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Thermo-Calc installation guide for Windows

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Thermo-Calc installation guide for Windows Version 3.1

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Thermo-Calc installation guide for Windows computers

Introduction

Target group

This installation guide is aimed at anyone who wants to install their copy of Thermo-Calc on a computer running Windows. The installation instructions also apply to the installation of the demo version of the program for computers running Windows.

Purpose

This document explains how to install the Thermo-Calc software on stand-alone computers, servers and client computers. It also covers installing licenses.

Contents

1 Getting started ......................................................................... 2

1.1 Installation types .................................................................................. 3

1.2 Installing Ghostscript ............................................................................ 4

2 Obtaining licenses .................................................................... 5

2.1 How to supply diagnostic and network adapter information .............. 5

2.2 Storing your license ready for installation ........................................... 6

3 Standalone installation ............................................................. 7

3.1 How to install Thermo-Calc on a standalone computer ...................... 7

3.2 How to install or update a license after installing Thermo-Calc .......... 8

4 Network installations .............................................................. 10

4.1 How to install Thermo-Calc on a client computer.............................. 10

4.2 How to install Thermo-Calc on server computer ............................... 11

4.3 How to install a License Server ........................................................... 13

4.4 How to install a license after installing a license server ..................... 15

4.5 How to install a client running Thermo-Calc from a server ............... 16

5 Appendix 1 - Terminology ....................................................... 18


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1 Getting started

The installation kit for the Thermo-Calc software package includes the following programs:

Thermo-Calc DICTRA TC-PRISMA Software development kits (SDKs)

TQ-Interface TC-API TC-Toolbox for MATLAB

In addition, the latest version of all the databases is included.

This kit has been tested on computers running any of the following Windows versions:

Window 8 64-bit Windows 7 SP1 32-bit Windows 7 SP1 64-bit Windows XP SP3 32-bit

Installation is performed with the InstallAnywhere installation program. If you have an old version of Thermo-Calc 3 installed and are upgrading to 3.1, then you follow the same procedure as if you were installing Thermo-Calc for the first time. At the start of the installation procedure, you will be given the option to uninstall the older version of Thermo-Calc 3.


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1.1 Installation types

The software and licenses can be installed in several ways depending on what kind of license and network setup you have in your office. If you are installing the demo version of the program, then you can only make a standalone installation.

Standalone installation

See 1) above. The Thermo-Calc software and a Thermo-Calc license are installed on a standalone computer. No License Server is needed. This license type is called a Single-User Node-Locked License (SUNLL).

To set up this installation type, perform the procedure in section 3.1. If you do not have a license file when you run the installation, then you also have to perform the procedure in section 3.2.

Consolidated network installation See 2) above. The Thermo-Calc software and a Thermo-Calc License Server are installed on a single server computer. This allows all computers in the network to access both the software and a license on the server when they need it via a client installation. This type of license is called a Network License (NWL).


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To set up this type of installation, set up a License Server and install the Thermo-Calc software on the computer that is to be the server, see the procedure in section 4.2. (You do not also have to go through the procedure in section 4.3). Then perform client installations of Thermo-Calc on the computers in the network that will be working with the software, see the procedure in section 4.5.

Distributed network installation See 3) above. The Thermo-Calc software is installed on one server computer in a network and the Thermo-Calc License Server is installed on a different server computer. This allows all computers in the network (clients) to access both the software and a NWL on the server when they need it via a client installation.

To set up this type of installation, first set up a License Server on the first server, see the procedure in section 4.3. Then install the Thermo-Calc software on the other server, see the procedure in section 4.2. Finally, perform client installations of Thermo-Calc on all computers in the network that will be working with the software, see the procedure in section 4.5.

License Server network installation See 4) above. The Thermo-Calc License Server is installed on a server computer in the network and the Thermo-Calc software is installed on every computer in the network that requires it. Any of these computers will have access to a NWL through the License Server when they need to.

