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Examinator-Characterization Installation
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This page gives you the installation details for Galaxy Examinator::
Examinator-Characterization
 
Select your installation mode:
orange Standalone or Evaluation installation : Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, 2003, XP, Vista , Unix
orange Server installation: License manager then Client nodes
GEX Standalone or Evaluation installation: PC Windows
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  1. Once you have downloaded the application from Galaxy's web site (filename galaxy_examinator_???.exe), you can run it as is on each PC that will run a standalone license. This file self-extracts and automatically installs the software, so all you need to do is confirm the installation location, and validate few assistant pages.
    Once extraction is complete, the software is launched automatically. You can restart it at any time by clicking the Start Button, then look in the Programs submenu for Galaxy Examinator.

  2. GEX displays a welcome page that lets you decide your installation mode.

  3. For a 'Standalone' installation, select the running mode to 'Standalone' then enter your full name and Product Key ID (sent to you by email on reception of your PO). Otherwise, select the 'Evaluation' running mode to start a 10 days trial period.

  4. Click the 'Next' button

  5. Email the 'gex_request.txt' file created to gex.license@galaxysemi.com

  6. You will receive an automated reply with the attachment file 'gex_license.txt'. Copy this file to your GEX directory.
    It fails for you? Then check most typical mistakes and errors people do!

  7. Run the GEX software again...it is now activated for 12 months! (or 10 days for an Evaluation)

  8. Check the Video & Audio tutorials, and test data demo files!

    camera Video & Audio Tutorials
    speaker
    table Test data file (STDF) to play with : demofile.zip (217K)
    table Wafer test Lots (STDF files): lot2-3.zip (423K) - Ideal for trying correlation analysis!

  9. Any question? Check the support section on www.galaxysemi.com
 
GEX Standalone or Evaluation installation: Unix
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  1. Install the Galaxy Examinator software on each Unix workstation that will run GEX. To do it, simply enter the following command lines:

    gzip -d galaxy_examinator_core_???.tar.gz
    tar xovf galaxy_examinator_core???.tar
    It creates a galaxy_examinator folder where all files are extracted.
    Note: ??? is the software release and Unix target (e.g: The Solaris Release 5.0 Build 24 would be the file  galaxy_examinator_core_5024_sol.tar.gz )
     
  2. Edit your .login (or .cshrc) file, located in your home directory, and add the environment variable GEX_PATH and set it to the path of the Galaxy Examinator folder you just created. Then, edit your PATH variable so it includes this new path.
     
  3. Ensure that your HOME variable exists and points to your home directory. Galaxy Examinator uses it to store its settings.

    Example of SOLARIS .login (or .cshrc) section with the Galaxy Examinator changes:

    setenv GEX_PATH /export/home/galaxy_examinator
    setenv PATH $PATH:$GEX_PATH

     Example of HP-UX .login (or .cshrc) section with the Galaxy Examinator changes:

    setenv GEX_PATH /export/home/galaxy_examinator
    setenv PATH $PATH:$GEX_PATH

    Save your changes, and execute the command. E.g.: source .login
  4. Launch the GEX software: gex&
     
  5. GEX will display a welcome page that lets you decide your installation mode.
     
  6. For a 'Standalone' installation, select the running mode to 'Standalone' then enter your full name and Product Key ID (sent to you by email on reception of your PO). Otherwise, select the 'Evaluation' running mode to start a 10 days trial period.
  7. Click the 'Next' button
     
  8. Email the 'gex_request.txt' file created in your HOME directory to gex.license@galaxysemi.com
     
  9. You will receive an automated reply with the attachment file 'gex_license.txt'. Copy this file to your GEX directory.

  10. It fails for you? Then check most typical mistakes and errors people do!
     
  11. Run the GEX software again...it is now activated for 12 months! (or 10 days for an Evaluation)
     
  12. Check the Video & Audio tutorials, and test data demo files!

    camera Video & Audio Tutorials
    speaker
    table Test data file (STDF) to play with : demofile.zip (217K)
    table Wafer test Lots (STDF files): lot2-3.zip (423K) - Ideal for trying correlation analysis!


  13. Any question? Check the support section on www.galaxysemi.com

If you run into any problems during the installation, contact the Galaxy support team, or request help from a Unix expert.
 
