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Cadence SPB/OrCAD 16.6 Installation Guide for Windows
Contents
Part I - Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
New Features and Enhancements in 16.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
New Features and Enhancements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Fixed CCRs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Installation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Installation Options for Cadence Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
UAC (User Access Control) Scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Installing the License Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Installing Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Maintaining Existing Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Installing Allegro Design Entry HDL - AMS Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Uninstalling License Manager, Products, and Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Part II - Licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Configuring an Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Enabling Access to Installations in Current User Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Repairing Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Removing Access to Configured Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Managing Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Starting the Installation and Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Accessing Cadence SPB/OrCAD Installation on Another System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Repairing and Configuring Existing Menu Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Configuring Switch Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Removing SPB Release Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Cadence Online Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Requesting a License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
The chapters in this sections gives a brief overview of installation and describes the various
requirements and options.
■ New Features and Enhancements in 16.6
■ Installation Overview
■ Knowing Requirements and Options
■ Silent Installation for HDL-AMS Library: Users can now install Design Entry HDL –
AMS Library in the silent mode. For details, refer to Installing DEHDL-AMS Library in the
Silence Mode on page 70.
■ Easier License Manager Install for Windows Bit-Size: The installer automatically
detects 64-bit Operating Systems and installs the correct version.
■ Newer License Manager: An updated version of license manager based on Flexera
11.10 is installed with 16.6.
■ Optimized Cadence Menu: Start menu items for many Cadence SPB/OrCAD
products have been optimized to remove duplications and redundancies
■ Improved Branding and Versioning: The setup launcher is branded and versioned
according to Cadence release versions so that you can easily identify what you are
installing.
■ Enhanced documentation:
❑ Installing and configuring License Manager on Linux systems explained.
❑ New FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) cover more problem scenarios to assist
users during installation.
Fixed CCRs
The following lists the problems reported and fixed in Cadence SPB/OrCAD Installer in 16.6.
For detailed information about a fixed problem, contact your customer support.
CCR ID Description
CCMPR00907069 No Version in program links on Windows7
CCMPR00971954 File Association in Switch release changes to hard path
instead of CDSROOT for few tools
CCMPR00803628 Allow PSpice libraries to be installed in Silent mode
CCMPR00903158 While installing need a comment "select same working
directory to retain customization".
CCMPR00931448 Give a Warning pop up if user does not provide the License
Server Path during Product Installation
CCMPR00955800 Ability to install PSpice Libraries in Silent Mode.
CCMPR01021155 Allow space in the path where the INI and EXE files for Silent
Install are stored
Installation Overview
You can use the SPB/OrCAD installer to install products, incrementally add new products,
maintain an existing installation, install remote client, and install libraries. This chapter gives
an overview of the installation process and points you to the relevant chapters for detailed
information.
Important
To support the additional security measures that Microsoft has added in Windows
Vista and Windows 7, SPB 16.6 has changed the way it is installed and managed to
be compatible with Windows UAC (User Access Control) restrictions. See UAC
(User Access Control) Scenarios on page 14. Note that in order to install the
Cadence products, you must be logged on as a user with administrative privileges.
The following table maps these types of installs to relevant sections of this guide.
Note: If you already have the FLEXnet version 11.10 or a later version of the Cadence
License Manager installed, you do not need to install it again.
Important
In order to install the Cadence products, you must be logged on as a user with
administrative privileges.
Since you might want to run SPB 16.3 or earlier releases after installing 16.6, you need to
understand how UAC support effects these Cadence SPB releases. For SPB 16.3 and earlier
releases the following applies:
■ 16.3 requires the latest ISR to support enabling of UAC. 16.3 sets the environment
variables, required by Cadence products, at the system level.
■ 16.2 and older versions require UAC to be disabled but Cadence environment variables
can be set at current user level.
For all cases, when switching between releases you must always use the latest version of the
Cadence SPB Switch Release program. For 16.6, you should always use the 16.6 version of
this program to switch between releases.
Note: Cadence environment variable (PATH, CHD_LIB_INST_DIR and CDS_LIC_FILE)
should only be present in either the current user or the system level. If you put them at both
levels then the user level settings take precedence.
Note: Refer to Installing License Manager for more information about the license manager
and its installation.
Installing Products
Note: Refer to Installing the Products for more information about the product installation.
Refer to Performing Silent Installations for information about unattended or silent installation
of products.
You can choose between complete and customized modes to install products. Complete
installation mode needs minimum input and installs all products. In the customized mode, you
can install selected products.
You can also use the License Client Configuration Utility to update the CDS_LIC_FILE
variable. For more information, see The License Client Configuration Utility on page 30.
