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Cadence Allegro and OrCAD 17.2-2016 Installation Guide for Windows Installation Overview April 2016 18 Product Version 17.2-2016 © 1999-2018 All Rights Reserved. High-Level Overview of Installation Flow 1. Install and configure latest License Manager. See Installing and Configuring License Manager on page 25 2. Install products. See Installing the Products on page 33. 3. Configure installation with administrator rights if installed with non-administrator privileges. Note: For troubleshooting, see Troubleshooting: Frequently Asked Questions on page 79.

• 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