Installation Manual

Installation manual
LMS Test.Lab
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Copyright Siemens Industry Software NV

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Preface ........................................................................................................... 5
Chapter 2 LMS Test.Lab Licensing ............................................................................... 7

Section 2.1 Terminology ........................................................................................ 7
Section 2.2 Installing the RLM license manager software ..................................... 9
Section 2.3 Upgrade a previous license server ..................................................... 16
Section 2.4 After the installation .......................................................................... 19
Section 2.5 Borrowing Licenses ........................................................................... 19
Chapter 3 Installation LMS Test.Lab 15A.................................................................... 23

Section 3.1 Requirements for the installation of LMS Test.Lab ........................... 23
Section 3.1.1 Computer ........................................................................................... 25
Section 3.1.2 Network ............................................................................................. 25
Section 3.1.3 Operating System & Other Software ................................................. 25
Section 3.1.4 Connections for the frontend ............................................................. 26
Section 3.2 Software installation procedure ......................................................... 26
Section 3.2.1 Prerequisite to install the software ..................................................... 26
Section 3.2.2 To install the software........................................................................ 34
Section 3.3 Changing the installed software ......................................................... 45
Section 3.3.1 To uninstall the software .................................................................... 45
Section 3.3.2 Adding and/or removing software applications ................................. 45
Section 3.3.3 Installing a new license file................................................................ 49
Section 3.4 LMS Test.Lab Command-Line Installation ....................................... 49
Section 3.4.1 Silent installation ............................................................................... 50
Section 3.4.2 Feature Selection................................................................................ 51
Section 3.4.3 Silent Uninstalls ................................................................................. 51
Section 3.4.4 Properties customization .................................................................... 52
Section 3.5 Installation LMS Test.Lab Data Plugin for Active Pictures .............. 54
Section 3.5.1 Requirements for the installation of LMS Test.Lab Data Plugin for Active
Pictures 54
Section 3.5.2 Prerequisites and installation of LMS Data Plugin for Test.Lab Active
Pictures 56
Section 3.6 Installation of LMS SCADAS Smart Control .................................... 57
Chapter 4 Configuration of the LMS Test.Lab ............................................................ 59

Section 4.1 LMS Data Server ............................................................................... 59
Section 4.1.1 Configuration and installation............................................................ 59
Section 4.1.2 To install an LMS Data Server .......................................................... 59
Section 4.1.3 Network Data Access Configuration Wizard ..................................... 60
Section 4.1.4 Default firewall settings on Windows 7 or higher ............................. 65
Section 4.2 File Handling ..................................................................................... 65
Section 4.3 LMS Frontend .................................................................................... 66
Section 4.3.1 Making LMS SCADAS Recorder recordings greater than 4 GB ...... 66
Section 4.3.2 XS driver installation ......................................................................... 66
Section 4.4 LMS Test.Lab Add-ins ...................................................................... 67
Section 4.4.1 Audio Replay & filter ........................................................................ 67
Section 4.4.2 Remote Control in Rotating Machinery & Acoustic Testing products67
Section 4.5 LMS Test.Lab Environmental Testing products ................................ 68
Section 4.5.1 Installation of remote control ............................................................. 68
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Section 4.5.2 Shaker Configuration Wizard ............................................................ 68
Chapter 5 Recommended PC Hardware ..................................................................... 73

Section 5.1 Desktop PCs....................................................................................... 74
Section 5.1.1 Dell Precision T3610 ......................................................................... 74
Section 5.2 Laptop PCs......................................................................................... 74
Section 5.2.1 Dell precision M4800 ........................................................................ 74
Chapter 6 Windows Operating System ....................................................................... 74
Chapter 7 Interoperability with Microsoft Office (Word and PowerPoint)................ 77
Chapter 8 Screen Resolution ....................................................................................... 77
4 LMS Test.Lab Installation manual

Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 1 Preface
This manual contains the information required to install the LMS Test.Lab
software on Windows operating systems.
It includes information on the installation and configuration of the Desktop

Dataservers, StartPoint Server and license manager.
In addition, it contains information regarding the configuration of the LMS

Instruments acquisition hardware. The LMS Test.Lab acquisition software can
be used with the LMS SCADAS III, LMS Mobile,LMS SCADAS Lab and
SCADAS XS frontends.
It applies to LMS Test.Lab software and is directed towards the person who is
responsible for installing and maintaining the programs at your site.
In this manual the following conventions have been used.
Text inside square brackets [...] indicates a button. For example, click on [Next ]
to continue.
A different font is used to indicate:

messages produced by the Operating System or by the LMS Test.Lab
software,
user input commands
file or directory names
All these are written in this font.
Angled brackets {...} represent a string that can be different on (and so specific
to) your particular computer system. For example, the folder where Setup will
install files is:
{installation folder}\LMS\LMS Test.Lab 15A
Important statements are shown as:
Note: It is advisable that you read the Installation Manual before continuing
with the installation procedure.
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Chapter 2 LMS Test.Lab Licensing
In This Chapter
Terminology .......................................................................7
Installing the RLM license manager software ....................9
Upgrade a previous license server ......................................16
After the installation ...........................................................19
Borrowing Licenses............................................................19
This section deals with the licensing of the LMS Test.Lab software. The
licensing is managed by the RLM license manager, which can manage both
node-locked and floating licenses.
LMS Test.Lab can be licensed through a license server or directly through a