To set up this type of installation, first install a License Server on the computer that is to be the License server, see the procedure in section 4.3. Then install Thermo-Calc on all client computers in the network that will be using the License Server, see the procedure in section 4.1.

1.2 Installing Ghostscript

If you are installing DICTRA then it is advisable to first install Ghostscript as DICTRA uses the program Ghostscript for saving and printing plots.

Install Ghostscript by going to the URL www.ghostscript.com and following the instruction provided there.

http://www.ghostscript.com/


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2 Obtaining licenses

To run Thermo-Calc, DICTRA, TC-PRISMA, TQ-Interface, TC-API, TC-Toolbox for MATLAB and the databases, you need a valid license key for each product.

If you are installing the demo version of Thermo-Calc, then you do not need to order and install a license file (a demo license file is automatically installed together with the program).

This is a two-step process. The first step is that you must supply the Thermo-Calc software company with some diagnostic and network adapter information about your computer. Thermo-Calc will then send you the relevant licenses. The second step is that you install the license file on the computer where you want to install the Thermo-Calc programs.

You can install licenses both before and after installing the Thermo-Calc programs.

There are two procedures to follow in order to obtain licenses for the Thermo-Calc products.

2.1 How to supply diagnostic and network adapter information

This section explains how to provide the Thermo-Calc software company with the necessary information about your computer for a standalone Thermo-Calc installation.

If you need network licenses, then you must also supply the Thermo-Calc software company with information about which subnets to include in the license. If you don’t know how to do this, speak to your network administrator.

Subnets should be in the format aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd.*** (example: 192.168.29.0/24 or 192.168.29.*) and a maximum of six subsets are permitted.

2.1.1 Prerequisites

You must have Internet access before starting this procedure.

2.1.2 Procedure

To obtain the necessary information about your computer, follow this procedure: If you know how to, an alternative to this procedure is to run “ipconfig /all”.

Step Action

1 In the browser of your choice, go to the URL http://www.thermocalc.com. Hover the mouse arrow over the “Support” tab to display the Support options.

2 Select “Diagnostic tools” to open the Diagnostic tools page.

3 Under the “Windows computers” sub-heading, click the link: “tclog for Windows computers”.

4 In the “Open” window that is displayed, click the button for “Open” This will download the “tclog.zip” file containing the diagnostic tool.

http://www.thermocalc.com/

http://www.thermocalc.com/media/10301/tclog.zip

http://www.thermocalc.com/media/10301/tclog.zip


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5 Find the downloaded “tclog.zip” file (most probably it will be in your “Downloads” folder) and open it. Right-click the “tclog.bat” file (if no suffix is shown, it is a MS-DOS file type) and select “Run as administrator”. In the dialog box that opens, click «Extract all» and accept the suggestions for target places. This will create a folder called “Tclog”.

6 In the “Tclog” folder, double-click the “tclog.bat” file. If asked, confirm that you want to run the file. This will start the diagnostic tool and create a “tclog.log” file in the same folder.

7 Create an e-mail with To address [email protected] and the subject “License diagnostic information from Name”. Replace “Name” with your name, the organisation’s name and the Site Number. You can find the site number in the invoices or other correspondence from the Thermo-Calc software company. Attach the “tclog.log” file to the mail and send it.

8 When the Thermo-Calc software company has received this information, they will send you the relevant license files to the email address you used.

2.2 Storing your license ready for installation

When you receive the license file (it is named “LSERVRC” and has no file suffix), simply place it in a easily accessible place, for example, the desktop. This makes it easy to find it during the installation procedure. That’s all.

mailto:[email protected]


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3 Standalone installation

3.1 How to install Thermo-Calc on a standalone computer

This is a standalone type of installation, see 1.1 Installation types.

Where there are differences in the procedure that are due to other versions of Windows, these are explained in brackets.

3.1.1 Prerequisites

Most users will be able to do this without authentication problems. If you do encounter such problems, contact your system administrator.

