64 SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1

Intel & AMD x86 Windows

Windows Server 2008; Windows 7

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Licensing Requirements

Licensing Requirements
Following are the Adams licensing requirements for obtaining a node locked license file. Note that when obtaining licenses from a server, this version of Adams requires access to MSC License Server (FLEXlm) v11.9 or greater (installed separately). Table 4 Platform Intel & AMD x86-64 Linux Licensing Requirements Hostname Retrieval Host ID Retrieval From a shell window, enter the command: From a shell window, enter the command: hostname /sbin/ifconfig eth0 Return the information in the line labeled "HW addr" and remove the colons ":". Intel & AMD x86 and x86-64 Windows From a Command Prompt window, enter the command: hostname From a "Command Prompt" window, enter the command: ipconfig /all Return the information in the line labeled "Physical Address".

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Dropped Platforms

Dropped Platforms
Each release we review the platforms and operating system changes by our partners and in the industry, and address these changes in our release. We make this information available to you for hardware planning. We welcome your input on platform support. Please communicate platform support needs to your MSC Sales Representative. Table 5 Platform: Intel & AMD x86 Windows Platforms no longer supported after this release Final Release Supported Adams 2013 (planned) Migration Platform: Intel or AMD X86-64 bit Windows Windows 7

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Adams 2013 Installation and Operations Guide Chapter 3: Installing Adams on Linux

Installing Adams on Linux

Overview Preparing to Install the Adams Product Creating the Installation Directory Installing Adams Installing the Adams/Controls Thin Client Installing the Adams Extension for Easy5 Installing on a Heterogeneous Network

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Overview

Overview
This chapter provides instructions for installing the Adams software. It contains the sections:
Preparing to Install the Adams Product, 19 Creating the Installation Directory, 20 Installing Adams, 21 Installing the Adams/Controls Thin Client, 33 Installing the Adams Extension for Easy5, 34 Installing on a Heterogeneous Network, 36

After installing the Adams products, you need to set up the licenses to run them. See Licensing on Linux, 37 for more information. Note:

For general steps (roadmaps) for the various Linux configurations, see Linux Installation
Roadmaps, 89

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Preparing to Install the Adams Product

Preparing to Install the Adams Product

The primary way to receive the Adams product is by downloading the software from the MSC Software Solution Download Center(SDC). In the case of Linux products, this will be an executable installer for each platform. The download file will have a .bin extension. Select the platform file from the SDC. Download the file to a temporary directory on a file system with enough available space. Follow the directions in this document for installing Adams from this executable installer.

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Creating the Installation Directory

Creating the Installation Directory

This section explains how to create an installation directory in which to install the Adams products. This is the location on your file server where you want the Adams products to reside. To create the installation directory: 1. Log on to the Linux system where you want to install the Adams products (the file server). If you are NOT using a DVD, go to Step 5 below. 2. Mounting the DVD file system: The Adams DVD contains multiple platform executable installers. If you are using a remote machine on your network to mount the DVD drive, you must have permission to access that machine from the installer's account, with a remote-shell, requiring no password. For example, if the remote machines hostname is server1, you need to be able to enter the command rsh server1 (or remsh server1, for HP systems) and be able to log on to server1 without entering a password. 3. Load the appropriate Adams DVD into the DVD drive. 4. Enter the mount command for your platform. 5. Create a directory in which to place the Adams products by entering the following command, where install_dir is the directory that you want to create: mkdir install_dir We recommend that you create a directory called /usr/adamsx for the Adams products. In the directory name, x represents the current version of Adams. If you have a prior version of Adams on your system, you should install the new version in a different location. If, however, you are adding the same version of software to an existing installation, place the new software in the same location.

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Installing Adams

Installing Adams
This section contains instructions for starting the Adams installation program. If you have downloaded Adams from the MSC Solutions Download Center, you will run the installation program from the directory you unloaded the executable installer into. If you are installing from a DVD, you will run the executable installer directly from the DVD. The installation program has command line options available to help you tailor the installation to your site's needs. Running the installation program without any options will launch it in graphical mode. Running in graphical mode uses the X-Windows display protocol. You must have the X-Windows DISPLAY variable set to a valid display to run in graphical mode. Available Options: --debug --debugconsole --help --mode [ARG] --prefix [ARG] --record --response-file [ARG] --temp [ARG] --test --version Run installer in debug mode. Not supported for customer installations Run installer with a debug console open. Not supported for customer installations Display this information Set the mode to run the installer in. Available values: console, default, silent or standard Set the installation directory Settings will be saved in ./config.rec file A file to read installer responses from Set the temporary directory used by this program Run installer without installing any files Display installer version information

--save-response-file [ARG] A file to write installer responses to when the installer exits

The installation responses are often system specific, it is not recommended to use the responses from one platform installer on other supported platforms. The most common combinations are provided as examples below because MSC changes the name of the installation program to include product and release version number. The generic name "installer.bin" is used to represent the name of the installer in these examples. Scenario 1: The product installation needs to be performed on multiple systems of the same system type 1. Perform the installation on one reference platform interactively and record the responses

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installer.bin -record The responses will be recorded in a default file name of "config.rec" in the current working directory. If you want to specify the name of the recorded response file use the option: installer.bin --save-response-file my_install_responses.txt where "my_install_responses.txt" is the file name the responses will be save to. 2. Log into the next system that you need to install the product on 3. Copy the response file you recorded in step (1) to this system 4. Run the installer on this system with the following option installer.bin --response-file my_install_responses.txt --mode silent Scenario 2: You have tried to install, but the installer reports that it does not have enough file system space to create temporary files during the installation. The /tmp partition on the system you are installing on has insufficient space to create these temporary files. You need to be able to use another location for temporary files. 1. Perform the installation on the system with the following option installer.bin -temp /scratch/mytemp Note that the directory you specify with the -temp option must previously exist. Scenario 3: You want to enforce a standard installation directory location. You can add an installation directory option to control this when documenting the procedure for others to follow. install.bin --prefix /opt/applications/adams The directory specified as the prefix will appear in the dialog requesting an installation directory. You can add any path below that prefix directory to store multiple releases, or accept it as the default. Scenario 4: You are installing on a system that does not have a system console running an X-Windows server. The installation program will install in graphical mode by default. You want to perform the installation without the GUI displayed. installer.bin --mode console The console mode will use text prompts to answer the questions required to install. You can use console mode with all other options. 1. Move to the installation directory you previously created. 2. Locate the installation program, adams_XXXX_PLAT.bin, in either the download directory or the DVD. The full path to the installation program will be needed to run it.

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Installing Adams

where XXXX is the release version, and PLAT is the platform name that corresponds to the platform you wish to install. For example: adams_2013_redhat64.bin 3. Start the installation program, including the full location path you determined in Step 2 above. For example, from a shell window prompt enter: /tmp/adams_installer/adams_2013_redhat64.bin You will see a confirmation dialog box. Select Yes button to begin the installation.

Selecting Yes button will display the Welcome dialog box.

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4. Select the Next > button to continue, or Cancel button to exit without installing.

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Installing Adams

5. Select the full path to the directory you want to install Adams in. You can type in the directory path after selecting the Browse button, or use the directory tree to locate the installation directory.

6. Select the type of installation you want to perform. a. Full: Will install all products and documentation.

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b. User Selectable: Will allow you to select individual product suites to install.

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Installing Adams

7. Select Next > button to continue.

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8. Select the Next > button to confirm your installation selection (s). A progress dialog box will be displayed. You can select the Cancel button at any time to stop the installation.

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Installing Adams

9. The Licensing dialog box allows you to choose the method of communications with an MSC License Manager. The most common method for communicating with the license manager is a port@host connection. This is the TCP port number your license manager is listening to, and the hostname of the system that is running the license manager processes. The standard MSC License ManagerTCP port number is 1700.

