Quick Install - Linux

WaferPro Express can be installed on a computer running on Linux or Solaris machine by downloading the WaferPro Express install file.

Obtain WaferPro Express License File

You can either apply for an Evaluation or a Purchased license. Once the license request is approved, a license file (with .lic extension) is sent as an email attachment. Save this file on your computer at $WAFERPROXP_ROOT/Licensing/20xx.xx/linux_x86/bin.

Supported Platforms

For details on Supported Platforms, refer to the Supported Platforms section.

System Requirements

The following are Agilent recommended configurations:

Supported Instrument Interfaces

If you are using WaferPro Express with an Agilent GPIB interface, install the interface and its driver according to the instructions supplied with the interface.

1. Typically the LAN has some impact on speed; therefore, the E2050A/B will most likely be somewhat slower than a card.

   Notes

   • For information on the TAMS SICL IO Libraries, please visit the TAMS - Test and Measurement Systems, Inc. website at:
     http://www.tamsinc.com/.
   • For the latest information refer to this documentation on our website at:
     WaferPro Express Product Documentation.

Install WaferPro Express

To install WaferPro Express, follow these steps:

1. Untar the installation file using the following command:
   tar --xvf waferpro20xx_xx_linux_x86.tar
2. Start the installation program using the following command:
   ./SETUP.SH

WaferPro Express License setup

Both node-locked and floating licenses require license server to get installed and started. For a node-locked license, license server and the client machine are the same machine (that is, your local machine). For a floating license, these can be separate machines.

Node-locked License

To setup a counted license, follow the 2-step process:

Step 1: Start License Server Managers (lmgrd and agileesofd)

Start the license server managers (lmgrd and agileesofd) on the machine to which the license is tied as follows:

1. Change the directory to the $WAFERPROXP_ROOT/Licensing/20xx.xx/linux_x86/bin_
2. Run the following command to start lmgrd:
   ./lmgrd -c <license file path> -l <license log file path>
   where,
   • <license file path> specifies one or more full path-names to the license file(s).
   • <license log file path> is the full path-name to the debug log file.

Step 2: Set Product Environment Variable

To use a node-locked license on your machine, set the WAFERPRO_LICENSE_FILE environment variable to point to the machine running the license server managers (lmgrd and agileesofd).

To set the environment variable WAFERPRO_LICENSE_FILE in a shell, type the following commands:

csh, tcsh

setenv WAFERPRO_LICENSE_FILE $HOME/Agilent/Licenses/license.lic

ksh, bash

export WAFERPRO_LICENSE_FILE=$HOME/Agilent/Licenses/license.lic

Floating License

Setting up floating license on Linux is a two-step process where both server-side setup and client-side setup are needed.

Step 1: Server-side setup
For server-side license setup, follow the step 1 as described in Node-locked License section.

Step 2: Client-side setup
Once the license is configured successfully for all the license servers, configure each client computer to point to the network license server. You can perform this step manually by setting up product environment variables. For details, refer to step 2 of Node-locked License Setup section.

Launch WaferPro Express

Before starting WaferPro Express, the $WAFERPROXP_ROOT environment variables must point to the installation directory of WaferPro Express.

To run WaferPro Express, open a terminal window and enter the following command:

waferproxp