Promax Installation Procedure

1. Make sure that all the packages required are installed in your
Linux system e.g openmotif* libf2c* readline etc ... for redhat
linux 5 refer to release notes for more info.

2. copy the Promax setup file in your system. For example make
directory data and copy setup file in this directory.

3. go to directory where you copy the setup file and run following
command before installation
chmod +x setup.bin (setup.bin is promax setup file)

4. run following command for installation

./setup.bin

5. In this example I'm installing ProMAX in "/apps".you have to

change this path to the path you used to install promax in your
installation.

6. Put license_R500.dat into /etc (rename it into license.dat)

7. Edit etc/hosts with

127.0.0.1 nexus localhost.localdomain localhost

::1 localhost6.localdomain6 localdomain6

Note: You can use your host name but for this you should change
host name in license file with your host name.

8. In etc/services add

promax 1525/tcp
lgc_pd 3006/tcp pd

9. (optional)in /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf make

DisAllow TCP=false

10. Create directory /apps/logs with mkdir command and then run
chmod -R 700 logs

11. Create directory /scratch with mkdir command and then run
chmod -R 700 scratch

12. Add the following lines to your .bashrc file (on root type
command ls a it will show .bashrc file. Use gedit to edit this file)

export PROMAX_HOME=/apps/ProMAX

export PROMAX_DATA_HOME=/apps/data

PROMAX_SCRATCH_HOME=$PROMAX_HOME/scratch

Export LM_LICENSE_FILE=/etc/license.dat

alias promax='$PROMAX_HOME/port/bin/Promax &'

alias promax3d='$PROMAX_HOME/port/bin/Promax -o 3d &'

alias promaxvsp='$PROMAX_HOME/port/bin/Promax -o vsp &'

alias promax4d='$PROMAX_HOME/port/bin/Promax -o 4d &'

13. add the following lines at the end of you /etc/rc.local file

/apps/ProMAX/linux/bin/flexlm/lmgrd -c /etc/license.dat >

/apps/logs/license.

14. restart system

15. run command in terminal promax

Hi All,
I have done these :
Pro*AX R5000 Installation and configuration:
1.Make sure that all the packages required are
installed in your Linux system e.g
openmotif, libf2c, etc ... refer to release notes for
more info.
2.Run Promax*setup.bin file make sure that execute
privileges are set e.g. chmod +
x then run the installer.
3.In this example I'm installing ProMAX in
"/data/PrMR500" so all the configurat
ions will be relative to this path, you have to change
this path to the path you
used to install promax in your installation.
4.After you finish the installation put the license.dat
file in "/data/ PrMR500/
ProMAX", change the machine name in the file from nexus
to your machine name.
5.Add the following lines to your ~/.bashrc file
##################################################
#####################
export PROMAX_HOME=/data/PrMR5000/ProMAX
if [ -d $PROMAX_HOME ] ; then
PROMAX_SCRATCH_HOME=$PROMAX_HOME/scratch
PROMAX_DATA_HOME=/data/PM_Data
PVM_ROOT=$PROMAX_HOME/sys
PROMAX_PATH=$PROMAX_HOME/sys/bin:$PROMAX_HOME/sys/exe:
$PROMAX_HOME/port/bin
LIBPATH=$PROMAX_HOME/sys/lib:/usr/X11R6/lib:/usr/X11R6/
LessTif/Motif1.2/lib:$LIB
PATH
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PROMAX_HOME/sys/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
XFILESEARCHPATH=$PROMAX_HOME/port/lib/X11/%T/%N%S
LM_LICENSE_FILE=$PROMAX_HOME/license.dat
LGC_PD_SERVICE=lgc_pd
LGC_PD=lgc_pd
PATH=$PATH:$PROMAX_PATH
export PROMAX_SCRATCH_HOME PROMAX_PATH LIBPATH
LD_LIBRARY_PATH XFILESEARCHPATH L
GC_PD_SERVICE LGC_PD LM_LICENSE_FILE PATH MANPATH
alias promax='$PROMAX_HOME/port/bin/Promax &'
alias promax3d='$PROMAX_HOME/port/bin/Promax -o 3d &'
alias promaxvsp='$PROMAX_HOME/port/bin/Promax -o vsp &'
alias promax4d='$PROMAX_HOME/port/bin/Promax -o 4d &'
fi
##################################################
#####################
6.add the following lines at the end of you
/etc/services file
##################################################
#####################
promax 1525/tcp
lgc_pd 3006/tcp pd
##################################################
#####################
7.to run the Lic server add the following to your
/etc/rc.local file
##################################################
#####################
/data/PrMR5000/ProMAX/linux/bin/flexlm/lmgrd -c
/data/PrMR5000/ProMAX/license.da
t > /data/PrMR5000/apps/logs/license.log make sure that
you have created /data/Pr
MR5000/apps/logs directory
##################################################
#####################
8.Restart your computer and run promax from the command
line.
9.Enjoy Pr*mAX
======================
under linux OS 11.1 uname -r 2.6.27.29-0.1
-/export/directory Pro*AXR5000
-/etc/license.dat
-run promax, i got these message
//
Cannot register service: RPC: Authentication error; why
= Client credential too
weak
Cannot register service: RPC: Authentication error; why
= Client credential too
weak
Cannot register service: RPC: Authentication error; why
= Client credential too
weak
Cannot register service: RPC: Authentication error; why
= Client credential too
weak
Cannot register service: RPC: Authentication error; why
= Client credential too
weak
Cannot register service: RPC: Authentication error; why
= Client credential too
weak
Cannot register service: RPC: Authentication error; why
= Client credential too
weak
Cannot register service: RPC: Authentication error; why
= Client credential too
weak
Cannot register service: RPC: Authentication error; why
= Client credential too
weak
Cannot register service: RPC: Authentication error; why
= Client credential too
weak
Cannot register service: RPC: Authentication error; why
= Client credential too
weak
Cannot register service: RPC: Authentication error; why
= Client credential too
weak
Cannot register service: RPC: Authentication error; why
= Client credential too
weak
Cannot register service: RPC: Authentication error; why
= Client credential too
weak
//
is any idea about this case?please
Many thanks b4
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