This manual is designed so that you can quickly find the information you need to install
Cadence SPB 16.6 or OrCAD 16.6 products using the Cadence SPB/OrCAD 16.6 installer.
You can use the Cadence SPB/OrCAD 16.6 installer to install SPB as well as OrCAD
products.
Because Cadence Silicon-Package-Board (SPB) and OrCAD products are integrated directly
with Windows, hardware and peripherals supported by Windows are also supported by the
Cadence SPB and OrCAD products. A list of hardware and peripherals officially supported by
Windows can be obtained from the Microsoft web page.
Unlike previous releases, SPB and OrCAD products require updating certain Microsoft
libraries in the Windows directory. You must install the Cadence software either using a
standalone or client install. You may no longer be able to point to the Cadence software
without installing.
Platform ID wint
Operating System Windows XP Professional (SP3 or later) 32-bit; Windows 7
Enterprise, Ultimate, or Home Premium (32-bit and 64-bit);
Windows Vista Enterprise, Business, Ultimate, or Home
Premium (SP2 or later) (32-bit and 64-bit); Windows 2008
Server (32-bit and 64-bit).
Note: Cadence SPB and OrCAD products do not support
Windows XP 64-bit, Windows 7 Starter and Home Basic, and
Windows Server 2003. In addition, Windows Server support
does not include support for Windows Remote Desktop.
Recommended Software Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 or later
Minimum Hardware Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon XP 2000+
4 GB RAM
You can use the NIC in a laptop computer as your locking method, but you should be aware
that some laptops disable their NICs if the laptops are not attached to a network. If your
laptop’s NIC is disabled, you will not be able to run any products.
Dongles
If your locking method is a dongle, attach the dongle to the appropriate parallel or USB port
of the computer before you begin the installation. Click Cancel when the Windows generated
Found New Hardware dialog appears. The dongle drivers will automatically install during
the License Manager Installation.
On some Windows XP SP3 32-bit machines the dongle drivers are not installed properly or
the USB dongle might fail when a system is coming out of hibernation. To resolve these
issues you can run CDS_FLEXId_Dongle_Driver_Installer.exe that will install
patched drivers on Windows XP SP3 32-bit machines. The
CDS_FLEXId_Dongle_Driver_Installer.exe file is in the flexid directory along with
FLEXId_Dongle_Driver_Installer.exe (standard installer for 32-bit machines) and
FLEXId_Dongle_Driver_Installer_64.exe (standard installer for 64-bit machines).
Part II - Licensing
The chapters in this section explain the licensing requirements and installation of Cadence
License Manager for SPB/OrCAD products.
■ Installing License Manager
■ Replacing the License File
You set up licensing locally or over a network using one of the following methods:
■ From the Start menu, choose cadence and then choose License Manager.
Note: If you access licenses from a central license server over a network, you do not
need to install the Cadence License Manager locally.
■ The License Client Configuration Utility - points to either a local or remote License
Manager installation.
The sections below describe the two installation types and explains the installation procedure.
Standalone Installation
To install the licensing for a single user on an isolated computer that will not depend on access
to a network, install the License Manager directly on that computer.
Network Installation
In a network installation, you install the License Manager on a computer that is accessible
over a network, referred to as a license server. In this configuration, multiple users can run
the Cadence SPB/OrCAD products at the same time across the network by accessing the
license and file server.
You may have up to three license servers running simultaneously. These are referred to as
redundant license servers. The licensing system remains operational as long as any two of
the three License Managers are functioning properly.
Use the License Server Configuration utility if your current license file is about to expire, you
purchase additional licenses for products that you have already installed, or you receive a
new license file from Cadence.
Note: You can use semicolon to specify multiple license servers, such as
port1@host1;port1@host2. You can also specify a fault tolerant or triad license
server, you can use the comma to separate the hosts, such as
port1@host1,port1@host2,port1@host3.
The Configuration Status dialog box appears to confirm that the CDS_LIC_FILE variable
updated.
3. Click Finish to exit the License Client Configuration utility.
If you received a replacement license file from Cadence (if your original license file expired,
or if you purchased a newer version of Cadence SPB/OrCAD products or bought additional
licenses for products that you have already installed), and you already have the FLEXnet
version 11.10 or a later version of the Cadence License Manager installed, use the License
Server Configuration Utility to configure your new license.
The chapters in this section describes the interactive installation of products, client, and
libraries using the SPB/OrCAD installer. The silent or unattended installation is discussed in
Part IV - Silent Installations.
■ Installing the Products
■ Installing Client on a Remote Computer
■ Installing Allegro Design Entry HDL - Allegro AMS Symbol Library
■ Configuring an Installation
You can use the Cadence SPB/OrCAD installer to install products in two modes, interactive
and unattended. The interactive mode uses a installation wizard to guide you through the
installation steps. The unattended mode lets you edit a template in the installation CD and run
the installation process without intervention.