If you have a license file, make sure you know where it is so you can access it during the installation. If you do not have a license file installed, you can still complete the installation and install a license file afterwards.

3.1.2 Procedure

To install Thermo-Calc, follow these steps (if you are installing the demo version, then steps 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12 are omitted):

Step Action

1 If you are installing from a CD, insert the CD and when the Thermo-Calc installation file starts, follow the instructions to initiate the installation. This will start the InstallAnywhere program. Then continue from step 4 If you are installing from a website, go to the URL provided by the Thermo-Calc Software company and log in with the information provided.

2 Open the folder for Windows and right-click on the exe file. Choose “Save target as” and choose a suitable folder so that you can easily find the file later.

3 Double-click the downloaded file to start the installation. The InstallAnywhere program starts.

4 If you have an older version of Thermo-Calc 3 installed, then an “Old version exists” window is opened, prompting you to select whether or not you want to uninstall the older version before proceeding with the installation. If you click «Yes», then InstallAnywhere will uninstall the previous version before the ”Introduction” window appears. If you click “No”, then you will install the new version of Thermo-Calc alongside the old version.

5 In the “Introduction” window that appears, click «Next» The “License Agreement” window will be displayed showing the End user license agreement (EULA).

6 Accept the terms of the license agreement (after reading the terms if desired) by clicking the radio button for the option “I accept the terms of the agreement” and then clicking «Next». The “Choose setup type” window is displayed.


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7 Choose the Standalone setup by clicking that radio button. The “Choose a license file LSERVRC” window is displayed.

8 If you have a Thermo-Calc license file (LSERVRC), select it in the field provided. If not, click «Next» and click «OK» in the instruction box that is displayed. The “Choose install set” window is displayed.

9 Click the tick-boxes for the programs you wish to install. Make sure that the databases are clicked. Then click «Next».

10 If you are installing Thermo-Calc on a 64-bit computer, then the “Select software version” window is displayed. Select which version you want to install. The “Choose installation folder” window is displayed.

11 Accept the default path for the installation or select your preferred location, then click «Next» The “Specify configuration” window is displayed.

12 Choose the user configuration you want by clicking the appropriate radio button. Then click «Next». The “Pre-installation summary” window is displayed.

13 Click «Next». The “Installing Thermo-Calc” window is displayed and progress is displayed in a progress bar at the bottom of the window. When done, the “Install complete” window is displayed.

14 Click «Done».

If TQ Interace or the TC-API has been installed, then a window will open to show where the the SDKs have been saved. (On Windows XP, an explorer window is opened automatically showing the contents of the Thermo-Calc/SDK folder.)

15 To start the Thermo-Calc software, find it under the Start button and click to start. (On Windows XP, clicking Thermo-Calc in the “All programs” window opens the Thermo-Calc folder containing all programs.) If you did not install a license during this procedure, nothing will work and a warning message will be displayed to which you must respond by clicking «OK». Thermo-Calc will open up in Graphical Mode.

3.2 How to install or update a license after installing Thermo-Calc

This procedure is the second part of a standalone type of installation, see 1.1. Installation types. It explains how to install a license for a previously installed Thermo-Calc program on a standalone computer.

3.2.1 Prerequisites



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If you have received the license file in a zip file, unpack it and save it in a logical place that you can easily find later.

Close all running Thermo-Calc programs.

3.2.2 Procedure

To install a license for an existing Thermo-Calc program, follow these steps:

Step Action

1 Open a command line window. In Windows XP and Windows 7, you do this from the Start button by clicking “Run” and typing “cmd” in the “Open” field that appears. In Windows 8, use Search (mouse-over the right edge of your screen) to find “cmd” and then double-click the Command line icon.

2 Find the desired location of the license file by typing:

set LSERVRC

This will display the file and the path of the directory where the license file should be placed.

