SimX 2010 Installation

SimXpert 2010
Installation and Operations Guide

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Installation and Operations Guide
Introduction
2 SimXpert Installation and Operations Guide
Introduction
Introduction
The MSC SimXpert Installation and Operations Guide will provide detailed instructions on how to install
and configure MSC SimXpert 2010.
The guide is intended to assist System Administrators through the installation of MSC SimXpert 2010.
The installation instructions are drafted, assuming that you have basic administration knowledge of the
operating system you are working on.
Root or Administrator level privileges are required to perform the installation of MSC SimXpert 2010
and its components.
Organization Of This Guide

The Guide is organized into the following chapters:
• Required Hardware and Software Configurations
• Installing on Microsoft Windows
• Installing on Linux
Introduction 3
Overview of the SimXpert System

SimXpert uses the FLEXlm licensing system. FLEXlm functions as a stand-alone nodelock license
server or as a distributed license system. For other issues and questions, please consult the Acresso
documentation at their web site, www.acresso.com.
The SimXpert software system consists of several components:
• The core SimXpert pre- and postprocessor,
• The CDE database system,
• SimXpert workspaces,
• The FLEXlm licensing system, and
• The on-line help system.
The name SimXpert refers both to the pre- and postprocessing components, and to the system as a whole.
SimXpert Pre- and Postprocessor

SimXpert is an interactive, multi-discipline simulation environment with integrated solvers and
Enterprise Compute connectivity. All pre- and postprocessing, translation, and solver capabilities are
accessed from within this graphical environment.
Online Documentation
The SimXpert HTML Help system is a hybrid JAVA/JAVA Script Help system that will be displayed in
the SimXpert environment. On Unix systems you may select to view the help system in a standalone
browser, we recommend that you use Firefox 1.5 or later.
To specify a desired standalone browser on Unix systems, use the variable MSC_SX_HELPBROWSER.
If this is set, the value indicates which executable to start as the help browser. In case starting that
executable fails, an error message is printed to the standard error stream. The default value is "mozilla".
Example: setenv MSC_SX_HELPBROWSER firefox.
Required Hardware and Software
Configurations
Memory and General Requirements

The following table shows the memory and disk space requirement for the SimXpert. SimXpert may
actually run with fewer resources than shown, but we recommend these minimums for practical use.
System
Operating System Patches Disk Space Memory and Swap Space
Microsoft Windows 7 None 4-5 GB 2 GB Minimum
Enterprise and Ultimate 3 GB Recommended
Editions (x32) Swap = 3-4.5 GB
Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, SP2 4-5 GB 2 GB Minimum
Enterprise and Ultimate 3 GB Recommended
Editions (x32) Swap = 3-4.5 GB
Microsoft Windows XP SP2, SP3 4-5 GB 1 GB Minimum
Professional (x32) 3 GB Recommended
Swap = 1.5-4.5 GB
Microsoft Windows 7 None 4-7GB 2 GB Minimum
Enterprise and Ultimate 4 GB (or higher)
Editions (x64) Recommended
Swap = 3-6 GB
Windows Vista Enterprise SP1, SP2 4-7 GB 2 GB Minimum
and Ultimate Editions (x64) 4 GB (or higher)
Recommended
Swap = 3-6 GB
Microsoft Windows XP SP1, SP2 4-7 GB 2 GB Minimum
Professional (x64) 4 GB (or higher)
Recommended
Swap = 3-6 GB
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 U3, U4 4-5 GB 1 GB Minimum
(x86-32) 3 GB Recommended
Swap = 1.5-4.5 GB
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 U3 4-5 GB 1 GB Minimum
(x86-32) 3 GB Recommended
Swap = 1.5-4.5 GB
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 U3, U4 4-7 GB 2 GB Minimum
(x86-64) 4 GB (or higher)
Recommended
Swap = 3-6 GB
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 U3 4-7 GB 2 GB Minimum
(x86-64) 4 GB (or higher)
Recommended
Swap = 3-6 GB
Required Hardware and Software Configurations 7
SimXpert memory requirements vary according to model size and actions performed. Solvers or other
software that run concurrently with SimXpert may increase RAM, swap (also referred to as paging or
virtual memory), and disk space requirements. The following guidelines are based on typical use.
RAM and Swap Guidelines

