Depending on your media type, start the installation process:
For downloaded installation packages:
After uncompressing your downloaded installation packages (<PRODUCT>_<REVN>_<platform>.zip & tar), navigate to the directory where you extracted the files. Run
./INSTALL. This file will reside in the directory where you untarred the downloaded files.For USB or DVD installations:
Run
./INSTALLwhich is found in the mounted location of the USB or DVD. You should not use the mounted directory as your current working directory to run the INSTALL as this may cause unmounting and ejecting issues.The installer should be run using the absolute path which may vary depending on your platform and configuration. Common examples are:
/media/<user>/ANSYS242/INSTALL
/media/ANSYS242/INSTALL
Note: In order to eject the DVD on RedHat, you may need to use the eject command.
eject /media/ANSYS242
The license agreement appears. Select the language you want to use from the drop-down menu in the upper right corner. English is the default.
Read the agreement, and if you agree to the terms and conditions, select . Click , located on the right side of the screen.
Note: The question mark icon located in the upper right side of each installation screen displays an explanation of the functionality available on that screen. The letter "I" icon displays information about the release version of the installation software.
When installing more than one platform or if you are installing a platform other than your current machine type, you will need to select the platform(s) on which you want to install the Ansys, Inc. products. The platform on which you launched the installation will be selected by default and is shown at the bottom of the window. You can choose as many platforms as you want; however, you must run the platform configuration procedure (see Run the Product & CAD Configuration Manager in Network Installation and Product and CAD Configuration) for each platform other than your current machine type. See Network Installation and Product and CAD Configuration for specific instructions on how to configure a shared installation directory across multiple machines using a common network file system.
The directory where you want to install the Ansys, Inc. products is shown in the Install Directory field. You can install the products into any directory you want, but you must have write permissions to the directory you choose. The default is /ansys_inc. We recommend using the default directory.
The Symbolic Link option is available only if you are installing as root and is enabled (checked) by default. If you choose to disable (uncheck) the symbolic link or are installing as a non-root user, substitute the directory path where you installed the product for all subsequent occurrences of /ansys_inc in this guide.
We strongly recommend that you use the Symbolic Link option. If you do not use this option, you must install all releases into a common directory to ensure license manager compatibility and availability among releases and products.
If you have already installed the Ansys Workbench Framework for Ansoft, you must install any additional Ansys, Inc. products into the same directory.
Click .
If this is a first time installation, you are prompted to enter your license server specification. If you already have an existing license server specification file, you will not see this window and proceed directly to the next step.
Enter your Ansys Licensing Interconnect port number and your Ansys FlexNet port number. Defaults are provided and will work in most cases. You may need to check with your IT department to confirm that the default port numbers are valid or to get different port numbers if necessary.
Specify the hostname for your license server machine(s).
Click .
All products available in the installation package(s) you downloaded are listed in a tree view. A checkmark to the left of the product signifies that the product and all related "child" products are enabled for installation while a grey box indicates that some, but not all products are enabled for installation. You can expand the tree to select any additional products you wish to install.
The installation program attempts to query your license server to pre-select your installation options. If the query is successful, the following message is displayed:
Review and change the pre-selected installation options if necessary
You can select or deselect any combination of products. Ansys Workbench is automatically installed with most Ansys, Inc. products; there is no individual product selection for Ansys Workbench.
If you select the Ansys Geometry Interfaces option, you are presented with additional installation steps. These steps are completed on the CAD Configuration screens which are displayed when you click . For additional information on completing these steps, see Specifying CAD Configurations.
You will also see an estimate of the disk space required to install all of the selected components, and the disk space you have available. The actual amount of disk space required may be less, but if you choose to run the installation with insufficient disk space available, we strongly recommend that you review the log files at the end of the installation to verify that all products were installed correctly. Installation log files are written to the installation directory.
Note: On a first time installation, if you chose to install any Ansys Geometry Interfaces, ensure that you have also selected at least one Ansys, Inc. product as part of the installation. Installing an Ansys Geometry Interface without an underlying Ansys, Inc. product on a first time installation may cause installation errors.
Select the products you want to install and click . The dates on the licensing files being installed are compared to any that may already exist on your machine. (This may take a few moments.)
A summary screen appears listing your installation selections. Review this list carefully to verify that it is correct. When you are sure all selections are correct, click to begin the installation.
The installation progress screen displays a status bar towards the bottom of the installation window. This status bar tracks the percentage of packages that have been installed on your computer. Depending on the number of products you have selected, the installation time required could be lengthy. You will not be able to interrupt the installation process. Please be patient while the installation completes.
Note: Clicking the button opens a second window that displays the name of each product package as it is uncompressed and installed.
