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Installing ANSYS 14.0 on the Client PC

ANSYS R14.0 License Manager Installation Guide

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Installing ANSYS 14.0 on the Client PC

(This installation guide was performed on the x64 Window 7)

Select the appropriate DVD for your platform eg Windows for 32- and 64-bit Windows

XP/Vista/7, or Linux

Ensure that you are logged in with an account that has administrative rights

For Windows Vista and Windows 7 machines, please turn off User Access Control (UAC) in

Control Panel > User Accounts

Ensure that there's at least 15Gb of free disk space on the partition with the TEMP folder

Close all running applications eg Internet Explorer

For Windows Vista and Windows 7 machines, right-click on setup.exe and select Run as

administrator to open the ANSYS, Inc Installation Manager. For Window XP, double-click on

setup.exe.

Select Install ANSYS, Inc. Products and follow the on-screen instructions

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Read the Clickwrap Software License Agreement, select the I AGREE radio button and click

Next>>.

Modify the Install Directory value as required and click Next>>.

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Select the product(s) to install eg ANSYS Structural Mechanics, ANSYS Explicit Dynamics,

ANSYS Fluid Dynamics, ANSYS Geometry Interfaces etc, and click Next>>.

Click Next>> after the licensing file dates has been verified

Click Next>> after reviewing the installation settings

Wait while the necessary prerequisites and packages are extracted and files copied to their final

location

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If prompted, modify the Mount Directory to DVD2.

Wait while the packages are extracted and files copied to their final location

Click Next>> when prompted to continue.

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The R14.0 Licensing Client Installation Configuration program will now run

When prompted, accept the default port numbers for the ANSYS Licensing Interconnect and

ANSYS FLEXlm programs. Select the number of license server machines, the default is 1-server.

Specify the Hostname of the license server machine/s (eg the computername of the designated

server machine ie teapot or its fixed IP address) and click OK. Click Exit to exit the ANSYS, Inc

Licensing Client Installation program

Click Next>> and Finish complete the installation process. Click Exit to close the ANSYS, Inc

Installation Manager. If this machine will also act as the designated license server machine,

continue with the steps below

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ANSYS R14.0 License Manager Installation Guide

(This installation guide was performed on the x64 Window 7)

Select on the setup.exe, right click and click on Run as administrator

Double-click on setup.exe to open the ANSYS, Inc Installation Manager for Window XP. For Windows Vista and Windows 7 machines, right-click on setup.exe and select Run as

administrator

Click on the Install ANSYS, Inc. License Manager

Note the warning message that the ANSYS, Inc License Manager will be shut down and click OK

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Select I AGREE for the Software License Agreement and click Next>>.

Modify the installation directory value as required and click Next>>.

Select the products to install, ANSYS, Inc License Manager and click Next>>.

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Click Next>> after the licensing file dates has been verified

Click Next>> after reviewing the installation settings

Wait while the necessary packages are extracted and files copied to their final location

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Review the installation status messages and click Next>> when prompted to continue

The R14.0 Licensing Server Installation Configuration program will now run

The ANSYS, Inc License Wizard will appear next. For Type of License Server, select Run the

ANSYS Licensing Interconnect with FLEXlm (default) and click Continue

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Click Continue to browse for your provided license key file. Change the file type filter to *.dat

as required

If an existing license key is available, click Skip. Click Continue to automatically specify the

local machine ie teapot as the license server

Click Exit to end the ANSYS, Inc License Manager Installation program

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Click Exit to close the ANSYS, Inc Installation Manager

* For more information, please refer to this link:

http://www.ansys.com/Support/Licensing/Quick+Start+Licensing+Guide