RAM memory is much faster than disk-based swap memory, increasing the amount of RAM typically
improves performance. Memory in this context is the sum of physical RAM and paging (swap) space.
Note: SimXpert could possibly generate memory, “memalloc,” errors when it is unable to obtain
sufficient memory.
Microsoft Windows Requirements

SimXpert supports the following Microsoft Windows Vista and XP hardware and software. For
additional information on SimXpert on Windows support and limitations see Installing on Microsoft
Windows.
Windows Requirements
Hardware Platforms Intel Pentium 4, Pentium D, Core Duo, Core 2 Duo, and AMD Opteron
Operating Systems Windows 7 Enterprise and Ultimate Editions (x32 and x64), Windows
Vista Enterprise and Ultimate Editions (x32 and x64, Service Packs 1 and
2), Microsoft Windows XP Professional (Service Packs 2 and 3), XP
Professional x64 (Service Packs 1 and 2).
Compiler Versions Microsoft .NET 2005 SP1 (Version 8.0.50727.762), Microsoft .NET
Framework Version 2.0.50727, and Intel Fortran version 10.1.024
Compiler Versions- x64 Microsoft .NET 2005 SP1 (Version 8.0.50727.762), Microsoft .NET
Framework Version 2.0.50727, and Intel Fortran version 10.1.024
Other 3 Button Mouse
Graphics Devices 1280x1024 or higher resolution (see Graphics Boards and OpenGL
Acceleration, 8)
Tested Systems
MSC has tested SimXpert on the following computer systems:
• Compaq Professional Workstation w4000, w6000, w8000, Compaq N800c, N800w Laptop
• Dell Workstation 410, 610, 220, 420, 470, 620, 330, 340, 350, 360, 370, 380, 390, 450, 470, 530,
650, 670, 690, T3400, T3500, T7400, and M50, M60, M70, M90, M4300 Laptops
• HP Visualize NT (p- and x-class), xw3100, xw4000, xw4100, xw4200, xw4300, xw4400,
xw4550, xw4600, xw5000, xw6000, xw6200, xw6600, xw8000, xw8200, xw8400, xw8600,
xw9300, xw9400, mw8240, nw8440, Z400, Z800, nw9440, 8510w, 8530w, 8540w, 8710w,
8730w, and 8740w Laptops
• IBM IntelliStation Z-Pro, M-Pro, E-Pro, A-Pro
• Sun Opteron W2100z, Ultra 20, 40.
Important: SimXpert does not support Microsoft Windows running on Intel Pentium 3, Intel Itanium
or Itanium 3 workstations.
Graphics Boards and OpenGL Acceleration

Any graphics board that has a driver for Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7 and 1280x1024 or greater
resolution should function with SimXpert. SimXpert uses standard native OpenGL acceleration and
should benefit from any OpenGL acceleration such a graphics card provides. MSC.Software
recommends using a native OpenGL graphics card. MSC.Software has, however, tested the following
specific graphics adapters to verify compatibility with SimXpert on Windows. We cannot guarantee the
functionality of other graphics devices.
• 3D Labs Wildcat IV 7110, 7210, Realizm 100, 200, 5001, 800