You can also run the installer to maintain installed products. Maintenance allows you to
modify or repair the current installation.
You can remove the installation from the Add or Remove Programs (Programs and Features
in some versions) tool of Windows Control Panel by clicking the Remove/Uninstall button.
Note: This chapter discusses interactive installation. To learn about silent or unattended
installation, refer to Performing Silent Installations on page 65.
Important
In order to install the Cadence products, you must be logged on as a user with
administrative privileges.
The first few steps of installation, till accepting the license agreement, are similar for all
installation types. However, depending upon the option selected in the Setup Type page, the
remaining steps will change.
Important
If you try to install Cadence SPB products in a system with an existing installation
with current user mode by a different user, the installer will overwrite the existing
installation after giving a warning. You can choose the Configure option from the
menu to use the existing installation instead of overwriting it. See Enabling Access
to Installations in Current User Mode on page 55 for more details.
Common Steps
1. Click on setup.exe in the top-level of the Windows DVD images (above the Disk 1 folder).
The Cadence Product Components menu appears.
2. Click Product Installation from the list.
The InstallShield Wizard prepares for setup. A page appears warning you to turn off any
anti-virus software you may be running before proceeding with the product installation.
Note: Running anti-virus software while performing installation might significantly
increase the install time or even lead to unsuccessful installation.
3. Click Next to open the License Agreement page.
4. Check I accept the terms of the license agreement to accept the License Agreement
and click Next.
The Setup Type page appears.
5. Select the setup type. Select Complete if you want to install all the SPB products. Select
Custom if you want to install specific products.
6. Select the option to allow all users access to the installed products or restrict access to
only your login. Select Anyone who uses this computer [all users] for all users of the
computer to access the installed applications. Select Only for me to allow access to only
the current user installing the applications.
Note: Only one installation, either all users or current user, is possible on a computer. In
addition, for all users installation, users who log in without administrative privileges
may not be able to use certain utilities such as switch version.
Tip
It is recommended that you choose all users option only if multiple people share the
installation.
7. Click Next.
Caution
Avoid changing the HOME environment variable as it might impact other
programs.
3. Ensure that the License Path box points to an existing license server in the form of
<port_number>@<host_name>, such as 5280@corporatelicenseserver. The
value is updated in the CDS_LIC_FILE environment variable.
4. Click Next.
The Ready to Install the Program page appears.
5. Click Install to install the SPB products or click Back to review settings.
Note: Cadence SPB/OrCAD 16.6 installer also installs Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
(for Windows XP systems only) and Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable. If you
install Allegro Design Entry CIS or OrCAD Capture CIS, Crystal Reports 2008 Runtime
is installed and if you Install SiP Layout or APD, Microsoft Visual C++ 2008
Redistributable is installed.
Caution
If you edit the License Path box, ensure that the value is correct because
the new value will overwrite the original CDS_LIC_FILE value.
6. Click Next.
The Select Products dialog box appears.
7. Select the specific products you want to install by checking the boxes next to the product
names.
Important
You can select the All Documentation option (selected by default) to install online
help for all Cadence SPB/OrCAD products. This will increase the space
requirement. If you deselect this option, documentations will not be installed and
online help will not be available for any of the installed products.
Note: If you are installing Allegro Design Entry CIS or OrCAD Capture CIS, the Footprint
Viewer Option dialog box appears. Choose the footprint viewer for PCB Editor, or choose
None if you do not want to set up a footprint viewer.
8. Click Next.
9. Click Next in the Start Copying Files page.
The Ready to Install the Program page appears.
10. Click Install to install the products selected or click Back to review settings.
Note: Cadence SPB/OrCAD 16.6 installer also installs Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
(for Windows XP systems only) and Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable. If you
install Allegro Design Entry CIS or OrCAD Capture CIS, Crystal Reports 2008 Runtime
is installed and if you Install SiP Layout or APD, Microsoft Visual C++ 2008
Redistributable is installed.
Product installation is complete. The installer updates the PATH environmental variable
for the installed product paths and creates necessary shortcuts.
Tip
The path values are updated using the CDSROOT variable. If any older version of
Cadence SPB installation is present in your system, it will not be available from the
current path after CDSROOT is updated to point to the new installation. You can set
the CDSROOT variable to point to the older installation if you want to access it. To do
so, you can use the Cadence SPB Switch Release tool (Start – Cadence SPB
Switch Release). If the tool points to an incorrect location, refer to Configuring
Switch Release.
The Licensed Products Not Installed dialog box appears if a product listed in the control
file is a license only (no software) product.
