MBD for ANSYS 15 v1 Installation Guide

MBD for ANSYS 15 v1

Installation Guide

Contents

CHAPTER 1 - GETTING STARTED.............................................................................................. 3

ROADMAP FOR USING THIS GUIDE ..........................................................................................................3

WHAT YOU NEED ...................................................................................................................................3

INSTALLATION PROCESS ..........................................................................................................................4

GETTING HELP ........................................................................................................................................4

CHAPTER 2 - INSTALLING THE FUNCTIONBAY LICENSE SERVER ........................................................ 5

CHAPTER 3 - INSTALLING MBD FOR ANSYS .............................................................................. 9

STARTING THE MBD FOR ANSYS INSTALLATION ..................................................................................9

INSTALLING MBD FOR ANSYS ...............................................................................................................9

INSTALLING THE RECURDYN VIEWER .................................................................................................... 12

REGISTRATION OF THE LICENSE ............................................................................................................ 17

MANUALLY STARTING THE LICENSE MANAGER ..................................................................................... 18

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ...................................................................................................................... 18

CHAPTER 4 – USING THREE-SERVER REDUNDANCY .................................................................... 19

STEP TO INSTALL THE REDUNDANT LICENSE........................................................................................ 19

CHAPTER 5 – CHECKING THE WINDOWS FIREWALL ...................................................................... 21

CHAPTER 6 – TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................................... 25

CHECKING THE ANSYS EXTENSION SETUP ........................................................................................... 25

RESETTING THE LICENSE REGISTRATION ............................................................................................... 26

WORKING WITH ANSYS V15.0 ........................................................................................................... 27

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Edition Note

This document describes the installation procedures of MBD for ANSYS v15.0.7. Please refer to the

Troubleshooting chapter for information about using MBD for ANSYS with V15.0.

Revision History

First printed, December 2014

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GETTING STARTED 3

CHAPTER 1 - GETTING STARTED

ROADMAP FOR USING THIS GUIDE

Two chapters that should be referred to in every installation:

Chapter 1 – Getting Started explains all of the content of the guide and how to

prepare for installation.

Chapter 3 – Installing MBD for ANSYS explains all of the steps to install MBD for

ANSYS and the RD Viewer, and how to register the available licenses.

Chapter 2 – Installing the FunctionBay License Server is used once at each site. The license

server can provide MBD for ANSYS licenses to other client computers on the network.

Chapter 4 – Using Three-Server Redundancy explains the use of 3 license servers, which

has the advantage that only 2 license servers are needed in order to provide licenses.

Maintenance can be done on 1 license server without taking down all of the licenses.

Chapter 5 - Checking the Windows Firewall is used to setup the exceptions that allow the

FunctionBay license server to provide licenses through any firewalls in the network.

Chapter 6 - Troubleshooting is used for two situations: 1) Checking ANSYS Workbench

registration, and 2) correcting a possible license registration issue on computers with

preexisting RecurDyn installations.

WHAT YOU NEED

HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS (64-BIT)

Minimum Recommended

CPU 1GHz 2.4GHz, Quad Core

Memory (RAM) 2GB 4GB

Free Disk Space 3GB 10GB

Display Adapter OpenGL OpenGL ICD

Screen Resolution 1024x768 1152x864

Optical Disk Drive DVD-R or above

SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS: Microsoft Windows 7 & 8 Professional (64-bit).

Please check that your computer meets the hardware and OS requirements.

FUNCTIONBAY LICENSE FILE

A license file is required for each MBD for ANSYS installation. Please provide the

following items for the computer that will act as the License Server:

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1. Host Name

2. Physical Ethernet (or MAC) Address. The address

is obtained as follows.

From the Start button of Windows, select: All

Programs, Accessories, Command Prompt

The command prompt window appears. Type:

ipconfig /all

Look for the block of data associated with

the Ethernet adapter used with your LAN.

Look for Physical Address.

Copy the number to the right of the colon, six sets of double digits.

3. Technical Contact Name, Phone & E-mail.

Your sales representative will provide a license file based upon this information.

INSTALLATION PROCESS

1. Send a Purchase Order and the requested hardware and contact information that

is listed above to your MBD for ANSYS sales representative.

2. Receive a MBD for ANSYS DVD and MBD for ANSYS license file.

3. Log in using an account with administrative privileges.

4. Install MBD for ANSYS and set up licensing.

5. Log out as the administrative user.

6. The software is now ready for use by the end user.

GETTING HELP

If you have questions or problems installing MBD for ANSYS, review the contents of this

guide. For additional help, contact your local MBD for ANSYS representative.

