Installing SIMULIA Execution Engine in Text User Interface (TUI) Mode

You do not need to have a graphics card on your machine to install SIMULIA Execution Engine in text user interface (TUI) mode. The installer prompts you to answer questions in text mode in your machine’s command-line interpreter (terminal).

Note the following while proceeding with the installation in TUI mode:

  • If you want to continue with the default value, press Enter. If you want to modify the value, type the value and then press Enter.
  • Special commands are available if you want to return to the previous question, clear the default entry, or quite the installation. Entries beginning with the "!" character are special commands:
    • Type !b and hit Enter to get the previous page.
    • Type !c and hit Enter to clear the default value.
    • Type !q and hit Enter to quit.
  • If you begin an entry with a "!" that is not a command, you must precede it with an additional "!". For example, if the question is to enter a password, and if your password is !xoxo, you must write !!xoxo.
  • Check boxes are used to facilitate selection of multiple options. Check boxes are identified by [ ] : 
    		1 [ ]: unselected check box
		2 [*]: selected check box
    To select or clear a check box, enter its corresponding number and press Enter. Press -1 to select all the check boxes and 0 to unselect all.
  • You can select only one choice for radio buttons. Radio buttons are identified by ( ): 
    	1 ( ): unselected radio button
	2 (*): selected radio button
    To select a radio button, enter its corresponding number and press Enter (this will automatically unselect the previous choice).
Note: You should not enable the launch of the TomEE Configuration Utility during your TUI mode installation because this will launch the GUI-based utility and the installation will not be completely text based.

  1. To find the installer on the assembly media, see Installation, Licensing & Configuration | SIMULIA Installation | GA Assembly Media | Assembly Media Content and Organization.
  2. Open a Command Prompt window on Windows or a shell window on UNIX. The command must be launched from an elevated command prompt from Windows 7 or later.
  3. Go to the directory:

    On Windows:

    <media_dir>\SIMULIA_Isight\Windows64\1

    On Linux:

    <media_dir>/SIMULIA_Isight/Linux64/1

  4. Launch the TUI mode installation by running the appropriate command for your operating system.

    On Windows: 

    StartTUI.exe

    On Linux:

    ./StartTUI.sh

  5. Press Enter to continue.
  6. Provide the path to the destination directory into which the software will be installed and press Enter to continue.

    If you want to install the software on the default path, just press Enter.

  7. Press 0 and Enter then press 2 and Enter to select the SIMULIA Execution Engine as the product to install: 

    1 [ ] Isight Desktop
2 [*] SIMULIA Execution Engine
3 [ ] SIMULIA Execution Engine Station

    The state of check box preceding a product name indicates the selection state of the product that will be installed. You can choose any combination of these components to install on different computers and servers.

    Press Enter to confirm the selection to proceed to next step.

  8. Press Enter to continue.
  9. If you want to create a connection profile (.cpr) file to connect Isight Clients to a SIMULIA Execution Engine server during installation, select the radio button preceding the appropriate application server and press Enter: 

    1 (*) Skip this for now
3 ( ) Websphere

    Enter the server host name and press Enter.

    Enter the port number and press Enter.

    If an Isight Client application will use a SIMULIA Execution Engine, it must have a connection profile specific to the application server getting used. The .cpr file must be located in the following directory:

    <isight_install_dir>/config/

    An initial configuration profile named standalone.cpr is provided for standalone Isight operation. Additional connection profiles can be created later by using the Edit Logon Profile tool. See Creating a SIMULIA Execution Engine Connection Profile for more details.

  10. Select the type of license server software you will use and press Enter, or skip the licensing selection for now: 

    1 (*) SIMULIA FLEXnet
2 ( ) DSLS
3 ( ) Skip licensing configuration

    If you (or your system administrator) already have the FLEXnet or Dassault Systèmes license server installed and running, press Enter and specify the server computer's host name and press Enter to specify port number. This information is used to contact the license server and create a licensing client file that references the server. If you have installed a redundant license server triad, enter the host name and port for all three machines, or you can continue pressing Enter to keep blank values for the remaining license server host name and port fields.

  11. Verify the information on the Summary text that corresponds to the entries made earlier (type !b and press Enter to go back and make some modifications, if necessary).
  12. Press Enter to allow the installer to complete the installation.