The Installer detects if any locked files (.EXE, .DLL) are found. If so, the Restart Windows
dialog box appears reminding you to reboot the system.
At the end of installation a standard shortcut is added for easy access of installed
products as Start -All Programs -Cadence -Release <version>, for example, Start -
All Programs - Cadence - Release 16.6.
Note: The shortcuts will be added to the All Users profile only if installation is performed
for all users. This means that if installation is performed for a single user, other users
logging into the system will not be able to view the shortcuts from the Start menu. Users
can configure an installation to make it accessible from their user ID by choosing
Cadence – Release 16.6 – Configure from the Start menu. For more information, see
Enabling Access to Installations in Current User Mode on page 55.
In the repair mode, the installer updates the Windows registry entries and environmental
variables.
Maintenance Installation
Note: Maintenance installation to add new products is not possible if you have installed a
HotFix.
1. Click on setup.exe in the top-level of the Windows DVD images (above the Disk 1 folder).
You can also use the License Client Configuration Utility to update the CDS_LIC_FILE
variable. For more information, see The License Client Configuration Utility on page 30.
After installing the License Manager software and products on a file server, you can set up
remote client computers. The file server can be any computer on which you have installed
Cadence SPB/OrCAD products.
Note: The system that has Cadence SPB/OrCAD products installed acts as a file server. You
can also run all installed products from the file server and Start menu entries are created in
the file server along with the creation of all environment variables required to run the installed
products.
You can install the client either interactively using the Installation Wizard or unattended in the
silent mode. Both types of installations will add a standard shortcut to the start menu as Start
– All Programs – Cadence – Release <version>, for example, Start – All Programs –
Cadence - Release 16.6.
Note: This chapter discusses interactive installation of the client. To learn about silent or
unattended installation, refer to Performing Silent Installations on page 65.
Remote client computers access the license server and the products (on the file server) over
a network. The remote client computer itself does not have the License Manager software or
any of the products installed on it. Instead, a minimum of files are installed (system DLLs,
registry entries, and environment variables) and icons that point to the products on the file
server are put into the Start menu on the remote client computer. In addition, the remote client
installation creates a Start menu command (Start–All Programs–Cadence–License
Manager–License Client Configuration Utility) that updates the CDS_LIC_FILE
environment variable on the remote client computer with the licensing information on the file
server.
Note: You can use a UNC path or a mapped drive to specify the file server location.If you use
a mapped drive and UAC (User Account Control) is on, browse to the location instead of
typing the path to the server location. Specifying a UNC path is recommended as mapped
drive might not be accessible due to company specific IT policies.
(for Windows XP systems only) and Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable. If you
install Allegro Design Entry CIS or OrCAD Capture CIS, Crystal Reports 2008 Runtime
is installed and if you Install SiP Layout or APD, Microsoft Visual C++ 2008
Redistributable is installed..
You can install the Allegro Design Entry HDL - Allegro AMS libraries independent of the
product installation. You can choose to install specific libraries, update libraries, or uninstall
libraries at any time.
Note: It is recommended that you install products before installing the library.
Important
The products might not find the installed library if all of the following are true:
❑ Library is installed before installing products
❑ Different users install library and products
Configuring an Installation
Cadence SPB/OrCAD 16.6 products can be installed in two user modes, all users (Anyone
who uses this computer) or current user (Only for me). If installed in the current user
mode, the installation is accessible only to the user who installed the products. The Cadence
– Release 16.6 menu from the Start menu will display the product options only when the
user who installed the product is logged into the system. Other users will not be able to
access the installation. But the other users can choose the Cadence – Release 16.6 –
Configure option from the Start menu to enable access to the installed products.
Note: When you configure an installation for access, the installed products are not affected
in any way.
Repairing Configuration
To repair a configured installation, perform the following steps:
1. Choose Cadence – Release 16.6 – Configure from the Start menu
Note: You can also run the configuration utility using
configure_cadence_spb_16_6.msi from the
<installation_location>\tools\ConfigUtility directory.
The Configure Cadence SPB 16.6 installation wizard appears.
2. Click Next.
The Program Maintenance page appears.
3. Ensure that Repair is selected and click Next.
Ready to Repair the Program page appears.
4. Click Install.
5. Click Finish to complete maintenance.
You can remove the configuration utility itself from Add or Remove Programs or Programs
and Features, depending on the operating system version, of the Control Panel of Windows.
You can also right-click configure_cadence_spb_16_6.msi and choose Uninstall.
Managing Installations
You can use the Cadence Installation and Setup utility to enable repair or removal of an
incorrect installation, or to modify the Start menu options for Cadence SPB/OrCAD
products.You can also create a Cadence SPB/OrCAD setup to map and run the products from
your computer without installing them using this utility as an alternate to using the Cadence
SPB Installer.
