Before You Begin the Installation

Before installing any Cadence products,

Check the Cadence software package and its contents.

This package contains
- A Software Shipment Report received as an e-mail message (containing a copy of the license file) or on a DVD.
- One or more Installation Control e-mail files (UNIX only) received as an e- mail message or on a DVD.
  
  These files include the software installation control file.
Note: Not all orders contain an Installation Control file. This is because Cadence has been using a new order entry/tracking system over the past few years which no longer generates an installation control file.

Note: The subject of the e-mail containing the Installation Control file has the following format:
```
#INSTALLSCAPE PRODUCT "product details"
```
```
#INSTALLSCAPE SOURCE "product source"
```
For example, a partial entry of InstallScape control file for ICOA5251 is shown below
```
#INSTALLSCAPE PRODUCT "P111" "111: Cadence(R) Design Framework II"
```
```
#INSTALLSCAPE SOURCE "is/ICOA5251/hppa/Base" "Base ICOA5251 HPPARISC 11.0 Release" "Version Base ICOA5251 HPPARISC 11.0 Release"
```
- One or more e-mail files with attachment containing the licenses in ASCII format.
- One or more sets of DVDs for Cadence products or, if you have purchased the electronic distribution option, FTP scripts (Bourne shell) that let you download DVD images from Cadence
Determine the type of release received by looking on the DVD label below the words "electronic design software."

There are three different types of releases. Different product families have different release schedules and your product may use a combination of these release types:
- Base
  
  A complete software release.
- Update
  
  A periodic update of a base software release.
- Hot Fix
  
  A collection of critical fixes, released intermittently between regularly scheduled releases.
Note: A DVD containing InstallScape for all ports is also shipped with the product DVDs. By default, the product DVD contains InstallScape of the same platform as the products, such as sun4v InstallScape for sun4v products. However, if you want to use InstallScape for a platform other than the one in the product DVD, you will need to install it. See the README file in the top level of the DVD for the installation instructions.
Go to support.cadence.com.
1. Log in to Cadence Online Support.
  - If you do not have a Cadence Online Support account, click Sign up as a new user, and follow the instructions.
  - If you already have a Cadence Online Support account, click Login, type your login name and password, and click Login.
  The Cadence Online Support window appears.
2. Scroll to "Installation" and click on Installation, Licensing & System Configuration Information.
  
  The page that appears has important information about configuration, system patches, and other requirements that relate to all Cadence products.
3. Click Platform Requirements.
4. Click Supported Hardware Platforms.
  
  Check your system hardware and software configuration to make sure it is properly set up before you attempt to load the Cadence software onto your system. The Cadence family of products runs on a variety of UNIX-based and PC-based systems.
5. Go back to the Cadence Online Support window, scroll to "Installation" and click Recommended OS patches.
  
  You can also contact the manufacturer of your platform or Cadence Customer Support at www.cadence.com/support.
6. Go back to the Cadence Online Support window, scroll to "Releases" and click Manuals & Release Information (KP&S, Release Alerts ...).
7. Click on a release.
  
  A product documentation window appears, listing all the documentation for the release. You can read the full documentation before installing the products to learn what is new in this release. This library also includes configuration manuals.
  
  If the release you are interested in is not listed, go back to the Cadence Online Support window, click on the Search All tab, and, in the Search for field, type "Release Documentation Index Page".
Set the default compiler to the standard ANSI C compiler if you have other compilers on your system.

Some Cadence products use the ANSI C compilers to link in customer C code or libraries.

For information on the compilers required for your operating system, contact the manufacturer of your pIatform or search in Cadence Online Support.
Verify that your system has enough free disk space for the products you are installing.

See your product documentation for more information about memory, disk, and swap requirements for design databases of various sizes.
Determine the type of installation.
- If your shipment contains only Baseline or both Baseline, Update, and Hot Fix DVDs, follow the instructions in Chapter 4, "Installing Products into a New Hierarchy."
- If you have previously installed products from this release and now want to install additional products from these DVDs, follow the instructions in Chapter 5, "Installing Additional Products into an Existing Hierarchy."
- If you have previously installed products from this release and now want to update those products using Update and Hot Fix DVDs, follow the instructions in Chapter 6, "Updating an Existing Hierarchy."
Note: The type of DVD you mount first (Baseline, Update, and Hot Fix DVD#1) determines the resulting installation type. That is, if you start with Baseline DVD#1, you will install the baseline version of the selected products. If you start with an Hot Fix DVD#1, you will install the Hot Fix version of the products as they existed on the date that the Hot Fix DVD set was created. To complete the installation, you may need to mount and install additional products from the baseline version after installing from the Update and Hot Fix DVDs disk.