Can the Altair License Manager (ALM) be installed without being prompted?

Matthew Grey

I would like to install the Altair License Manager (ALM) through Ansible. Is there a way to install ALM without being prompted for answers?

Adriano_Koga

you can use the 'silent' install, where you provide a config file for the installation.

It is mentioned in the License manager documentation, available when you download it.

Matthew Grey

Adriano A. Koga_21884 said:

you can use the 'silent' install, where you provide a config file for the installation.

It is mentioned in the License manager documentation, available when you download it.

Thanks, I will have to look at the documentation closer. I missed it.

This is the document I am looking at.

https://www.altair.com/pdfs/pbsworks/PBSLicense2021.1.pdf

Matthew Grey

Can you point me to the Documentation you are referring to? It is not mentioned in this document.

https://www.altair.com/pdfs/pbsworks/PBSLicense2021.1.pdf

Adriano_Koga

Matthew Grey said:

Can you point me to the Documentation you are referring to? It is not mentioned in this document.

https://www.altair.com/pdfs/pbsworks/PBSLicense2021.1.pdf

Sorry. I might have mislead you.

The documentation for the license manager can be found in Altair Connect.

But, i'm not sure if it allows you to perform a silent installation.

LM-X documentation shows silent mode, but not 100% sure if this is also valid for Altair's version of LMX.

https://docs.x-formation.com/display/LMX/Performing+a+silent+installation

Matthew Grey

Thanks Adriano, I was able to sort it out. But not using that method. I found some **** here:

https://vcdn.altair.com/secure/downloads/hw2021.1/documentation/AltairActivate_2021_1_Licensing_and_Installation_Guide.pdf?8eeea393ef108aed610d98fa47dc22e846302e022971de7d32463c72d759b712d27b1c1ac2c5c0c7435fd6616d37eb5233f464f9d99f35043c01e6a59e8acc1c9e1bdf2743c6090b58a4267b54762e117813fb564895974ad1ee1bcafb0bb319873412eb54f7fcd199ce700ba148e0734e7345d867cbc198da74207c1eac056bb5140feb257a7a8a7ab0b7f7371c83fd5781a2&filename=AltairActivate_2021_1_Licensing_and_Installation_Guide.pdf

This is what worked.

I was able to do a silent install of the altair license manager. Generate a properties file using the -r flag.
bash altair_licensing_14.5.1.linux_x64.bin -r installer.properties (enter the responses)
That creates a file installer.properties and puts it in the same directory as the .bin file. Then run:
bash altair_licensing_14.5.1.linux_x64.bin -i silent
It will install with no input and start the license manager.

Thanks for you input, it nudged me in the right direction.

Adriano_Koga

Matthew Grey said:

Thanks Adriano, I was able to sort it out. But not using that method. I found some **** here:

https://vcdn.altair.com/secure/downloads/hw2021.1/documentation/AltairActivate_2021_1_Licensing_and_Installation_Guide.pdf?8eeea393ef108aed610d98fa47dc22e846302e022971de7d32463c72d759b712d27b1c1ac2c5c0c7435fd6616d37eb5233f464f9d99f35043c01e6a59e8acc1c9e1bdf2743c6090b58a4267b54762e117813fb564895974ad1ee1bcafb0bb319873412eb54f7fcd199ce700ba148e0734e7345d867cbc198da74207c1eac056bb5140feb257a7a8a7ab0b7f7371c83fd5781a2&filename=AltairActivate_2021_1_Licensing_and_Installation_Guide.pdf

This is what worked.

I was able to do a silent install of the altair license manager. Generate a properties file using the -r flag.
bash altair_licensing_14.5.1.linux_x64.bin -r installer.properties (enter the responses)
That creates a file installer.properties and puts it in the same directory as the .bin file. Then run:
bash altair_licensing_14.5.1.linux_x64.bin -i silent
It will install with no input and start the license manager.

Thanks for you input, it nudged me in the right direction.

Great!! Tks for sharing the solution!