3 Move your copy of the LSERVRC file to that directory.

4 Start Thermo-Calc. It should start without problems and open in Graphical Mode.


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4 Network installations

These procedures explain how to set up network installations, see 1.1 Installation types.

4.1 How to install Thermo-Calc on a client computer

If you have a License Server on a computer in the network, then you can install the Thermo-Calc software on a client computer and use a license that is provided by the License Server. This procedure explains how to set up the client part of a License Server network installation, see 1.1 Installation types. Section 4.3 explains how to install License Server part of this type of installation.

Where there are differences in the procedure due to different versions of Windows, these are explained in brackets.

4.1.1 Prerequisites


Make sure you know the name or IP number of the license server.

4.1.2 Procedure

To install Thermo-Calc, follow these steps:

Step Action



3 Double-click the downloaded file to start the installation program. The InstallAnywhere program starts.

4 If you have an older version of Thermo-Calc 3 installed, then an “Old version exists” window is opened, prompting you to select whether or not you want to uninstall the older version before proceeding with the installation. If you click «Yes», then InstallAnywhere will uninstall the previous version before the ”Introduction” window appears. If you click “No”, then you will install the new version of Thermo-Calc alongside the old version.



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6 Accept the terms of the license agreement (after reading the terms if desired) by clicking the radio button for the option “I accept the terms of the agreement” and then clicking «Next». The “Choose setup type” window is displayed.

7 Choose the “Client” setup by clicking that radio button. The “Choose install set” window is displayed.

8 Click the tick-boxes for the programs you wish to install. Make sure that the databases are clicked. Then click «Next». The “License Server information” window is displayed.

9 Enter the name or IP address of the license server and click «Next».

10 If you are installing on a 64-bit machine, the “Select software version” window is displayed. Select which version you want to install. The “Choose installation folder” window is displayed.




14 Click «Done».


15 To start the Thermo-Calc software, find it under the Start button and click to start. (On Windows XP, clicking Thermo-Calc in the “All programs” window opens the Thermo-Calc folder containing all programs.) If you did not enter a correct name or IP number of the license server during this procedure, nothing will work and a warning message will be displayed to which you must respond by clicking «OK». Thermo-Calc will open up in Graphical Mode.

4.2 How to install Thermo-Calc on server computer

This procedure is required if you are doing a consolidated or distributed network installation, see 1.1 Installation types. If you are doing a distributed network installation, then you also need to install a License Server on another computer, see procedure 4.3 How to set up a License Server.

If you are doing a consolidated network installation, then this is the only server-side installation procedure you need to go through. The License Server will be installed as part of this procedure.


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Where there are differences in the procedure due to different versions of Windows, these are explained in brackets.

4.2.1 Prerequisites


If you are setting up a distributed network installation (and not installing a License Server), then you need to know the name or IP number of the license server.

If you are setting up a consolidated network installation, then you need to have a license file to run Thermo-Calc. However, you can complete the installation even if you do not have a license file. The license file can be added afterwards.

4.2.2 Procedure

To install Thermo-Calc, follow these steps:

Step Action



3 Double-click the downloaded file to start the installation program.

The InstallAnywhere program starts.

4 Accept the terms of the license agreement (after reading the terms if desired) by clicking «Accept». The “Choose setup type” window is displayed.

5 Select the “Server” setup type and click «Next». The “Choose Install Set” window is displayed.

6 Select the programs you want to install. If you are setting up a Distributed Network installation, then you do not need to install the License Server, since the licenses will be provided by a License Server on a different computer. If you are setting up a Consolidated Network installation, then you should install a License Server.

7 If you have chosen to install a License Server, then the “Choose a license file LSERVRC” window is displayed. Click «Choose» and locate the license file LSERVRC. If you haven’t received a license file yet, you can add it later. Click «Next» to continue the installation.


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If you have chosen to not install a License Server, then the “License Server” window is displayed. Enter the name or IP address of the license server and click «Next».

