ANSYS Electromagnetics Suite 17.0 Windows Installation Guide

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ANSYS Electromagnetics Suite 17.0
Windows Installation Guide
ANSYS,Inc.
  Release17.0
Southpointe
  December2015
2600ANSYSDrive
Canonsburg,PA15317
ANSYSInc.is
[email protected]
certifiedtoISO
http://www.ansys.com
9001:2008.
(T)724-746-3304
(F)724-514-9494
ANSYSElectromagneticsSuite17.0WindowsInstallationGuide
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ConventionsUsed in thisGuide
Pleasetakeamomenttoreviewhowinstructionsandotherusefulinformationarepresentedin
thisguide.
Proceduresarepresentedasnumberedlists.Asinglebulletindicatesthattheprocedure
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hasonlyonestep.
Boldtypeisusedforthefollowing:
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o Keyboardentriesthatshouldbetypedintheirentiretyexactlyasshown.Forexample,
“copyfile1”meansthewordcopymustbetyped,thenaspacemustbetyped,andthen
file1mustbetyped.
o On-screenpromptsandmessages,namesofoptionsandtextboxes,andmenucom-
mands.Menucommandsareoftenseparatedbycarats.Forexample,“clickHFSS>Exci-
tations>Assign>WavePort.”
o Labeledkeysonthecomputerkeyboard.Forexample,“PressEnter”meanstopressthe
keylabeledEnter.
Italictypeisusedforthefollowing:
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o Emphasis.
o Thetitlesofpublications.
o Keyboardentrieswhenanameoravariablemustbetypedinplaceofthewordsinitalics.
Forexample,“copyfilename”thewordcopymust betyped,then aspacemustbe
typed,andthennameofthefilemustbetyped.
Theplussign(+)isusedbetweenkeyboardkeystoindicatethatyoushouldpressthekeys
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atthesametime.Forexample,“PressShift+F1”meanstopresstheShiftkeyandtheF1
keyatthesametime.
Toolbarbuttonsserveasshortcutsforexecutingcommands.Toolbarbuttonsaredisplayed
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afterthecommandtheyexecute.Forexample,
“OntheDrawmenu,clickLine ”meansthatyoucanclicktheDrawLinetoolbarbutton
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toexecutetheLinecommand.
Getting Help: ANSYS TechnicalSupport
ForinformationaboutANSYSTechnicalSupport,gototheANSYScorporateSupportwebsite,
http://www.ansys.com/Support.YoucanalsocontactyourANSYSaccountmanagerinorderto
obtainthisinformation.
AllANSYSsoftwarefilesareASCIItextandcanbesentconvenientlybye-mail.Whenreporting
difficulties,itisextremelyhelpfultoincludeveryspecificinformationaboutwhatstepsweretaken
orwhatstagesthesimulationreached,includingsoftwarefilesasapplicable.Thisallowsmore
rapidandeffectivedebugging.
Help Menu
Toaccessonlinehelpfromthemenubar,clickHelpandselectfromthemenu:
<Product> Contents-clickheretoopenthecontentsoftheonlinehelp.
<Product> Search-clickheretoopenthesearchfunctionoftheonlinehelp.
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Context-SensitiveHelp
Toaccessonlinehelpfromtheuserinterface,dooneofthefollowing:
Toopenahelptopicaboutaspecificmenucommand,pressShift+F1,andthenclickthe
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commandortoolbaricon.
Toopenahelptopicaboutaspecificdialogbox,openthedialogbox,andthenpressF1.
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Table of Contents
Tableof Contents Contents-1
1- Getting Started 1-1
InstallationPrerequisites 1-1
ANSYSElectromagneticsSuiteSoftware 1-1
LicenseFile 1-1
LicenseServer 1-1
TCP/IP 1-2
OpenGL 1-2
FirewallExceptions 1-3
WindowsRequirements 1-3
AdditionalProduct-SpecificPrerequisites 1-3
AdditionalResources 1-3
2- Installing ANSYS ElectromagneticsSuiteSoftware 2-1
ObtainingaLicenseFile 2-1
InstallingtheSoftware 2-1
IntegratingANSYSElectromagneticsProductswithANSYSWorkbench 2-7
IntegrationwithANSYSWorkbenchduringANSYSElectromagneticsProductInstall-
ation 2-7
IntegrationwithANSYSafterANSYSElectromagneticsProductInstallation 2-8
3- High PerformanceComputing 3-1
OptionsforDistributedAnalysis 3-1
RemoteSimulationManager(RSM) 3-2
WhendoyouneedRSM? 3-3
InstallingRSM 3-4
RegisteringANSYSElectromagneticsProductEnginesforusewithRSM 3-6
SupportedJobSchedulers 3-6
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CustomSchedulerIntegration 3-7
RunningHPCTestJobsonaCluster 3-7
Non-distributedjob 3-8
Non-MPIjobdistributedtomultiplehosts 3-9
MPIjobdistributedtomultiplehosts 3-9
SubmittingandRunningtheTests 3-10
Submittingandrunninganon-distributedjob 3-11
Submittingandrunninganon-MPIjobdistributedtomultiplehosts 3-12
SubmittingandrunninganMPIjobdistributedtomultiplehosts 3-14
SchedulerSpecificConfigurationandTesting 3-16
WindowsHPC 3-16
ClusterConfigurationGuidelines 3-16
RunningTestJobs 3-17
Non-distributedjob 3-17
Non-MPIjobdistributedtomultiplehosts 3-18
MPIjobdistributedtomultiplehosts 3-18
IBMPlatformLSF 3-19
ClusterConfigurationGuidelines 3-19
RunningTestJobs 3-19
Nondistributedjob 3-19
Non-MPIjobdistributedtomultiplehosts 3-19
MPIjobdistributedtomultiplehosts 3-20
4- InstallCommon Libraries 4-1
ProcedureforInstallingLibraries 4-1
5- Updating Softwareand Licenses 5-1
UsingMaintenanceMode 5-1
UpdatingaSoftwareLicense 5-2
6- MessagePassing Interface(MPI) Installation 6-1
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Windows 6-1
InstallIntelMPI 6-1
InstallIBMPlatformMPI 6-3
GeneralNotes 6-9
Scenario1 6-10
Scenario2 6-10
Scenario3 6-10
WindowsHPCScheduler 6-11
NetworkInstallation 6-12
TroubleshootingSection 6-13
A - Silent Installation A-1
RunningtheSilentInstallation A-1
B - Licensehostid B-1
NetworkInterfaceCard B-1
Windows B-1
Linux B-2
HardwareKey B-2
InstallingaHardwareKeyonaUSBPort B-2
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1 - Getting Started
Installation Prerequisites
BeforeinstallingANSYSElectromagneticsSuitesoftware,youneedthefollowing:
TheANSYSElectromagneticsproductCDorproductdownload(see"Additional
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Resources"onpage1-3 fordownloadinformation).