10. Select Next> button to continue.

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11. You must select your HTML Browser that will be used to access all documentation that you have installed. You can type in the full path after selecting the Browse button, or use the directory tree to locate the browser. After entering the correct path to your HTML Browser, select Next> button to continue.

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Installing Adams

12. Adams supports integration with MSC's SimManager on Linux platforms only. The JavaPath dialog box only appears during Linux installations. You must select the path to the Java Runtime Environment. You can find Java on your system by typing 'whereis jre' in a separate command shell.

13. After entering the correct path to Java, select Next> button to continue.

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14. A summary dialog box announces the completion of the installation process and provides final instructions for license manager communication changes should you need to change that setting in the future. It also provides the MSC Technical Support e-mail address. Selecting Finish will complete the installation process. 15. If you chose to install either the Adams package or the Adams Advanced package, you will need to setup the Adams Extension for Easy5. For more information, refer to Installing the Adams
Extension for Easy5, 34

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Installing the Adams/Controls Thin Client

Installing the Adams/Controls Thin Client

The Adams/Controls Thin Client is a subset of Adams/Controls. This client can be helpful to Easy5 or MATLAB users who want to use TCP/IP communication when performing co-simulations with Adams/Controls, but dont want a full Adams installation. To install the Adams/Controls Thin Client: 1. Follow Step 1. on page 22 to Step 5. on page 25. 2. When given the installation types of Full or User Selectable, select User Selectable 3. Select only Controls Client Applications and Next 4. Select Install from the Product Selection Summary dialog box. 5. Select Finish from the last dialog box to complete the installation Note: You must install the Adams Extension for Easy5 to use the Adams/Controls Thin Client with Easy5. For more information, see Installing the Adams Extension for Easy5, 34.

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Installing the Adams Extension for Easy5

Installing the Adams Extension for Easy5

Note: This procedure is only necessary if you installed Adams/Controls.

To run Adams and Easy5 together, you must install the Adams extension into Easy5. To import models into Adams that were exported from Easy5 (containing components from licensed Easy5 libraries), you must also configure your computer so that Adams knows how to find your Easy5 license. The following procedures explain how to do this. To install the Adams extension for Easy5: 1. Make sure that both Easy5 and Adams have been installed. 2. Make sure you have permission (that is, root ('superuser') privilege) to add and modify files in the Easy5 installation directory. 3. Identify the command line command used to start the Adams version you will use with Easy5, for example, adams2013. Note: If you are unable to identify a command line command to run Adams but you can identify the top-level directory of the Adams installation, you can use -d directory_path in place of the command line command in the following steps.

4. Perform the following: a. Open an xterm window and set your working directory to a directory outside the Easy5 installation directory tree. b. Start Easy5. The standard command is easy5x. c. In the Easy5 main window, from the File menu, select Open Command Shell. d. At the prompt in the command shell, enter: $EZHOME/install_adams_controls.ksh adams_command where adams_command is the command line command from Step 3 above. 5. Type exit to close the command window. 6. If you started Easy5, from the File menu, select Quit. The Adams extension installation is complete. Be sure to configure your computer as described next. To configure your computer to run licensed exported Easy5 models within Adams: 1. Start Easy5. 2. From the File menu, select Open Command Shell. 3. At the prompt in the command shell, type easy5x -license.

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Installing the Adams Extension for Easy5

Easy5 displays the licensing information, beginning with the type of license and the server name (if a server license) or the path to the license file. 4. Write down the contents of the line that starts with Active license file(s), and the value that appears in the line following it (for example, 1700@rainier). 5. Perform one of the following:
If the line is Active license file(s) [EASY5_LMD_LICENSE_FILE], set the environment

variable EASY5_LMD_LICENSE_FILE to the output value displayed in Step 4 above (for example, 1700@rainier).
If the line is Active license file(s) [MSC_LICENSE_FILE], find the value of the

environment variable MSC_LICENSE_FILE to see what license file Adams is using.

If Easy5 and Adams are using different licenses (or license servers), set

LM_LICENSE_FILE to the value for the Easy5 license (for example 2500@bosco).
If Easy5 and Adams are using the same license, your computer is configured properly.

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Installing on a Heterogeneous Network

If you are installing the Adams products for use on different Linux platforms (Sun, HP, and so on) you are performing a heterogeneous installation. Adams installation directory can support multiple platforms. Binary files specific to each supported platform are located in architecture directories under each product directory. You can use a single installation directory to install all supported Adams platform binaries or multiple file servers to spread out the file serving load to multiple systems. To install Adams on a heterogeneous network: Follow the instructions in Installing Adams, 21, for each platform on which you are installing Adams products.

Adams 2013 Installation and Operations Guide Chapter 4: Licensing on Linux

Licensing on Linux

Overview About the Adams License Server Licensing Adams When File and License Server Are Same Machine Licensing Adams When File and License Server Are Different Systems Starting the Adams License Server Restarting the Adams License Daemons Changing the License to Point to a Different License Server Verifying a Successful License

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Overview

Overview
This chapter provides instructions for licensing the Adams software. You must complete the steps in Installing Adams on Linux, 17 before licensing the Adams software. Refer to Linux Installation Roadmaps, 89 for which procedure in this chapter to follow depending on your system configuration. The chapter contains the sections:
About the Adams License Server, 39 Licensing Adams When File and License Server Are Same Machine, 41 Licensing Adams When File and License Server Are Different Systems, 42 Starting the Adams License Server, 43 Restarting the Adams License Daemons, 44 Changing the License to Point to a Different License Server, 46 Verifying a Successful License, 47

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About the Adams License Server

About the Adams License Server

Adams licensing requires that you operate at least one license server. You can optionally request to use three Adams license servers (see About a Three-Server Configuration below). The Adams license servers can be on any of the supported Adams platforms connected to the network that runs the Adams products. Adams uses the FLEXlm license system from Flexera Software. The following sections give you tips for selecting the license server and explain different configurations:
Tips for Selecting a License Server, 39 About a Three-Server Configuration, 39 About the License File Format, 40

Tips for Selecting a License Server

You should select the machine to use as your Adams license server using the following guidelines. The machine should:
Have a local file system that can hold the Adams license server software. If you use a remotely

mounted file system for your Adams license server, you risk having your users unable to run the Adams products if the server goes down. You should never run the Adams license server from a diskless node on the network.
Have enough system resources to robustly serve the number of Adams users requesting a license. Be on the same local area network (or sub-net) if the number of Adams license requests is in the

range of hundreds per day.

Be reliable. This means that it has reliable power and its hardware subsystems are in good

working order. You should consolidate your licenses because redundant license servers add complexity. Evaluate what you really want to achieve by using redundant license servers. More robust hardware systems, instead of redundant license servers, can better ensure less down time. You should look at ways to consolidate the number of license servers at the departmental, division, or even at the company-wide level.

About a Three-Server Configuration

For each of the license types, you can have three machines on your network that are designated as license servers. Selecting three license servers lets you back up the main license server in case one of the other machines is down. If your password certificate lists three machines under the Server Host Name column, you purchased the three-server configuration. You must install your passwords on each of the servers as explained in Licensing Adams When File and License Server Are Same Machine, 41. You should log in to one of the servers and open three shell windows. Log in to the other two servers in the different shell windows and repeat the procedures in this chapter for each server. You also need to start each of the license servers as explained in Starting the Adams License Server, 43. The order of

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startup is not critical. The first machine, however, to start the license daemons becomes the master server and serves licenses until it is unavailable.