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INSTALLING THE FUNCTIONBAY LICENSE SERVER 5

CHAPTER 2 - INSTALLING THE FUNCTIONBAY LICENSE SERVER The FunctionBay License Server provides licenses for MBD for ANSYS and its associated

Viewer to any computer on the network. Licenses are checked out when MBD for ANSYS

is launched. Licenses are checked back in when the user exits MBD for ANSYS.

The FunctionBay License Server software is typically installed on a dedicated server

computer but it can also be install on a general computer.

1. The

FunctionBay

License

Server is

installed

using the

option from

the MBD for

ANSYS CD

Installation

screen as

shown in the

figure.

A security warning screen may appear that will ask you about allowing changes to be

made to your computer by the InstallShield Setup Launcher. Click on the Yes button.

The following alert box will appear:

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2. The Welcome screen will

appear as shown below.

Click on the Next button

to continue with the

installation.

3. The Destination Location

for the MBD for ANSYS

license server must be

defined. The default

location is typical for a

Windows application.

You can choose a different

destination location by

clicking Browse.

Click Next to accept the

specified directory.

4. Select the License

File to be used by

navigating to the

location of the MBD

for ANSYS license

file that was

provided by your

local MBD for

ANSYS sales

representative.

Select it and then

click on the Open

button.

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5. The License Server files

will be copied to the

installation directory. If

you want to stop the MBD

for ANSYS License Server

installation, click the

Cancel button.

6. The finish dialog box

appears. Click the Finish

button and the installation

is complete.

7. The Licenser Server software should be running now. If you want to check the status

of the License Server you can use the FLEXlm Utility. To run the FLEXlm Utility you

should click on the Windows Start button,

then select All Programs, then open up the

FunctionBay, Inc group and FunctionBay

License Server x64 group. Click on FLEXlm

Utility to run it, as shown in the figure.

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8. Once the LMTOOLS window is open, click on the Server Status tab and then click on

the Perform Status Enquiry button. The result will depend on the licenses that are

enabled in your license file, but it will look something like the figure.

If there are error messages, please report them to your sales representative.

9. The FLEXlm Utility provides capabilities to start and stop the License Server, as well

as perform diagnostics. The FLEXlm End Users Guide provides valuable information

about the License Server.

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INSTALLING MBD FOR ANSYS 9

CHAPTER 3 - INSTALLING MBD FOR ANSYS

STARTING THE MBD FOR ANSYS INSTALLATION

1. Log on to the computer using an account that has administrative privileges.

2. Insert the MBD for ANSYS CD into your DVD drive. The MBD for ANSYS installation

program should automatically begin to run, bringing up the window shown below.

3. Select Install Multi-Body Dynamics for ANSYS to begin the installation.

Tip: If the Multi-Body Dynamics for ANSYS installation window does not appear:

Go to the top level of the MBD for ANSYS CD and double-click on the AutoRun.exe

icon. Then start from the following section.

If the above does not work, go into the Multi-Body Dynamics for ANSYS directory on

the DVD and double-click on the setup.exe icon. Continue with the instructions

below.

INSTALLING MBD FOR ANSYS

1. A window appears and requests confirmation to make changes to the computer.

Click on the Yes button.

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2. An alert box may appear that provides notification that the InstallShield wizard is

being prepared. The alert box will put itself away after the preparation is complete.

3.The InstallShield is launched and the following welcome screen is displayed. Click the

Next button to continue.

4. The license agreement is presented. If you accept the terms of the agreement, click

the I Agree button.

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5. The next step is to specify the location of the MBD for ANSYS installation directory.

The default location is typical for a Windows application, as shown in the figure.

You can choose a different location by clicking Browse.

Click Install to accept the specified directory.

6. The MBD for ANSYS files will be installed. A status bar will show the progress. Please

click on the Next button when all of the files are loaded.

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7. A confirmation screen appears. Please click on the Finish button.

INSTALLING THE RECURDYN VIEWER

1. After finishing the MBD for ANSYS installation, the RecurDyn Viewer installation

begins. First the language selector for the InstallShield appears. In this document we

assume that English is selected. Click on the OK button.

2. An alert box may appear that provides notification that the InstallShield wizard is

being prepared. The alert box will put itself away after the preparation is complete.

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3. The following Welcome window appears. Click on the Next button.