• ATI Fire GL E1/X1/Z1, FireGL V7600, V7700, 8700, 8800, Mobility Radeon FireGL T2-64,
T2-128, X2-256, X3-256, V3100, V3350, V3600, V5000, V5100, V5200, V5600, V7100,
V7200, V7300, V7350, Mobility V5600, 5700, 5725, FirePro V3700, V3800, V4800, V5700,
V5800, V7750, 7820
• Hewlett-Packard FX5+, FX10+
• NVidia Quadro2 EX, Quadro4 700XGL/750XGL/900XGL/980XGL, Quadro4 500/700 GoGL
(M50/M60 Laptop), 360m, 570m, 1500m, 1600m, 2500m, FX285, FX 370, FX330, FX350,
FX360, FX500, FX540, FX550, FX560, FX570, FX600, FX10002, FX1100, FX1300, FX1400,
FX1700, FX3000, FX3400, FX3450, FX3500, FX40003, FX4400, FX4500, FX4600, FX5500,
FX5600, FX4800, FX5800, FX3700, FX3700m, FX2700m, FX770m, FX380, FX580, FX1800,
FX3800
Note: Not all graphics cards tested on all OS levels.
1
When using the 3D Labs Realizm 500 graphics card, driver 4.5.794.0 is required.
2
When using the NVidia Quadro FX1000, the 7.1.8.4 driver needs to be used.
3When using the NVidia I SV RC graphics drivers on Windows XP use NVidia graphics drivers 56.* or
older, or 67.20, or 71 and newer.
Linux Requirements
Linux Requirements
SimXpert supports the following Linux hardware and software.
Linux Requirements
Hardware Platforms Intel Pentium 4, Pentium D, Core Duo, Core 2 Duo, and AMD
Opteron
Operating System Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 3 and Update 4 (x86-32, x86-
64)*, Linux 5 Update 3 (x86-32, x86-64)
Motif Version Open Motif 2.2.3†
Compiler Version Intel C/C++ version 9.1.045 and Intel Fortran, version 10.1.017
Compiler Version x64 Intel C/C++ version 9.1.045 and Intel Fortran, version 10.1.017
Window Manager KDE 3.0, Gnome (Enlightenment)
3D Graphics Library Version Must install vendor supplied OpenGL video driver.
Other Linear Algebra Pack (lapack) is required for use by Python numpy
and scipy libraries.
3 Button Mouse
Graphics Devices 1280x1024 or higher Graphics Card (see below)
* SimXpert may run on Linux versions other than those listed if the same Linux kernel is used.
MSC.Software does not, however, test other versions of Linux, and can neither support other
versions nor make any guarantees of compatibility.
† SimXpert for Linux requires Motif 2.2 to run. Open motif rpm files are currently not available from
either Red Hat or SuSe. They can be downloaded free of charge from
http://www.openmotif.org/download. MSC has certified that open motif version 2.2.3-2 works
correctly for SimXpert.
Tested Systems
MSC has tested SimXpert for Linux on the following computer systems:
• Dell Workstation 220, 420, 620, 330, 340, 350, 360, 450, 530, 650
• HP Visualize NT (pL- and xL-class), x-class, xw 4200, xw 4700, xw6200, xw8200, xw9300
• IBM IntelliStation
• Sun W1100z, W2100z
SimXpert and MD Nastran on Linux should run on any Intel-based PC that is compatible with one of the
supported versions of Linux. For the system tests noted above, the amount of RAM ranged from 512 MB
to 2 GB.
Linux Requirements
Graphics Boards and OpenGL Acceleration

MSC.Software recommends using a native OpenGL graphics card. SimXpert uses standard native
OpenGL acceleration and should benefit from any OpenGL acceleration that a graphics card provides.
Any graphics board that has a driver for Linux, and 1280x1024 or greater resolution should function with
SimXpert. MSC.Software has tested the following graphics adapters to verify compatibility with
SimXpert on Linux.
• FireGL 8700/8800, FireGL X1
• NVidia FX500, FX1100, FX1300, FX3000, FX3400, FX3450, FX3700, FX4000
• Wildcat 7210
Note: Not all graphics cards tested on all OS levels.

Linux Requirements
Installing on Microsoft Windows
Overview
Overview
MSC SimXpert 2010 can be installed on Microsoft Windows using an interactive installation Wizard.
This section describes the use of that installation utility as well as additional steps that may be required
for modules and external programs.
Note: SimXpert has directories that go many levels deep. If you install SimXpert in a directory
below the root, it is possible that you will exceed the directory length limit. Therefore, we
recommend installing in the default location. Any disk drive can be used.
Installing on Microsoft Windows 17
Installation Pre-requisites
1. Log in and exit all Windows programs. In general, you do not need administrator privileges to
install SimXpert except as follows:
• You must have permission to create the installation directory. You may need administrator
privilege to grant this permission.
• Installing the FLEXlm License Server requires administrator privilege.
• To create installations visible by other users.
• To utilize file association option.
2. If you are downloading from the Solutions Download Center, download the self-extracting
archive (.exe) and follow these steps:
• Copy the self-extracting archive (.exe) file to a temporary subdirectory with enough disk
space. Make a note of this location.
• Click on the files to start install shield (product installer). For the remainder of the installation
process, follow instructions in the product installation guide. You may remove temporary
files from the subdirectory created in the step above.
Installing from the DVD