About the License File Format

The license file sent by MSC Software is complete, except for the path to the license daemon and the server name. The installation program will add this information when you select Option 4 from the installation menu. Sample license SERVER L30131 00047652480a 1700 DAEMON MSC /your_path/msc FEATURE MDA_View MSC 2007.1130 30-nov-2007 2 DDD03A3855FBFA721BB3 \ VENDOR_STRING=PID:10108,10208,10215,10229 HOSTID=00047652480a \ ISSUED=30-nov-2006 ck=48 SN=1364576-86ceaa6c30812cfc97ff Following is an explanation of the components in your license:
SERVER keyword - The SERVER line contains the Adams license servers hostname, unique

hostid, and the TCP socket number that the procedures will use to communicate with license daemons.
DAEMON keyword - The DAEMON line contains MSC (the name of the Adams license daemon)

and the file system path to find that daemon.

FEATURE keyword - FEATURE lines are the license for Adams software. A FEATURE line

always contains:
FEATURE keyword FEATURE name - The name of the license. Name of the MSC license daemon (should be the same as the DAEMON line). Version number - The major revision number of Adams for which the license will authorize

use. You can also run previous versions of Adams that have a revision number less than the revision number of your license.
Expiration date - The date on which the license expires. Number of licenses granted (or tokens needed) - The number of simultaneous uses of the

product that the license authorizes. Note: If the FEATURE name is CAMPUS, this value contains the total number of tokens available.

VENDOR_STRING - The company (MSC Software) that issued the password. ISSUED date - The date on which the license was issued. It acts as a time-stamp on the

password; it is used with the SUPERSEDE keyword.

HOSTID - The optional host ID locks the use of the product to a particular system.

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Licensing Adams When File and License Server Are Same Machine

Licensing Adams When File and License Server Are Same Machine
Follow the instructions below if your license server and file server are the same machine. You should log in to the system that appears in the Server Host Name column on the password certificate. To set up licensing: 1. From the Installation directory start the installation program INSTALL.ADAMS. 2. Enter 1 to select the option, Install Adams passwords on this license server. 3. Enter y if the name of the Adams license server that appears in the prompt is the same as the machine designated as the server in your e-mail password certificate. (Depending on the type of license you have, the server name may not be listed in your e-mail certificate; in this case, use the hostid instead.) 4. The default is the machine to which you are logged on. If this is not your license server, enter n, log in to your license server, and start the procedure again. 5. Follow the instructions in the e-mail password certificate to locate the information required for licensing your Adams software. 6. At the prompt Are your passwords in a file e-mailed from MSC Software?, enter y. 7. Enter the name of the text file that contains your passwords. The installation program reads this file and constructs a properly formatted license data file (license.dat) for you. 8. If the installation program cannot read the file, open the original file and verify that you cut the information required for licensing at the correct locations. 9. Continue with Starting the Adams License Server, 43.

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Licensing Adams When File and License Server Are Different Systems
Follow the instructions below if your license server and file server are different systems or if you purchased a three-server configuration. You should log into a system that appears in the SERVER HOST NAME column on your password certificate. If you are installing passwords for a three-server configuration, you should log into one of the servers and open three shell windows, one for each server. Use two of these windows to remotely log into the other license servers and repeat the instructions in this section for each server. If you are not familiar with the FLEXlm license system you should install the license manager from the Installation Program and use the automation described below. 1. Start the Installation Program as described on page 21 of this manual 2. Enter the Installation directory 3. Select the User Selectable installation type 4. Select only the MSC Licensing package. 5. Select Install after confirming your package selection, and Finish at the last dialog box. 6. Move to the installation directory you specified in Step 2. above 7. Run the INSTALL.ADAMS installation script a. Enter 1, to enter passwords supplied by e-mail b. Enter 2, to start the license manager on the system you are logged into c. Enter 7, to exit If you are familiar with the FLEXlm license system, you can use one of two methods below for getting the licensing utilities to your license server system. 1. In your Adams installation directory, under the subdirectory named network/ locate the directories for each of the supported platforms. Each directory contains all the necessary files to run the license manager. a. Move to the directory that corresponds to the platform you have chosen to run the FLEXlm based license manager on. b. Copy that directories content to the directory on your license server system. 2. You can download the latest FLEXlm based license manager utilities for any supported platform at:
http://www.mscsoftware.com/support/software_updates/licserver.cfm

You should continue with Restarting the Adams License Daemons, 44

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Starting the Adams License Server

Starting the Adams License Server

Follow the instructions below for all of the license types, as well as the three-server configuration. For three-server configurations, you must repeat this procedure on each license server. You must enter the commands on each license server within one minute. To restart the Adams license server: 1. Start the installation program INSTALL.ADAMS. 2. At the prompt, enter 2 to select the option, Start the Adams license server on this system. The Adams license daemons are automatically started. Continue with the next section to allow the license daemons to automatically restart when you reboot your system.

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Restarting the Adams License Daemons

You must modify the reboot procedure on your license servers to include a restart of the Adams license daemons during a system reboot. Follow the instructions below for all three of the license types, as well as the three-server configuration. For three-server configurations, you must repeat this procedure on each license server. To restart the Adams license daemons: 1. Change to the directory /install_dir/network/arch, where install_dir is the directory where the Adams products are installed and arch is the platform type of your license server. 2. Locate the file reboot.txt. 3. The information in this file goes into different files on different systems. Find your platform type below, and follow the instructions to add the Adams license server startup commands to your system. Hewlett Packard HP-UX a. Log on as root. b. Change to the directory rc2.d by entering cd /sbin/rc2.d. c. Enter the command ls *MSC* to locate the file. The files in the rc2.d directory begin SXX, where XX is a number from 01 to 99. d. Open the file that begins SXXMSC, where XX is greater than 50 and less than 99 into a text editor so that you can edit it. If the file does not exist, create it. You must have permission to edit or create this file. If necessary, use the following command to set permissions: chmod 777 SXXMSC e. Enter the commands found in the reboot.txt file. To change the install_dir text, change to your installation directory. IBM AIX Systems a. Log on as root. b. Change to directory /etc by entering cd /etc. c. Copy the reboot.txt file, and then rename it as rc.MSC: cp /install_dir/network/ibmrs/reboot.txt /etc/rc.MSC d. Using a text editor, open the file, rc.MSC, and replace every occurrence of the text INSTALL_DIR with the name of the Adams installation directory. e. Save the file, and then exit the text editor. f. Use the command mkitab to add a record of the file /etc/inittab to ensure that the license server is started during a system reboot: mkitab MSC:2:wait:/etc/rc.MSC

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Linux
To add the Adams license server startup commands, follow the instructions provided by your

operating system. Sun Solaris (UltraSPARC) Systems a. Log on as root. b. Change to the directory rc2.d by entering cd /etc/rc2.d. c. Enter the command ls *MSC* to locate the file. The files in the rc2.d directory begin with SXX, where XX is a number from 01 to 99. d. Open the file that begins with SXXMSC, where XX is greater than 50 and less than 99, into a text editor so that you can edit it. If the file does not exist, create it. You must have permission to edit or create this file. If necessary, use the following command to set permissions: chmod 777 SXXMSC e. Enter the commands found in the reboot.txt file. Be sure to change the install_dir text to be your installation directory. The licensing of Adams products is complete. You can now verify that installation was successful by following the procedures in Verifying a Successful License, 47.

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Changing the License to Point to a Different License Server

Changing the License to Point to a Different License Server

1. Start the installation program with the client argument (for example, install.adams client) or select option 4. 2. Enter the port number that is used by the license server. 3. Enter the name of the Adams license server that has the licenses you want to use. This can be a different machine than the machine on which you installed the Adams products, which is the file server.

