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1. Server If you chose Network License or Site License as your license type enter the name of your License Manager server in the myserver field We recommend that you use the default port number of 27001 If that port is already in 12 Windows Installation Instructions use please contact your System Administrator for an avail able port number and enter it in this field If you do not know your server information oN you may leave the entry as myserver and proceed with the installation Once you receive the server information from your System Administrator replace myser ver in your tecplotlm lic file with the correct information Your installation creates this file in your Tecplot 360 installation directory by default C Program Files Tecplot Tec360 2008 You cannot run Tecplot 360 success fully until the file contains your server infor mation 8 User Information Fill out the Name and Organization fields If you have a Purchased license Single User Net work or Site enter the License Number as well 9 Computer Permissions Select whether to install Tecplot 360 for yourself or all users You must have administrator rights on your computer in order to install Tec plot 360 for all users 10 Destination Folder Tecplot 360 will install into this folder Accept the default destination folder or browse to set a new folder by using the Change button Select
2. Tecplot License Manager StartUp and Shut Down The TecplotLM script automatically starts the Tecplot License Manager when your computer starts up You can view this script in the Library StartupItems TecplotLM directory To start stop or restart the license manager use the following flags to run the TecplotLM script from the command line Library StartupItems TecplotLM TecplotLM start Library StartupItems TecplotLM TecplotLM stop Library StartupItems TecplotLM TecplotLMrestart G 7 License Manager Installation Running the License Administration Tools The executable mutil provides all FLEXnet license utility functions You can use the following steps to control the executable Linux Mac Platforms Run lmutil located in the License Man ager home directory from a system startup script Windows Platforms Run mutil exe from the LMTOOLS graphical interface or through the command line by using the following syntax TEC 360 2008 FLEXnet gt lmgrd c license file list L debug_log path These commands follow a simple logic license file list This variable points either to a single license file or to the directory containing files with the extension lic debug _log path This represents the full path to the debug log file To append logging entries prepend this command with a License Administration Utility Overview The following table lists available license administration utilities For a more compreh
3. 4 In the Service Name field type in teclmd or select teclmd from the drop down list 5 Toggle on Use Services to make FLEX LM a Windows Service 6 Toggle on Start Server at Power Up 7 Go to the Start Stop Reread page Toggle on Force Server Shutdown if licenses are currently borrowed Users cur rently borrowing licenses will lose their ability to run Tec plot 360 or Tecplot Focus but they will have an opportunity to save their project files FLEX LM will now launch automatically at system startup FLEX LM Shut Down The 1lmdown utility shuts down selected license daemons on the net work license server You can also shut down FLEX LM from the Start Stop Reread page of the LMTOOLS dialog To shut down FLEX LM from the LMTOOLS dialog do the follow ing 1 Open the LMTOOLS dialog in Start gt All Programs gt Tec plot gt FLEXnetLicense Tools 2 On the Service License File page select the Configuration using Services radio button Select teclmd from the list box Select the Start Stop Reread page Highlight teclmd license service Select the Stop Server button to stop FLEX LM ON ate 9 Q License Manager Installation To shut down FLEX LM from the command line use the following syntax lmdown c license file list vendor vendor daemon q force These commands have simple meanings c This represents either the full path to a sin license file list gle licens
4. Next 11 Working Folder Tecplot 360 project files will save to this location by default Accept the default working folder or browse to set a new folder for any new data files that you create by using the Change button Select Next 12 Installation Mode Specify whether to perform a custom or complete installation The complete installation installs all components of Tecplot 360 13 Install the Program Select the Install button to begin the installation 14 Finish Once the installation process completes select the Finish button E 13 e Windows Installation Proceed to the next section to configure your local machine to com municate with a Tecplot License Manager Local License Manager Files Installation Follow these directions to set up your individual license file or local license manager FLEX LM files Evaluation License Setup If you have an Evaluation license save the tecplotlm lic file contain ing your license key to the Tecplot 360 installation directory replac ing the empty tecplotlm lic file created by your installation If you have not received your tecplotim lic file contact Technical Support Single User License Setup If you have a Single User license you will need to obtain a license key file 1 The Tecplot 360 installation will automatically generate and display the myhostids txt file and add it to your installation directory Use the contents of this file to request a licen
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6. System Administrator Once you receive the server information from your System Administrator replace myserver in your tec plotim lic file with the correct information You will not be able to run Tecplot 360 until the tecplotim lic file con tains your server information Once you have entered the name of your network server Tecplot 360 can communicate with the Tecplot License Manager and you may borrow and return licenses Additional Information Use the following information for additional help to run Tecplot 360 on a Linux Unix platform Tecplot 360 Start Up To run Tecplot 360 type tec360 Reference the User s Manual or the Quick Reference Guide for a complete description of Tecplot 360 s command line options Running Tecplot 360 Remotely If you purchased a Network or Site license you may run Tecplot 360 remotely using the X Window System X Window System programs send their output to the display identified by the DISPLAY environ ment variable Enter one of the following commands to set your envi ronment variable If your login shell is the Bourne or Korn shell type export DISPLAY hostnameofclientmachine 0 e Or use the d flag on the command line For example tecplot d computername 0 If you purchased a Single User license Tecplot 360 must run and dis play on the same computer If you choose to work remotely with complex geometries using the mesa option available on non Windows platforms w