Follow these steps to install SimXpert from DVD:
1. Insert the MSC SimXpert installation DVD into the optical drive of your computer and follow
any one of the following step:
• If Autorun window appears then the user need to select the ‘Open Folder to View Files’ option
and run setup.exe
• If installation does not start automatically then select Run from the Start menu. You should
see the following dialog box on your screen.
2. Type x:\setup.exe and click OK, where x is your media drive. This begins the SimXpert
installation Setup Wizard. Setup attempts to verify the resources necessary to run SimXpert on
Windows then opens the main setup window.
3. Select the type of installation. Click the Browse button to change the location of the MSC
SimXpert installation.
4. In case you selected User Selectable in the previous step, you need to select the MSC SimXpert
components that you want to install. Every component is described in the Description box. Click
Next after you have made your choices.
5. Enter License information and click Next.

6. You will then be prompted to choose the scratch directory to be used by MD Nastran for its
analyses. If the Scratch directory is deleted, Nastran will not run and will not prompt any error.
7. Click Yes to create MSC SimXpert icons on the desktop.
8. Configuring SimManager within SimXpert

If you have MSC SimManager installed in your enterprise, click Yes to specify the client
configuration. Click No if you do not have SimManager installed..
First the appropriate protocol (http or https) and the host name of the server on which MSC
SimManager is running is entered.
A SimManager server could be running multiple Web Portals. A unique port number along with
the name of the portal needs to be entered
9. CATIA settings need to be configured to enable direct access to CATIA geometry. An appropriate
version of CATIA (32-bit or 64-bit) compatible with the operating system is required.
Click Yes to specify CATIA configuration settings. Click No to skip this step.
10. Next, the installer requests the location of the Catia installation directory
11. You can also access Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire geometry using SimXpert. To unable this access,
Pro/ENGINEER must be installed on the same computer as SimXpert.
Click Yes to provide Pro/ENGINEER settings. Click No to skip this step.

12. Select the Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire version you have installed. Click Next.
13. Specify the folder where Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire is installed. Click Next.
The SimXpert for Pro/ENGINEER shortcut will be placed on the desktop. You may use this
shortcut to use SimXpert with Pro/ENGINEER. At other times, you may use the MSC SimXpert
desktop shortcut
If you do choose to configure these settings, the installer will prompt you for the version of the
UGS NX installation:
Next, the installer requests the location of the UGS NX installation directory:
14. Installing CADNexus

If a 'Complete' installation was chosen or the 'SimXpert Native CAD Access Component' was
selected for a 'User Selectable' installation, you will see the following dialog box at the end of the
SimXpert installation process:
You will be asked to provide the location of the CADNexus installation media:
Configuring CATIA with SimXpert

