Installing and Starting a Public (Regular) Station

Install the 3DOrchestrate Station program on all computers or servers that are required to run a simulation workflow application. This type of station is called a regular, public station. It is a publically available network resource and can be used by any end user to execute a simulation process.

After you install the station software, you must add the hostname.cpr connection profile file to allow the station to find the 3DOrchestrate Distribution Server.

Notes:

  • 3DOrchestrate Stations do not require licenses, and you do not need to configure them as a DS licensing client.
  • You might need to install and configure a updated version of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) to use 3DOrchestrate Stations in a production environment. For more information, see Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Requirements.

See Also
Automated Private Station for End Users
  1. If you obtain the installer in a Windows .zip file or Linux .tar file, extract (unpack) the archive to a temporary directory.

    On Windows, extract the archive to a scratch directory such as C:\temp\ on a local drive. Do not use a UNC path or a shared directory mounted on a drive letter.

  2. Start the installer.

    The installer can be run as a graphical user interface (GUI), as a text user interface (TUI) from a command line, or silently. For detailed instructions and options, see Launching the Installation.

    To start the installer with a graphical user interface, double-click or execute the following file:

    Windows
    <temp_dir>\1\setup.exe
    Linux
    <temp_dir>/1/StartGUI.sh

  3. Choose both of the following components to install: 

    3DEXPERIENCE Execution Station
SIMULIA Station Adapter Executors

    Install the SIMULIA Station Adapter Executors to execute any SIMULIA adapters from Process Composer or from the other process apps..

    Note: You must install both components to use the station for running simulations using any of the 3DEXPERIENCE process or Physics Simulation apps or in Functional Generative Design.

  4. Follow the prompts to advance through each panel of the installer.
  5. To configure the station after the installer finishes, add the hostname.cpr connection profile to point the station to the 3DOrchestrate Distribution Server. Copy the hostname.cpr file from your 3DOrchestrate Distribution Server installation, where the deployment utility creates it in the following directory: 

    <server_install_dir>/config/

    Place a copy of the .cpr file in either of the following locations:

    • <station_install_dir>/config/ directory of the station installation
    • root directory (Windows or Linux) of the user who will start the station program (see Home Directories for 3DOrchestrate)

  6. Start the station program from the command line using the following Windows batch file or Linux shell script: 

    <station_install_dir>/<os>/code/command/SMAExeStation

  7. When you start a public station, always use the following credentials in the Logon Station dialog:

    • User ID: fiperstation
    • Password: fiperstation

After installing and starting the station software, you must identify the various applications that need to be run on the station—see Configuring the Station's Applications in ApplicationInfo.xml or Opening the Station Administration App.