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Verifying a Successful License

Verifying a Successful License

Follow the procedure below to verify that the Adams installation was successful. 1. Start the installation program on the license server INSTALL.ADAMS. 2. At the prompt, enter 4 to select the option, Generate a problem report. This automatically generates a report called PROBLEM.RPT that you can use to verify the Adams installation. 3. Using a text editor, open the PROBLEM.RPT file and review the information. Verify that each of the features installed are able to retrieve a license.

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Adams 2013 Installation and Operations Guide Chapter 5: Installing Adams on Windows

Installing Adams on Windows

Overview Installing the Adams/Controls Thin Client Installing the Adams Extension for Easy5 Installing Adams in Silent Mode (Batch)

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Overview

Overview
The following sections explain how to install Adams 2013 products and online documentation by running the Adams 2013 installation program. It also includes information on licensing your Adams 2013.
Installing Adams, 50 Installing the Adams/Controls Thin Client, 57 Installing Adams in Silent Mode (Batch), 61

Installing Adams
This section shows you how to install Adams software and documentation. To install Adams: 1. Open Windows Explorer, browse to your Adams download and double click the Adams 2013 self extracting executable file. The Customer Information window appears as shown in Figure 5-1 on page 51.

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Overview

Figure 5-1

Customer Information Window

2. In the Customer Information window, enter your user and company name, and then select one of the following:
Anyone who uses this computer (all users) - Anyone logged on to this machine can run Adams

2013.
Only for me - A user must be logged on using the user name and password that was used at

the time of installation. 3. Select Next. The Setup Type window appears as shown in Figure 5-2 on page 52.z

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Figure 5-2

Setup Type Window

4. Select the type of installation you want to perform:

Full - Installs all Adams 2013 products and documentation. Always use this option if you want

to use this machine as a file server, allowing other machines to client to it.
User Selectable - Allows you to select the specific Adams 2013 packages and documentation

you want to install.

Client - Allows you to link to a file server, where a full installation has already been installed.

You must know the location of the shared installation directory before you continue with the installation. 5. If you would prefer Adams 2013 to be installed in a folder other than the default destination folder, select Browse, and then select the desired folder. The default directory for installing Adams 2013 products is c:\MSC.Software\Adams\2013\. 6. Select Next.

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7. Depending on your selection in Step 4. on page 52, do one of the following:

Full - Continue to Step 8.. User Selectable - In the Select Components window, select the components you want to install. Then, select Next.

Note:

You cannot install the Adams/Controls Thin Client at the same time as other Adams 2013 products. You must install it by itself. See Installing the Adams/Controls Thin Client, 57 for more information
Client - Enter the location of the shared directory where Adams 2013 is installed.

8. Confirm the installation settings and then select Next to begin the installation. 9. The License Setup window appears as shown in Figure 5-3 on page 54.

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Figure 5-3

License Setup Window

10. Enter the name of the license server or the path to your license file. If you dont enter this information here, you can specify your license using the procedure in Specifying your License, 66. 11. Select Next. 12. Specify whether or not you want to install the various desktop icons. If you select Yes, then select the products for which you want icons created, as shown in Figure 5-4 on page 54.

Figure 5-4

Adams 2013 Desktop Icons Window

13. Select Next. The Solver File Association window appears as shown in Figure 5-5 on page 55.

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Figure 5-5

Solver File Association Window

14. Select the solver product with which you want .acf files on this machine associated. You can also select not to associate .acf files with an Adams 2013 product. 15. Select Next. A dialog box appears indicating that the file permissions are being changed. If you do not have sufficient administration privileges you need to contact the system administrator. 16. Select Next. If you do not have the Visual Studio Redistributable Package installed, the installer begins the installation of this package. 17. To view the readme file, select I would like to view the README file. 18. Select Finish.

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Overview

19. If you installed Adams/Controls, you need to install the Adams 2013 Extension for Easy5. Previously, this was done automatically by the Adams/Controls install program. For more information, refer to Installing the Adams Extension for Easy5, 34. 20. If you want to use this installation as a file server (so that other machines can install from it), share the installation directory.

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Installing the Adams/Controls Thin Client

Installing the Adams/Controls Thin Client

The Adams/Controls Thin Client is a subset of the full Adams installation. This client can be helpful to Easy5 or MATLAB users who want to: 1. use TCP/IP communication when performing co-simulations with Adams/Controls. 2. generate an External System Library for Control System Import. To install the Adams/Controls Thin Client: 1. Follow steps Step 1 on page 50 through Step 3. on page 51. 2. In the Select Setup Type window, select User Selectable. 3. Select Adams/Controls Thin Client, making sure no other products are selected. 4. Continue with Step 8. on page 53 and complete the remaining steps in the installation procedure. Note: You must install the Adams Extension for Easy5 to use the Adams/Controls Thin Client.

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Installing the Adams Extension for Easy5

Note: This procedure is only necessary if you installed Adams/Controls.

To run Adams and Easy5 together, you must install the Adams extension into Easy5. To import models into Adams that were exported from Easy5 (containing components from licensed Easy5 libraries), you must also configure your computer so that Adams knows how to find your Easy5 license. The following procedures explain how to do this. To install the Adams extension for Easy5: Note: Check http://simcompanion.mscsoftware.com/infocenter/index?page=home to find the versions of Easy5 that are compatible with Adams.

1. Make sure that both Easy5 and Adams have been installed. 2. Make sure you have permission (that is, root ('superuser') privilege) to add and modify files in the Easy5 installation directory. 3. Perform the following: a. From the Start menu, point to Programs, point to MSC.Software, point to EASY5 <version>, point to Shell, and then select Easy5 Command Shell. b. At the prompt within the command shell type: install_adams_controls.bat <Adams_topdir> <Easy5_topdir> where: <Adams_topdir> is the top-level directory for Adams, also provided by "adams2013 -top"; <Easy5_topdir> is the top-level directory of Easy5 (for example, C:\MSC.Software\Adams\2013, C:\MSC.Software\EASY5\2010.1.2, respectively). Note: If you are unable to identify a command line command to run Adams but you can identify the top-level directory of the Adams installation, you can use -d directory path in place of the command line command.

4. Type exit to close the command window. 5. If you started Easy5, from the File menu, select Quit. The Adams extension installation is complete. Be sure to configure your computer as described next. To configure your computer to run licensed exported Easy5 models within Adams: 1. Start Easy5. 2. From the File menu, select Open Command Shell.

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3. At the prompt in the command shell, type easy5x -license. Easy5 displays the licensing information, beginning with the type of license and the server name (if a server license) or the path to the license file. 4. Write down the contents of the line that starts with Active license file(s), and the value that appears in the line following it (for example, 1700@rainier). 5. Perform one of the following:
If the line is Active license file(s) [EASY5_LMD_LICENSE_FILE], set the environment

variable EASY5_LMD_LICENSE_FILE to the output value displayed in Step 4 above (for example, 1700@rainier).
If the line is Active license file(s) [MSC_LICENSE_FILE], find the value of the

environment variable MSC_LICENSE_FILE to see what license file Adams is using.

If Easy5 and Adams are using different licenses (or license servers), set

LM_LICENSE_FILE to the value for the Easy5 license (for example 2500@bosco).
If Easy5 and Adams are using the same license, your computer is configured properly.