SGM-Capri(CATIA)
SGM-Capri (CATIA) is another SGM SCA component that can be optionally turned on for Native CAD
attach in SimXpert 2010. By default, SGM-CATIA component is used by SimXpert in order to access
NATIVE CATIA models (parts and assemblies). The configuration details are as follows
• SGM-Capri can be turned on by setting USE_SGM_CATIA =0 environment variable before
starting SimXpert.
• No environment variable should be set for using default SGM-CATIA component.
• SGM-Capri (CATIA) component requires installation of CADNexus bits at the end of SimXpert
installation. This module is supplied as part of SimXpert installation.
The following is supported by SGM-Capri (CATIA):
• SGM-Capri (CATIA) supports Native CAD attach of CATIA parts and assemblies in SimXpert.
• In addition to topologies and geometries, this component provides access to Features and
Parameters in the CATIA part files.
• Features are accessed and displayed in SimXpert Model Browser using feature names
originally assigned in CATIA.
• Feature parameters can be modified and model regeneration can be performed from within
SimXpert application.
• Access to parameters is limited to only those parameters that are attached to a feature.
• SGM-Capri (CATIA) also supports update of SimXpert CAD model with EXTERNAL MODEL
changes done in CATIA application.
• The functionality is referred to as SmartUpdate of CAD model that is already accessed in
SimXpert.
• SimXpert Smartupdate functionality will update the CAD topologies, geometries, features
and parameters.
• In addition to updating the CAD entities, SmartUpdate will also trigger a mesh update of any
associated meshes (if the CAD model had a mesh associated with it prior to a SmartUpdate).
• SmartUpdate will also trigger a LBC update of any associated loads and boundary conditions
so the LBCs can be reapplied to entities automatically after a CAD model update.
Changes in CAD model due to SmartUpdate are summarized using groups of modified entities within
SimXpert. The following is the message window output from a SmartUpdate operation.
There are several identified gaps between SGM-Capri (CATIA) and SGM-CATIA components in
SimXpert 2010. These gaps include among others hard-geometry association, KP-parameter access and
update, and Model Browser Tree differences.
Configuring Solvers
To configure which version of Nastran is used by SimXpert you will need to modify entries in the
simxpert.config.bat and SimXpertNastran.config files. These files are located in
install_dir\SimXpert_version#\operating_system\bin, for example:
C:\MSC.Software\SimXpert\2010\WINNT\bin
Statements need to be modified as follows:

simxpert.config.bat
IF NOT DEFINED MSCP_LOCAL_NASTRAN_CMD2004 (
set MSCP_LOCAL_NASTRAN_CMD2004=path\bin\mdnastran.exe
)
IF NOT DEFINED MSCP_NASTRAN_CMD2004 (
set MSCP_NASTRAN_CMD2004=path\bin\mdnastran.exe
)
SimXpertNastran.config
NASTEXE=path\bin
NASTEXE_2005=path\bin
Where path is the Nastran installation folder, for example: C:\MSC.Software\MD_Nastran\2010
Patran Database Import

SimXpert has the ability to import a Patran database. Following are the requirements to import Patran
Database:
• This requires an installation of Patran with the same version as the database that will be
imported.
• The environment variable “MSC_SX_PATRAN_HOME” should be set to the path to the home
directory. An example path is:
C:\MSC.Software\MD_Patran\2010.
• The Analysis preference of the Patran database must be set to MD or MSC.Nastran, and the
model must have finite elements with properties assigned.
MSC.Licensing Installation (Optional)

SimXpert on Windows XP uses FLEXlm based licensing. If you already have FLEXlm setup as a license
server for SimXpert, then you do not need to install FLEXlm.
You will need to have a FLEXlm server on your Windows workstation or on a UNIX workstation on the
same TCP/IP network.
Follow these steps to install FLEXlm:
1. Go to Setup Wizard.
2. Select MSC.Licensing from the main menu, the following dialog box appears.
3. Click Yes to proceed with Sever Installation.

4. Server Install installs the FLEXlm server. The Setup Wizard will prompt you for an existing
license.dat file (supplied by MSC), and will start the appropriate Windows services.
Note: It is highly recommended that you first acquire authorization codes from MSC.
FLEXlm licensing models and examples