license file. In the latter case, there is no need to set up a license server.
The basic components to set up a license server are:

the license manager daemon
the vendor daemon
the license file
an optional hardware key
the application program: LMS Test.Lab.
The basic components needed with a direct usage of a license file (without
license server) are:
the license file
the application program: LMS Test.Lab
This section serves as an introduction to these components, describes how the
licensing system works and what needs to be done in order to be able to access
your LMS Test.Lab licenses.
For more detailed information, please read the RLM End-Users Manual which
is available on the installation DVD under:
\Documents\ RLM_License_Administration.htm
Section 2.1 Terminology
License manager daemon
The license manager daemon (RLM.exe) is the process that handles the initial
request from a client application program. The application contacts the license
manager daemon at the port number that forms part of the license file or
hardware key for the application, and tells it which vendor daemon it needs to
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access. The license manager daemon (rlm) finds the correct master vendor
daemons and returns that information to the client.
The license manager daemon (rlm) is also responsible for starting and re-
starting vendor daemons as required.
Vendor daemon
There is one vendor daemon for each vendor who has RLM licenses products
on the network. When a client application requests a license, the vendor daemon
checks on the licenses to see which are either consumed or available and returns
the information to the client application. The vendor daemon also monitors
which users are consuming licences. Communication between the client
applications and the vendor daemons is usually achieved through TCP/IP
network connections.
License file
This is the means whereby license information is stored and accessed. It will be
supplied by LMS and contains information about server nodes and actual
product licenses. There are two types of license files, one for usage with a
server, and one to use as license file without a server. The name of the license
file is LMS_<HOSTNAME>_<HOSTID>.lic for usage with license servers and
LMS_NO_SERVER.lic otherwise.
Hardware key (dongle)
Otherwise known as a dongle. This is an optional tool used to protect a license.

It identifies the system when a node-locked license is used and must be inserted
into USB port on the system to be used. An alternative to using a hardware key,
is to use the unique ID of a network interface card (LAN address).
A (Sentinel) system driver provides communication between the client

application and the key.
Note: This driver must be installed on every system on which the application is
to run if a hardware key is to be used for the licensing.
You can install this driver:
Solution 1:
Select the dongle installation during the license server installation
Solution 2:
After the LMS Test.Lab installation. Select ‘Start -> All Programs -> LMS
RLM 11.1 License Server -> FLEXId_Dongle_Driver_Installer’.
Solution 3:

From the Installation DVD via \Drivers\Licensing Dongle Drivers: copy the
executable from the RLM folder locally on a hard disk and run.
Section 2.2 Installing the RLM license manager software
An installation procedure must be executed on each system that will act as a

license server. During this process you must choose to “Install RLM server…"
component of the software package. If the license server is used to distribute
licenses over the network, the availability of these systems is essential for the
operation of the LMS Test.Lab software, so they need to be systems that are
always present in the network.
If LMS Test.Lab uses a license file ‘LMS_NO_SERVER.lic’ with uncounted

licenses only, there is no need to install a license server.
Before the license server can be started and you can access your LMS Test.Lab
licenses, you must be in possession of the license file for your license servers
‘LMS_<HOSTNAME>_<HOSTID>.lic’. The license file will be delivered via
e-mail.
When installing the LMS Test.Lab software on other systems, you must know
the name (identity) of the system which has been defined as the license server
for that client.
We will describe the different steps of the installation with an explanation of the
available options. LMS Test.Lab 15A is shipped with RLM server 11.1, but will
also work in combination with older RLM installations.
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Step 1
The Welcome screen for installing the LMS RLM License Server appears.
Step 2
Click [Next ]. The "Select Installation Folder" screen opens. If an earlier version
of RLM is installed, you will see an upgrade dialog. Please go to the update the
license server section for more details.
A default destination path is filled in. If needed, it can be changed. The path in
the picture might be different depending on the operating system you are
working on.

Step 3
Click [Next] to open the "Select License File" screen.
With the upper part of this dialog, you have the ability to select the license file
the license server will use. When requesting a license file for a license server,
LMS will provide you a file ‘LMS_<HOSTNAME>_<HOSTID>.lic’. The
installation will copy the file to the location specified by the selection in the
bottom part of the dialog.
If you don’t have any license file yet, you can leave the input field blank. The
installation will point to the location selected by the bottom part of the dialog.
Once you have retrieved the license file, you can copy it by hand in the
mentioned folder. To easily retrieve this location, the installer will create a
shortcut to it in the start menu. After installation, see ‘Start -> All Programs ->
LMS RLM 11.1 License server -> LMS license folder’.
In the bottom part of the dialog, you can specify the destination of the license
file. This is also the folder where the server will look for a license file.
Select option "Configure the license server to look for license files in
{CommonAppDataFolder}\LMS\Licensing and copy the license file to this
location – Recommended".
The default place to store the license file is the folder {Common Application
Data}\LMS\Licensing. {Common application data} can be different, depending
on the OS.
On Windows 7, the license file will be stored in the folder
"C:\ProgramData\LMS\Licensing". If this option is selected, the desired file
will be copied to that folder.
Select option "Configure the license server to look for license files in a specific
directory and copy the license file to this location:", if you want to override the
default location, and browse to an existing folder. The installation will copy the
earlier mentioned license file to this location, and the server will use this folder
to look for license files.
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Note: If no license file is available, you can still continue with the software
installation. Simply clear the input field and click [Next ] to continue. The
server will look for license files in the application data folder.
Step 4
Click [Next ] to continue. This opens the options dialog.
The option "Do not allow to shut down the license server from a remote
computer" in the upper part of the dialog can be selected to disable the
shutdown of the server. If you use the web-interface of the server or the
command line of the tool from remote, it is possible to shut down the license
server. If you want to block this, you have to select this option.
In the lower part of the dialog, the user is given the possibility to define the
location where the log files are stored.