7. Tecplot 360 DVD into your DVD drive Open the DVD contents by double clicking on the Tecplot 360 disk icon on your desktop then double click on the folder appropriate for your CPU 2 Install File For a download installation double click the dmg file icon to launch the installer For a DVD installation E 17 3 Macintosh Installation double click the Tecplot 360 Install icon to launch Apple s package installer and install Tecplot 360 3 Begin Select the Continue button 4 Read Me After reading the Read Me notes select the Con tinue button 5 Software License Agreement Read and accept the license agreement in order to continue with the installation 6 Destination Select a destination volume This step will cre ate a new folder by default Applications Tec360_2008 in which the installation will save the Tecplot 360 program files 7 Continue Select the Continue button 8 Install On the Easy Install window select the Install but ton If prompted enter the name and password for an account with administrator privileges If you do not have this account information contact your System Administrator 9 Installation Type Choose your installation type Purchased Select Purchased if you have purchased a Network Site or Single User license e Evaluation Select Evaluation if you have an evalua tion copy of Tecplot 360 10 License Type If you selected Purchased se
8. on working with Macro and Python files and commands Quick Reference Guide This guide provides syntax for zone header files macro variables keyboard shortcuts and more O 14 License Type Definitions e Data Format Guide This guide provides information on out putting simulator data to Tecplot 360 file format e Add on Developer s Kit User s Manual This manual pro vides instructions and examples for creating add ons for Tec plot 360 e Add on Developer s Kit Reference Manual This manual provides the syntax for the functions included in the add on kit Release Notes These notes provide information about new and or updated Tecplot 360 features Our Tecplot Talk online forum serves as an ever expanding resource for dynamic answers from other Tecplot product users as well as from Tecplot Technical Support personnel Discussions questions and answers cover topics of Tecplot 360 Tecplot Focus Python Scripting Add on development TecIO and more Visit the forum at www tec plottalk com License Type Definitions What license options do I have Three basic license types govern usage of Tecplot 360 for Linux Unix Macintosh and Windows platforms Evaluation licenses Sin gle User licenses and Network or Site licenses The installation pro cedure depends upon the type of license purchased Your license number is provided on a yellow sticker inside your installation DVD case If
9. you would like to upgrade your license please contact Tec plot Inc or your distributor e Evaluation License An Evaluation license allows one user to fully experience the software s features and functionality This license has a usage time limit e Single User License A Single User license allows a single user to install the software on up to three machines one work computer one home computer and one portable computer The one user agrees that no more than one installation will be in use at any given time Single User licenses cannot display remotely e Network or Site License A Network or Site license allows users to run the software anywhere within a local area net work LAN for a specified number of users This floating license allows you to install the software on as many comput 15 Useful Information ers in your LAN as you desire For this license type you must run the software in conjunction with the FLEXnet License Manager FLEX LM To set up a Site license your organization must designate one person as the official contact for the license That con tact will act as communicator with Tecplot Inc He or she will receive a set of license key files from Tecplot Inc Once you have obtained your tecplotlm lic license key file from your contact place this file in your FLEX LM installa tion directory Checking Out Returning Licenses Over a Network How does a network license work When a user r
10. If you have an Evaluation license proceed from this point to Evaluation License Setup on page 24 9 License Number Enter your license number provided on a yellow sticker inside your installation DVD case If you have a Single User license proceed from this point to Single User License Setup on page 24 10 Host Machine Enter the name of the Host machine Enter the name or IP address of the License Manager server If you do not know your server information you may leave the entry as myserver and proceed with the installation If you have a Network or Site license proceed from this point to Network or Site License Setup on page 24 Local License Manager Files Installation Follow these directions to set up your individual license file or local license manager FLEX LM files 23 Linux Installation Evaluation License Setup If you have an Evaluation license save the tecplotlm lic file contain ing your license key to the Tecplot 360 installation directory that you specified in the Environment Variable Setup on page 21 replacing the empty tecplotlm lic file created by your installation If you have not received your tecplotlm lic file contact Technical Support Single User License Setup If you have a Single User license you will need to obtain a license key file 1 The Tecplot 360 installation will automatically generate and display the myhostids txt file and ad
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12. Tecplot Enjoy the View TECPLOT 350 2008 Installation Guide Release 2 Tecplot Inc Bellevue WA 2008 COPYRIGHT NOTICE Tecplot 360 Installation Guide is for use with Tecplot 360 2008 R2 Copyright 1988 2008 Tecplot Inc All rights reserved worldwide Except for personal use this manual may not be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated in any form in whole or in part without the express written permission of Tecplot Inc 3535 Factoria Blvd Ste 550 Bellevue Washington 98006 U S A The software discussed in this documentation and the documentation itself are furnished under license for utilization and duplication only according to the license terms The copyright for the software is held by Tecplot Inc Documentation is provided for information only It is subject to change without notice It should not be interpreted as a commitment by Tecplot Inc Teeplot Inc assumes no liability or responsibility for documentation errors or inaccuracies Teeplot Inc Post Office Box 52708 Bellevue WA 98015 2708 U S A Tel 1 800 763 7005 within the U S or Canada 00 1 425 653 1200 internationally email sales tecplot com support tecplot com Questions comments or concerns regarding this document documentation tecplot com For more information visit http www tecplot com THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE COPYRIGHT NOTICES SciPy 2001 2002 Enthought Inc All Rights Rese
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14. access the downloadable file For a DVD installa tion insert the Tecplot 360 DVD into your DVD drive 2 Install File To install from a downloaded file navigate to the location of your saved setup file and double click on the executable file to begin installation To install from DVD navigate to the Windows directory of your installation DVD and launch the FLM setup32 exe or FLM_setup64 exe file 3 Begin Select Next to begin FLEX LM installation 4 User Information Fill out the Name and Organization fields Select whether to install the application for all users or only for the current login and select the Next button 5 Destination Folder Accept the default destination folder or browse to set a new folder The default destination folder is usually C Program Files Tecplot flexnet Select Next 6 Install the Program Select the Install button to begin the installation 7 Finish Once the installation finishes select the Finish but ton to exit FLEX LM installation wizard FLEX LM installation will automatically generate and display the myhostids txt file This file gathers the information necessary to obtain your license key file You can also find this information in the C Program Files Tecplot flexnet directory Copy the information in the myhostids txt file and send it to Technical Support to request a license key file Refer to Obtaining License Key Files on page 18 for more information Once you