MSC SimXpert uses one of the following FLEXlm licensing models:
• Named User licensing
The license provided by MSC Software for SimXpert 2010 authorizes a maximum number of users the
ability to run SimXpert. Your SimXpert administrator manages the list of users that can run the software.
Any Named user may log in and use SimXpert on any machine on the network on which the license
server is reachable. When individual users consume multiple licenses, it is possible for the available
license pool to be depleted, therefore denying access to other named users.
• OPTIONS file
The OPTIONS file contains the list of Named users of SimXpert. Your administrator maintains the
OPTIONS file that lists the Named user login IDs. This way, you control who is a Named user and may
change who is a Named user at any time. This is done by editing the file and restarting the license server
using the FlexLM lmtools utility. No contact with MSC Software is needed to change the list of Named
users.
Named user licensing requires that the path to the OPTIONS file be given on the DAEMON line. Please
refer to FlexLM regarding various ways of creating an option file. Some examples are listed below:
# ------ Start of License File ------
#
SERVER test 00137222cf 1700
DAEMON MSC C:\MSC.Software\MSC.Licensing\10.8\msc
OPTIONS=C:\your_named_user_options_file
FEATURE SimXpert_Base MSC 2007.1018 18-oct-2007 2 \
3DF5E3B2324641CD2145 ISSUED=18-oct-2006 ck=221 \
SN=1278576-f3f3b558c2772cfcba1d
FEATURE SimXpert_WS_Structures MSC 2007.1018 18-oct-2007 2 \
3DD5E34272E61847BDAB USER_BASED ISSUED=18-oct-2006 ck=72 \
SN=778626-b1ac16653e9e88d620aa
All SimXpert features except SimXpert_Base need to be included in the options file. Sample options
files follow:
Example 1:
INCLUDE SimXpert_WS_Crash USER user1
INCLUDE SIMX_Crash_Solver USER user1
INCLUDE SimXpert_WS_Motion USER user1
INCLUDE SimXpert_WS_Structures USER user1
INCLUDE SIMX_Structures_Solver USER user1
Example 2:
GROUP simxuser user1 user2

INCLUDE SimXpert_WS_Crash GROUP simxuser
INCLUDE SIMX_Crash_Solver GROUP simxuser
INCLUDE SimXpert_WS_Motion GROUP simxuser
INCLUDE SimXpert_WS_Structures GROUP simxuser
INCLUDE SIMX_Structures_Solver GROUP simxuser
INCLUDE SimXpert_WS_Thermal GROUP simxuser
INCLUDE SIMX_Thermal_Solver GROUP simxuser
INCLUDE SIMX_Crash_Solver_DMP GROUP simxuser
INCLUDE SIMX_CATDirect GROUP simxuser
INCLUDE SIMX_CATDirect_V5 GROUP simxuser
INCLUDE SIMX_ProE_Access GROUP simxuser
INCLUDE SimXpert_Geometry_Modeling GROUP simxuser
INCLUDE SimX_ST_NL_Solver GROUP simxuser
• Nodelocked
Allows use of MSC SimXpert only on a specifically named machine.

Following is an example of a nodelocked license file:
SERVER hostname hostid 1700
DAEMON MSC /your_path/msc
FEATURE V5i_Access MSC 2004.0531 29-apr-2004 8 4CFEF76D59E040FC1343 \
HOSTID=23456789 asset_info="10081+10084 AP209 Gateway (GWS)" \
ISSUED=29-apr-2003 ck=54 SN=1324476-7b13e038600a2cfcb952
FEATURE CA_Gen_NASTRAN MSC 2004.0531 29-apr-2004 1 \
0CCEA79DA1987474CE48 HOSTID=23456789 \
asset_info="10081+10054+1003 MSC.Nastran Generative (GPN)" \
ISSUED=29-apr-2003 ck=48 SN=985526-7cfae6677b9688d67940
• Concurrent
Allows multiple uses of MSC SimXpert according to the number of licenses purchased.
Following is an example of a concurrent license file:
SERVER hostname hostid 1700
DAEMON MSC /your_path/msc
FEATURE CA_Access MSC 2004.0531 29-apr-2004 16 CC3E474D769449F91144 \
asset_info="10081+10084 AP209 Gateway (GWS)" \
ISSUED=29-apr-2003 ck=96 SN=1324476-57778154941b2cfc1719
FEATURE CA_Gen_NASTRAN MSC 2004.0531 29-apr-2004 2 \
9C6EA7FD88D85842DEFB asset_info="10081+10054+1003 MSC.Nastran \
Generative (GPN)" ISSUED=29-apr-2003 ck=167 \
SN=985526-5a231d9776d588d6df96
Silent Installation
Silent Installation
The SimXpert installation supports silent installations, which run in the background with no graphical
interface or interaction with the desktop. Installations running in Silent mode rely on a pre-configured
answer file to do the installation. Silent installations are generally used in a batch manner to facilitate
installation on many machines on a network.
Creating the Answer file