Step 5
Click [Next ] to continue. This opens the "Dongle driver" screen.
By selecting the "Install FlexID dongle driver" option, you will launch the
FlexLM installation package for dongles. Thus, you will have support for
dongles. (There are two series, versions 9 and 10, meaning the green and light
blue dongles.) Although the installation is based on RLM, we keep supporting
FlexLM dongles.
By selecting "Install Sentinel LDK and Sentinel HASP Run-time environment"
option, you will install the drivers needed for the purple dongles.
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Step 6
Click [Next ] to continue. This opens the "Firewall settings" screen.
Selecting the “Adapt the firewall settings to allow the licensing daemon to pass"
will alter the firewall settings on your computer. The daemon will be allowed to
pass the firewall for domain, home/work and public.
Step 7
Click [Next ] to continue. This opens the "Ready to Install" screen.
Step 8
Click [Install] to start the installation. A status screen shows current progress of

the installation process.
Step 9
At the end of the process, you will see the following screen:
Step 10
Click [Finish] to complete the License Server installation. You do not need to
reboot your system.
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Section 2.3 Upgrade a previous license server
When you have a previous version of the license server installed, this will be
detected by the system. The installation package will behave differently in this
case, and offer the option to install the new license server with the same options
as the currently installed server.
After the welcome screen, you will see following dialog:
This dialog will only come up, if an earlier version of RLM was detected, When
pressing continue, the settings of the previous version will be taken, and an
uninstall of that previous version is initiated.

During the installation, a message might pop up:
Please click [ok], a reboot will not be needed,
If some files were locked during the de-installation, following screen will
appear. If you do an upgrade from version 9.3.0 or later, this dialog will not be
present since no files remain locked on the system.
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When pressing [Finish], the installation will store information on your system to
resume the upgrade. The installation will stop in order to free the locked files.
At this moment, there is no installation of RLM present on your system. To
complete the upgrade, you have to restart the installation manually.
Restarting the installation will show following screen after the welcome screen:
This screen means that you are in the upgrade procedure, and that the settings of
your previous version were retrieved. [Next] will guide you through the rest of
the regular installation steps where you can specify the dongle drivers and the
firewall settings.

Once the installation is finished, the new license server runs with the same
settings as the previous one did.
Section 2.4 After the installation
The installation copies the necessary files on your system, and starts a service.
This service represents the license server, and runs on port 5053. From within
LMS Test.Lab, you can connect to it by supplying the server name in the
installation, or after the installation in the application at
Tools/Options/licensing.
The license server has a built-in webserver, running on port 5054. When
connecting to it with your browser (http://{servername}:5054) you can do all
kind of actions on the webserver such as re-reading the license file, viewing the
log file etc. A more detailed explanation is present in the GUI of the webserver.
In your Start menu, there is a shortcut to access the webserver on your computer
at ‘Start -> All Programs -> LMS RLM 11.1 License server -> RLM server
Info’, but it is also possible to access it over the network.
When using dongles, there is no need to do a re-read of your license file to

recognize the dongle. The license server itself will detect the change in dongles,
and will change the supported features for you.
Section 2.5 Borrowing Licenses
What is Borrowing?
Borrowing must not be considered as a separate licensing type next to Node-

locked and Floating licenses. Borrowing will be enabled for all LMS Test.Lab
licenses. The Borrowing of licenses is a real plus because the borrowed Floating
licenses are no longer bound to a network anymore. The Borrowing is possible
for large campaigns up to 28 days.
The term, RLM uses for Borrowing, is "Roaming". In Test.Lab we continue to

speak about Borrowing, but when you read RLM documentation, you will
encounter the term "Roaming". Both benefit from the same meaning.
Ease of use
The Borrowing is now handled by the LMS interface to increase user

friendliness.
Availability
Borrowing is only possible with Floating licenses having the BORROW

keyword in it.
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License requirements
To be able to borrow licenses, the license file must have following

