The Cadence Installation Guide provides the basic information and procedures required to install Cadence® products. Though Chapter 8, "Overview of Software Configuration" provides a brief summary of software configuration, refer to your product documentation for detailed configuration information.
To use this guide effectively, you need to determine your level of experience with Cadence product installation and system administration. If you have installed Cadence products earlier and have some experience with system administration, you may use the Cadence Installation Quick Reference that is provided as a DVD insert. Otherwise, you should read the entire guide.
Additional Information
Cadence Installation Quick Reference
The Cadence Installation Quick Reference is a printed document included in the DVD case. It briefly outlines how to install Cadence products. It contains no details on licensing, configuration, or testing.
InstallScape User Guide
The InstallScape User Guide containing information on how to configure and use InstallScape is available at downloads.cadence.com and also at the top level of your product DVD. It is strongly recommended that you go through this guide and familiarize yourself with InstallScape before starting installation of Cadence software.
Release-Specific Information
A README file
containing release-specific or product-specific information
might exist for your product. If this file exists, you will
find it at the top level of your product DVD.
Customer Support Contact Information
For customer support contact information, go to
Online Technical Support
For online technical support, go to the Cadence Online Support web site:
The Cadence Online Support web site provides important product-related documents. This service is available to all Cadence customers who have a software support services agreement.
In the right column, under Resource Library, click Installation docs. The page that appears contains links to versions of this installation guide, a list of frequently asked questions (FAQ), the Cadence License Manager, and other installation-related documents.
Customer Training
For information about customer training, go to
General Information
For general information on Cadence Design Systems or Cadence products, go to