Click to continue the installation.
The product installation window reappears with a message noting that the installation is complete.
Links are provided to access the Intel MPI and Microsoft MPI installation programs and installation documentation.
A option is included here. Clicking while the is enabled causes your default browser to open, displaying the product survey. Disabling (un-checking) the option and then clicking skips the survey.
If you have installed Ansys, Inc. products on a file server, follow the instructions under Network Installation and Product and CAD Configuration.
Selecting the Ansys Geometry Interfaces option, from the product selection screen and clicking displays a series of configuration screens for your geometry interfaces.
On the first screen, you are asked to select one of the following three configuration options:
Selecting the Yes, I will make my selections option and clicking Next walks you through a several configuration steps. If you select this option, you can configure the appropriate geometry interface properties by following the steps described below.
Selecting the No. Skip configuration. I will configure later option and clicking Next ignores the geometry interface configuration at this time. After you make this selection, the installation continues as described in the Product Installation step #8. You can use this option if you have not yet installed the related CAD programs, or do not know the requested information. If you skip these steps, you will need to configure these geometry interfaces using the Product & CAD Configuration Manager before you can successfully import models into Ansys products. See Configuring CAD Products for more information on using the Product & CAD Configuration Manager.
After selecting the Yes, I will make my selections option and clicking Next (bullet point #1 above), you are presented with a check list of the geometry interfaces. You can choose which geometry interfaces you would like to configure by enabling the appropriate check box(es). Note that the configuration is not performed for any geometry interface check box that is disabled. You will have to do that at a later time by following the steps in the Configuring CAD Products section.
If you selected the interface for NX, a third screen is displayed. In this case follow the steps below. If you did not select NX the installation continues as described in the Product Installation step #8.
If you choose the associative interface and the UGII environment variables were not set, you will need to specify the NX installation path for an existing NX installation.
Once you have completed the NX configuration, click Next. The installation continues as described in the Product Installation step #8.
The Ansys Automated Installer does not include the Ansys License Manager installation package. If you are using the Ansys Automated Installer for product installation, log on to the Ansys Customer Portal and download the Ansys License Manager Installation package from Downloads>Current Release>Tools>Ansys License Manager.
After you have installed the Ansys products on your client machines, follow the instructions below to install the Ansys, Inc. License Manager on your license server machine. The License Manager controls access to the Ansys, Inc. products you have purchased.
Note: It is not necessary to install the Ansys License Manager on the client computers.
Navigate to the directory where you extracted the files. Run
./INSTALL -LM. If you downloaded the license manager installation package, this file will reside in the directory where you untarred the downloaded files. If you are running from a DVD, this file will reside in the top level of the DVD.You may see a warning stating that if the license manager is currently running, it will be shut down. If you have not previously installed the products or the licensing on this machine, and you are not pointing to a network license server machine, you may safely ignore this message and click .
Select the language you want to use. English is the default.
The license agreement appears. Read the agreement, and if you agree to the terms and conditions, select . Click , located on the right side of the screen.
The directory where you want to install the Ansys, Inc. License Manager is shown in the Install Directory field. You can install the License Manager into any directory you want, but you must have write permissions to the directory you choose. The default is /ansys_inc. We recommend using the default directory. You must use the same directory where the products were installed.
Note: You are unable to change the installation directory for a computer that currently contains an instance of the Ansys, Inc. License Manager or Ansys Electromagnetics License Manager. To change the installation directory location, you must first uninstall any previous versions of both products.
The Ansys, Inc. License Manager is selected as the only product available to install. As with the product installation, the required and available disk space numbers are shown. Click .
A summary screen appears that lists the products to be installed. Because this is a license manager installation, the Ansys, Inc. License Manager is the only product listed.
Click . The license manager installation begins.
The Ansys, Inc. License Manager is now being installed and configured on your system. After the License Manager installation has been completed, the Launch License Management Center upon exiting option is included on the screen. The Ansys License Management Center is a browser-based user interface that centralizes many of the Ansys product licensing administrative functions. If you do not want to launch the License Management Center, clear the Launch License Management Center upon exiting option.
Click to close the License Manager Installation screen.
Click to close the Ansys, Inc. Installation Manager.
Open a terminal window and navigate to your Ansys installation. The following table lists the default paths to start the Ansys products you have installed.