6. For Windows platforms only, modify the Path environment variable to include the path to the lib_nt_IF8 subdirectory of your Easy5 installation tree.
If your Easy5 model contains components from a licensed library (for example, the Thermo-

Hydraulic, Powertrain, or Gas Dynamics libraries), you will need to make sure Adams finds your Easy5 license. Failure to perform this step will result in the Easy5 license library not being found.
Adams supports the Intel Fortran 10.1compiler only. The Easy5 model import feature is not

supported with the GNU or Intel FORTRAN compilers on Microsoft Windows. To find the appropriate value for the variable: a. Start Easy5. b. Open an Easy5 command shell: from the Easy5 File menu, select Open Command Shell. c. At the command shell prompt, enter: echo %EZHOME%. The output is the directory in which Easy5 is installed. You will use the directory information in Step 5 below. The usual value of EZHOME is: C:\MSC.Software\EASY5\<version>\

Note:

(Check http://simcompanion.mscsoftware.com/infocenter/index?page=home to find the versions of Easy5 that are compatible with Adams.)

To apply the value of the environment variable: a. From the Start menu, point to Settings, and then select Control Panel. b. In the Control Panel dialog box, select the System icon. c. In the System Properties dialog box, select the Advanced tab.

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d. In the Advanced tab container, select Environment Variables. Adams must know the path to the subdirectory of your Easy5 installation tree to be able to load ez5_lmgr.dll: lib_nt_IF91 - For the Intel FORTRAN 10.1compiler. e. Using the path from step 3, in the Environment Variables dialog box, append or create the path to the user variable as follows: Variable Name = PATH For the Intel FORTRAN 9.1compiler, enter the following, where <CURRENT_VALUE> is the current value of PATH: Variable Value = <CURRENT_VALUE>; %EZHOME%\easy5x\lib_nt_IF91 and where the value of EZHOME is taken into account.

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Installing Adams in Silent Mode (Batch)

Installing Adams in Silent Mode (Batch)

By creating a batch setup file, you can automate the process of performing identical installs. You can customize this file with your preferred settings, put it on a server, and let other users perform their own installation using the same settings. This section shows you how to create and run the batch file. To create the batch setup file: 1. From the Start menu, select Run. 2. In the Run dialog box, enter the following: C:\temp\adams_2013_windows.exe -r -f1 c:\temp\mysetup.iss where:
C: is the location of your adams_2013_windows.exe file f1 is a lower-case f and the number 1 c:\temp\mysetup.iss is the location and name of the batch setup file

3. Select OK. 4. Follow the installation instructions in the section, Installing Adams, 50. The batch installation file (.iss) is created. To perform a batch installation: 1. Check the contents of the batch setup (.iss) file to make sure that it contains the correct installation directory location. For example, if it specifies D:\MSC.Software\Adams\2013 as the install directory, and you dont have a D: drive, you can change it to C:\MSC.Software\Adams\2013. See Figure 5-6 on page 62. 2. In a command window, enter the following command: C:\temp\adams_2013_windows.exe -s -f1 c:\temp\mysetup.iss where:
C: is the location of your adams_2013_windows.exe file f1 is a lower-case f and the number 1 c:\temp\mysetup.iss is the location and name of the batch setup file.

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[InstallShield Silent] Version=v7.00 File=Response File [File Transfer] OverwrittenReadOnly=NoToAll [{D6D7D44A-7056-4EAF-9B63-2691B41583DA}-DlgOrder] Dlg0={D6D7D44A-7056-4EAF-9B63-2691B41583DA}-SdWelcome-0 Count=10 Dlg1={D6D7D44A-7056-4EAF-9B63-2691B41583DA}-SdCustomerInfo-0 Dlg2={D6D7D44A-7056-4EAF-9B63-2691B41583DA}-MSC_SetupType3-0 Dlg3={D6D7D44A-7056-4EAF-9B63-2691B41583DA}-SdStartCopy-0 Dlg4={D6D7D44A-7056-4EAF-9B63-2691B41583DA}-MSC_License-0 Dlg5={D6D7D44A-7056-4EAF-9B63-2691B41583DA}-AskOptions-0 Dlg6={D6D7D44A-7056-4EAF-9B63-2691B41583DA}-AskOptions-1 Dlg7={D6D7D44A-7056-4EAF-9B63-2691B41583DA}-AskOptions-2 Dlg8={D6D7D44A-7056-4EAF-9B63-2691B41583DA}-AskOptions-3 Dlg9={D6D7D44A-7056-4EAF-9B63-2691B41583DA}-SdFinish-0 [{D6D7D44A-7056-4EAF-9B63-2691B41583DA}-SdWelcome-0] Result=1 [{D6D7D44A-7056-4EAF-9B63-2691B41583DA}-SdCustomerInfo-0] szName=buildadm szCompany=MSC Software Corporation nvUser=1 Result=1 [{D6D7D44A-7056-4EAF-9B63-2691B41583DA}-MSC_SetupType3-0] szDir=C:\MSC.Software\Adams\2013 installation Directory Result=301 SetupType=501 SetupName=Full [{D6D7D44A-7056-4EAF-9B63-2691B41583DA}-SdStartCopy-0] Result=1 [Application] Name=Adams Version=18.1.0 Company=MSC Software Corporation Lang=0009 [{D6D7D44A-7056-4EAF-9B63-2691B41583DA}-MSC_License-0] szEdit1=1700@yoda License server Result=1 [{D6D7D44A-7056-4EAF-9B63-2691B41583DA}-AskOptions-0] Result=1 Sel-0=1 Sel-1=0 [{D6D7D44A-7056-4EAF-9B63-2691B41583DA}-AskOptions-1] Result=1 Sel-0=1 Sel-1=1 Sel-2=1

Figure 5-6

Sample setup.iss file

Adams 2013 Installation and Operations Guide Chapter 6: Licensing on Windows

Licensing on Windows

Overview Licensing Basics Specifying your License Setting up a Windows License Server Replacing Codes (Licenses) on an Existing Windows Server Customizing End-User License Administration

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Overview

Overview
Adams products use a license server to manage the access to its products. Therefore, before you can run the products you just installed, you must license them. The next sections explain more about Adams licensing, the initial licensing options, and how you can manage the licensing after youve initially licensed the products.
Licensing Basics, 65 Specifying your License, 66 Setting up a Windows License Server, 67 Replacing Codes (Licenses) on an Existing Windows Server, 68 Customizing End-User License Administration, 69

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Licensing Basics

Licensing Basics
You can license Adams products in the following ways:
Set up a license server that is available to your users through the network, and set up the

number of users who can use Adams. The number of users who can run Adams concurrently depends on the number of licenses you purchased. Refer to your password certificate for information on the number of users who can run Adams. You can run the license server on one machine or on three. We strongly recommend that you use a one-server configuration, however. If you select a three-server configuration, the machines act as backups to the other machines. You must install passwords on all of the server machines to set up a three-server configuration. You can select to load only the licensing tools on the license server and install the Adams products only on the clients. You also can set up the licensing so that it is locked to a particular machine or node. If your Adams licensing is node-locked, then users can only run Adams products on that machine. To see if you have purchased node-locked licensing, refer to your password certificate.
Set up a client using an existing license server.

In both cases, the procedure for licensing Adams is the same. For a detailed description of the license file, see About the License File Format, 40.

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Specifying your License

You typically specify the license for Adams during the installation procedure (see Step 10. on page 54). However, you can modify the license type, location, or name at any time following the installation. If you already installed Adams on your network and have a license server running, you can enter the hostname and TCP/IP port number of the license server to run Adams from that license server. If a license server is running on the current machine, the installation program shuts it down. For Adams installations, the TPC/IP port number defaults to 1700 and is in the following format, where hostname is the name of the host: 1700@hostname If you do not know the name of the host, enter the command hostname at a command prompt. Or, you can refer to the SERVER line of your password certificate/license file. To specify or modify Adams licensing: 1. From the Start menu, point to Programs, point to MSC.Software, point to Adams 2013, and then select Adams - License Setup. 2. Enter the name of the license server or the path to your license file. 3. Select Finish.

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Setting up a Windows License Server

Setting up a Windows License Server

You can use your Windows machine as the license server for other Adams installations. Note:

You must have the license file saved to your machine before completing this procedure.