requirements:
The LICENSE that contains ‘max_roam’ in its properties will be able to be
borrowed to offline systems.
Node-locked features can only be borrowed by systems that are mentioned
in the HOSTID for that feature.
License Example:
# TL-DTP.21.1 LMS Test.Lab Desktop - Advanced
LICENSE lms lms_tl_dtp_21 13.0 permanent 1 share=i min_timeout=900
max_roam=28 start=24-sep-2012 issuer="LMS International"
customer="Licensed to: LMS International" issued=25-sep-2012
options=LMS_TL_DTP_21 _ck=ccd6325c5d
sig="60PG4580G1PFGE5UHCABABG0H7
TPUQ523NM047A008A2DUX6B0UPXY3JDT6JJDRNHXPGBMMUDG1G"
How to borrow a license?
The following procedure explains how to borrow licenses:
a. Make sure you have a valid connection to the license server which contains
the licenses to be borrowed.
b. On the system that wants to borrow a license offline, start up the License
Borrowing tool:
‘Start -> All Programs -> Lms Test.Lab 15A-> Tools ->Licensing ->
LMSLicense Borrowing’ or startup the "License Borrowing tool' from within an
application.

Licenses will be borrowed from the server used to run LMS Test.Lab
applications.
c. Select in the first column the workbook(s) and/or add-in(s) to borrow.
d. Enter a borrowing end date (and eventually time). The borrowed licenses will
be available until that date. You can only borrow for complete days.
e. Click on the [Borrow] button to start the borrowing. From now on, the
borrowed licenses are available locally on the computer having borrowed the
licenses. The list of borrowed licenses is obtained on sorting the "Borrowed
Since" or "Until" columns.
Remark: The list of borrowed licenses can be saved by clicking the [Save
Borrowed List] button. This is useful if it is needed to regularly borrow the
same set of applications.
How to borrow licenses from a saved list of workbook(s) and/or add-in(s)?

Load the list by clicking on the [Load Borrowed List] button and browse to a
saved list of borrowed applications. Then provide a borrowing end date and
click the [Borrow] button.
Returning borrowed licenses
At the end of the borrow-period, the license will be automatically available

again at the license server, even when the offline system will stay offline for a
longer time. At the same time, the borrowed license is not useable anymore for
the offline system. It’s not necessary to make a connection again with the
License server to return the borrowed licenses.
How to return borrowed licenses earlier?
a. Connect to the license server network.
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b. Close the open LMS applications.
c. Start the 'License Borrowing tool':
‘Start -> All Programs -> Lms Test.Lab 15A-> Tools -> Licensing ->
LMSLicense Borrowing’ or from within the application.
d. Select in the first column the borrowed licenses you want to return.
e. Click on the button [Return].
Important Remarks
Borrowing is not technically combinable with Value Based Licensing: You

cannot borrow tokens.
It’s still possible using the borrowed license, even when connected to your
network. However, nobody else will be able to use your license when your
workstation is turned off.
Known issues and limitations
In case of disk crash: If you borrow licenses for 4 weeks, but your computer
disk crashes after two hours and it is impossible to restart it, the licenses will
still be blocked for 4 weeks. For security reasons this issue cannot be addressed.
Advanced mode
When borrowing an application license, a license for desktop is borrowed

automatically as well and if needed, a frontend license. This is for the user to be
able to use the application out of the network. In some cases, this is not needed.
This can be the case when the user already has the required licenses on his
computer. “Advanced mode” gives this possibility. When activating this mode,
it is the user's responsibility to borrow the needed licenses.

Chapter 3 Installation LMS Test.Lab 15A
In This Chapter
Requirements for the installation of LMS Test.Lab ...........23
Software installation procedure ..........................................26
Changing the installed software .........................................45
LMS Test.Lab Command-Line Installation .......................49
Installation LMS Test.Lab Data Plugin for Active Pictures 54
Installation of LMS SCADAS Smart Control ....................57
Section 3.1 Requirements for the installation of LMS

Test.Lab
Before you start this installation procedure you should be in possession of:
a DVD or a downloaded installation package (Web Distribution or ISO)
containing the LMS Test.Lab software.
a license file (for a license server or for direct use).
a hardware key if you are using this to protect the licenses.
Approximately 3 GB free disk space (without demo data). The installation
package will perform a dedicated disk space check before the start of the
installation.
For a downloaded installation package, approximately 1.5 GB for LMS
Test.Lab 15A and 400 MB for LMS Test.Lab DataPlugin for ActivePictures
are temporarily needed on the drive hosting the user’s Application Data
folder. Those installation packages can be downloaded from our support
site. They have a smaller size due to higher compression and need an
uncompressing phase. The uncompressed files are located under the user’s
Application Data folder (for example
C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\LMS). Those installations for web
distribution do not contain non LMS redistributables. The installation
package checks, at the beginning, on the prerequisites for installing LMS
Test.Lab or LMS Test.Lab Active Pictures. If those prerequisites are not
available, the installation package will invite to download them from
Microsoft websites.
Note: Only users who have administrative privileges can perform all the
software installation.
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To install the LMS Test.Lab 15A software, insert the LMS Test.Lab 15A DVD
in the DVD Drive. The Installation program will start automatically. If auto-
start is prohibited, launch the Windows Explorer, double-click the icon that
corresponds to the DVD Drive and double-click "autorun.exe". A dialog
appears, listing all applications available for installation.
In order to run any LMS Test.Lab application, a license server must be available
in the network or you must have a license file for direct use (without the need of
a license server). If you are using a license server, make sure an appropriate
license server is up and running before installing LMS Test.Lab 15A. To install
a license server, select "Install RLM License Server...". Licensing of the
software is managed using RLM. For more information about RLM, go to
chapter 2 section licensing terminology.
To install any LMS Test.Lab application, select "Install Test.Lab ...". If you
have downloaded an installation package, a double-click on the installation
package will have the same behavior. The Configuration of a LMS Data Server
Client, Server or StartPoint Server is also part of this manual. For guidelines,
how to configure and install a LMS Data Server, go to chapter 4 "Configuration
of LMS Test.Lab".
"LMS Data Plugin for Active Pictures" needs only to be installed if you do not
install LMS Test.Lab. The usage of Active Pictures does not require any
license.
For information on reinstalling, removing or modifying the installed software,