15. as both products installed with the appropriate license file configured FLEX LM uses this syntax for the local machine s tecplotim lic file SERVER hostname macaddress portnumber VENDOR teclmd portnumber FEATURE Tecplot Product and license type Network Licenses for Multiple Tecplot Products What if I want to have both Tecplot 360 and Tecplot Focus on my network Do I get two license files If you procure licenses to install both Tecplot 360 and Tecplot Focus on your network you will receive one license file for your server that enables both Tecplot 360 and Tecplot Focus on your network One tecplotim lic file will contain both license keys The syntax of that file will look like this do not edit G 19 Useful Information SERVER hostname macaddress portnumber VENDOR teclmd portnumber FEATURE TECPLOT 360 and license type FEATURE TECPLOT FOCUS and license type Troubleshooting Your Connection to FLEX LM I cannot get my FLEX LM to work If you experience problems connecting to your license manager try changing the following items in your tecplotlm lic file e Change your port number to another number within the acceptable range 27001 27009 e Use your IP address in place of the machine name You can determine your IP address on a Windows machine by typing ipconfig in the command prompt Running FLEX LM on Windows XP Platforms How can I get my FLEX LM to work on Windows XP If you choose to host a FLEX LM
16. d it to your installation directory Use the contents of this file to request a license key file from Technical Support Refer to Obtaining License Key Files on page 18 for more information 2 You will receive a tecplotim lic file from Technical Support that contains your license key To activate this key save the tecplotim lic file to the Tecplot 360 installation directory replacing the empty tecplotlm lic file created by your installation Network or Site License Setup If you have a Network or Site license you or your System Adminis trator must install FLEX LM on the network server You must then configure your tecplotlm lic file before you can run Tecplot 360 on your local machine If you entered the name of your server in Step 10 of your product installation you have already configured your tec plotIm lic file Step 2 following 1 To set up a Network or Site license install the Tecplot License Manager on the network server See FLEX LM Installation on Mac Linux Platforms on page 10 for instruc tions 2 Configure the tecplotIm lic file on your local machine to communicate with the server The tecplotlm lic file resides in your Tecplot 360 installation directory This file must include your server name and port number If you do not 1 By default Tecplot 360 installs to this directory TEC_360_2008 i G Additional Information know the name of your network server contact your
17. display the myhostids txt file and add it to your installation directory Use the contents of this file to request a license key file from Technical Support Refer to Obtaining License Key Files on page 18 for more information 2 You will receive a tecplotlm lic file from Technical Support that contains your license key To activate this key save the tecplotim lic file to the Tecplot 360 installation directory replacing the empty tecplotIm lic file created by your instal lation Network or Site License Setup If you have a Network or Site license you or your System Adminis trator must first install FLEX LM on the network server You must then configure your tecplotlm lic file before you can run Tecplot 360 on your local machine If you entered the name of your server in Step 10 of your product installation you have already configured your tec plotIm lic file Step 2 following 1 To set up a Network or Site license install the Tecplot License Manager on the network server See FLEX LM Installation on Mac Linux Platforms on page 10 for instruc tions 1 By default tecplot installs to this directory Applications Tec360_2008 G 19 Macintosh Installation 2 Configure the fecplotlm lic file on your local machine to communicate with the server The tecplotlm lic file resides in your Tecplot 360 installation directory by default Applica tions Tec360_2008 This file must include your serv
18. e file or a directory where files with the extension lic are used q This bypasses the Are you sure y n prompt vendor daemon The vendor daemon is teclmd force The lmdown command will execute only from the network license manager machine and then only if the user adds force FLEX LM Installation on Mac Linux Platforms If you followed the Linux installation procedure and selected to install Tecplot 360 or Tecplot Focus and the License Manager the FLEX LM setup script will launch automatically Linux Install If you are installing the License Manager separately on a Linux machine use the following procedure 1 To install from a downloaded file save the appropriate setup file to disk from http www tecplot com For a DVD instal lation insert the Tecplot DVD in the DVD drive exact DVD mounting procedures may vary between platforms 2 Switch to the linux LINUX or Unix UNIX subdirec tory under the root directory of the DVD This directory is generally named cdrom or CDROM 3 Launch the setup script setup 4 Select Option 2 to Install the License Manager only 5 Specify the platform for your installation from the list of available platforms 6 Enter the full path to a new or existing License Manager directory You have now completed installing the Tecplot License Manager S FLEX LM Installation on Mac Linux Platforms Macintosh Install If you are installin
19. ensive explanation of utilities refer to the FLEXnet User s Guide included in your Tecplot License Manager installation files or visit http download tecplot com doc FLEXnet_manager pdf Imdialog Diagnoses license checkout problems Gracefully shuts down selected license daemons both Imdown lmgrd and all vendor daemons on the license server machine Imhostid Reports the hostid of a system Moves existing report log information to a new file Imnewlog name and starts a new report log file with existing file name Allows users direct control over license file path set Impath tings Imremove Releases a hung license to the pool of free licenses Causes the license daemon to reread the license file and Imrerea eread start any new vendor daemons 12 Running the License Administration Tools Imstat Displays the status of a license server system Imswitch Controls debug log location and size Imswitchr Switches the report log to a new file name Reports FLEXnet licensing version of a library or inver binary file Running Multiple License Managers If you choose to run multiple license managers on your network con tact your System Administrator for assistance If you as the System Administrator need more information reference the FLEXnet User s Guide included in your Tecplot License Manager installation files or read http download tecplot com doc flexnet_manager pdf Additional Informatio