To set up the license server: 1. Insert the Windows Products DVD into your DVD drive. The Adams for Windows Installation System dialog box appears. If the setup program does not start automatically, open Windows Explorer, select your computers DVD drive, and double-click setup.exe. The Welcome dialog box appears. 2. Select MSC.Licensing. The installation program displays an information window with your FLEXlm host ID. Make sure this is the same host ID included in your license file. 3. Select Yes. 4. Select Next. 5. Read the license agreement, and then select I Accept. 6. Select the directory where you want MSC.Licensing installed, and then select Next. 7. Verify the installation settings, and then select Next. 8. Select your license file. 9. Select Finish. 10. Exit the installation program. For more information on FLEXlm, refer to your FLEXlm documentation.

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Replacing Codes (Licenses) on an Existing Windows Server

Replacing Codes (Licenses) on an Existing Windows Server

Follow these steps if you have an existing Adams installation and have received new codes (as a renewal, change, and so on). To update your passwords: 1. Place the new codes as a license file in the same directory as the existing license.dat file. Name it license_new.dat. Change the SERVER and DAEMON lines in the new license file to include the same port number, server name, and paths as the existing file. For example: SERVER server1 123465 1700 DAEMON MSC c:\MSC.Software\MSC.Licensing\XX.x\MSC.exe Where XX.x is a current version. For example: c:\MSC.Software\MSC.Licensing\11.6\MD.exe. 2. Use Windows Explorer to rename the existing license.dat file to license_old.dat, and the new file to the current license file name (license.dat). 3. Run lmtools.exe, and then select Config Services. 4. Select the appropriate license server in the box below (if you have more than one). 5. Select the Start/Stop/Reread tab. 6. Select ReRead License File. This should re-read the license.dat file and enable your new licenses. If there is a problem, or if the licenses are still not available, restart the system.

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Customizing End-User License Administration

Customizing End-User License Administration

You can use the daemon options file provided with the license manager to customize the installation. This option file allows the end-user to:
Reserve licenses for specified users or groups of users. Restrict the use of the software to certain people. Set software time-outs. Log activity for use with an optional report writer.

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Adams 2013 Installation and Operations Guide Chapter 7: Running Adams Products

Running Adams Products

Starting Adams Products Setting Preferences Setting Your Working Directory

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Starting Adams Products

This sections described how you can start your Adams products on Linux and on Windows.

Starting Adams Products on Linux

The Adams Toolbar is a starting point to using Adams products on Linux. The toolbar is shown below. Adams Toolbar tool - Right click to set up Toolbar, manage memory models, access online help and Technical Support resources and more

Product tools - Click to run product or right-click to configure products and create user libraries. Hold the cursor over a tool to see the name of the associated product. You can also use the Adams Toolbar to:
Customize, keep track of, and organize multiple libraries of standard Adams products Create binaries Manage custom memory models and product preferences

For more information on these or other Adams Toolbar operations, see the Running and Configuring online help (from the Help menu in any product, select Adams Help, near the top of the pane on the left, select Configuring Adams). To start a product on Linux: 1. To display the Adams Toolbar, at the command prompt, enter the command adamsx where x is the version number, for example adams2013. 2. Click on the tool representing the product you want to start. Note: We recommend that you use the Adams Toolbar to start your Adams products, but if you want to automate certain operations, use the text-based Program Menu. For more information, see the Running and Configuring online help.

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Starting Adams Products

Starting Adams Products on Windows

You start any Adams product from the Start menu. You can also use the Start menu to:
Change your license type Generate problem reports Set Adams preferences

For more information on these or other operations, see the Running and Configuring online help. To start a product on Windows: From the Start menu, point to Programs, point to MSC.Software, point to Adams 2013, point to the name of the product you want to start, and then select the product type. For example, point to ACar, and then select Adams - Car. Tip: Select the corresponding desktop icon for the product, if you installed it on your desktop.

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Setting Preferences

Setting Preferences
This section describes how you can set preferences, such as your working directory, graphics setting, and memory model size.

Setting Preferences on Linux

You use the Adams Registry Editor from the Adams Toolbar to set a variety of preferences. For information on the preferences you can set, see the Running and Configuring online help. To display the Registry Editor: From the Adams Toolbar, right-click any product tool, and then select Change <Product Name> Settings.

Setting Preferences on Windows

You use the Settings menu to modify:
Graphics settings Memory model size

To display the Settings dialog box: From the Start menu, point to Programs, point to MSC.Software, point to Adams 2013, and then select Adams - Settings.

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Setting Your Working Directory

Setting Your Working Directory

During a session in a default or custom product, you can select the directory where you want to place your model and output files. For Adams/View, you can set the working directory from the Welcome dialog box. To set your working directory: 1. From the File menu, select Select Directory. 2. In the dialog box that appears, select the working directory.

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Adams 2013 Installation and Operations Guide Chapter 8: Linux Administration and Configuration

Linux Administration and Configuration

Overview Setting Up the Client Machine Updating Passwords

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Overview

Overview
This chapter describes some basic administration and configuration operations you might want to perform after you install the Adams products, and others that you might need to perform periodically as you obtain new passwords. These operations include the following:
Setting Up the Client Machine, 79 Updating Passwords, 80

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Setting Up the Client Machine

Setting Up the Client Machine

If you did not install the Adams software as root, you need to make Adams available to all the users by creating a link from a user directory to the installation directory. To set up a client machine: 1. Mount the Adams installation directory from the central file server to each machine that is going to run Adams. 2. Create a startup command on each users machine in the directory of your choice, using the commands: ln -s /install_dir/mdi adams2013 This link must be created in a directory that is in the users path. Check the Path environment variable to see the directories that are already in the users path.

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Updating Passwords

Updating Passwords
If you receive new passwords from MSC Software, follow the instructions below to update your passwords. If you receive new software along with the passwords, you should follow the complete installation instructions in Installing Adams on Linux, 17 Note:

If the license server started with root, you must be root to stop and start it.

The following are two ways to update your passwords:

Using the Adams Installation Script, 80 Updating Outside the Installation Script, 80

Using the Adams Installation Script

To update passwords using the installation script: 1. Log on to the Adams license server. 2. Move to Adams installation directory. 3. Start the installation program INSTALL.ADAMS. 4. At the prompt, enter 3to select the option, Stop the Adams license server(s). 5. At the prompt, enter 1to select the option, Install Adams passwords on this license server. 6. Enter the new passwords by entering the name of the file containing the passwords. 7. At the prompt, enter 2to select the option, Start the Adams license server on this machine.

Updating Outside the Installation Script

To update passwords outside the installation script: 1. Place the new codes as a license file in the same directory as the existing license.dat file. Name it license_new.dat. Change the SERVER and DAEMON lines in the new license file to include the same port number, server name, and paths as the existing file. For example: SERVER server1 123465 1700 DAEMON MSC /msc/flexlm/bin/md 2. Rename the existing license.dat file to license_old.dat, and rename the new file to the current license file name (license.dat): # mv license.dat license_old.dat # mv license_new.dat license.dat 3. Use the lmreread command to force the lmgrd daemon to reset using the new license file.

