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Cadence Allegro and OrCAD 17.2-2016 Installation Guide for Windows April 2016 5 Product Version 17.2-2016 © 1999-2018 All Rights Reserved. Part I - Getting Started The chapters in this section provides a brief overview of installation and describes the various requirements and options. ■ Hardware and Software Requirements on page 7 ■ New Features and Enhancements in 17.2-2016 on page 11 ■ Installation Overview on page 17

• Cover
• Contents
• Quick Overview: Installing Allegro and OrCAD 17.2-2016 Products on Windows
• Installing Base Release
• Installing Hotfix
• Installing License Manager
• Part I - Getting Started
• Hardware and Software Requirements
• Network Interface Cards (NICs)
• Dongles
• Cadence License File
• New Features and Enhancements in 17.2-2016
• New Features and Enhancements
• New License Manager
• Installation Directory Structure Changes
• Cadence Download Manager
• Installing without Administrative Privileges
• Change in Start Menu
• Diagnosing Installation Issues
• Repairing Installation to Add Missing Files
• Silent Installation without any Graphical Interface
• Control File in Silent Installation
• Incrementally Adding Products after Installing a HotFix
• Only for 64-Bit Windows Operating Systems Supported
• Performance Improvement in HotFix Backup Feature
• Fixed CCRs
• Installation Overview
• High-Level Overview of Installation Flow
• Installation Options for Cadence Products
• Uninstalling License Manager, Products, and Libraries
• Updating Scripts or Batch Files to Run Installed Products
• Part II - Licensing
• Installing and Configuring License Manager
• Installing License manager
• Standalone Installation
• Network Installation
• Uninstalling the License Manager
• The License Server Configuration Utility
• The License Client Configuration Utility
• Part III - Interactive Installations
• Installing the Products
• Performing Interactive Product Installation
• Performing Maintenance Installation
• Modifying an Installation
• Repairing an Installation
• Removing an Installation
• Uninstalling the products
• Installing Client on a Remote Computer
• Installing a Client Interactively on a Remote Computer
• Uninstalling the Client
• Installing Allegro Design Entry HDL - Allegro AMS Symbol Library
• Installing the libraries
• Uninstalling the libraries:
• Configuring and Managing Installations
• Starting the Installation and Setup Utility
• Performing Administrative Tasks
• Updating Environment Variables and Switch Release Shortcut
• Enabling Access to Installations in Current User Mode
• Removing a Release
• Diagnosing and Repairing Installation and Licensing
• Running Install Diagnose
• Adding Custom Tasks
• Downloading, Installing, and Deploying Releases and Updates using Download Manager
• Viewing Available Releases and Updates
• Downloading and Installing Releases and Updates
• Setting Up Automatic Download and Installation of Updates
• Deploying Across an Enterprise
• Part IV - Silent Installations
• Performing Silent Installations
• Installing License Manager in the Silent Mode
• Installing Products in the Silent Mode
• Installing Client in the Silent Mode
• Installing DEHDL-AMS Library in the Silence Mode
• Performing Maintenance in the Silent Mode
• The silentinstall-SPB.ini file
• Part V - Additional Information
• Getting Help
• Cadence Online Support
• Requesting a License
• Customer Support
• Performing Special Tasks
• Updating the Products
• Hotfix Update Information
• Backup Hotfix
• Switching Versions
• Uninstalling Software
• Uninstalling the License Manager
• Uninstalling the Products
• Troubleshooting Installation
• Server Model License Expiration Notification
• Troubleshooting: Frequently Asked Questions
• Appendix A: Access Levels and Installations
• Same user installs product and library
• Different users install product and library