Installation Process

The complete installation process consists of multiple steps, each of which is described later in this chapter, or in other chapters in this guide.

1.

Review Prerequisites for Installing FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications for installation prerequisites. Before installing FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications, you need to:

a.

Review the product documentation, and ensure that you understand the system requirements outlined in the FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications 2024 R2 Release Notes.

b.

Save the license file that you received from Flexera. You will need the license-file location during the installation.

c.

Download the Admin and Reporting installers from the Flexera Product and License Center (http://flexerasoftware.flexnetoperations.com).

d.

If necessary, create operating-system user accounts. See the section, User Account Requirements (for Installing and Using FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications), in Prerequisites for Installing FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications, for more information.

e.

Install and/or configure the supported database components, and ensure that you have the appropriate access permissions.

Important:To maximize performance, you should install the database component in the same local/geographical location as you install FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications 2024 R2.

If you are using Oracle, you must create tablespaces for both the Admin and the Reporting databases prior to installing FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications. See the section, Configuring Oracle, in Chapter 10, Configuring Database Servers for FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications, for information.

2.

Identify the host machines onto which you will install FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications Admin and the Admin database. System requirements for each of these machines are provided in the FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications 2024 R2 Release Notes.

3.

Run the Admin installer. There are two ways to run the installer:

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Running the Admin Installation Wizard

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Installing the Admin Component from the Command Line

4.

Create an empty admin database.

5.

Configure the Admin server. After installation, some additional configuration steps may be required. See Configuring FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications.

6.

Next step: Install the FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications Reporting server. See the section, Installing FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications Reporting, for details.