 
GEX Server installation
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orange Install the Galaxy Examinator software on the server that will run the license manager software:
steps 1 to 2 of Windows installation, or
steps 1 to 6 of the Unix installation

orange Close the Examinator application: click the 'Exit' button

orange Launch the Examinator License Manager 'gex-lm' software.

orange From the welcome page, select the application type to activate (you either ordered Examinator-Characterization or Examinator-Production; the correct information is in the license file details Galaxy has given you).

orange Then, enter your full name and Product Key ID (sent to you by email on reception of your PO).

orange Email the 'gex_request.txt' file created in your Windows (for a PC server) or HOME directory (for a Unix server) to gex.license@galaxysemi.com

orange You will receive an automated reply with the attachment file 'gex_license.txt'. Copy this file to your server GEX directory.

orange Run the GEX-LM software again...it is now activated for 12 months!

orange Install the Galaxy Examinator software at each client machine (see above for Unix or PC clients), and from the welcome page, select the running mode to "Connect to Server"

orange Any question? Check the support section on www.galaxysemi.com
 
Running GEX-LM as a Application
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  1. Simply launch 'gex-lm', it is a background application that can be launched like any other startup services (daemon) on your server.

  2. Run the 'gex-ls' software at any time to see the license usage status

  3. Any question? Check the support section on www.galaxysemi.com
Note: GEX-LM is communicating with GEX applications using the default socket port number 4242. You can force GEX-LM to use a different port, simply launch it with the following arguments:
gex-lm -port <PortNumber>
E.g.: gex-lm -port 4240 will have GEX-LM use socket port# 4240
 
 
Running GEX-LM as a Service (Windows)
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To register gex-lm as a service, do the following:
orange Close gex-lm if it is currently running (end the process from the Windows 'Task Manager')

orange Make sure you are logged with administrative privileges

orange Open a 'Command Prompt', and cd to the directory where Examinator has been installed

orange Install gex-lm as a service by typing following command: gex-lm -i

 orange Start the service by typing the following command: gex-lm -e

 orange The service will continue running when you logout, and will be automatically started at system boot (even if no user is logged)
The service can be stopped/started using the Windows Services Control Panel: 'Windows Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Services'. When selecting the 'Examinator GEX-LM VX.Y' service, you can do the following:

Icon Description
startmovie Start the gex-lm service
stopmovie Stop the gex-lm service


The service can also be managed from a 'Command Prompt'. The following arguments are available:

Argument Description
gex-lm -i
 Install gex-lm as a Windows service (doesn't start it)
gex-lm  -u Uninstall the gex-lm service (you should stop it first)
gex-lm -e Start (Execute) the gex-lm service
gex-lm -t Stop (terminate) the gex-lm service

 
Running GEX-LM as a service (Solaris)
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Under Solaris, the concept of service is implemented by starting the application in a mode that doesn't require any display or terminal, so that the gex-lm application can run with no user logged in.

Under Solaris, the gex-lm application supports the following arguments:

Argument Description
gex-lm Start gex-lm as a standard application (it will be stopped when you logout). If you have no valid license file (or one that expired), you must use this command, so that the license activation dialog box gets displayed, enabling you to enter your activation details and request a license file
gex-lm -service Start gex-lm as a service (it will not stop when you logout). If no valid license file is available (or one that expired), a message will be sent to the screen and the service will exit.
gex-lm -t Terminate the gex-lm service (if gex-lm has been started with the '-service' argument)

To setup gex-lm to automatically start on system startup:
orange It is recommended that you have installed Examinator as root, and that the root user has the required environment variables correctly set in it's login scripts (see installation instruction).

orange You must have a valid license file. If you don't have one, first launch gex-lm with no arguments (gex-lm), enter your activation details, send the license request file, and copy the license file you'll receive to the directory where Examinator is installed.

orange Copy the file gexlmd from the directory where Examinator is installed to /etc/init.d
prompt> cp <Examinator installation directory>/gexlmd /etc/init.d
orange Edit the file /etc/init.d/gexlmd, and change the line setting the GEX_PATH environment variable so that it points to the directory where Examinator is installed.

orange Go to directory corresponding to the usual running level of your system (ie /etc/rc3.d):
prompt> cd /etc/rc3.d
orange Create a link SXXgexlmd to the file /etc/init.d/gexlmd (with XX a number of your choice):
ie: prompt> ln /etc/init.d/gexlmd S25gexlmd
orange Start the gex-lm license manager:
ptompt> /etc/init.d/gexlmd start
orange You can stop the license manager using the stop argument:
prompt> /etc/init.d/gexlmd stop
orange The gex-lm license manager will automatically be started at each system startup.
 