Start the utility in the normal mode and perform the following to get the page from where you
can choose the correction option:
1. Click Next in the Installation Setup Utility page.
2. Read and accept the license agreement and then click Next.
The Select an Option page appears. This page has the following two options:
❑ Configure: Select to be able to:
❍ Configure Environment Settings: Modifies and creates environmental variables
to be able to access Cadence SPB/OrCAD products installed on another
pointing to the correct release, select Fix Switch Release Shortcut on the Select Task
page.
Note: You can use the Cadence SPB Switch Release utility from the Start menu to switch
between different versions of Cadence SPB installations in your system. For example, if you
install the latest release in a system where an earlier release already exists, the earlier or
older installation will not be accessible or visible. You can then switch release to be able to
access the earlier release.
1. Click Next.
The Fix Switch Release page appears.
2. Specify the correct release in the Select Release box.
The Destination Directory shows the corresponding installation location and the Working
Directory shows the specified working directory.
3. Click Fix.
4. Click Finish.
The chapter in this section describes how to perform silent or unattended installation for
products, clients, and maintenance.
■ Performing Silent Installations
Silent or unattended installation does not require user intervention. You start silent installation
from the command line using a simple text file called the silent installation file. You can find a
template of the silent installation file in the installation CD
(Disk1\documents\silentinstall-SPB.ini).
Note: The Disk1\Documents\silentinstall-Licensing.inifile can similarly be
used to install the license manager.
Variable Description
State
TargetDir Specify the location where you want to install the products.
This variable is in the State section of the template. For
example, to install the products at the location
D:\Cadence\SPB_16.6 edit the template to read
TargetDir=D:\Cadence\SPB_16.6.
If you use a mapped drive for the path and UAC is on, ensure
that the mapped drive is accessible from your system by
using the Windows command prompt or any other shell.
RebootIfReqd Specify RebootIfReqd=Y if you want the computer to reboot
when installation is completed. The default value is N.
FileServerLocation Specify the server location. This is the shared location where
Dir products are installed. This variable is required for client
installation.
If you use a mapped drive for the location and UAC is on,
ensure that the mapped drive is accessible from your system
by using the Windows command prompt or any other shell.
OnMaintenance You can specify whether you want to modify, repair, or remove
installation. The possible values are MODIFY, REPAIR, and
REMOVEALL. MODIFY allows you to add new products by
editing the Feature section of the silent installation file.
REPAIR will update the environment variables and the
registry settings. REMOVEALL will uninstall the current
installation.
Rollback Specify Rollback=Y in combination with
OnMaintenance=REMOVEALL, if you want to perform
rollback.
Note that Rollback is used to uninstall or remove specific
HotFixes.
IsrBackup Specify IsrBackup=Y if you want to back up files while
installing HotFixes. This makes it possible to rollback specific
HotFixes. For more details, see Updating the Products on
page 81.
Caution
The selection of access levels in setup might
affect how products access libraries. Refer to
UAC (User Access Control) Scenarios on page 14
for more information.
MODE Specify if you want to install all the products or a selected list
of products. This variable is in the State section. To install all
products, edit the file to MODE=COMPLETE. To install specific
product, edit to MODE=CUSTOM.
If you specify the value of MODE as CUSTOM, you need to
modify the Features section. In the Features section of the
template, remove the semicolon (;) from the lines that contain
the product to be installed. For example, to install all Cadence
SPB products, remove the semicolon from the beginning of
the line Feature7=ALL SPB 166 Products, as shown
below.
[Features]
;Feature0=ALL OrCAD 166 Products
;Feature1=ALL OrCAD 166 Products\OrCAD_Capture_CIS
;Feature2=ALL OrCAD 166 Products\OrCAD_EE_Designer
;Feature3=ALL OrCAD 166
Products\OrCAD_FPGA_System_Planner
;Feature4=ALL OrCAD 166 Products\OrCAD_PCB_Designer
;Feature5=ALL OrCAD 166 Products\OrCAD_PCB_SI
;Feature6=ALL OrCAD 166 Products\PSpice
Feature7=ALL SPB 166 Products
Important
You need to run Start – Cadence – License Manager – License Server
Configuration Utility after an unattended installation to configure licensing.
❑ OVERWRITE_HOME: Specify if the value of HOME should be overwritten with the value
specified for WorkingDir. By default, the value is set to Y.
2. Run the setup by using the command:
<path_to_Disk1>\setup.exe -client !quiet=<path to silentClientinstall-SPB.ini
file>\silentClientinstall-SPB.ini.
more details.