go to the section on changing the installed software in this chapter.

Section 3.1.1 Computer
For typical use, the minimum hardware requirements to run the LMS Test.Lab
15A software are:
a graphics adapter with a ,minimum resolution of 1280x1024 and 16 million
colors for LMS Test.Lab Environmental Testing or Signature Acquisition
products. For all other products a minimum resolution of 1024x768 and 256
colors would be enough, but a resolution of 1280x1024 and 16 million
colors is strongly advised.
a network interface card or a hardware key (dongle) for license protection
For further details, please read the section recommended for configuration in the
"Release notes.pdf" document. That document is available on the DVD under
Documents or on the LMS website (www.lmsintl.com), on the page "Support"
under "Current Releases".
Section 3.1.2 Network
The RLM license server uses the TCP/IP protocol.
For the LMS Data Server, some additional network requirements might apply,
depending on the local network setup. Systems running "Microsoft Windows 7"
or higher might need to modify the default firewall settings. From the 10B
installation onwards, the installation package is adding several exceptions to the
Windows firewall. Those exceptions are needed for a correct functioning of
LMS Test.Lab 15A.
Section 3.1.3 Operating System & Other Software
Preferred operating system: LMS Test.Lab 15A was fully tested on Microsoft
Windows 7 Professional Edition. Standard tests were also executed on
Microsoft Windows 8.
For further details on supported operating systems, please read the section
recommended configuration in the release notes document. That document is
available on the DVD under Documents or the LMS web site
(www.lmsintl.com), on the page “support”, “current releases”.
Note: LMS Test.Lab 15A is currently compiled under 32bit mode, and can run
as such on Windows 7 64-bits. Running LMS Test.Lab 15A on a 64-bit
operating system will enable to increase the available RAM above 2GB (if
physically present).
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In addition you will require:

Microsoft Office 2010 for printing, reporting and using Active Pictures.
Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007 will not be supported any longer.
Internet Explorer 6.0, or higher, to read the Online Help and online
installation manual.
Acrobat Reader 4.0, or higher, to read the printable version of the
Note: Acrobat Reader is on the installation DVD in the section

Installations\Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Section 3.1.4 Connections for the frontend
An Ethernet card.
Section 3.2 Software installation procedure
Section 3.2.1 Prerequisite to install the software
Note: Windows Installer 4.0 or higher is required to install LMS Test.Lab 15A.
If you are using a license server, please check if a license server is running
before starting the installation: In the Windows Task Manager, the processes
lms.exe and rlm.exe must appear. Sometimes it is needed to setup exceptions on
the firewall, to prevent it, blocking the application ports that are being used.
Please contact your IT support for assistance with this. The default port, used
for broadcasting the licensed features, is 5053. If you need to change the port,
please check the RLM user manual.
If you need to install a dongle, please read the section "hardware key (dongle)"
in chapter 2 about licensing.

If you install LMS Test.Lab 15A the following "Welcome" screen appears:
Press [Next ] to continue.
Next to the license server, the ".NET Framework 4.5" needs to be installed.
Version 4.5 is required for correct interactions between LMS Test.Lab and
Microsoft Office and several applications like durability. The installation
package will detect this at the beginning of the installation and will suggest to
install ".NET Framework 4.5" if this is not yet the case. The installation
package will not force the installation.
On 32-bit operating systems, the ".NET framework" will be installed

automatically and the Microsoft redistributable "vcredist_x86_SP1.exe" will be
started.
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On 64-bit operating systems, the ".NET framework" will be installed

automatically and the Microsoft redistributable "vcredist_x64_SP1.exe" will be
started.
Note: For the downloaded installation package (Web distribution), if a suitable

".NET framework" is not installed, the installation package will invite to
download it from a Microsoft website.
Note: LMS Test.Lab can only be installed for all users (local machine) and
requires administrator rights. This is required by Microsoft Windows Installer to
be able to set exceptions to the firewall for correct functioning of the products.
The LMS configuration and unit system need to be installed before installing
LMS Test.Lab. It is part of the pre-requisites and cannot be skipped. LMS
Test.Lab 15A requires the version 2.2 of the "LMS configuration and unit
system". The installation of the LMS Configuration and units editor has the
following steps:

Step 1
Welcome screen
Click [Next ] to open the "End-user License Agreement".
Step 2
Select Installation Folder
Please browse or enter the folder were the products will be installed.
Click [Next ] to continue.
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Step 3
User configuration Folder
The "User Configuration Folder" screen allows you to specify the base path
where the LMS Test.Lab software will place its local files. Local files are files
that are saved by the user (layout files, configuration files, etc.).
The folder that you choose for placing local files can be any folder. It does not
necessarily need to be a subfolder of the installation folder. It can be any folder
that is convenient for the user and where the user has read and write
permissions. The folder entered here is the base folder. For TL
"\Userconfiguration\$LOGIN\Lms Test.Lab 15A\" will be added, with $LOGIN
replaced by the username of the logged on user.

