Ansys Electromagnetics Suite 2024 R2 Windows Installation Guide

2 - Installing Ansys Electromagnetics Suite

Software
Installing Ansys Electromagnetics Suite on a Windows operating system generally involves the
following steps:

1. Ensuring the machine meets installation prerequisites.

See: Installation Prerequisites (Page 1-1).

2. Installing the software.

3. Setting up a license server, if prompted to do so.

Installing the Software

To install Ansys Electromagnetics software:

1. Log in as an administrator, or using an account with administrator privileges.

2. Launch the Ansys Electromagnetics Installation Shell:
l If you have a physical disc, it will launch automatically. If it does not, locate the drive and
launch autorun.exe.
l If you downloaded a digital copy, unzip the download and launch autorun.exe.
3. Click Install Electromagnetics Suite.
The Installation Wizard appears.
4. Click Next.
The License Agreement screen appears.
5. Read the license agreement carefully. Click Yes if you accept the terms of the agreement.
6. Click Next.
The Choose Destination Location screen appears.
7. Under Destination Folder, do one of the following to accept the default path or specify a
new one:
l Accept the default installation directory listed under Destination Folder.
l To select a different directory, click Browse. The Choose Folder window appears.
Select a directory, and click OK.
If you have other Ansys Electromagnetics software, Ansys recommends that you install
new software in the same directory.

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l To create a new directory, click Browse. The Choose Folder window appears. Enter
the new name in the Path field, and click OK.
8. Click Next.

Depending on the software and version being installed, you may see one or both of the
following screens before the Select Program Folder screen: the Choose Default Temp
Directory Location screen and/or the Choose Library Option screen.

9. If the Default Temporary Directory Location screen appears, select a default location
for all simulations (including local) to use as a temporary work space.
l If desired, change the temporary folder assignment. You can edit the field directly or
use the Browse button to display file browser to let you navigate the folders on your
machine and network.
l If desired, check the option to add read/write permissions for Everyone. If the
installation will be used for remote simulation by multiple users, all users must have
permissions on the temporary folder.
10. If the Choose Library Option screen appears, do one of the following to specify the
location of Ansys Electromagnetics libraries:

Note:

Ansys Electromagnetics libraries are large databases of electronic components,

developed by Ansys and various manufacturers.

l Click This local installation to copy and install the default Ansys Electromagnetics
component libraries, and then click Next.
l Click The following common location to use libraries that are already installed
(locally or on the network). Click Browse, select the appropriate path, and click OK.
Click Next.
11. Click Next.
The License Information screen appears.

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For additional information about the three license options, click Help me decide which of
the following options to choose. This displays a browser page with additional
explanations.

Note:

You can review the current license configuration by clicking View current
license configuration.

12. Select one of the following three license options:

l I have a new license file – Select this option if you recently received a license file from
Ansys.
a. Click Next.
b. Browse and select a license file.
c. Click Open.
d. Click Next.
e. If prompted, enter the name of the license server. Select or clear the Specify
TCP/IP Port option. Specifying a TCP/IP Port means that the software only looks to
that port for licenses. The default port for Ansys License Manager is 1055.
f. Click Next.

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l I want to specify a license server – Select this option if you are using a counted
license and already know the machine on which the Ansys License Manager is/will be
installed.
a. Click Next.
b. Select whether you want to use a Single server or Redundant servers, and enter
server names.
A Redundant server setup requires three license servers, each serving an identical
license file. The order in which the servers are entered must match the license files
on each server.
c. Select or clear the Specify TCP/IP Port option. Specifying a TCP/IP Port means
that the software only looks to that port for licenses. For Redundant servers, you
must enter a port. The default port for Ansys License Manager is 1055.
d. Click Next.
l I want to keep the current license configuration – Select this option if you already
have a license file for a previous version of Ansys software and want to keep the same
configuration.
a. Click Next.

Note:

If you want to change the license server after installation, modify the ansyslmd.ini
file in AnsysEM/Shared Files/Licensing.

See: Updating Software and Licenses (Page 4-1).

13. On the Select Program Folder screen, do one of the following to specify a name for the
program folder:
l Accept the default name displayed in the Program Folder field.
l Select an item from the Existing Folders list.
l Type a new name for the folder in the Program Folder field.

Note:

The program folder, which appears on the Windows Start menu, is a group of
related software that includes executable files and other components. The
default programs folder is Ansys EM Suite 20yy Rr, where yy is the last two
digits of the version year, and r is the minor release number.

14. Click Next.

The Review settings before copying files screen appears.

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15. Review the information displayed under Current Settings, and then do one of the
following:
l If the settings are correct, click Next to start copying files.
l If the settings are incorrect, click Back as many times as necessary, and change your
selections. Verify each screen before clicking Next to go to the next screen. When all
information is correct, return to the Review settings before copying files screen, and
click Next.
The Setup Status screen appears, displaying a progress bar, and installation begins.
You can click Cancel at any time to exit the installation.

Note:

If you receive a message about read-only files, you typically want to overwrite
them with the newer versions.

16. Once the files have all been copied, one of the following messages may appear:
l If you identified as the license server the same machine where you installed the Ansys
Electromagnetics software, then a message appears that informs you that you must
install the Ansys License Manager on this machine. Click OK.
l If you identified as the license server a machine other than where you installed the
Ansys Electromagnetics software, then a message appears that identifies that machine
as the license server and informs you that you must install the Ansys License Manager
on that machine. Click OK.
17. When the installation is complete, the InstallShield Wizard Complete window appears.
You will see one of two check box options:
l If RSM is not installed, you will see a check box to launch the RSM installation and,
once the installation is complete, register this Ansys Electromagnetics product with
RSM. If you select this option and click Finish, the product installation ends and the
RSM installation is automatically started.
l If RSM is installed, you will see a check box to register this Ansys Electromagnetics
product with RSM.
For details, see: Installing RSM (Page 3-4).
18. Click Finish.
The initial setup Installation Shell reappears.
19. Optionally, install any of the following additional software:
l Distributed Simulation Technologies, which includes MPI and RSM.
l Layout Integrations for ECAD.
20. Click Exit to terminate the Ansys Electromagnetics Installation Shell

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