20. er name and port number If you do not know the name of your net work server contact your System Administrator Once you receive the server information from your System Adminis trator replace myserver in your tecplotim lic file with the correct information You will not be able to run Tecplot 360 until the tecplotim lic file con tains your server information Once that file contains the name of your network server Tecplot 360 can communicate with the Tecplot License Manager and you may borrow and return licenses File Associations Your Mac OS manages associations between file types and applica tions Installers cannot modify these associations You can modify these associations manually with the following steps 1 Single click on a file of the desired type such as a plt file 2 Press Command I or select File gt Get Info to display the Info dialog for that file type 3 In the Open With menu select the desired Tecplot 360 application If the menu does not list the application you want select Other and navigate to your desired Tecplot 360 application 4 You may optionally select the Change All button to change the associations for all files of the selected type 5 Select the Continue button and then close the Info dialog ALT Key Assignment Apple s X11 server for Mac OS X does not treat the Command or Option key as an Alt key To assign the Command or Option key as an Alt key add the following line t
21. esters If you participated in our pre release testing you must uninstall your pre release version of Tecplot 360 or Tecplot Focus before installing the released version of the product System Graphics and Display Recommendations We recommend using a machine that meets the following minimum requirements Getting Started System Requirements 500 MB disk space and 2 GB RAM e Graphics Requirements An OpenGL accelerated card Display Requirements Minimum resolution of 1024 x 768 Supported Platforms Tecplot 360 supports the following platforms Supported 32 bit Platforms Platform CPU Download File Tested On Model Should Work On Windows x86 setup360_win3 Windows xp Ser Windows Server 2 exe vice Pack 3 2003 XP Service Pack 2 Windows Vista Other Versions of Business Edition Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Linux x86 linuxg23 24 Red Hat 9 Debian 3 2 Suse 10 1 Fedora Core 3 Suse 9 1 9 2 10 Fedora Core 4 5 10 2 RHEL 3 Linux x86 linux 26 Ubuntu 6 06 LTS Pebian 4 0 Fedora Core 6 7 8 9 Mandriva 2007 2008 RHEL 4 5 Ubuntu 6 10 7 10 8 04 Macintosh x86 macix 104 Macintosh OSX Macintosh OSX 10 4 8 10 5 Macintosh PPC macix 103 Macintosh OSX Macintosh OSX 10 3 10 4 1 We have found these requirements comfortable for product interaction In general Tec plot products will run well if your machine has a good amount of system memory 4 E 3 Supported Platfor
22. g from a downloaded file navigate to the location of that setup file If installing from a DVD switch to the linux subdirectory under the root directory of the DVD This directory is generally named cdrom or CDROM 3 Setup Script Launch the setup script setup 4 License Type The script prompts you to choose from the fol lowing options 1 Install Tecplot 360 Select this option to install with a Single User License or to install a local copy of Tecplot 360 with a Network 22 or Site License Local License Manager Files Installation 2 Install License Manager Select this option to install the Tecplot License Man ager FLEX LM as the System Administrator on a Network or Site license server 3 Install Tecplot 360 and the License Manager Select this option to install both Tecplot 360 and FLEX LM as the System Administrator on a Network or Site license server 5 Confirmation Type accept to accept the license agree ment and continue 6 Platform Specify the platform for your Tecplot 360 installa tion from the list of available platforms 7 License Type Specify your license type e Network or Site license Type N to proceed e Single User license Type S to proceed Evaluation license Type E to proceed 8 Home Directory When asked for the name of your Tecplot 360 home directory enter the full path to the home directory that you specified in the Environment Variable Setup on page 21
23. g the License Manager separately on a Macintosh machine follow these instructions 1 Navigate to the Macintosh directory of your installation DVD and launch the tecplotlm pkg file located within the Intel or PowerPPC subdirectory Select the Continue button 3 After reading the Read Me notes select the Continue but ton The Tecplot License Manager software will instal to the Library Application Support TecplotLM destination vol ume 4 On the Easy Install window select the Install button If prompted enter the name and password for an account with administrator privileges If you do not have this account information contact your System Administrator 5 After the files are installed select the Close button License Setup During FLEX LM installation the myhostids txt file gathers the infor mation necessary to obtain your license key file You can also find this information in the License Manager directory that you specified in the steps above Use the information in the myhostids txt file to request a license key file from Technical Support Refer to Obtaining License Key Files on page 18 for more information Once you have received your tecplotlm lic license key file copy the file into the FLEXnet installation subdirectory replacing the empty tecplotim lic file created by your installation You cannot run Tecplot 360 or Tecplot Focus until you have placed the tecplotim lic file into this location
24. have received your tecplotlm lic license file copy the file into your FLEXnet installation subdirectory By default Zec plot flexnet functions as the FLEXnet installation subdirectory This will replace a temporary empty tecplotIm lic file You cannot run Tecplot 360 or Tecplot Focus until you have placed the functional tec plotlm lic file in this location If you choose to install the Tecplot License Man ager on a Windows XP platform you may need to adjust your firewall settings Follow the steps out lined in Running FLEX LM on Windows XP Plat forms on page 20 License Manager Installation Configuring FLEX LM as a Windows Service On Windows platforms you can configure the license manager 1mgrqd to start and stop by commands received through a user inter face and to run in the background To start the license manager auto matically at system startup you may need to configure it as a Windows Service To configure FLEX LM as a Windows Service do the following 1 Open the LMTOOLS dialog by navigating to Start gt All Programs gt Tecplot and selecting FLEXnet License Tools 2 On the Service License File page select the Configuration using Services radio button 3 Go to the Config Services page 4 In the Service Name field type in teclmd or select teclmd from the drop down list 5 In the Path to the Imgrd exe file field enter or browse to aor 1 Imgrd exe for thi