To create the answer file you need to run the SimXpert installation in normal (GUI) mode with a special
switch which instructs the installation to record all of your answers in a specified answer file. Here is an
example of the command:
z:\setup.exe -r [-f1"c:\location\filename"]
Note: In the example above, the f1 is the number one, not an L.
The command assumes that the installation program is being executed from the SimXpert DVD-ROM
mounted on drive z:, the "-r" switch instructs it to generate the answer file and the optional "-f1" switch
specifies the location and name of the answer file. (The brackets around the "-f1" switch indicate that it
is optional. You do not need to type the brackets.) If the -f1 switch is not specified, the answer file will
be created as follows:
c:\windows\setup.iss
Running the Silent mode installation

To run installation in silent mode use the “-s” switch and specify the answer file in this manner:
z:\setup.exe -s -f1"c:\location\filename"
Silent Installation
Installing on Linux
Overview
Overview
SimXpert on Linux uses an interactive installation Wizard. This section describes the use of that utility
as well as additional steps which may be required for modules and external programs.
Note: SimXpert has directories that go many levels deep. If you install SimXpert in a directory
below the root, it is possible that you will exceed the directory length limit. Therefore, we
recommend installing in the default location. Any disk drive can be used.
Installing on Linux 37
Creating a New Installation

Follow these steps to install SimXpert on Linux:
1. Login as root. In general, you do not need administrator privileges to install SimXpert except as
follows:
• You must have root permission to create the /msc installation directory. If you do not have
administrator privilege, you can install SimXpert in any directory where you have write
permission.
• Installing the FLEXlm License Server requires administrator privilege.
2. Mount the SimXpert on Linux media.
The SimXpert media will automatically mount if autofs is present and configured properly.
If it does not, try one of the following commands:
# mount /mnt/cdrom
# mount /dev/cdrom
LINUX provides a “user” option for mounting that allows non-root users to mount media.
This option prohibits direct execution of media resident files. If when attempting to execute
the installation you receive a “Permission Denied” error, you must remount the media with
the following command:
# mount -o exec /mnt/cdrom
3. Type /CDROM/setupLinux.bin. This begins the SimXpert on Linux installation Setup

Wizard.
Installing using Downloaded Files

Follow these steps to install SimXpert using downloaded files
1. Login as root.
2. “cd” to a temporary directory with adequate disk space to store the download. Create a
subdirectory and “cd” into the subdirectory.
3. Download the delivery file from Solution Download Center. If you previously downloaded the
file please proceed to step 5.
4. Extract the delivery file into current subdirectory:
• tar –xf Delivery_File
5. Execute the install.script (./mscsetup or unixinst or … ) and follow the instructions in the product
installation guide for the remainder of the installation process.
6. Executing the installation script may require adding execution privilege:

• chmod +x install.script
7. Cleanup: After installation is complete you may remove the subdirectory created in
Step 2 above.
If there are multiple tar files, follow these steps for Linux systems:
1. Extract tar files into separate directories (media.inf and setup exist in all tar archives).
2. If /tmp does not contain enough space and you get a "no space left on device error" use tmpdir
option. For example,setupHP11.bin -is:tempdir /disk2/scratch.
3. Remove the ~/InstallShield, /tmp/ist* and /tmp/ism* directories after the installation.
SimXpert Installation
Follow these steps to install SimXpert on your system:
1. Choose the directory where you want to install SimXpert. You must have root privileges to install
SimXpert in the /msc directory.
2. Choose whether to perform a 'Complete' or 'User Selectable' installation.
3. For the 'User Selectable' installation, confirm which features you would like to install and click
Next. If the disk on which you are installing SimXpert does not have enough space, you will
receive a warning message and the installation will stop.
4. At the end of the installation, the following Licensing information dialog box appears. Specify the
location of the license manager, or click Next and set it later with the help of system administrator.
5. Configuring SimManager within SimXpert

