Install the Process Launcher Package

To deploy the Process Launcher Service:

  1. On the Ansys Customer Portal site, go to the Downloads: Platform Components page.

    (To navigate to this page on the Ansys Customer Portal site, select Downloads > Current Release, then select Platform Components in the navigation pane.)

  2. Download the package that applies to your configuration:

    OSSelect ProductFile Downloaded
    CentOS or RedHat derivativeshps-launcher-service (Centos7)hps-launcher-service-centos7.rpm
    Ubuntuhps-launcher-service (default)hps-launcher-service-default.deb

  3. If you want to extract the binaries, you can use the rpmcpio (rpm) and dpkg (deb) commands for this purpose.

  4. To install the package, run the relevant package manager command.

    OSPackage Manager Command
    CentOS or RedHat derivativessudo rpm –i hps-launcher-service-centos7.rpm
    Ubuntusudo dpkg –i hps-launcher-service-default.deb

  5. If needed, you can uninstall the package using the relevant package manager command:

    OSPackage Manager Command
    CentOS or RedHat derivativessudo rpm –e hps-launcher-service-centos7.rpm
    Ubuntusudo dpkg –r hps-launcher-service-default.deb