Alicensefilebasedontheansoftdvendordaemon.
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TheANSYSLicenseManagersoftwaredownload.
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AcomputerwithTCP/IPinstalled,forcountedevaluationandpurchasedlicenses.
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Acomputerthatmeetstheminimumorrecommendedsystemrequirements,whichdepends
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onthespecificANSYSElectromagneticsproductsyouplantorun.
ANSYS Electromagnetics Suite Software
TheANSYSElectromagneticsproductorequivalentdownloadcontains:
TheANSYSElectromagneticsSuitesoftwareandprojectexamples.
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Third-partysoftware,whennecessary,forviewingonlinedocumentation(forexample,
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HTMLHelporAdobeAcrobatReader).
Documentationfiles.
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License File
MostANSYSElectromagneticsproductsrequirealicense,whichissentasane-mailattachment.
Afteryoureceivealicensefile,saveittoatemporarylocation.
Thelicensefilerequiresalicensehostid,whichisahardwaredeviceusedtovalidatethelicense.A
listofsupportedhostids,andageneralexplanationofhostids,isavaila-blein"Licensehostid"on
pageB-1
IfyoudonothavealicensefilefortheANSYSElectromagneticssoftwareyouareabouttoinstall,
pleasecontactyourANSYSsalesrepresentative.
License Server
Onceyouhavepurchasedthesoftware,youmustdesignateamachineonyournetw- orktoactasa
licenseserver.TheANSYSLicenseManagermustbeinstalledinoneofthefollowingtwoloc-
ations:
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Onthecomputerwherethesoftwarewillbeinstalled.
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Onanothermachineaccessibleoverthenetwork.
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Note YoucaninstalltheANSYSLicenseManagerbeforeorafteryouinstallthe
ANSYSElectromagneticssoftware.
SeetheANSYSLicenseManagerinstructionsavailableaspartoftheANSYSLicenseManager
download.
TCP/IP
Transmission ControlProtocol/Internet Protocol(TCP/IP)isrequiredforanyANSYSElec-
tromagneticssoftware—evenforasinglecomputerinstand-alonemode.
TCP/IPmustbeinstalledonthemachinethatisrunningANSYSLicenseMana-ger(the
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server)andoneachmachinethatobtainslicensesfromthatserver.
Bydefault,TCP/IPisusuallyalreadyinstalledonacomputerrunningaWindowsplatform.
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TCP/IPisusuallyboundtoanetworkcard.Ifanetworkcardisalreadyinstalledandsetup
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forTCP/IP,noadditionalactionisneededduringinstallation.
Ifanetworkcardisnotinstalled,thenyoucansatisfytheTCP/IPrequirementbyinstalling
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theMicrosoftLoopbackAdapter(MLA).TheMLAisasoftwaremodu-lethatemulatesanet-
workcard.Formoredetails,seetheappropriatehelptopicsinMicrosoftWindows(onthe
Windowstaskbar,clickStart>HelporStart>Help and Support,dependingontheoper-
atingsystem).
OpenGL
AllANSYSElectromagneticssoftware(excludingANSYSLicenseManager)requiresthatthe
OpenGLlibrariesbeaccessiblefromthemachinerunningANSYSElectromagneticssoftware.
MostgraphicscarddriversautomaticallycomewithOpenGLsoftwareforWindows.
GraphicsCard and Performance
Note Forsomegraphicscards,theremaybeslowdownforFieldanimations,Rotatingand
zoomingforcomplexmodels,andselectiondisplay.Thisincludes
NVidiaQuadro2000M
NVidiaQuadroFX3800M
NVidiaQuadro4000
NVidiaQuadroFX1800
Theproblemdoesnotshowonthefollowinggraphicadapters:
ATIFireProV5800
QuadroNVS295
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