Step 4
Group configuration folder
Defining a base folder for a "group configuration folder" is interesting if you

want to share user defined information like print formats, pictures, icons, etc.
with a group of users.
If you want to use a group folder, select "Yes, use a group folder". A default
location is suggested. If you wish to use a different location, click [Browse ] to
search for the required location. The selected folder will be the base folder for
the group configuration. The installation of Test,Lab will append
"\GroupConfiguration\LMS Test.Lab 15A\" to the base folder.
When using a group folder, please choose the file access priority.
This folder is hierarchically, by default, placed between the central and local
directory. It allows a group of users to make use of an extra (write protected)
folder without modifying the central directory. A group folder can contain
configuration files, as well as project templates, documentation templates,
picture layouts, print formats, search criteria, data sets and processing sets.
When LMS Test.Lab needs to open a configuration file, it will search for it in
the local folder. If the file is not locally available, LMS Test.Lab will look for it
in the group folder, and finally in the central folder. A modified configuration is
always saved locally. When LMS Test.Lab needs any other file (print formats,
picture layouts, etc.), it makes a combination of all the files available, starting
with the local one, then the group one and then the central one. In this way, the
result is a union of all the items in the 3 files.
Example: A user wants to select a print format. LMS Test.Lab makes a list of
the print formats available in the local folder, adds the print formats of the
group folder and then adds the ones of the centralfolder. In case a print format
with the same name exists, both in the local and group folders, only the one in
the local folder is available in the list. A modified print format is always saved
in the local folder.
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Note: LMS Test.Lab never copies files to the group folder. This has to be done
by a system administrator.
It is possible to change the default hierarchy: local folder -> group folder ->
central folder. Please select "Prioritize the group folder" in the drop down list.
In that case, the hierarchy becomes "group folder -> local folder -> central
folder". What happens in this case is that the folders and files located in the
group folder are copied to the local folder. It means that if a file exists in the
local folder with the same name as in the group folder, it is overwritten.
Note: When the group folder has priority, the files that have the same name in
the local folder as in the group folder are overwritten.
Step 5
Ready to Install

Click [Install] to start the installation. A status screen shows the progress of the
installation process:
At the end of the process, you will see the following screen:
Click [Finish] to complete the installation of LMS Configuration and Unit

System.
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Section 3.2.2 To install the software
To start the installation package, please click on the link "Install LMS Test.Lab
…" of the launch screen (DVD version) or double click the downloaded
installation package. The LMS Test.Lab installation starts with the check of
prerequisites (see previous section). If some prerequisites are missing, the
installation package will propose to install them.
Step 1
Welcome screen

Step 2
(optional) Automatic selection of features based on licenses files. This dialog is
optional. Please click [Next] if you want to select the features manually.
If you want to make use of the "automatic feature selection", please change the
toggle position to "Yes" and browse to the folder where you hold your license
file(s). If you have several license files, place them in the same folder. The
installation package will take into account all ".lic"-files of that folder to
compute the features to be selected. This works for license files belonging to
server(s) and for license files for direct use.
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Step 3
Product Selection
In the "Product Selection" dialog, all the features that could be retrieved from
the license file(s) are marked to be installed. If no license file(s) was (were)
provided, all features are selected except the demo data. You can modify this
selection by clicking on the down arrow and choose the appropriate features for
this component. Additionally you can click on the right arrow to get a more
detailed list of features.
Note: Further installation guidelines are a complete description of all software

components and options. Depending on the features you install or choices you
make during the installation, you will not need certain parts of the installation,
and some screens will not be shown.

Step 4
(if an Acoustic Camera feature was selected) the "3D Acoustic Camera" screen
appears
If you have selected an Acoustic Camera product, the installation will invite you
to install third party related applications.
For HD Acoustic Camera, you may need to install webcam drivers before to
connect the device. Check original CD provided.
After installation, you will find HD Acoustic Camera as a shortcut in Start menu
‘Start -> All Programs -> Lms Test.Lab 15A -> Test.Lab Acoustic’. Choose the
shortcut that corresponds to your array.
A new format of "bdd" file is used, which permits to exceed the limitation size
of 2 GB for one BDD. When opening an existing BDD file, the user is advised
that there is a new format, and the software launches an upgrade, creating a new
file with new format, and opens it.
For "mybase.bdd" which uses old format. A new file, "_64mybase.bdd" will be
created and opened. The old format file is not modified.
The user can archive original file, and rename new file with old name, and then
return to the software to process its data. (The ‘_64’ is just a reminder of the
upgrade: further created new files will not have this prefix.)
User created BDD templates (the upgrade does not concern LMS Test.Lab ‘.tpl’
files) for HD Acoustic camera can be upgraded by selecting them using
"Browse" function of HD Acoustic Camera. Once upgraded, exit LMS Test.Lab
and restart it after having renamed "_64[templatename].bdd" to remove the
‘_64’ prefix.
Youcan also use command line interface. The syntax is :
dumpbdd [templatename].bdd up64
Be sure that ‘dumpbdd.exe’ is in the path. Dumpbdd.exe is available after
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installation in {Installation folder}\bin