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Updating Passwords

# flexlm_install_dir/lmreread -c <path>/license.dat where flexlm_install_dir is the directory where FLEXlm is installed. Note: If you do not have an lmreread executable, copy lmdown and name it lmreread

You should now be able to run Adams products using the new licenses. If this fails, kill and restart the daemons as follows: # flexlm_install_dir/lmdown -c <path>/license.dat # flexlm_install_dir/lmgrd -c <path>/license.dat

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Adams 2013 Installation and Operations Guide Chapter 9: Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

Overview Troubleshooting on Windows Troubleshooting on Linux

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Overview

Overview
This chapter describes how to generate problem reports to send to Adams Technical Support. It also lists some common problems that can occur when installing, updating, and running Adams software, and recommends solutions to those problems.
Troubleshooting on Windows, 85 Troubleshooting on Linux, 86

If you do not find your problem in this chapter or if the recommended solution does not solve your problem, then:
Refer to the Adams Technical Articles at http://simcompanion.mscsoftware.com Contact Adams Technical Support as explained in Getting Help, 7.

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Troubleshooting on Windows

Troubleshooting on Windows
Generating Problem Reports
You can generate a report that examines your system configuration and places important debugging information in the file adams_problem_report.txt. If you have problems running Adams, you can generate this report and review it or send it to Adams Technical Support by fax or e-mail. As you review the report, refer to the sections in this chapter for explanations of many of the error messages that appear in the report. Note:

For correct results, you must run the problem report from the license server, not the client machine.

To generate and review a report: 1. From the Start menu, point to Programs, point to MSC.Software, point to Adams 2013, and then select Adams - Troubleshooting Report. Adams creates a problem report in your home directory. 2. To review the report, open it into a text editor, such as Notepad.

Obtaining New Passwords

If you need new passwords, you can obtain them by calling your MSC Software Sales Administrator. When requesting new passwords, provide the following information:
Request number and Schedule 1 number (Sched 1 #) from your password certificate. The request

number is at the top of the certificate and the Schedule 1 number is in the Administrative Information section.
System ID and host name of your CPU. Instructions for obtaining this information for your

particular CPU are in the hardware and software specifications.

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Troubleshooting on Linux

Troubleshooting on Linux
Generating Reports and Verifying Software
The installation program provides two options for performing troubleshooting operations.
Generate a problem report - Examines your system configuration and places important

debugging information in the file PROBLEM.RPT. If you have problems running Adams, you can generate this report and review it or send it to Adams Technical Support by fax or e-mail. Note: For accurate results, you must run the problem report from the license server, not the client machine.

Check hostid on the system - Returns the hardware identification number from the system that

is used for Adams licensing. This identification number is also included in the problem report. To generate a problem report: From the installation program menu, enter 4to select the option, Generate a problem report. If you do not have write permission in the working directory, you will be prompted to enter another directory in which to write the files. To check hostid on the system: From the installation program menu, select 6to select the option, Check hostid on this system.

Obtaining New Passwords

If you need new passwords, you can obtain them by calling your MSC Software Sales Administrator. Please provide the following information:
License agreement number and Schedule 1 number (Sched 1 #) from your password certificate.

The license agreement number is in the License Contract Information section of the password certificate and the Schedule 1 number is in the Administrative Information section of the password certificate.
System ID and host name of your CPU. Instructions for obtaining this information for your

particular CPU are in the hardware and software specifications.

About License Server System Resources

The Adams license server runs two processes: lmgrd and MSC. These processes do not require significant CPU use even for a large number of licenses.

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Troubleshooting on Linux

Each time an Adams product talks to the license daemons, a process file descriptor is used. It is very rare that normal Adams license transactions would use up all of the available process file descriptors. The process file descriptor is allocated by a TCP socket. If you have a large number of licenses (200+), you should confirm that the number of sockets and process file descriptors limitations for your system is adequate to handle all of the licenses. See your operating systems documentation for the maximum number of file descriptors available on the system designated as your Adams license server. The license server writes a debug log file as it runs. It writes an entry for each license request and return. If the file becomes too large, you can edit the log file periodically. The Adams license daemons send small amounts of data across the network. Each license transaction requires approximately 1 KB of data. If there are a lot of transactions (in the hundreds), the network bandwidth use can become significant. If this happens, you should consider keeping the license server on the same local area network as the one being used for the Adams products.

Allocating Disk Space for Temporary Files

You can change the location of temporary files created when running Adams. By defining the environment variable TMPDIR, you can point to a file system that has enough disk space to hold your temporary files. You must select a file system that has space and a directory that you have write permissions for. For example, if you are using a Linux C-shell you would add the following line to your .cshrc file: setenv TMPDIR /new_location

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Adams 2013 Installation and Operations Guide Chapter 10: Linux Installation Roadmaps

10

Linux Installation Roadmaps

Overview File Server, License Server, and Client - Same Machine File Server and License Server - Same Machine, Client - Different Machine File Server and Client - Same Machine, License Server - Different Machine File Server, License Server, and Client - Different Machines File Server - Different Machine, License Server and Client - Same Machine Different Linux Platforms - Heterogeneous Network

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Overview

Overview
This appendix describes the overall steps or roadmaps that you perform to install Adams products depending on your network configuration. Use these roadmaps to guide your installation. For complete installation and licensing instructions, see Installing Adams on Linux for more information. The roadmaps are:
File Server, License Server, and Client - Same Machine, 91 File Server and License Server - Same Machine, Client - Different Machine, 92 File Server and Client - Same Machine, License Server - Different Machine, 93 File Server, License Server, and Client - Different Machines, 94 File Server - Different Machine, License Server and Client - Same Machine, 95 Different Linux Platforms - Heterogeneous Network, 96

For assistance in determining which roadmap to follow, see Table 10-1. It lists the seven types of configurations and the page that contains the roadmap for performing installation and licensing for that type of configuration. If your configuration is not in the table, review the options in each chapter and choose the ones that best fit your needs. Table 10-1 Types of Installation and License Configuration The license server is: Same machine Same machine Different machine Different machine Same machine The client is: Same machine Different machine Same machine Different machine Same machine Then follow roadmap on:
page 91 page 92 page 93 page 94 page 95 page 96

If the file server is: Same machine Same machine Same machine Different machine Different machine

Differing Linux platform(s) on any of the machines (heterogeneous network)

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File Server, License Server, and Client - Same Machine

File Server, License Server, and Client - Same Machine

This type of installation is typical of a single machine on a network. Only one engineer uses Adams so the installation is placed on that persons machine. Table 10-2 Roadmap When All Same Machine Do the following: 1. Log on to the Adams users workstation. -2. Create an installation directory. 3. Install Adams. 4. Install network passwords. 5. Start the license server. 6. Modify the system startup procedures so they include the restarting of the Adams license manager. 7. Generate a troubleshooting report to verify that all products and files were properly installed.
Creating the Installation Directory, 20 Installing Adams, 21 Licensing Adams When File and License Server Are Same Machine, 41 Starting the Adams License Server, 43 Restarting the Adams License Daemons, 44

For more information, see the section:

Verifying a Successful License, 47

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File Server and License Server - Same Machine, Client - Different Machine

File Server and License Server - Same Machine, Client - Different Machine
This type of installation is typical of larger networks, where there may be one-to-many Adams users. Because there is more than one Adams user, a central server is used as both file server and license server. The Adams users work on personal machines, and access the software across the network using NFS. Table 10-3 Roadmap When Only Client Different Do the following: 1. Log on to the central server. 2. Create an installation directory. 3. Install Adams. 4. Install network passwords. 5. Start the license server. 6. Modify the system startup procedures so they include the restarting of the Adams license manager. 7. Generate a troubleshooting report to verify that all products and files were properly installed. -Creating the Installation Directory, 20 Installing Adams, 21 Licensing Adams When File and License Server Are Same Machine, 41 Starting the Adams License Server, 43 Restarting the Adams License Daemons, 44

For more information, see the section:

Verifying a Successful License, 47

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File Server and Client - Same Machine, License Server - Different Machine

File Server and Client - Same Machine, License Server - Different Machine
This type of installation is typical of a large network where central servers have been designated as license servers. Adams users work on personal machines and access the software locally to increase performance
.