4. The License Agreement is shown. Please review the license agreement; select the I

accept the terms of the license agreement option, and then click on the Next button.

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5. The System Requirements (hardware & OS) are shown. Please review them and then

click on the Next button.

6. You have the opportunity to enter your identifying information. Click on the Next

button after entering your information.

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7. You can select the folder where the files will be installed. Use the Browse button to

select a different location than the default. Click on the Next button when ready.

8. You can change the name and location of the Program Icon folder. Click on the Next

button after entering your information.

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The RecurDyn Viewer will be installed.

9. You are informed when the installation is complete. Click on Finish to continue.

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REGISTRATION OF THE LICENSE

1. After the files are installed the FunctionBay License Manager appears. By default the

Server Name is set to the name of local computer where the installation is occurring.

The server name should be modified to be the name of the computer where the

FunctionBay License Server was installed. There is no need to change the Port

number unless special arrangements were made at the time of the installation of the

FunctionBay License Server.

2. Click the OK button. If you see an error message the cause may be that the

server or your network is not operating properly. Click the Cancel button and

make sure the server and network is operating correctly. Then restart the

FunctionBay License Manager as described below (Manually Starting the

License Manager).

3. An alert box appears to indicate that the license was registered successfully.

4. Click the OK button.

Make sure that you have used the correct License Server name and that the

License Server is operating properly before you execute MBD for ANSYS or the

RecurDyn Viewer.

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MANUALLY STARTING THE LICENSE MANAGER

1. You can access the FunctionBay License Manager from the Start button.

a. Click on the Windows Start button.

b. Click on All Programs.

c. Scroll to the FunctionBay, Inc program folder and click on it

d. Click on RecurDyn Viewer for Multi-Body Dynamics for ANSYS (64-bit)

e. Click on the License option

2. The FunctionBay License Manager window appears.

At this point you can return to the beginning of this chapter and follow the instructions

again to register the license for MBD for ANSYS and the RecurDyn Viewer.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Additional information is available with the MBD for ANSYS installation. The Program

Folder provides access to the Help documentation as well as to a folder that contains the

tutorial files.

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USING THREE-SERVER REDUNDANCY 19

CHAPTER 4 – USING THREE-SERVER REDUNDANCY

With this arrangement the three License Servers send messages periodically to each other

to make sure at least two servers are running and communicating. A pair of servers is

configured when at least two of the three license servers are running and communicating

with each other.

The License Servers are distinguished as either primary, secondary, or tertiary. Also, one

License Server is specified as the master (m) and is responsible for providing licenses to

use MBD for ANSYS and the RecurDyn Viewer, recording information into the debug log,

and recording information into the report log. If the master is not responding, another

License Server is specified as the

master.

In the figure to the right, the

primary License Server is the

master. When the user’s

computer sends a checkout

request for a license, the

master responds and then

provides the license to use

MBD for ANSYS or the

RecurDyn Viewer.

In the second figure, the

secondary License Server

becomes the master because

the primary License Server is

not responding.

The tertiary server can never be the

master. If both primary and

secondary license servers are not

responding, licenses are no longer

provided to use MBD for ANSYS or the RecurDyn Viewer.

STEP TO INSTALL THE REDUNDANT LICENSE

1. Obtain a FunctionBay license file that contains three SERVER lines that correspond to

the three license server computers.

2. Install the FunctionBay License Server, referencing the same license file, on each of

the three license server computers (Chapter 2 explains the License Server

installation).

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3. Manually start the FunctionBay License Manager as explained at the top of page 18.

The FunctionBay License Manager window appears.

4. Click the Add button to add three rows in the table.

5. Enter the information for the three license servers as shown in the figure.

Note that the server names include different port numbers. This is because some cases

have been reported of 100% CPU usage due to conflicts of the TCP/IP ports because the

products used the same FLEXLM license manager. To avoid this collision, the user

should modify the port number in the license file to be different before setting up the

redundant license. The user can choose port numbers between the values of 27000 and

27009.

This is the syntax of the server line in the license file:

SERVER your_host_ID your_physical_adress TCP/IP_port_number

The following is an example of the Server portion of a license file that is configured for

three-server redundancy:

SERVER Server_1 001122334455 27000

SERVER Server_2 223344550011 27001

SERVER Server_3 554433221100 27002

Given the above Server lines in the license file, the user should enter information about

the three license servers as shown in the RecurDyn License Manager window above.

If the installation of the redundant license fails, please check the Windows Firewall

settings as described in Chapter 5 of this document.