Running GEX-LM as a service (Linux)
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Under Linux, the concept of service is implemented by starting the application in a mode that doesn't require any display or terminal, so that the gex-lm application can run with no user logged in.

Under Linux, the gex-lm application supports the following arguments:

Argument Description
gex-lm Start gex-lm as a standard application (it will be stopped when you logout). If you have no valid license file (or one that expired), you must use this command, so that the license activation dialog box gets displayed, enabling you to enter your activation details and request a license file
gex-lm -service Start gex-lm as a service (it will not stop when you logout). If no valid license file is available (or one that expired), a message will be sent to the screen and the service will exit.
gex-lm -t Terminate the gex-lm service (if gex-lm has been started with the '-service' argument)

To setup gex-lm to automatically start on system startup:
orange It is recommended that you have installed Examinator as root, and that the root user has the required environment variables correctly set in it's login scripts (see installation instruction).

orange You must have a valid license file. If you don't have one, first launch gex-lm with no arguments (gex-lm), enter your activation details, send the license request file, and copy the license file you'll receive to the directory where Examinator is installed.

orange Copy the file gexlmd from the directory where Examinator is installed to /etc/init.d
prompt> cp <Examinator installation directory>/gexlmd /etc/init.d

orange Edit the file /etc/init.d/gexlmd, and change the line setting the GEX_PATH environment variable so that it points to the directory where Examinator is installed.

orange Go to directory corresponding to the usual running level of your system (ie /etc/rc5.d)
prompt> cd /etc/rc5.d
orange Create a link SXXgexlmd to the file /etc/init.d/gexlmd (with XX a number of your choice):
ie: prompt> ln /etc/init.d/gexlmd S25gexlmd
orange Start the gex-lm license manager:
ptompt> /etc/init.d/gexlmd start
orange You can stop the license manager using the stop argument:
prompt> /etc/init.d/gexlmd stop
orange The gex-lm license manager will automatically be started at each system startup.
 
Running GEX clients
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  1. The 'gex-lm' license manager MUST be running on your server. If not, any GEX client will refuse to run and report an error.

  2. From the welcome page, select the running mode to 'Connect to Server' then enter the server name (or IP address) and the socket port# (default is port 4242) used for communication.

  3. Run the 'gex-ls' software at any time to see the license usage status

  4. Any question? Check the support section on www.galaxysemi.com
Note: You can display the GEX welcome page at any time and change the server name or socket port# to use. To do it, simply launch GEX with the following argument: gex -W
 
 
Most typical Mistakes and Errors people do!
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So you're facing some installation problems? Following are the top 3 issues people face:
  1. Email license request sent to the galaxy server, but rejected. Cause: you sent the email to the server but forgot to attach the gex_request.txt file!

  2. gex_request.txt for evaluation sent to the galaxy server, but rejected. Cause: your computer has already been used in the past to generate a similar license request file, and was sent to the Galaxy server. Therefore, your computer is registered in the Galaxy server database...and as only one evaluation request is allowed per computer, any new request will be rejected.

  3. All you did is correct, but the server keeps saying your request file is missing or corrupted? Cause: Galaxy server faces difficulty to extract the attachment from your email. This may happen if you're using an email client not supported by Galaxy (e.g: Sun mail). Then send the gex_request.txt file using a different mailing application.

If none of the above works for you....check the troubleshooting section.
 
 
FREE UPGRADES
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During the validity period of your GEX licenses, you can download and install any new release posted on the Galaxy web site. Installation is simple as all you need is to overwrite your old release!

About GEX-LM: If you upgrade your GEX server software, then first terminate/kill the GEX-LM application. It will also force
all existing GEX nodes to close. Once the new GEX-LM is installed, simply launch it to let GEX nodes connect again.
 

To contact us:

Support: support.examinator@galaxysemi.com
Sales: sales@galaxysemi.com

We hope you will be satisfied with Galaxy Examinator!
Kind regards,
The Sales Team at Galaxy Semiconductor
 
 
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