25. ill force com putation to occur at the server This may result in better display per formance At least two clients VNC and ThinAnywhere will automatically use this option However on other clients like Reflec tion or Cygwin you will need to specify the mesa flag to enable 1 On the order of 50M polygons or elements O 25 Linux Installation this This diagram illustrates the difference in data calculation when a computer uses the mesa option Hardware accelerated normal _ gt Software OpenGL mesa gt Linux Help Configuration Tecplot s HTML Help works by default with Firefox and Internet Explorer To configure it for use in another browser for example Safari or Konquerer you will need to make slight modifications to the LaunchBrowser file located in the bin directory The com ments in the file should provide sufficient information for you to cus tomize your settings If you have trouble viewing the help files contact your System Administrator S License Manager Installation The Network and Site versions of Tecplot 360 and Tecplot Focus operate under the control of FLEXnet a third party license manager Install the FLEXnet License Manager FLEX LM on only one com puter on your network even if you have licenses for multiple copies of Tecplot 360 or Tecplot Focus In order to install and configure FLEX LM you must have Administrator privileges
26. ions located in the Obtaining License Key Files on page 18 16 Checking Out Returning Licenses Over a Network Borrowing a License on a Local Network 1 To set the borrow period and initiate borrowing go to the Help menu and select Borrow Network License If this options appears gray you have chosen and configured a Sin gle User license or Evaluation license You will need to obtain and configure a Network or Site license to connect to your server Do not use the LMTOOLS dialog for borrowing or returning licenses Instead use the Tecplot 360 or Tecplot Focus Help menu 2 A dialog appears that asks you if you want to continue If you have unsaved changes to your work select the No but ton and save your work before continuing 3 In the Borrow a License field of the Enter Value dialog enter the number of days you would like to borrow a Net work license and select the OK button 4 An information dialog appears and states whether the license was borrowed successfully 5 The software will shut down automatically after the local machine has borrowed a Network license 6 Reopen the product to complete the borrowing process Returning a Borrowed License 1 To return a borrowed license go to the Help menu and select Return Network License 2 A dialog appears that asks you if you want to continue If you have unsaved changes to your work select the No but ton and sa
27. ipts e Adobe Flash Player Tool for use in viewing swf files e GlobFX Swiff Point Player for Windows Player for use in viewing swf files Octaga X3D Player Tool to use to view X3D plots Introduction Getting Started Technical Support If you have difficulty performing the installation we recommend that you review the Useful Information on page 14 A detailed search able knowledge base is available online at www tecplot com support installation aspx Our Tecplot Talk online forum also serves as an ever expanding resource for dynamic answers from other Tecplot product users as well as from Tecplot Technical Support personnel Visit the forum at www tecplottalk com If the above resources do not meet your needs please contact the Tec plot Technical Support Team using any of the following methods e Internet www tecplot com support e E mail support tecplot com e Telephone 1 425 653 9393 Please include your license number when contacting Technical Sup port License Number In order to complete your installation you will need to know your license number If you downloaded your installation and do not have a license number contact Technical Support If you have an install DVD your license number is provided on a yellow sticker inside your installation DVD case Your license number for example L00000 enables you to procure your license key Pre release T
28. lect your license type and select the Next button Your license type is also printed on the yellow sticker inside your DVD case See License Type Definitions on page 15 for details If you downloaded your installation and do not have a license number contact Technical Support e Single User Select the Single User radio button e Network or Site License Enter the name of the License Manager server in the myserver field 11 Continue Select the Continue button You have now completed your license setup To change your license configuration re run the LicenseSetup utility Proceed to the next sec tion to configure your local machine to communicate with the Tecplot License Manager 18 S Local License Manager Files Installation Local License Manager Files Installation Follow these directions to set up your individual license file or local license manager FLEX LM files Evaluation License Setup If you have an Evaluation license save the tecplotlm lic file contain ing your license key to the Tecplot 360 installation directory by default Applications Tec360 2008 replacing the empty tecplotim lic file created by your installation If you have not received your tec plotIm lic file contact Technical Support Single User License Setup If you have a Single User license you will need to obtain a license key file 1 The Tecplot 360 installation will automatically generate and
29. lot com Telephone 1 425 653 9393 Remember to specify your License Number and Host ID whenever you request a new license key file Windows During installation FLEXnet records your Host ID in your myhostids txt file and automatically saves that file to your default FLEXnet installation folder Linux Mac and Unix If you do not know your Host ID run the setuplic utility located in the License Manager home directory and choose option 1 Get HOSTID information Changing License Servers What if I want to change which machine hosts my network Your license key links to your Host ID which is based on your license server s Mac address or machine name If your operating system changes or if you wish to move the License Manager to a different 18 License File Synt ax server send a request for a new key file to Technical Support or to your local distributor Include your license number and your new Host ID in your request License File Syntax How can I edit my license file The license file tecplotim lic contains network server system names and Host IDs the path to the teclmd daemon executable and fea ture information The license file uses a default port number of 27001 For a local installation with a network license the tecplotlm lic file uses this syntax SERVER hostname portnumber USE_SERVER This license will work for both Tecplot 360 and Tecplot Focus if the host machine h
30. ms Platform Windows Linux Linux Linux Linux HP HP IBM CPU Model x86_64 1A64 Ita nium x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 PA RISC 1A64 RS 6000 SPARC Supported 64 bit Platforms Download File setup360_win6 4 exe linuxi64 26 linux64 24 linux64 26 linuxg248x64 2 6 hp7xx64 11 hpi64 11 ibm64 51 sun464 59 Tested On Windows XP 64 Windows Vista 64 SUSE 10 SP1 Suse 9 0 Suse 9 2 Fedora Core 5 Suse 10 1 HP UX 11 HP UX 11 2i IBM AIX 5 1 Solaris 9 Should Work On Windows Server 2003 OpenSUSE 10 x N A Suse 10 2 Debian 4 0 Fedora Core 6 7 8 9 Mandriva 2007 2008 SUSE 10 0 10 2 Ubuntu 6 06 LTS 6 10 7 10 8 04 HP UX 11 1 HP UX 11 3i or newer AIX 5 2 5 3 Solaris 10 We have not fully tested these platforms but our beta testers report success in using them Ubuntu 7 04 has a server prone to crashing and does not work well with Tecplot software The 7 10 version introduced a composite visualization module that interferes with Tecplot products Ubuntu addressed this issue with their 8 04 version which we recommend using with your Tecplot products iWe do not support using the 32 bit x86 version of Tecplot 360 on Windows 64 bit operating systems Please use the 64 bit x86_64 version of Tecplot 360 Windows Installation Each license type Single User Network or Site for Windows plat f