Step 5
License file or server
If you want to fill-in the license resources during installation, please select one
or more of the options here.
Select first option "Use a LMS_NO_SERVER.lic file" if you have got a license
file that runs without a license server and browse to that file.
Select second option "Use a license server" if you have access to a license
server. For this option, enter the name of the license server (remark: it is not
needed to let the server name start with "@").
For the last option "Advanced" you may specify multiple license files and
license servers as a mix, separated by semicolon (";").
By filling-in upfront the license resources, LMS Test.Lab 15A application will
not request for a license server or file later on. If you don’t select any "license"
option here, you will be prompted for a license server at first time you startup
LMS Test.Lab 15A application.

Step 6
Desktop Type
Please select the type of Desktop application, you want to install (this depends
on your available licenses).
The domain specify the configuration files to be copied to the local system. We
have three domains, Standard, Durability and NVH. Most of the files are the
same, depending on the domain, little differences can be present. The default
“Standard” will be the good approach for most users.
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Step 7
Firewall Exceptions
Choose if you want to enable the Windows Firewall exceptions or not.
Note: The Windows exceptions are mandatory for being able to connect to a
UTP frontend.

Step 8
Installation folder
Please browse or enter the folder where the products will be installed.
Step 9
Project Data Folder selection
The "Project Data Folder" screen allows the user to enter the data folder. This
folder will be used in LMS Test.Lab as default place to store data.
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Step 10
(If TL-DTP60.2 Network Hub Add-in was selected) StartPoint Server)
If you have choosen to install the TL-DTP60.2 Network Hub Add-in, please fill
in the StartPpoint server name and its port number. Those fields are filled in by
default.
Step 11
(If TL-DTP.16.3 ASAM ODS was selected) ASAM/ODS Configuration
If you have chosen to install "TL-DTP.16.3 ASAM ODS", please specify the

ASAM/ODS configuration. If you want to use a "Corba Names server", change

the toggle to yes and enter the name and the port number of the "Corba Names
server".
Step 12
Ready to install
Click [Install] to start the installation of LMS Test.Lab.

Step 13
Installation progress
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A status screen appears that lets you see how the installation process is
proceeding.
Step 14
Installation is completed
When the installation has successfully been finished, this is shown in a final
dialog.
Click [Finish] to end the installation.
Step 15
Final Information
When starting up an LMS Test.Lab application for the first time, it will be
required to enter the name of the system that runs the license server or to
browse to your license file for direct use (LMS_NO_SERVER.lic).
When using a license server, as an option, you can choose to use a specific port
number by using the following syntax: "{portnumber{@{servername}" (e.g.
"5053@MyServer" ). Using a specific port number is only necessary in the case
where another application is already using RLM software. Every RLM server
should communicate with its respective clients via a different port number. If
you make use of a port number, you should make sure that the port number you
define here is also reflected in the license file. This is absolutely necessary,
otherwise licenses will not be granted.

Note: It is possible to define more than one license server. To do this, separate
the different servers with a semicolon (;), for example,
@{MyServer};@{HisServer}.
Section 3.3 Changing the installed software
Section 3.3.1 To uninstall the software
Select Start Control Panel Programs and Features

Select the Program you want to remove and click [Remove].
Note: If you want to reinstall the software you just removed, you should first
reboot your system to clear its registry and services settings.
Files added after installation (local directory, license file, LMS DataServer
configuration files, ...) are not removed automatically via this uninstall
procedure. If necessary, you should remove those files manually. It is
recommended to remove the LMS DataServer configuration files before
reinstalling the software.
Section 3.3.2 Adding and/or removing software applications
Step 1
Select Start Control Panel Programs and Features then select LMS
Test.Lab 15A and click [Change].
Step 2
A screen may appear asking you to close applications before proceeding. Then
the installation invites to change LMS Test.Lab 15A.
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Step 3
Welcome screen

Step 4
Maintenance screen
Select the required option by clicking the appropriate button:

[Modify]
This enables you to select a component of the package, that was not selected in

the previous installation procedure, or to remove a component that is installed.

(See below "To modify installed components").
[Repair]
Reinstalls all items that are already installed.
Note: This option is not intended for reconfiguring the LMS Test.Lab 15A
software. It is only intended for solving problems that are related to missing or
corrupted files.
Note: If a Web installation was done, it will be required to browse to the

installation package during the repair.
[Remove]
Uninstalls all installed software components from the system.
Click [Remove ] to continue.

