InstallationGuide - Minitab

1 InstallationGuideMinitab , Quality. and the Minitablogo are registered trademarksof Minitab ,Inc., in the UnitedStates and other Minitab ,Inc. can be foundat other marksreferencedremainthe property of their respective owners. 2016 MinitabInc. All 1: Designate authorizedusers of multi-userlicensingweb pages ..4 Step 2: Determine 3: Create licensefile(s)..5 Step 4: 5: secondproductor additionalusers to your InstallationThis sectionprovidesthe basic steps in a typicalinstallationof QualityCompanion3. For instructionson advancedinstallationoptions,see Installationoptionson page installQualityCompanion3, followthe steps below. To renew an existinginstallationthat has reachedor is closeto reachingits expirationdate, see Renewinglicenseson page Designate authorizedusers of multi-userlicensingweb pages (optional).

2 2. Determine Create licensefiles at the multi-userlicensingweb 1: Designateauthorizedusers of multi-userlicensingweb pagesTo accessthe Minitabmulti-userlicensingweb pages so that you can create the licensefiles for the installation,youmust be eitherthe MinitabLicenseCoordinator for your organizationor an the time of purchase,someonefrom your company was designated as the MinitabLicenseCoordinator. That personhas permissionto log in to the Minitabmulti-userlicensingweb pages to create licensefiles. In addition,your companycan have other you are not sure whetheryou're an authorizeduser, contactyour organization's MinitabLicenseCoordinator. Onlythe LicenseCoordinator can requestadditionalauthorizedusers by contactinga Minitabsales representative or 2: Determine installationconfigurationAll multi-userinstallationsrequire MinitabLicenseManager, the software that managesQualityCompanion3 basedon the informationin the licensefile.

3 MinitabLicenseManagermust be installedin a configurationthat allowsit tocommunicate with can choosefrom several different installationconfigurationsto suit your example,you can installMinitabLicenseManageron a server in a networked a networked configuration,users accessthe licensefileon the server; therefore, each client computer does not need to be permanentlyassignedto a separate ,whichrequires a separate licensefile for each client installationconfigurationyou chooseaffectsthe numberof licensefiles you need to create and the installationprocedures that you need to follow. See InstallationConfigurationson page 7 for detailedinformationthat will helpyou to determine the best configurationfor your 3: Create licensefile(s)You need at least one licensefile for create licensefiles, you use the Minitabmulti-userlicensingwebpages.

4 One licensefileper serveris required in a networked licensefileper workstationis required ina InstallationConfigurationson page 7 for more informationon networked need the followinginformationto create a licensefile: The maximumnumberof simultaneoususers that will be served by the a standaloneconfiguration,themaximumnumber of users is 1 for each determine the maximumnumberof users in a networked configuration,see Numberof licensefiles on page10. The MAC address of each computer that will host a is the computer's physicaladdress. To obtaintheaddress, run the DOS command"ipconfig/all" and record the physicaladdress that appears underEthernetadapter Local Area the examplebelow, the MAC address of the computer is Area Connection:Connection-specificDNS Suffix.

5 :YesIP :Saturday,July25, 20094:07 :Wednesday,July29, 20094:07:19 PMFor more informationon how to obtaina computer's MAC address, create licensefiles1. Go to Log in as an Complete the necessary steps to create the licensefile(s).Step 4: ObtainsoftwareAll the MinitabWeb site using any downloadsoftware1. Go to Download MinitabLicenseManagerand QualityCompanion 3. The licensefile is read by MinitabLicenseManager,the server software that managesthe use of QualityCompanion3 based on the informationin the by MinitabBasic Installation3. If you plan to mass deployutilizinga software asset managementtool, download the Minitab17 Mass 5: Install softwareInstallQualityCompanion 3 and MinitabLicenseManagerbased on the installationconfigurationthat you determinedin step 2.

6 You can installMinitabLicenseManageron a server in a networked configurationor on each client computerin a recommendthat you disableyour anti-virussoftware duringthe installationof QualityCompanion3 and the can find the latest system requirementsfor QualityCompanionand the install in a networkedconfiguration1. Ensure that you have administrative privilegesto installMinitabLicenseManageron the server and QualityCompanion3 on each Ensure that the licensefile is on the desktop of the server. See Create LicenseFile(s) on page 5 for more InstallMinitabLicenseManageron the Delete the licensefile that is on the desktop. The installationprogramcreates a copy of the licensefile in C:\ProgramFiles (x86)\ Minitab \LicenseManager.

7 The MinitabLicenseManageruses this InstallQualityCompanion3 on each workstation. You need to specify the name of your MinitabLicenseManagerserver duringinstallation. QualityCompanion3 choosesthe first availableport between 27000and your LicenseCoordinatorspecifieda different port withinthe licensefile, checkSpecify port number, and enter that port you set up a networked configuration,you can use the MinitabLicenseBorrowingUtilityto allow a portable workstation,suchas a laptop, to run Minitabproductswhile it is disconnected from the network. See UsingMinitabproductswhile disconnected from thenetwork on page 7 for more install in a standaloneconfiguration1. Ensure that you have administrative privilegesto installMinitabLicenseManagerand QualityCompanion3 oneach Ensure that the licensefile is on the desktop of the Create LicenseFile(s)on page 5 for InstallMinitabLicenseManageron each Delete the licensefile that is on the desktop.

8 The installationprogramcreates a copy of the licensefile in C:\ProgramFiles (x86)\ Minitab \LicenseManager. The MinitabLicenseManageruses this InstallQualityCompanion3 on each workstation. Whenprompted for the name of the MinitabLicenseManagerserver, enterlocalhost. QualityCompanion3 choosesthe first availableport between 27000and by MinitabBasic InstallationInstallationConfigurationsTh e previoussectionexplainedhow to installthe multi-userversion of sectionprovidesa morein-depthexplanationof the client-server modeland the multi-userversions of Minitabproductsare based on a client-server 3 (theclient software) is installedon (the server software) is installedon aserver. Every time the client software is started, it communicates with the server to ensure that a licenseis , MinitabLicenseManageris installedon a singleserver.

9 The client software can be installedon an unlimitednumberof that the numberof concurrent users never exceedsthelicensednumberof ,anorganizationpurchased100licensesofQua lityCompanion3andconfiguredMinitabLicens eManagerto control all 100 was installedon 300 thoughthe client softwarehas been installedon 300 workstations,MinitabLicenseManagerwill allow only 100 instancesof the client softwareto run client software is started, it requestsa licensefrom MinitabLicenseManager. If a licenseis available,it issent to the client and the software starts successfully. If a licenseis not available,an error messageis set up a networked configuration,installMinitabLicenseManag eron a server. A licensefile is requested duringthe need to provide the licensefile that was created duringthe procedure detailedin BasicInstallationon page 4 (licensefiles shouldalwaysbe named" ").

10 MinitabLicenseManageris installedtoC:\ProgramFiles (x86)\ Minitab \LicenseManager(by default).The installationprogrammakes a copy of the licensefileand placesit in the MinitabLicenseManagerinstallationcreates a Windowsservice calledMinitabLicenseManager. The licensemanagerservice starts automaticallywhen it is service starts, it checksthe MinitabLicenseManagerinstallationdirecto ry for the licensefile. If the licensefile is valid, the service starts client software, QualityCompanion3, on as many workstationsas necessary. Duringinstallation,you needto provide the name of the server on whichMinitabLicenseManageris Minitabproductswhile disconnectedfrom the networkIn a multi-userinstallationof QualityCompanion, the client software must be able to communicate with the MinitabLicenseManagerserver to start.