8 If you are installing on a 64-bit computer, then the “Select software version” window is displayed. Select the version that you want to install. The License Server is only available in a 32-bit version, so if you chose to install a License Server, a 32-bit version of the License Server will be installed even if you choose to install the 64-bit version of Thermo-Calc.

9 The “Choose installation folder” window is displayed.




13 Click «Done».


14 To start the Thermo-Calc software, find it under the Start button and click to start. (On Windows XP, clicking Thermo-Calc in the “All programs” window opens the Thermo-Calc folder containing all programs.) If you did not have a valid license file (for a consolidated network installation) or did not enter a correct name or IP number of a license server (for a distributed network installation) during this procedure, nothing will work and a warning message will be displayed to which you must respond by clicking «OK». Thermo-Calc will open up in Graphical Mode.

15 Finally, you must share the folder in which Thermo-Calc has been installed, so that user who will run Thermo-Calc from the server computer can access it. To share the folder, right-click the folder in Windows, select “Share with” from the pop-up menu, and set the appropriate configurations for folder sharing.

4.3 How to install a License Server

A License server is a computer with the License Manager installed. A License Manager is a Sentinel RMS License Manager Windows service. It will supply the client computers in your network with license tokens when they run the Thermo-Calc software.


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A network license can only be used on one specific computer that hosts the License Manager. The network license determines which client computers will receive license tokens using their IP addresses and IP ranges.

This procedure explains how to install a License Server on a computer that will be acting as a server in your network. It can be used either in a distributed network installation or in a License Server network installation.

4.3.1 Prerequisites

You must have administrator rights for your computer to be able to perform this procedure.

If you already have a network license file, you need to know where it is so you can access it during the installation. If you do not have a license file installed, you can still complete the installation and install a license file afterwards.

In order to be able to confirm that your License server is working correctly after installation, you should install Thermo-Calc on this computer. If you prefer to have a clean, dedicated License Server without the client part, you can later uninstall Thermo-Calc from the License Server.

4.3.2 Procedure

To install a license server, follow these steps:

Step Action

1 If you are installing from a CD, insert the CD and when the Thermo-Calc installation file starts, follow the instructions to initiate the installation. Then continue from step 4 If you are installing from a website, go to the URL provided by the Thermo-Calc Software company and log in with the information provided.


3 Right-click the downloaded file and choose “Run as administrator” from the drop-down menu. The InstallAnywhere program starts.

4 Accept the terms of the license agreement (after reading the terms if desired) by clicking «Accept». The “Choose setup type” window is displayed.

5 Choose “Server”. The “Choose Install Set” window is displayed.

6 Click the tick-boxes for the license server and the programs you wish to install. Then click «Next». The “Choose a license file LSERVRC” window is displayed.

7 Click «Choose» and locate the license file LSERVRC. If you haven’t received a license file yet, you can add it later. Click «Next» to continue the installation.


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8 If you install Thermo-Calc together with the License Server and you have a 64-bit computer, then the “Select Software Version” window will be shown. Select whether to install the 64-bit or the 32-bit version. However, the License Server is only available in a 32-bit version, so a 32-bit version of the License Server will be installed even if you choose to install the 64-bit version of Thermo-Calc.

9 The “Choose installation folder” window is displayed. Accept the default path for the installation of the client part or select your preferred location, then click «Next» The “Specify configuration” window is displayed. Note that the License Server is installed in a specific location that you cannot change. Also, even if you have opted not to install Thermo-Calc on the License Server, there will be some support and help files installed in the folder where you have chosen to install Thermo-Calc.

4.4 How to install a license after installing a license server

This procedure explains how to install a license for a previously installed License Server.

4.4.1 Prerequisites

You must have administrator rights for the license server to be able to perform this procedure.

If you have received the license file in a zip file, unpack it and save it in a logical place that you can easily find later.

Close all running Thermo-Calc programs.