Table 10-4

Roadmap When Only License Server Different Do the following: For more information, see the section: -Creating the Installation Directory, 20 Installing Adams, 21

1. Log on to the Adams users workstation. 2. Create an installation directory. 3. Install Adams. 4. Exit from the installation program. 5. Log on to the license server machine. 6. Create a directory for Adams on the license server. 7. Install Adams. 8. Install network passwords, which unloads license software. 9. Start the license server. 10. Modify the system startup procedures so they include the restarting of the Adams license manager. 11. Generate a troubleshooting report to verify that all products and files were properly installed.

--Creating the Installation Directory, 20 Installing Adams, 21 Licensing Adams When File and License Server Are Different Systems, 42 Starting the Adams License Server, 43 Restarting the Adams License Daemons, 44

Verifying a Successful License, 47

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File Server, License Server, and Client - Different Machines

File Server, License Server, and Client - Different Machines

This type of installation is typical of a large network where central servers have been designated as file servers and license servers. Adams users work on personal machines, and access the software across the network using NFS. Table 10-5 Roadmap When All Different Machines Do the following: 1. Log on to the central NFS server. 2. Create an installation directory. 3. Install Adams. 4. Exit from the installation program. 5. Log in to the license server machine. 6. Create a directory for Adams on the license server. 7. Install Adams. 8. Install network passwords, which unloads license software. 9. Start the license server. 10. Modify the system startup procedures so they include the restarting of the Adams license manager. 11. Generate a troubleshooting report to verify that all products and files were properly installed. For more information, see the section: -Creating the Installation Directory, 20 Installing Adams, 21

--Creating the Installation Directory, 20 Installing Adams, 21 Licensing Adams When File and License Server Are Different Systems, 42 Starting the Adams License Server, 43 Restarting the Adams License Daemons, 44

Verifying a Successful License, 47

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File Server - Different Machine, License Server and Client - Same Machine

File Server - Different Machine, License Server and Client - Same Machine
This type of installation is typical of a medium-sized network where a departmental NFS server is used. A single Adams user works on a personal machine, and accesses the software across the network through NFS. The Adams users machine also acts as the license server. Table 10-6 Roadmap When License Server and Client are the Same Machine Do the following: 1. Log on to the central NFS server. 2. Create an installation directory. 3. Install Adams. 4. Exit from the installation program. 5. Log on to license server and client. -Creating the Installation Directory, 20 Installing Adams, 21

For more information, see the section:

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6. Mount Adams installation directory -from file server on license server system through NFS. 7. Create a directory for Adams on this machine. 8. Install Adams 9. Install network passwords. 10. Start the license server. 11. Modify system startup procedures so they include the restarting of the Adams license manager. 12. Generate a troubleshooting report to verify that all products and files were properly installed.
Creating the Installation Directory, 20 Installing Adams, 21 Licensing Adams When File and License Server Are Different Systems, 42 Starting the Adams License Server, 43 Restarting the Adams License Daemons, 44

Verifying a Successful License, 47

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Different Linux Platforms - Heterogeneous Network

Different Linux Platforms - Heterogeneous Network

This situation is similar to the previous, except that multiple platforms may be involved. The license server can be Linux or Windows. However, the file servers must be homogeneous. In other words, the Linux file servers can only serve Linux clients, and Windows file servers can only serve Windows clients. You can use different Linux platforms for clients as long as the files for their platforms have been loaded onto the file server. Note that you may experience degraded performance for a Windows client due to network issues
.

Table 10-7

Roadmap for Heterogeneous Network Do the following: For more information, see the section: -Installing Adams, 21

1. Log in to the central NFS server. 2. Install Adams. 3. Exit from the installation program. 4. Repeat Steps 1 through 4 for any additional platforms and file servers. 5. Log in to the license server machine. 6. Create a directory for Adams on this machine. 7. Install Adams 8. Install network passwords. 9. Start the license server. 10. Modify the system startup procedures so they include the restarting of the Adams license manager. 11. Generate a troubleshooting report to verify that all products and files were properly installed.

---Creating the Installation Directory, 20 Installing Adams, 21 Licensing Adams When File and License Server Are Different Systems, 42 Starting the Adams License Server, 43 Restarting the Adams License Daemons, 44

Verifying a Successful License, 47

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Index
Adams 2013 Installation and Operations Guide

A
In de x Index

Adams Starting, 72 Adams Extension for Easy5, installing, 34, 58 Adams Licenses, 4 Adams Media, 4 Adams products installing basic on Linux, 21 licensing when file and license server are different, 42 licensing when file and license server are same, 41 making available to users, 79 names for, 6 ways to license, 65 Adams/Controls Thin Client installing on Linux, 33 installing on Windows, 57

Easy5, installing Adams extension for, 34, 58 Extension, Adams for Easy5, 34, 58

File server, defined, 5 Files, temporary require more disk space, 87 Format of license file, 40

Generating reports, 86 Getting help, 7 Graphics requirements, 13

B C

Batch installation, 61

Hardware and software specs, 11 Help getting, 7 installing online on Windows, 50 Heterogeneous networks installing, 36 road map for, 96

Client defined, 5 installing Adams/Controls Thin Client on Linux, 33 installing Adams/Controls Thin on Windows, 57 setting up, 79 Configuration, three-server, 39 Contacting Technical Support, 7

Desktop icons, installing, 54 Disk space for temporary files, 87 Documentation installing on Windows, 50

Install Adams passwords on this license server, 41 Installation Adams/Controls thin client on Linux, 33 Adams/Controls thin client on Windows, 57 Easy5 extension, 34, 58 performing on heterogeneous network, 36 procedure on Windows, 50 requirements, 4 road maps, 90 running a basic on Linux, 21 silent mode (batch) on Windows, 61 types of, 5 verifying successful, 47

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Installing Adams passwords when file and license server are different, 42 when file and license server the same, 41

License administration, customizing, 69 License daemons restarting, 44 License file format, 40 License server defined, 5 setting up, 67 starting, 43 three-server configuration, 39 tips for selecting, 39 license.dat format of, 40 Licensing basics of, 65 requirements, 14 setting when file and license server are different, 42 setting when file and license server are same, 41 Linux Preferences, 74 Starting Adams, 72 troubleshooting on, 86

Online help installing on Windows, 50 Option Check hostid on this system, 86 Generate a problem report, 47, 86 Install Adams passwords on this license server, 42, 80 Start the Adams license server on this system, 43

Passwords entering new, 80 obtaining, 85, 86 Platform support, dropped, 15 Preferences, 74 Problem more disk space required for temporary files, 87 Problem reports Linux, 86 Windows, 85

MSC Software Technical Support contacting, 7

Names Adams products, 6 Network licensing customizing end-user, 69 Network, installing on heterogeneous, 36 New passwords, obtaining, 85, 86

Reports, generating on Linux, 86 Reports, generating problem on Windows, 85 Requirements for installation, 4 Restarting the license daemons, 44 Road maps about, 90 for all same machines, 91 for heterogeneous network, 96 when all different machines, 94 when licence server and client the same, 95 when only client different, 92 when only license server different, 93

Obtaining new passwords, 86 One-server configuration, explained, 65

Selecting license server, tips for, 39 Setting license server, 67 Preferences, 74 Working Directory, 75 Silent-mode installation, 61 Software, verifying, 86

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Starting Adams, 72 license server, 43 System requirements, 4, 12

Technical Support contacting, 7 Temporary files, require more disk space, 87 Three-server configuration Linux, 39 Windows, 65 Tips for selecting license server, 39

U V

Updating passwords, 80

Verifying software, 86 successful installation, 47

Windows Preferences, 74 Starting Adams, 73 troubleshooting on, 85

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