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January 2017 FEKO Installation Guide CONTENTS i Contents 1 Introduction 1-1 2 Minimum System Requirements 2-1 3 Using the HyperWorks Units (HWU) Licensing 3-1 3.1 Preparing to Install FEKO................................. 3-1 3.2 Installing FEKO: Local Install............................... 3-2 3.2.1 Installing via Graphical User Interface (GUI) Mode............. 3-2 Windows Installer................................. 3-2 Linux Installer ................................... 3-14 3.2.2 Installing via Console Mode........................... 3-29 Linux Installer ................................... 3-29 3.2.3 Installing via Silent Mode............................ 3-30 Response files.................................... 3-30 3.3 Installing FEKO: Server.................................. 3-34 3.3.1 Windows Server Installation........................... 3-34 3.4 Connecting to the Altair License Management System (ALM)........... 3-35 3.4.1 About the Altair License Management System................ 3-35 3.4.2 Connecting to Altair License Manager (ALS)................. 3-35 4 Using the Legacy Licensing 4-1 4.1 Preparing to Install FEKO................................. 4-1 4.2 Installing FEKO: Local Install............................... 4-2 4.2.1 Installing via Graphical User Interface (GUI) Mode............. 4-2 Windows Installer................................. 4-2 Linux Installer ................................... 4-15 4.2.2 Installing via Console Mode........................... 4-33 Linux Installer ................................... 4-33 4.2.3 Installing via Silent Mode............................ 4-34 Response files.................................... 4-34 4.3 Installing FEKO: Server.................................. 4-38 4.3.1 Windows Server Installation........................... 4-38 4.4 Obtaining the FEKO License File............................. 4-39 4.5 Floating Licenses...................................... 4-40 4.5.1 Setting Up Floating License Servers...................... 4-40 Floating License Server Maintenance (Windows) . 4-41 Floating License Server Installation (Linux) . 4-42 5 Modifying the FEKO Installation 5-1 January 2017 FEKO Installation Guide CONTENTS ii 6 Uninstalling FEKO 6-1 6.1 Windows Uninstallation via Graphical User Interface (GUI) Mode........ 6-1 6.2 Windows Silent Uninstallation Using a Response File................ 7-3 6.3 Linux Uninstallation.................................... 7-3 7 FEKO Environment Setup 7-4 7.1 FEKO Terminal Script Files................................ 7-4 8 Running Parallel FEKO Solver (Windows) 8-5 8.1 Requirements........................................ 8-5 8.2 MPI Settings......................................... 8-5 8.3 Domain-based Authentication (SSPI) with Parallel FEKO.............. 8-6 9 Setting Up Remote Launching/Farming 9-7 9.1 Requirements........................................ 9-7 9.2 MPI Method......................................... 9-7 9.3 SSH Method......................................... 9-10 10 FEKO Software Updater 10-1 10.1 Introduction........................................ 10-1 10.1.1 Terminology.................................... 10-1 10.2 GUI Update Utility.................................... 10-1 10.2.1 Schedule a check for automatic updates................... 10-2 10.2.2 Update/Upgrade to New Version....................... 10-2 10.2.3 Installed Component Versions......................... 10-3 10.2.4 Update Settings and Proxy Settings...................... 10-3 10.3 Command Line FEKO UPDATE Utility......................... 10-4 10.4 Proxy Settings....................................... 10-5 10.5 Creating a Local Update Repository.......................... 10-6 I Appendix 11 Applying Environment Settings 11-8 11.1 General Functionality................................... 11-8 12 Remote Machine Setup: SSH Server 12-11 12.1 SSHd from Cygwin.................................... 12-11 12.2 OpenSSH for Windows.................................. 12-12 12.3 Copssh - OpenSSH for Windows............................ 12-12 13 Client Machine Setup: SSH Client 13-14 January 2017 FEKO Installation Guide CONTENTS iii 13.1 SSH from Cygwin..................................... 13-14 13.2 PuTTY............................................ 13-14 13.3 OpenSSH for Windows.................................. 13-15 Index I-1 January 2017 FEKO Installation Guide INTRODUCTION 1-1 1 Introduction This guide provides instructions for the standalone FEKO 2017 installer on supported platforms using either the HyperWorks Units (HWU) licensing system or the legacy licensing system. A HyperWorks Master Installer1 is also available that allows all HyperWorks components to be installed at once or to install FEKO separately. It is run in a batch like mode resulting in a silent in- stallation using the default settings. Reference the HyperWorks_14 0_Installation_Guide.pdf