Application Locations
| Application |
How to Launch |
|---|---|
|
ACP | /ansys_inc/v242/ACP/ACP.sh |
|
CFD-Post | /ansys_inc/v242/cfdpost |
|
CFX |
/ansys_inc/v242/CFX/bin/< Where < |
|
FLUENT | /ansys_inc/v242/fluent/bin/fluent |
|
ICEM CFD | /ansys_inc/v242/icemcfd/icemcfd |
|
ICEPAK | /ansys_inc/v242/icepak/icepak |
|
PolyFlow | /ansys_inc/v242/polyflow/bin/polyflow |
|
TurboGrid | /ansys_inc/v242TurboGrid/bin/cfxtg |
|
Sherlock | /ansys_inc/v242/sherlock/runSherlock |
|
Workbench | /ansys_inc/v242/Framework/bin/Linux64/runwb2 |
If you are a new user who has not received a license file for your server or if you add or change a license server machine, follow this procedure to register your license server information. See the Ansys Licensing Guide for more information on selecting license servers (Selecting License Server Machines) and on using the Ansys License Management Center (License Server Administration Using Ansys License Management Center).
Open the Ansys License Management Center. To run the Ansys License Management Center on Linux run the following script:
/shared_files/licensing/start_lmcenter
Click the option to display your system ID code(s).
Select the system ID you wish to use and click .
A text file containing your system ID information is created.
Forward this text file to your Ansys sales representative so that a license file can be created for you.
Add your license files though the Ansys License Management Center. For these steps, see Adding a License.
To complete a network installation (where the product is installed on one machine and one or more clients access that installation to run the product) to a file server machine, follow the steps below. These steps apply to the following products: Mechanical APDL, Ansys Workbench, Ansys CFX, Ansys ICEM CFD, Ansys Fluent, Ansys Polyflow, Ansys Icepak and Remote Solve Manager (RSM).
A network installation must be homogeneous, although you can install on different operating systems.
You must complete the following steps to run products across a network:
We strongly recommend that these steps be performed by the same non-root user. Installing and configuring as different users may create permissions problems. Likewise, installing and/or configuring as a root user may also result in permissions problems.
If you are installing an Ansys, Inc. product on a file server, you need to export the /ansys_inc directory to all client machines so that all users can access the program. You will also need to share the Ansys directory if the machine you are installing on does not have a DVD/USB drive or an internet connection for downloading files and you need to share files with a machine that does have a DVD/USB drive or internet connection.
The instructions below assume Ansys, Inc. products were installed in the specified directory.
Install the Ansys, Inc. products. The following example uses /usr/ansys_inc.
Export the ansys_inc directory by adding the following line to the /etc/exports file:
/usr/ansys_inc
The default behavior on Linux provides read-only access from all clients. To enable read/write permission from all clients, use *(rw):
/usr/ansys_inc *(rw)
Alternatively, if the installing user is root, use:
/usr/ansys_inc *(rw,no_root_squash)
Run
exportfs -a
On all client computers, mount the ansys_inc directory.
If you perform a network install where you want the clients to be able to modify the licensing configuration, you need to consider the NFS write options for the exported file system as shown in the above examples. You also need local permissions to the licensing directory (/shared_files/licensing/) if you want to be able to create the install_licconfig.log that the license configuration produces.
If you need to transfer the files from a Windows machine with a DVD drive to a Linux machine without one, copy the DVD contents using a Samba mount or some other transfer method that is safe to use between Windows and Linux.
If sharing the Ansys directory between Linux machines, you must use the same mount point for both the client and server. For example, if you installed to a file server in a directory named /apps/ansys_inc and you did not choose the symbolic link to /ansys_inc, then you must mount this directory on the client machine using /apps/ansys_inc as the mount point. If you did choose the symbolic link to /ansys_inc during installation on the file server, you must either use /ansys_inc as the mount point on the client or you must create a symbolic link to /ansys_inc on the client machine. (The symbolic link is created by default during installation if you installed as root).
For network installations, you must run this step on every client machine.
Note: The username and user ID utilized when running the Product & CAD Configuration Manager must be the same as the installing server user.
On each client machine, issue the following command to run the Product & CAD Configuration Manager:
/ansys_inc/v242/ProductConfig.sh
Select .
Select the products you want to configure and click .
Note: Ansys Workbench is configured when Mechanical APDL, Ansys CFX, Ansys Fluent, Ansys Polyflow, or Remote Solve Manager Standalone Services is selected. CFD-Post is configured when either Ansys CFX, Ansys Fluent, Ansys Polyflow or Ansys Icepak is configured.
When the configuration is complete, click .
After completing the installation process, refer to Post-Installation Instructions.
Important: If you use network installation and wish to disable the Ansys Product Improvement Program (APIP) for all clients from a central location, perform the following steps on the file server:
Navigate to the installation directory: [Drive:]\v242\commonfiles\globalsettings
Open the file ANSYSProductImprovementProgram.txt.
Change the value from "on" to "off" and save the file.