31. n 19 Linux Installation 0000000000000000000 21 Environment Variable Setup ccc e cece e ween eee 21 Linux Installation Instructions 0 cece eee ee eee 22 Local License Manager Files Installation 23 S Additional Information ccc cece cece eee eee 25 License Manager Installation 000 27 FLEX LM Installation on Windows Platforms 27 FLEX LM Installation on Mac Linux Platforms 31 Running the License Administration Tools 6 33 Useful formal Olecessaus cia vesawtseceevaseac 3S User Documentation Sources 00 cece eee eee eee 35 License Type Definitions 0000 erette 36 Checking Out Returning Licenses Over a Network 37 Common License File Error Message 39 Obtaining License Key Files 0 cc cece eee eee ee 39 Changing License Servers LL eee 39 License File Syntax 0000000 ere eee rete eens 40 Network Licenses for Multiple Tecplot Products 40 Troubleshooting Your Connection to FLEX LM 41 Running FLEX LM on Windows XP Platforms 41 Running Tecplot Products on a Laptop 42 O Introduction Overview This installation guide contains instructions to help you successfully install Tecplot 360 and the FLEXnet License Manager In order to complete the installation process you must have a basic understand ing
32. n For more information about your FLEXnet License Manager or for various troubleshooting issues refer to the next chapter Useful Infor mation O 13 Useful Information This chapter covers useful post installation knowledge on running Tecplot 360 software on your machine s Topics include the follow ing e User Documentation Sources e License Type Definitions e Checking Out Returning Licenses Over a Network e Common License File Error Message e Obtaining License Key Files e Changing License Servers e License File Syntax e Network Licenses for Multiple Tecplot Products e Troubleshooting Your Connection to FLEX LM e Running FLEX LM on Windows XP Platforms e Running Tecplot Products on a Laptop User Documentation Sources Where can I go for help understanding Tecplot 360 The user documentation for Tecplot 360 covers many aspects of the product in these nine books e Installation Instructions These instructions give a detailed description of how to install Tecplot 360 on your machine e Getting Started Manual New Tecplot 360 users are encour aged to work through the tutorials provided in the Getting Started Manual These tutorials highlight how to work with key features in Tecplot 360 e User s Manual This manual provides a complete description of working with Tecplot 360 features e Scripting Guide This guide provides Macro and Python command syntax and information
33. o etc X1 xinit xinitrc file xmodmap e keycode 66 Alt L This change will take effect when the X server is restarted To test this feature without restarting type the xmodmap command in at a termi nal window 20 S Linux Installation To install Tecplot 360 on a Linux Unix operating system we suggest that you log in as root This allows you to complete the installation in a system directory such as usr Follow the steps in this chapter to install Tecplot 360 on a Linux or Unix operating system Environment Variable Setup An installation stores the Tecplot 360 program and its associated files in the Tecplot 360 home directory To run Tecplot 360 successfully assign the path for the Tecplot 360 home directory to the environment variable TEC_360_ 2008 Also include the bin subdirectory of the Tecplot 360 home directory in your PATH environment variable These steps assume that your Tecplot 360 home directory is usr tec360_ 2008 1 Add the following to your profile file for Bourne or Korn or to your bash_profile file for Bash in your login home directory export TEC_360 2008 usr tec360_ 2008 pre existing code export PATH TEC_360_2008 bin PATH360 The following procedures depend upon the type of shell you are using If you do not know what type of shell you are using type the following command echo SHELL A response of bin ksh means you are using the Korn shell a response
34. of bin sh means you are using the Bourne shell and a response of bin bash means you are using the BASH shell 2 Activate all changes made to your profile file by doing the following choose the commands appropriate to your shell For the Korn or Bourne shells run the following command 1 Ifyoudonothave a bash_profile or profile file create this file S 21 Linux Installation profile For the Bash shell run the following command bash_profile When invoked as a login shell Bash looks in these locations in order for commands profile bash_profile bash_login profile The Ubuntu system which will use the Bash shell as its default may not contain the bash_profile file If this is the case you may create the file or put the Tecplot commands in one of the other files above Use syntax identical to the commands provided on page 21 Linux Installation Instructions To install Tecplot 360 on a Linux Unix system perform these steps 1 Install Directory To install from a downloaded file save the appropriate setup executable to your hard drive Refer to the Supported Platforms on page 4 to determine which file to download for your system Once you have downloaded this file you will need to untar it to continue For a DVD instal lation insert the Tecplot 360 DVD in the DVD drive exact DVD mounting procedures may vary between platforms 2 Install File If installin
35. of file editing directory navigation path names environment variables and aliases If you are unfamiliar with any of these topics please ask your System Administrator for assistance The Tecplot 360 installation is now available primarily as a down load Download the appropriate setup file to begin If you have diffi culty downloading the Tecplot 360 install file please contact Technical Support for help Installing the Tecplot License Manager Tecplot 360 Version 2008 Release 2 when purchased with the Net work or Site license includes a license manager powered by FLEX net This Tecplot License Manager FLEX LM allows network administrators to float licenses anywhere on a network and it allows users to borrow and return these network licenses You must install the Tecplot License Manager separately from Tecplot 360 If you have a Network or Site license the System Administrator must install FLEX LM on the server before you can run Tecplot 360 Refer to License Manager Installation on page 6 for instructions on how to install and configure the Tecplot License Manager Third Party Software For your convenience we have provided the following third party software in the thirdparty directory of your Tecplot 360 DVD We do not provide technical support for this software Please contact the appropriate support group for assistance e ActiveState Komodo Editor Handy tool for editing Python scr