The chapters in this section gives you additional information that help you perform installation
smoothly. These chapters have troubleshooting information, frequently asked questions, and
details about specific scenarios that you might encounter while performing installation.
■ Getting Help
■ Performing Special Tasks
■ Frequently Asked Questions
Getting Help
How can I install Release 16.6 into different locations with the same DVD image from
the same machine?
Caution
You should not attempt to modify the registry information. If you modify
the registry, the update process will not work.
How can I set up the environment again (start menu, registry entry, .INI file, branding
OrCAD products, etc.) without installing additional products?
Use the same base DVD image and go through the whole installation process again. Click
Next in each dialog box to proceed.
The installer will automatically add the programs in this release to the Windows
Firewall Exceptions list for Windows XP, Service Pack 2. How can I disable this
functionality during installation? How can I remove the programs from the exceptions
list if the anti-virus program is not compatible with Windows XP, SP2, or if this setup
is not allowed for my corporate firewall policy?
The installer searches the destination directory for the programs and then adds them to the
Windows Firewall Exceptions list. It sets up one registry entry for each program under the
following registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services
\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\DomainProfile
\AuthorizedApplications\List
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services
\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile
\AuthorizedApplications\List
If you want to disable this functionality during installation, you must run setup.exe from a
DOS Command Prompt window with the following switch:
setup.exe -nofirewallexceptions
You can use the DOS command reg.exe to create a script that deletes all the registry
entries for this release.
The license server or manager fails because of dongle issues on my Windows XP SP3
32-bit machine. What can be the problems and how do I resolve them?
Problems:
It has been observed that on Windows XP SP3 32-bit machines, the following issues might
occur related to dongle:
■ The license manager is unable to serve any licenses because it does not recognize the
dongle. The default dongle drivers are not installed properly on some 32-bit Windows XP
SP3 machines.
■ The license server fails with the message when the system comes out of hibernation:
Can’t get hostid of type 15 [Cannot read dongle: check dongle or
driver. (-110,499:2 ‘‘No such file or directory‘‘)]
Solution:
Windows XP SP3 is detected on the machine, otherwise it will use the original drivers that are
packaged with the default installers.
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Requesting a License
If you need to change your license (for instance, you want to upgrade to a newer version or
purchase additional products), or if you need additional licenses for other users, contact
Cadence Product Sales at:
North America Customers - Phone: 800.746.6223
International Customers - Phone: 408.943.1234
Email: salesinfo@cadence.com
or check the following website for contact information in your local area:
http://www.cadence.com/contact.html
Customer Support
Cadence Customer Support is available online. There are specific email addresses, phone
and FAX numbers for different regions of the world. The website provides contact details for
your particular area.
The Cadence software update process works on an “as-requested” model. You must
subscribe in order to be alerted about an update. Under this process, you will receive an email
when selected product updates are available. These emails will contain a link to an online
order form. When you are ready to receive and install the release, complete and submit your
order.
Note: You must have a current maintenance agreement to be eligible for software
updates.
Backup Hotfix
You can enable backup option while installing HotFix. This option needs to be enabled for
every installation. If you enable this option for an installation, then you can uninstall the
complete installation or rollback the last HotFix that was installed. Rollback is possible for the
last two installed HotFixes in sequence, provided backup is enabled for both the installations.
For example, you installed three hotfixes with backup enabled: hotfix1, hotfix2, and hotfix3.
You can only rollback hotfix3 and hotfix2, and not hotfix1.
Note that if you did not select backup in the current installation, rollback will not be available
even if the last installation was with backup enabled. For example, you installed hotfix1 with
backup on and then installed hotfix2 with backup off. Later on, if you install hotfix3 with backup
on, you can only rollback hotfix3.
Note: You can use Add or Remove Programs or Programs and Features, depending on the
version of the operating system, of the Windows Control Panel to uninstall. In Add or Remove
Programs, select the Cadence SPB/OrCAD release and click Remove. The uninstall process
lets you select between HotFIx and full release uninstall.
Switching Versions
You can use Cadence SPB Switch Release to switch between the different Cadence SPB
installations in your system. To start this program choose Cadence SPB Switch Release
from the Start menu.
You can correct any shortcut issues in this program by using the Cadence Installation and
Setup utility. For more information on this utility, see Managing Installations.
Once you install 16.6, you should only use the latest version of the Cadence SPB Switch
Release program to change releases.
