06 - Configuring and Managing Installations

Configuring and Managing Installations

You can use the Cadence Installation and Setup utility to:

• Configure and complete an installation performed using standard user privileges
• Update environment variables and the switch release shortcut
• Enable access to installations performed by another user in the per-user mode
• Remove a release from the Programs and Features list

This section will cover:

• 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

Starting the Installation and Setup Utility

You can start the utility by double-clicking <installation_location>\tools\Installutils\InstallConfig.
This utility is also available from the installation CD in the Disk1/Install_Utilities folder.
Start the utility in the normal mode and perform the following to get the page from where you can choose the correction option:

1. Click Next in the Installation Setup Utility page.

• Perform one time system level configuration: Select to complete installation and configure the system to be able to access products installed without administrative rights.
• Configure: Select to create and update environmental variables and the Switch Release shortcut.
• Configure environment to use another user installation: Configure environment to use installation performed by another user in per user mode.
• Remove Program and Feature Entry: Select to remove failed installations.

Performing Administrative Tasks

To complete installation and configure system to be able to access products installed without administrative privileges, perform the following steps:

1. Select Perform one time system level configuration.
2. Click Next.
3. Specify the installation location and working directory, if needed. The default values are displayed.
4. Click Configure.
5. Click Finish.

Updating Environment Variables and Switch Release Shortcut

Perform the following steps to create and update environment variables such as CDSROOT, HOME, CHDL_LIB_INST_DIR, CONCEPT_INST_DIR, OA_PLUGIN_PATH, CDS_LIC_FILE:

1. Select Configure.
2. Click Next.
3. Specify whether you want to update for per user or all user mode.
4. Specify if you want to configure only environment variable or shortcut or both.
   The Cadence SPB Switch Release might point to an incorrect destination after uninstalling Cadence release from a system. To ensure that SPB Switch Release utility is pointing to the correct release, select Update Switch Release Shortcut.
   You can use the Cadence SPB Switch Release utility from the Start menu to switch between different versions of Cadence installations in your system. For example, if you install the latest release in a system where an earlier release already exists, the earlier or older installation will not be accessible or visible. You can then switch release to be able to access the earlier release.
5. Specify if you want to install other updates and configure firewall.
6. Click Next.
7. Specify the paths and additional environment variables.
8. Click Configure.
9. Click Finish.

Enabling Access to Installations in Current User Mode

Cadence® Allegro® X and OrCAD® X products can be installed in two user modes, all users (Anyone who uses this computer) or current user (Only for me). If installed in the current user mode, the installation is accessible only to the user who installed the products. The menu from the Start menu will display the product options only when the user who installed the product is logged into the system. Other users will not be able to access the installation.

You know you need to configure an existing installation, if you see only the Configure option and not any products listed when you choose from the Start menu.
To configure an installation to make it accessible from your user ID, perform the following steps:

1. Select Configure environment to use another user installation.
2. Click Next.
3. Specify the installation location and home directory, if needed.
4. Click Configure.
5. Click Finish.

You can now access the installed products from the Start menu.

Removing a Release

Perform the following steps:

• Select Remove Program and Features Entry
• Click Next.
• Specify the release you want to clean up for removal in the Cleanup Release box.
• Click Cleanup.
• Click Finish.