4.4.2 Procedure

To install a server license for an existing License Server, follow these steps:

Step Action

1 On the license server computer, find the desired location of the license file by opening Search (Windows XP and Windows 7: Click the “Start” button and then click “Search”)(Windows 8: use Search (mouse-over the right edge of your screen) to find “cmd” and then double-click the Command line icon. Type “Services”. This will display a list of services that are installed on this computer.

2 In the list of installed services, right-click on “Sentinel RMS License Manager”. Select Properties.

Under “Path to executable”, you can see the path to file “lservnt.exe”.. The license file “LSERVRC” is in the same folder.

Note: the default path for the license file is

C:\Program Files\Common Files\SafeNet

Sentinel\Sentinel RMS License Manager\WinNT\LSERVRC

3 Move your copy of the LSERVRC file to that directory.


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4 Now you must restart the Sentinel RMS License Manager. This can be done by restarting the computer.

If you do not want to restart the computer, re-open the Search field (see step 1) and type “Services” This will display a list of services that are installed on this computer.

5 In the list of installed services, right-click on “Sentinel RMS License Manager” and select “Restart”.

4.5 How to install a client running Thermo-Calc from a server

A client installation is an installation where the Thermo-Calc software is installed on a file server but is run from a client computer. The Licence Server may be installed on the file server (consolidated network installation) or on a different computer (distributed network installation). For this to work, the client computer must have a Thermo-Calc client installed. This type of installation mainly sets various environmental variables and paths on the client computer.

This section describes how you install such a client.

4.5.1 Prerequisities

You need access to the folder in which Thermo-Calc has been installed on the file server. You also need to know the IP number or name of the license server.

4.5.2 Procedure

To install a Thermo-Calc client, follow these steps:

Step Action

1 Open the “\Thermo-Calc\3.1\” folder on the file server.

2 Open the folder “windows_clientsetup”.

3 Double-click the “install.exe” file. The InstallAnywhere program starts.


5 Accept the terms of the license agreement (after reading the terms if desired) by clicking the radio button for the option “I accept the terms of the agreement” and then clicking «Next». The “License server IP” window is displayed.

6 Enter the License Server IP or name in the “License Server IP” field and click «Next». The “Choose install set” window is displayed.

7 Click the tick-boxes for the programs you wish to install. Then click «Next». The “Specify Configuration” window is displayed.


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8 Select whether the client configuration should be made for the user account that you are currently logged in with, or whether it should be made for all users. Select the “Create icons on desktop” tick-box if you want desktop icons with shortcuts to the installed programs on the desktop. Then click «Next». The “Pre-installation summary” window is displayed.


10 Click «Done».

11 To start Thermo-Calc or DICTRA, double-click the desktop shortcut for the program in question. Alternatively, find the program on the server start it from the server. Thermo-Calc will start in Graphical Mode.


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5 Appendix 1 - Terminology

Client computer A computer without a license file of its own but connected through the network to a License Server. The client computer receives a license token from the License Server.

Host ID The MAC/Ethernet Address on the computer, which the license is locked to. The license can only be used on the computer with correct Host ID.

License manager The Windows service used for license management. The License Manager distribute license tokens as specified in the network license file

License server Computer with the License Manager installed.

On Linux computers, the service for the License Manager is named License Server

Network license (NWL) The license type used with a License Manager. The NWL can only be used on one specific computer that hosts the License Manager. The network license determines which client computers will receive license tokens by using information about IP addresses and IP ranges.

The software may be used on the number of sites you have paid for and by the number of persons you have paid for on any number of network connected computers

Standalone computer A computer which uses a standalone license

Standalone license A license file that is unique for one designated computer at one designated site and cannot be copied or moved outside the site. The software may be used only at site and by only one person at a time on only one computer. If the software is installed on a portable computer, the software may be used temporarily off-site.

Single User Node Locked License (SUNLL) See Standalone license.

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Thermo-Calc installation guide for Windows · TC-PRISMA Software development kits ... will download the “tclog.zip” file containing the diagnostic tool. Thermo-Calc installation