RHEL/CentOS Linux installation guide

This article provides the standard installation process for Ansys Optics on RHEL and CentOS with the Gnome desktop environment. 

Note: The process shown will install Ansys Optics in the "opt" folder in the root directory.

/opt/lumerical/[[verpath]]

Requisites

• root or sudo access.
• Internet access to download/install dependencies.
• RHEL subscription for access to RedHat repositories. 

Installation process

• Download the installation package. (registration required).
• Open terminal.
• Change directory to the download location (default, ~/Downloads) and unpack the installation files.

  $ cd ~/Downloads
  $ tar -xf Lumerical-[[ver]]-{version_number}.tar.gz

• Change directory to the extracted folder and run the install script with sudo access or as root. This will check your system and install any missing dependencies.
• Follow the directions on the screen and enter desired options to complete the installation.

$ cd ~/Downloads/Lumerical-[[ver]]-{version_number}/
$ sudo sh ./install.sh

• Run the Ansys Optics Launcher.

/opt/lumerical/[[verpath]]/bin/launcher

• Select "I have a license from Ansys...".
• Choose to "...configure my license only for Lumerical products" if will be using only Ansys Lumerical products, then "Go to the licensing setup" and configure Ansys Lumerical to obtain the license from your server. 
• Otherwise, "configure my license for All Optics products" if you are using Ansys Lumerical together with either Speos or Zemax and configure your license as shown in this Knowledge Base. 
• Alternately, you can request a 30-day evaluation license to evaluate our simulation tools. 
• If you are joining a workshop, request for a workshop license using your workshop ID/code. 

Running Ansys Optics

1. Open Terminal and run the Ansys Optics CAD from the Launcher using the "New Project" button to the right of the solver/product.
2. Run the CAD directly from Terminal (default install path shown):

/opt/lumerical/[[verpath]]/bin/fdtd-solutions &
/opt/lumerical/[[verpath]]/bin/mode-solutions &
/opt/lumerical/[[verpath]]/bin/interconnect &
/opt/lumerical/[[verpath]]/bin/device *

Uninstall Ansys Optics

1. Open Terminal. 
2. Uninstall using yum.

$ sudo yum remove Lumerical-[[ver]]-{version_number}.x86_64

See also

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server installation guide

Ubuntu Linux installation guide

Installing on a network or shared directory 

Installing without root access