Uninstalling Software
Note: If you perform a series of installations, uninstallations, and reinstallations, you run the
risk of corrupting the CDS_LIC_FILE environment variable on the file server or on the remote
client computer. If this variable is corrupted, you may be unable to run any products that are
still installed. For example, if you had a previous Cadence release installed, then installed and
uninstalled a new release, you may be unable to run any products from the previous Cadence
release. Once the CDS_LIC_FILE environment variable is corrupted, the only remedy is to
manually edit the environment variable and reset its value to reflect the license server
information, in the form of <port_number>@<host_name>. For example, the value of the
CDS_LIC_FILE environment variable for a single license server might be:
CDS_LIC_FILE = 5280@pc1
and for redundant license servers, it might be:
CDS_LIC_FILE = 5280@pc1;5280@pc2;5280@pc3
Troubleshooting Installation
The Cadence SPB/OrCAD installer creates a log file that you can use to troubleshoot
installation problems. The log file allows you to identify the steps executed during installation,
the user inputs, error conditions that lead to termination of installation, environment variables
before and after installation, and third party software installed before and after installation.
The log file is saved in the install directory with the name InstLog<date>_<time>.txt.
The file is organized into different sections that helps in finding information quickly.
lmCheckExpiration.exe
Where:
Parameter Description
-c license_file Use the specified license file. You can specify a path to the
license file, or port@host, or both as a concatenated, colon-
separated list.
The default is to look for and check the CDS_LIC_FILE, the
clients file, or the LM_LICENSE_FILE, in that order.
-d days_to_expire Include only those licenses expiring within the specified
number of days.
The default is to return only those licenses expiring today.
-m email_address Send the expiration report to the specified address. The
report is also written to the command prompt.
features Specify a list of features (products) to check. If you do not
specify any features, the default is to return information for all
licenses served by the license server(s).
The utility returns 0 for success, 1 if it cannot connect to any of the license servers, and 2 for
an invalid argument.
If a license is going to expire within the specified number of days, the utility writes a warning
message, and optionally sends mail to a specified user. The message includes the license
name, version, expiration date, and the number of days before expiration.
You can download the licensing utilities from the Windows tab of the Cadence Downloads
page at http://downloads.cadence.com.
Can I use mapped drives and UNC path while installing client?
Answer: You can use both mapped drives and UNC (Universal Naming Convention) paths
for the server location when installing a client. If you use a mapped drive and UAC (User
Account Control) is on, browse to the location instead of typing the path to the server location.
If you are performing silent or unattended installation, ensure that the mapped drive is
accessible from your system by using the Windows command prompt or any other shell,
specially if UAC is on. In silent or unattended installations, you can use mapped drives for
TargetDir and FileServerLocationDir.
During installation, I get a Program Compatibility Assistant message stating that the
program might not have installed correctly. What do I do?
Although I have administrative rights, when I install SPB 16.6 on Server 2008 machine
why is the following message displayed: The system administrator has set policies to
prevent this installation?
Answer: Enable the MSI installation on your machine. You need administrative rights to turn
on this setting.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer]
"DisableMSI"=dword:00000000
Users will not to be able to install on the system if the value of DisableMSI is set to 1.
Answer: To cleanup a failed installation that you cannot un-install from the control Panel:
1. Double-click setup.exe from Disk1\Install_Utiltiies\ in your installation CD or
tools\ConfigUtility in your installed hierarchy.
2. Click Next.
3. Accept the license agreement and click Next.
4. Select CLEANUP and click Next.
5. Select the release and click Clean.
6. Click Finish.
Answer: When you install a new release in a system with an earlier release, you can use the
Switch Release utility to switch between the installed releases. From the Start menu, choose
Cadence SPB Switch Release. Select the release under Select Release and click OK.
Click Help to open the PDF help for the Switch Release utility. You might need to run this
Answer: From the start menu, choose Cadence – Release <version> - License Client
Configuration Utility. Specify the port and hostname of the license server(s) you want to
use, and then click Next. Specify the port and host name in the form of
portname@hostname; for example, 5280@sjlic01. You can use semicolon (;) to specify
multiple license servers, such as port1@host1;port1@host2. You can also specify a fault
tolerant or triad license server, you can use the comma (,) to separate the hosts, such as
port1@host1,port1@host2,port1@host3.
Answer: This problem can arise if the Microsoft 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package installed
on your system is changed due any reason, such as by a third party software. Install the
package from the <installation>tools\mbase directory. Refer to the README
available in the directory for more information.
Answer: The installer creates a firewall exception list to enable communication between the
installed Cadence SPB products. The exception list contains only those Cadence SPB
products that need to create ports.
It is not possible to install SPB 16.6 products on the same system twice, even using different
access types. However, you can install Cadence products and libraries with different access
types. As a result, you have many combinations with different implications:
Note: To be able to access Cadence SPB/OrCAD products installed by another user using
the current user (Only for me) mode, you must configure the installation by choosing
Cadence – Release 16.6 – Configure from the Start menu. Refer to Configuring an
Installation on page 55 for details.
