Installation Notes
The installation notes
for ADINA System 8.4 in PDF files can be downloaded here.
Installation
Notes for Unix/Linux
Installation
Notes for Windows
The installation notes
for ADINA System 8.3 in PDF files can be downloaded here.
Installation
Notes for Unix/Linux
Installation
Notes for Windows
System Requirements
The ADINA
System 8.4 is supported on the following hardware platforms
with the minimum level of operating system (OS):
| Platform |
Minimum OS level |
Parallelization |
PC
PC
|
Linux
kernel 2.4.20
Windows NT/2000/XP
|
Full
Solver
|
The full 64-bit version
of the ADINA System 8.4 is available on:
| Platform |
Minimum OS level |
Parallelization |
HP
HP
SGI
SGI
Linux
Linux
Sun
IBM
|
HP-UX 11 (PA-RISC 2)
HP-UX 11.22 (Itanium)
IRIX 6.5
Altix
Linux kernel 2.4.9 (Itanium) [1]
Linux kernel 2.4.21 (x86_64 and Opteron)
Solaris 8
AIX 5.1
|
Full
Full
Full
Full
Full
Full
Solver
Solver |
[1]
ADINA-M is not
available for 64-bit version of ADINA-AUI on Linux with
Itanium.
The minimum system
resources required are as follows:
Unix/Linux:
- 64 MB memory; 128 MB or more recommended
- About 250 MB disk space
- CD-ROM drive
- Graphics display
PC
Windows:
- 64 MB memory; 128 MB or more recommended
- 215 MB for typical installation
- CD-ROM drive
- Graphics display with 4MB video card
Fortran compiler (optional) is only required for
customization of user-supplied routines. Please see FAQ QG-007 for the version
of Fortran compiler required.
System ID for Node-Locked
License
This system ID is only
applicable if you are using the ADINA node-locked
license. If you are using the ADINA floating license, please see the next section.
If you have the ADINA
System CD, please skip this section. The file adhostid (Unix/Linux) or
Install (Windows) will be loaded onto your hard disk when you install
the ADINA System.
The system ID of your
computer is required for obtaining the node-locked passwords to use the
ADINA System. You may use the following commands (recommended
when available) to obtain the system ID of your computer or use the
adhostid (or Install) program that you can download here.
Note that you will need
to use gunzip (Unix) or Winzip (Windows) to uncompress the downloaded
files.
| Platform |
Command |
Download |
| HP HP-UX |
uname -i |
adhostid
|
| IBM AIX |
uname -m |
adhostid
|
| SGI IRIX |
echo
`/etc/sysinfo -s` 16op | dc
[Note
the use of back quotes] |
adhostid
|
| Sun Solaris |
hostid |
adhostid |
| Linux |
Download adhostid
for Linux |
adhostid |
| Windows NT/2000/XP
|
If you are always
connected to a network, you can use the following command.
ipconfig /all
[Look for the Physical Address under Ethernet adapter]
If you are not always connected to a network, please download Install. |
Install
|
System
ID for Floating License Server
To obtain the system ID
for the floating license server, you need to install the ADINA System
on the license server machine first.
For Windows
NT/2000/XP:
Run the echoid.exe command using
Start >
Programs > ADINA System 8.4 > Floating License >
Run EchoID
Send the Lock
Code 1 to ADINA R & D to obtain the floating license
password.
The floating password
file must be named lservrc and placed in the %ADINAHOME%\Sentinel
directory.
After the password file lservrc
is placed in the %ADINAHOME%\Sentinel
directory, you can start the license manager using
Start >
Programs > ADINA System 8.4 > Floating License >
License Server
For Unix/Linux:
Run the echoid.exe command in the <ADINA home
directory>/slm directory.
cd
<ADINA home directory>/slm
./echoid
Send the Lock
Code 1 to ADINA R & D to obtain the floating license
password.
The floating password
file must be named lservrc and placed in the <ADINA
home directory>/slm directory.
After the password file lservrc
is placed in the %ADINAHOME%\Sentinel
directory, you can start the license manager using the lserv
command.
cd
<ADINA home directory>/slm
./lserv
If you encounter problems
running ADINA with the floating license, please see FAQ QI-004.
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