36. on a Windows XP machine the default firewall on that machine may not allow Tecplot 360 or Tecplot Focus on local machines to contact FLEX LM Adjust the following settings on the server to allow Tecplot 360 and Tecplot Focus through the firewall 1 Launch the Control Panel 2 Select the Windows Firewall control In the Windows Firewall dialog select the Exceptions page Select the Add Port button Set Name FLEXLM Set Port 27001 Choose the UDP radio button Optional Select the Change scope button and modify the computers that can use this port We recommend My net work subnet only 9 Select the OK button to apply the changes and close the dialog Oy a a 20 D S Running Tecplot Products on a Laptop You can now use your Tecplot 360 or Tecplot Focus Network license on your Windows XP machine Running Tecplot Products on a Laptop Can I run Tecplot products on my laptop If you use Tecplot 360 or Tecplot Focus on a laptop you must have your network card enabled though not necessarily connected 21 Dp
37. on of your saved setup file and double click the executable file to begin installation To install from DVD navigate to the Windows directory of your DVD and double click setup360 win32 exe or setup360 win64 exe located within the win32 or win64 subdirectory If you choose to install on Windows Vista you must right click the executable and select Run as Administrator Python 2 5 1 If you do not already have Python 2 5 1 installed the InstallShield Wizard will prompt you to install it Tecplot 360 requires the Python library to run Python scripts Select the Install button to install Python 2 5 1 on your system Finish the installation of Python 2 5 1 and select Next to continue with the Tecplot 360 installation process License Agreement Read and accept the license agreement Installation Type Select your installation type e Purchased Select Purchased if you have purchased Tecplot 360 and have a valid Single User Network or Site license e Evaluation Select Evaluation if you are installing the free trial version of Tecplot 360 License Type If you selected Purchased in Step 5 select your license type Single User Network or Site and select the Next button Your license type is provided on the yellow sticker inside your DVD case See License Type Definitions on page 15 for details If you downloaded your installation and do not have a license number contact Technical Sup port
38. on the computer you designate as the network server With the Network or Site license a user may check out a license on any Linux Unix Mac or Windows client from a server based on any of these four operating systems To install Tecplot 360 on a client after installing FLEX LM on the server follow the installation steps for the appropriate operating system Choose the network license type and enter the name of the machine that runs the license server The network server machine must meet the following criteria e The machine must be on the network where Tecplot 360 or Tecplot Focus is installed e The machine must be up and running when users are running Tecplot 360 or Tecplot Focus on any machine in your network e The machine must be of a type and operating system that Tecplot 360 or Tecplot Focus sup ports See System Graphics and Display Rec ommendations on page 3 for more information For Network licenses the license server must be set up so that it can communicate via TCP IP with all machines on which you will be running Tecplot 360 or Tecplot Focus For example the license server should respond to telnet or ping FLEX LM Installation on Windows Platforms 1 Install Directory For a download installation navigate to and save the appropriate setup file to disk from http tec plot com support sms login aspx You will need your SMS S FLEX LM Installation on Windows Platforms login to
39. orms requires the same preliminary installation steps as provided in the following section If you install on Windows Vista you may need to follow a few extra steps to resolve video card issues See Additional Information Win dows Vista Users on page 15 for details on how to resolve these issues Windows Installation Instructions 1 Install Directory For a download installation save the appropriate setup file to disk from http www tecplot com see Step 2 For a DVD installation insert the Tecplot 360 DVD into your DVD drive SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS To install Tecplot 360 on a network server as the Sys tem Administrator you can go to the command line and navigate to the directory that contains your saved setup file For example if installing from a DVD type D CD windows Then type the following depending on your platform setup360_win32 exe a setup360 win64 exe a The administrative installation option copies all of the files and subdirectories included in a full installation to a user specified folder This installation will not set environment variables shortcuts or icons If you choose to install Tecplot 360 for use with either a Network or Site license you must also install the License Manager software Refer to License Manager Installation on page 6 for details Windows Installation Zi Install File To install from a downloaded file navigate to the locati
40. otlm lic file with the correct information You cannot run Tecplot 360 until the tecplotim lic file contains your server information Once that file contains the name of your network server Tecplot 360 can communicate with the Tecplot License Man ager and you may borrow and return licenses Additional Information Windows Vista Users If you choose to run Tecplot 360 on Windows Vista you must have administrator rights on your computer in order to install it Running Windows Vista with an Open GL accelerated card may cause you to experience display issues in Tecplot 360 and Tecplot Focus If you experience strange video behavior for example phan tom glyphs or screens that don t refresh we recommend you follow these steps Disable the Windows Aero display mode To do this right click on the desktop and go to Personalize gt Window Color and Appearance Choose Open classic appearance proper ties and change the Color Scheme to either Windows Vista Basic or Windows Standard Select Apply and OK to finish e Check with your video card vendor to see if they have an update for Windows Vista Update your video driver If these steps have still not solved the issues you may want to disable hardware acceleration To do this open your tec plot cfg file and uncomment this line by removing the INTERFACE OPENGLCONFIG ALLOWHWACCELERATION NO The tecplot cfg file resides in your home di
41. rectory On Win dows platforms this is usually C Program Files Tecplot Tec360 2008 or C Program Files Tecplot TecFocus 2008 S 15 Windows Installation 16 Macintosh Installation The steps to install Tecplot 360 on a Macintosh machine differ sig nificantly from the steps for an installation on a Windows machine Follow the instructions below to install Tecplot 360 on a Macintosh system Refer to the Release Notes for further information on Macin tosh installations For Mac OS versions 10 4 and earlier if you have not already installed X11 on your system you will need to install it before you can run Tecplot 360 The installation instructions for X11 are platform dependent For Mac OS 10 3 download X11 from Apple s website at http www apple com support down loads x 11 formacosx html For Mac OS version 10 4 install X11 using your Mac OS installation DVD Macintosh Installation Instructions You may also use the Linux installation proce dure in a terminal window the DVD mount in Volumes To use the Linux procedure see the Linux Installation Instructions on page 22 You must have administrative privileges to install Tecplot 360 using the Linux script To install Tecplot 360 on a Macintosh platform do the following 1 Install Directory For a download installation save the appropriate setup executable to your hard drive For a DVD installation insert the