■ Same user installs product and library
❑ With same access level
❑ With different access levels
■ Different users install product and library
❑ With same access level
❑ With different access levels
Product for current user Library for current user Default library installation
path is CHD_LIB_INST_DIR
in user space.
CHD_LIB_INST_DIR is set
CHD_LIB_INST_DIR is
in user space to product
updated for both user space
installation path.
and system space, if user
changes library installation
path.
Library for all users Default library installation
path is CHD_LIB_INST_DIR
in user space.
CHD_LIB_INST_DIR is
updated for both user space
and system space, if user
changes library installation
path.
Product for all users Library for current user Default library installation
path is CHD_LIB_INST_DIR
CHD_LIB_INST_DIR is set
in user space. If variable not
in system space to product
defined in user space,
installation path.
system space variable is
default.
CHD_LIB_INST_DIR is
updated for both user space
and system space, if user
changes library installation
path.
Library for all users Default library installation
path is CHD_LIB_INST_DIR
in user space. If variable not
defined in user space,
system space variable is
default.
CHD_LIB_INST_DIR is
updated for both user space
and system space, if user
changes library installation
path.
Important
In this the
products will not
be able to use
library. The user
installing product
need to delete the
CHD_LIB_INST_
DIR from the user
space to be able to
use the system
space value.
Important
In this the
products will not
be able to use
library. The user
installing product
need to delete the
CHD_LIB_INST_
DIR from the user
space to be able to
use the system
space value.
Product for all Library for current user Default library installation
users path is
CHD_LIB_INST_DIR in
CHD_LIB_INST_DIR is user space (for user
set in system space installing library). If variable
to product not defined in user space,
installation path. system space variable is
default.
CHD_LIB_INST_DIR is
updated for user space (for
user installing library) and
system space, if user
changes library installation
path.
Library for all users Default library installation
path is
CHD_LIB_INST_DIR in
user space (for user
installing library). If variable
not defined in user space,
system space variable is
default.
CHD_LIB_INST_DIR is
updated for user space (for
user installing library) and
system space, if user
changes library installation
path.
Library for current Products for current user
user
Products for all users
Important
In this the
products will not
be able to use
library. The user
installing product
need to delete the
CHD_LIB_INST_
DIR from the user
space to be able to
use the system
space value.
Products for all users The system space
CHD_LIB_INST_DIR is set
to the product installation
path.
Important
In this the
products will not
be able to use
library. The user
installing product
need to change
the
CHD_LIB_INST_
DIR from the
system space to
point to the library
installation path.
This chapter explains how to install and configure a license manager on LINUX:
■ Installing License Manager on Linux on page 100
■ Configuring the License Manager on Linux on page 101
To install the license manager, perform the following steps in a Linux system:
1. Untar the TAR file and from CDROM1, start the interactive utility SETUP.SH.
A shell is started.
2. In the shell:
b. Enter the installation location when prompted with the text: Specify path of install
directory.
c. If you do not have InstallScape installed, type n for the prompt Do you have
InstallScape for lnx86 platform installed somewhere?.
d. To install InstallScape, type y for the prompt Do you want to install InstallScape
for lnx86.
e. Enter the location where you want InstallScape installed for the prompt Type the
path to InstallScape installation directory.
3. In the InstallScape (TM) Classic View window, click Local directory/Media install
Note: The Select the Source Local Directory or Media page appears if InstallScape
preference is Original GUI.
4. In the Select location of media page, browse to select CDROM1
5. Click Continue or Next depending on the InstallScape preference.
6. Select the listed release and click Next.
Note: If preference is set for Original GUI, select Select Products manually and then
click Next. Ensure that the Select Install Directory specifies the correct directory and
click Next.
7. Select all the products under PCLU. By default, all product IDs are selected.
Deselect PLCU to deselect all IDs. You can then select individual IDs.
Note: Ensure that the correct installation directory is selected under Choose Install
Options.
9. When prompted with Enter the license file the license daemons should
use, press Enter if the correct file is listed or specify the file.
10. When prompted with Enter the licensing debug log file the license
daemons should use, press Enter to accept the default file or specify the file.
11. When prompted with Enter the lmgrd daemon options, press Enter if you do
not want any options (default).
12. When prompted with Configure the clients file, press y.
13. When prompted with Override the default?, press y.
14. When prompted with Enter the path to the license file from all
workstations, enter y.
15. When prompted with Edit <hostnames>'s boot script?, enter the y.
Note: You must know the root password to be able to perform this. You can enter n to
skip this step.
16. When prompted with Start the license server daemons?, enter y to start the
daemon.
Note: You can start the configuration again anytime by running InstallScape and then clicking
Configure releases.