Install a New Node-Locked License (Linux/Unix/Solaris)

1. DOWNLOAD LS-DYNA:. If you have purchased a node-locked license for LS-DYNA, then you should first download LS-DYNA. Download the SMP archive for your system, e.g., ls971_s_R5_1_0_amd64_suse11.gz. Unzip this archive

           gunzip ls971_s_R5_1_0_amd64_suse11.gz
   

   Make sure that the extracted file is executable

           chmod 0755 ls971_s_R5_1_0_amd64_suse11
   

2. GENERATE A LICENSE REQUEST:. Execute the extracted executable with the "info" command line option

           ./ls971_s_R5_1_0_amd64_suse11 info
   

   LS-DYNA should print a message indicating that it has created a file named "lstc.log" in your current working directory:

     You have just created in your current directory the file:
   
                          lstc.log
   

   You must edit this file according to the instructions printed by the LS-DYNA program. Follow the instructions printed by LS-DYNA in order to obtain a license file from LSTC.

      Lines 1 to 4 are reserved for information about your company.
      Please edit the file and replace the '++++' with the correct
      information.  The first line should be replaced with the
      name of your company.  For example:
   
       ABC Inc.
           EMAIL: me@abc.com
             FAX: 999-555-1234
       TELEPHONE: 999-555-5678
   
      To obtain a license file, email or fax the lstc.log file to:
   
        EMAIL:  key@lstc.com
          FAX:  925-449-2507
   
      Or contact your local distributor.
   

3. CONFIGURE LS-DYNA TO FIND THE LICENSE FILE: We recommand that you place the newly-obtained LSTC_FILE license file in the same directory where the LS-DYNA executable is found. If LS-DYNA cannot find the license file so placed, or if you want to place the license file in another location, then you must set an environment variable to inform LS-DYNA of the whereabouts of the LSTC_FILE license file:

       IF YOUR LOGIN SHELL IS csh OR tcsh
           setenv LSTC_FILE '/full_dir_path_to_LSTC_FILE/LSTC_FILE'
   
       IF YOUR LOGIN SHELL IS sh, bash, OR ksh
           LSTC_FILE='/full_dir_path_to_LSTC_FILE/LSTC_FILE'
           export LSTC_FILE
   

4. VERIFY YOUR SETTINGS: If you must set the LSTC_FILE enviroment variable, then add it to your shell start-up file (e.g., .cshrc, .tcshrc, .bashrc, .profile, etc.) After doing so, make sure to verify your setting using the 'cat' command:

       cat -al $LSTC_FILE
   

   If 'cat' cannot find $LSTC_FILE, then correct the setting of the LSTC_FILE environment variable. If 'cat' finds the file, but cannot read it, then correct the permissions on $LSTC_FILE.