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44. s license server system 6 In the Path to the license file field enter or browse to the tecplotim lic license file 7 In the Path to the debug log file field enter or browse to the teclmd log debug log file for the license server system To save the new teclmd License Manager service select Save Ser vice Tecplot License Manager StartUp and Shut Down FLEX LM Manual StartUp To manually start FLEX LM from the LMTOOLS dialog do the fol lowing 1 Start LMTOOLS by navigating to Start gt All Pro grams gt Tecplot and selecting FLEXnet License Tools 2 On the Service License File page select the Configuration using Services radio button 3 Go to the Config Services page 4 In the Service Name field type in teclmd or select teclmd from the drop down list By default this file installs into the C Program Files Tecplot FLEXnet folder S FLEX LM Installation on Windows Platforms 5 Select the Start Stop Reread page 6 Highlight teclmd in the FLEXnet license services field 7 Select the Start Server button to start FLEX LM FLEX LM Automatic StartUp To start FLEX LM automatically from the LMTOOLS dialog do the following 1 Stat LMTOOLS by navigating to Start gt All Pro grams gt Tecplot and selecting FLEXnet License Tools 2 On the Service License File page select the Configuration using Services radio button 3 Go to the Config Services page
45. se key from Technical Support Refer to Obtaining License Key Files on page 18 for more information 2 You will receive a tecplotim lic file from Technical Support that contains your license key To activate this key save the tecplotim lic file to the Tecplot 360 installation directory replacing the empty tecplotlm lic file created by your instal lation Network or Site License Setup If you have a Network or Site license you or your System Adminis trator must install FLEXnet the license manager on the network server You must then configure your tecplotim lic file before you can run Tecplot 360 on your local machine If you entered the name of your server in Step 7 of your product installation you have already configured your tecplotIm lic file Step 2 following 1 To set up a Network or Site license install the FLEXnet License Manager on the network server See FLEX LM Installation on Windows Platforms on page 6 for instruc tions 2 Configure the tecplotIm lic file on your local machine to communicate with the server The tecplotlm lic file resides in 14 G Local License Manager Files Installation your Tecplot 360 installation directory This file must include your server name and port number If you do not know the name of your network server contact your System Administrator Once you receive the server information from your System Administrator replace myserver in your tec pl
46. trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners NOTICE TO U S GOVERNMENT END USERS Use duplication or disclosure by the U S Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraphs a through d of the Commercial Computer Restricted Rights clause at FAR 52 227 19 when applicable or in subparagraph c 1 ii of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252 227 7013 and or in similar or successor clauses in the DOD or NASA FAR Supplement Contractor manufacturer is Tecplot Inc 3535 Factoria Blvd Ste 550 Bellevue WA 98006 U S A 08 360 03 2 Rev 09 2008 Table of Contents Introduction cccccccccccccccccccccccscsssesd Oyri Weres uses ces tascas a oa det eo See 5 Installing the Tecplot License Manager 5 Third Party Software ccc cece cece cece eee eee 5 Getting SIQTICE into tease ceo bass can errore 7 Technical Support 6 06 6 ee elec rien 7 License Number 22 ss0 cesta nia 7 Pre release Tester Socso iii 7 System Graphics and Display Recommendations 7 Supported Platforms cc cece cece eee e eee eee oss 8 Windows Installation cccccccccccceceeceee dl Windows Installation Instructions eeeeeeeee 11 Local License Manager Files Installation 14 Macintosh Installation 0000 0000000000017 Macintosh Installation Instructions 0 0 17 Local License Manager Files Installatio
47. uns Tecplot 360 or Tecplot Focus on any machine in the network Tecplot 360 or Tecplot Focus contacts the license server via TCP IP and checks out a key from the License Manager When the user quits the License Manager returns the key The License Man ager limits the number of Tecplot 360 or Tecplot Focus sessions cur rently active to the number of users allowed by the license The FLEXnet License Manager Daemons The FLEXnet License Manager consists of two daemon applications 1lmgrd and teclmd that run on the network server These daemons manage the allocation of keys to Tecplot 360 and Tecplot Focus users During the time that a local machine borrows a license Tecplot 360 or Tecplot Focus on that machine routinely sends out a signal to the server If FLEX LM does not get a signal after a certain period of time FLEX LM frees up the borrowed license for that instance of Tecplot 360 or Tecplot Focus If Tecplot 360 or Tecplot Focus tries to contact the Network Server after the server has freed that license Tec plot 360 or Tecplot Focus will no longer allow the user to redraw but will still allow the user to save the current layout and exit The user must check out a new license from FLEX LM to regain full use of Tecplot 360 or Tecplot Focus In order to run Tecplot 360 or Tecplot Focus the machine that runs the License Manager daemon must have a license key file installed If you do not have a license key file see the instruct
48. ve your work before continuing 3 An information dialog appears and states whether the license was returned successfully 4 The software will automatically shut down after a Network license has been returned You will need to reopen the prod uct to continue working To view the license number and borrow status go to Help gt About Tecplot 17 G Useful Information Common License File Error Message I cannot get my license key to work When you or your System Administrator installs Tecplot 360 you may encounter this error The license file tecplotlm lic doesn t contain a valid key This error message appears if your installation directory does not con tain the fecplotIm lic file or if that file does not contain a valid license key If you have a Network or Site license contact your System Administrator If you have a Single User license contact Technical Support to obtain a valid license key file If you know that you have a valid license file try re copying that file into the installation directory and or check that Tecplot 360 recog nizes the directory that contains the license file as the installation directory By default Tecplot 360 considers C Program Files Tec plot Tec360 2008 the installation directory Obtaining License Key Files How do I get a license key Request a license key file using one of these methods Internet www tecplot com support key_request aspx E mail support tecp

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