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CHECKING THE WINDOWS FIREWALL 21

CHAPTER 5 – CHECKING THE WINDOWS FIREWALL

The Windows Firewall is generally turned on by default. Some adjustments are needed

when the Firewall is activated on the MBD for ANSYS License Server computer in order for

the licensing to work properly. There are two executables, “lmgrd.exe” and “fblmd.exe”,

that are needed for the license sharing between computers. Therefore, these executables

MUST be added in the “Programs and Service” list of Exception of Windows Firewall. The

procedure below explains how to do this in Windows 7 (similar in Windows 8).

1. Please go to Windows Firewall. (Windows Start Button ->Control Panel->Windows Firewall)

2. It is likely that the Firewall is On, as is shown in the figure for Windows 7.

3. Click on the Allow a program through Windows Firewall link in the left pane as shown.

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4. Click on the Change setting button in the Allowed Programs window if it is active. If it is

grayed out then the Change settings mode is already active. Click on the Allow another

program… button.

5. The following dialog box will appear, with the display of Programs varying according to the

software that is installed on your computer. Click on the Browse button.

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6. Navigate to the FunctionBay License Server installation directory. Select lmgrd.exe and

then click on the Open button.

7. The lmgrd.exe file will appear in the Programs list as Flexera Software LLC. Click on the

Add button.

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8. Click on the Browse button again. You will already be navigated to the FunctionBay

License Server installation directory Select fblmd.exe and click on the Open button.

The fblmd.exe file will appear in the Programs list as FBLMD daemon. Click on the Add

button.

9. FBLMD daemon and Flexera Software LLC now appear in the list of Allowed programs and

features. These executables should be enabled on the Home/Work (Private) network. Click

OK.

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TROUBLESHOOTING 25

CHAPTER 6 – TROUBLESHOOTING

CHECKING THE ANSYS EXTENSION SETUP

You may have installed MBD for ANSYS with an administrative account. If you would like to

use MBD for ANSYS with a different account that has regular user privileges, please do the

following.

1. Run ANSYS Workbench, pull-down on the

Tools menu and select the Options…

command.

2. The options dialog box appears. Select the Explorer Extensions item on left tree menu.

3. Make sure that the Default Extension to Load field contains RDA3.

4. Make sure that the field Additional Extension Folder includes the path to the MBD for

ANSYS installation folder. The default installation folder path is: C:\Program Files\FunctionBay, Inc\Multi-Body Dynamics for ANSYS 14.5

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RESETTING THE LICENSE REGISTRATION

The need to reset the license registration will only be needed in situations where MBD for

ANSYS is installed on computers that are already running the RecurDyn/Professional

standalone software. There is a small probability that old license registration information

from RecurDyn/Professional will interfere with the correct licensing of MBD for ANSYS.

If your site meets the following conditions:

1. RecurDyn/Professional was installed before MBD for ANSYS.

2. When installing MBD for ANSYS there are problems with the solver running and a

license check error is reported,

then please follow these steps:

1. Obtain the executable file RDCleanTool.exe from your MBD for ANSYS

sales representative.

2. Uninstall MBD for ANSYS using the Programs and Features tool in the Control Panel.

3. Double-click on the executable

file RDCleanTool.exe and the

dialog box that is shown will

appear. Check on the Clear

RecurDyn license information

box.

4. Click on the OK button.

5. Use the RecurDyn License

Manager to refer to the license

server of the correct computer.

6. Reinstall MBD for ANSYS. The

licensing for the solver should now work properly.

7. If any problems remain please refer to your MBD for ANSYS support contact.

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WORKING WITH ANSYS V15.0

There can be some problems with the definition of certain environmental variables when

using MBD for ANSYS with ANSYS V15.0. If possible it is recommended to upgrade to

ANSYS V15.0.7.

If that is not possible then please use the RunWBforMBD.bat file to start up ANSYS

workbench so that the environmental variables are defined properly. This file is found in

the MBD for ANSYS installation directory, as shown below.

For convenience, a user with administrative privileges can create a shortcut to run this bat file.

Once the shortcut is created, a user with regular user privileges can reset the environmental

variables and run MBD for ANSYS without needing any action by an administrator.

The shortcut can be located on the user’s desktop:

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or within the Start Menu.

Note that once the user executes the short-cut there is no need to use the shortcut again

unless the problem reoccurs. It is sufficient to run ANSYS Workbench in the normal way.

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