Chapter 2 Installing Reactis
Reactis is available on
Windows(R) 1 2000, XP, and Vista.
To run Reactis, a system should satisfy the following minimum
requirements.
- At least 512 MB RAM (more is required for large models)
- At least 50 MB MB free disk space
- MATLAB , Simulink, and Stateflow installed
- An installed Ethernet card
There are different methods for installing Reactis, depending on
how you will access the license(s) you have purchased:
-
via a Reactis License File residing on your computer, or
- via a Reactis License Manager running on a remote server.
In the latter case, you (or someone in your organization) will also
need to install the Reactis License Manager.
2.1 Installing with Local License File
To install Reactis, perform the following steps.
-
Execute the self-installing executable reactis-setup-V2008.exe and follow the
instructions. If you obtained your release on a CD, inserting the CD into
your CD drive should initiate the execution of this executable
automatically. If it does not, manually run the program
reactis-setup-V2008.exe that is included on the CD. Alternatively, you may
download the latest version of the installer from the Reactive
Systems web site listed below. Note, that an updated version of the
installer will have a name of the form reactis-setup-V2008.0.n.exe
where n is a patch release number. Download address:
- To obtain a Reactis License File, select
Start -> Programs -> Reactis V2008 -> License
from the Windows Start menu. This will open a text editor
showing the (incomplete) license file rsilicense.dat. Copy the
information you find there into an e-mail message and send this
message to Reactive Systems at help@reactive-systems.com. You will receive a
response containing the completed license as an attachment. When you
receive this e-mail, detach the license file and save it to a file
named rsilicense.dat in the folder where Reactis is
installed. If you installed in the default location the license
should be saved to:
C:\Program Files\Reactis V2008\rsilicense.dat
2.2 Installing with Remote License Manager
If your organization already has a server running the Reactis
License Manager, then you may install Reactis on your computer (the
client) as follows. Note that in this case you will need the name or
IP address of the server; your network or system administrator can
supply you with this information.
- On the client machine, run the installer as described in Step 1 above.
- Invoke Reactis by selecting
Start -> Programs -> Reactis V2008 -> Reactis
The dialog shown in Figure 2.1 will appear;
enabling you to specify the server on which the
Reactis License Manager is running. To specify a server, click the
Add button and then enter the IP address or name of the
server. If your organization has more than one server running the
Reactis License Manager, you may enter as many of these as you
wish.
| Figure 2.1: Configuring Reactis to access a Reactis License Manager running on a remote server. |
2.3 Installing the Reactis License Manager
Please see Section 18.1.
2.4 Performing a Silent Install
The Reactis installer supports a silent install (installing Reactis
from the DOS command line in an automated fashion). The following
command line switches control a silent install.
-
/SILENTInstructs the installer to be silent. When the installer is silent
the wizard and the background window are not displayed but the
installation progress window and error messages are displayed. The
default settings (which can be overridden using command line
arguments) are used for the install.
/VERYSILENT
With this switch the installer will display error messages, but not
the wizard, background window, or progress window./NOCANCEL
Prevents the user from cancelling during the installation process by
disabling the Cancel button and ignoring clicks on the close button.
This switch is useful in conjunction with /SILENT. /DIR="x:\dirname"
Overrides the default directory name displayed on the Select Destination
Location wizard page. A fully qualified path name must be specified. /GROUP="folder name"
Overrides the default folder name displayed on the Select Start Menu
Folder wizard page. /COMPONENTS="comma separated list of component names"
Overrides the default components settings. By default all components
are installed. Possible components are:
| main | : | Reactis GUI |
| lm | : | License Manager |
| lmo | : | License Monitor |
| help | : | Help files |
| examples | : | Example files |
| api | : | Reactis API |
/MATLABROOT="x:\dirname"
Overrides the default MATLAB root directory name displayed on the
Locate Matlab wizard page./COPYSETTINGS
Instructs the installer to copy the personal settings and license information
to the new installation if running in SILENT or VERYSILENT mode and a
previous existing Reactis installation is found.
This is the default./NOCOPYSETTINGS
Do NOT copy personal settings and license information from a previous
existing installation./SAVEINF="x:\filename"
Saves information entered during the install in a file. That file can
later be used to specify default parameters via LOADINF. The
following information is saved:
-
Install directory name
- Program group name
- Components
- Matlab root directory
- Should settings and license information be copied from existing
versions of Reactis?
/LOADINF="x:\filename"
Load default information from a file created with the SAVEINF option.
This is useful in combination with a silent install, i.e.
C:\> reactis-setup-V2008.exe /SILENT /LOADINF="mysetup.inf"
will install Reactis without any user prompts using the values saved
in mysetup.inf
Options given on the command line will override parameters stored in
the information file./HELP or /? or /H
Display help information for the silent install command line switches.