In order to publish and run templates, publish and retrieve data, or have access to a web portal,
MSC SimManager client settings have to be configured.
• The appropriate protocol (http or https) and the host name of the server on which MSC
SimManager is running is entered.
• A SimManager server could be running multiple Web Portals. A unique port number along with
the name of the portal needs to be entered.
Note: SimXpert 2010 requires graphic display even while running templates in batch mode
through SimManager. On Linux, this can be accomplished by installing GLX on the server
where SimXpert is executed, or by setting the DISPLAY environment variable to a an X-
Server with GLX support. Only one GLX capable machine is needed if you are running
SimXpert on multiple servers. If SimXpert is run on a machine without GLX support, or
without the DISPLAY environment variable set to an appropriate machine, you will see an
error message similar to:
ERROR: This system has no OpenGL support. Exiting...
Enter the communication protocol that your SimManager installation uses and click Next.
Enter the name of the Host computer running your SimManager installation and click Next.
Enter the port number that your SimManager web application is running on and click Next.
Enter the name of your SimManager web application context and click Next.
6. Configuring Pro/ENGINEER
In order to have direct access to Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire geometry, this CAD application must
be installed locally on the same machine that is running SimXpert and must be licensed through
its vendor.
For Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire, you will need to configure its settings manually by providing the
location of the installation directory:
7. Installing CADNexus
If a 'Complete' installation was chosen or the 'SimXpert Native CAD Access Component' was
selected for a 'User Selectable' installation, you will see the following dialog box at the end of the
SimXpert installation process:
You will be asked to provide the location of the CADNexus installation media and click OK.
Please note that CADNexus installation is not an optional step on Linux systems.
This finishes the installation of SimXpert.
Configuring Solvers
To configure which version of Nastran is used by SimXpert you will need to modify entries in the
simxpert.config and SimXpertNastran.config files. These files are located in
install_dir/SimXpert_version#/operating_system/bin, for example:
/MSC.Software/SimXpert/2010/LX86/bin
Statements need to be modified as follows:
simxpert.config
#
if [ -z "$MSCP_LOCAL_NASTRAN_CMD2004" ] ; then
export MSCP_LOCAL_NASTRAN_CMD2004=path/bin/mdnastran
fi
if [ -z "$MSCP_NASTRAN_CMD2004" ] ; then
export MSCP_NASTRAN_CMD2004=path/bin/mdnastran
fi
SimXpertNastran.config
NASTEXE path/bin
NASTEXE_2005 path/bin
Where path is the Nastran installation folder, for example: /MSC.Software/MD_Nastran/2010
Patran Database Import

SimXpert has the ability to import a Patran database. This requires an installation of Patran with the same
version as the database that will be imported. The environment variable “MSC_SX_PATRAN_HOME”
should be set to the path to the home directory. An example path is: C:\MSC.Software\MD_Patran\2010.
The Analysis preference of the Patran database must be set to MD or MSC.Nastran, and the model must
have finite elements with properties assigned.

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SimXpert 2010

Installation and Operations Guide

Organization Of This Guide

Overview of the SimXpert System

SimXpert Pre- and Postprocessor

Memory and General Requirements

RAM and Swap Guidelines

Microsoft Windows Requirements

Graphics Boards and OpenGL Acceleration

• 3D Labs Wildcat IV 7110, 7210, Realizm 100, 200, 5001, 800

Note: Not all graphics cards tested on all OS levels.

Graphics Boards and OpenGL Acceleration

Note: Not all graphics cards tested on all OS levels.

Installing from the DVD

5. Enter License information and click Next.

7. Click Yes to create MSC SimXpert icons on the desktop.

8. Configuring SimManager within SimXpert

Click Yes to provide Pro/ENGINEER settings. Click No to skip this step.

14. Installing CADNexus

Configuring CATIA with SimXpert

Statements need to be modified as follows:

Patran Database Import

MSC.Licensing Installation (Optional)

3. Click Yes to proceed with Sever Installation.

FLEXlm licensing models and examples

GROUP simxuser user1 user2

Allows use of MSC SimXpert only on a specifically named machine.

Creating the Answer file

Note: In the example above, the f1 is the number one, not an L.

Running the Silent mode installation

Creating a New Installation

# mount -o exec /mnt/cdrom

3. Type /CDROM/setupLinux.bin. This begins the SimXpert on Linux installation Setup

Installing using Downloaded Files

6. Executing the installation script may require adding execution privilege:

2. Choose whether to perform a 'Complete' or 'User Selectable' installation.

5. Configuring SimManager within SimXpert

This finishes the installation of SimXpert.

Patran Database Import

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