After confirmation, the uninstall procedure will start. At the end of the process
you will see a "Maintenance Complete" screen in which you just click [Finish].
The behavior of the [Remove] button is the same as the [Remove] button in the
add/remove
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Section 3.3.2.1 To modify installed components

Step 1
Product selection
This dialog presents the list of components that are already installed and the
ones not installed.
To install or retain components, make sure the feature is marked to be installed
on the local hard drive. To uninstall components, select “this feature will not be
available".

When your selection is complete, click on [Next].
In this dialog, you have the possibility to change the previous installed domain,
Click next to continue and the click [Install]. At the end of the process you will
see a "Maintenance Complete" screen in which you just click [Finish].
Section 3.3.3 Installing a new license file
For a license server:

Step 1
Copy a new license file in the same folder as the old one.
Step 2
Browse to the webpage on the license server e.g. localhost: 5054, and do a re-
read
Step 3
For a license file (direct use): replace the old license file with the new license
file (LMS_NO_SERVER.lic). If the new license file is located in a new place,
LMS Test.Lab will prompt you when starting up for the location of the new
license file (when the old license file is not available anymore).
Section 3.4 LMS Test.Lab Command-Line Installation
LMS Test.Lab 15A uses Microsoft Standard Installation (MSI), a market

standard product that also facilitates command-line installations. The MSI
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allows highly flexible installations. A vast amount of installation parameters

(from the default install path, to whether or not to perform a silent installation)
can be altered to create a range of different types of installations, based on the
same .msi file. Specifying command-line arguments to the .msi file allows
changing the installation parameters. Not all, but the most common installation
parameters can be changed in this way. These include the default path, the silent
installation option and specific feature selection, presented in this document.
For all command-line parameters, we refer to the official "Microsoft technet and
msdn" website.
Section 3.4.1 Silent installation
The Msi installer (msiexec.exe), takes several parameters (try none, to receive a
list). One of these is the silent install parameter “/qn”. When passed along, this
parameter will lead to a totally silent installation with absolutely no user
interaction at all. The parameter “/qb” will perform an installation with only
progress bars but no interaction with the end user. Other gradations of silent
installations exist. For these, we refer to the official Microsoft website
(http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367988.aspx).
For example:
To install LMS Test.Lab 15A silently, using its default settings, the following
command line should be used: (open a command prompt at the installer’s
location). The installer is available under the \Installations folder on the DVD).
> “LMS Test.Lab setup.exe” /qn
To install it silently, but under a different installation folder, you could override
the default parameter, using the APPDIR= argument:
> “LMS Test.Lab setup.exe” /qn APPDIR=”D:\Program Files\LMS\LMS Test.Lab”
Both the bootstrapper "LMS Test.Lab setup.exe" and the related msi "LMS
Test.Lab.msi" can be used to pass installation parameters. When the
bootstrapper is used, the parameters are passed to msi package.
This method can be used for installing LMS Test.Lab 15A and LMS Data
Plugin for Active Pictures.
Note: Please notice that LMS Test.Lab 15A requires the application "LMS
Configuration and Unit system 2.2" to be installed first. To install "LMS
Units Editor 2.1" silently, use the same approach as for the LMS Test.Lab
package, for example:
> "LMS Configuration and unit system 2.2 Setup.exe" /qn

Section 3.4.2 Feature Selection
The installer allows selection of install-features from the command-line. This is

particularly useful for silent installation.
There are four main parameters to manipulate the features:
ADDLOCAL : Only install these features, locally
REMOVE : Only remove these features
ADDDEFAULT : Only install these features, using their default configurations
REINSTALL : Only reinstall/repair these features.
For example, to install the Modal Impact and Acoustic Intensity package
silently:

ADDLOCAL="TLSTR.21.2,TLACT.26.2"
The ADDLOCAL contains the names of features to install. Typically, the name
of the feature is the product code without the dash. In this case, product TL-
STR.21.2 Modal Impact results in the feature name TLSTR.21.2; the same for
Acoustic Intensity.
Please notice that the feature name for LMS Desktop is TLDTP.0x.1 like
presented in the user interface of the installation package.
The feature names for not product related entries are:

“Help” for installing LMS Test.Lab help files. This will install both the
online help (chm files) and help files for printing (pdf files).
“Documentation_Theory” for installing pdf files presenting the theory
behind the LMS Test.Lab applications.
“Test.Lab_DemoData” for installing LMS Test.Lab demonstration data.
To check whether the parameters have the desired effect, leave out the /qn
parameter and start an installation with a user interface. On the feature-selection
screen, the configuration can be evaluated.
Note: Note that the features are case-sensitive, and if one is not found, the
installation is automatically aborted.
Section 3.4.3 Silent Uninstalls
In the same way an installation can be silent, the removal of the installation, or
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specific features, can be done likewise. For removing the entire installation, the
parameter /i can be simply replaced by /x. For feature removal, the /i parameter
still needs to be applied, but instead of ADDLOCAL, REMOVE can be used.
For example:
To silently remove the entire Test.Lab installation:
> "LMS Test.Lab setup.exe" /qn /x //
The // is required. If not set, the boostrapper will replace it with /i {path to the
msi file}. This is the reason why it is not required when installing silently to
specify the location of the msi file.
To only uninstall the Impact Testing Package use following:

REMOVE="TLSTR.21.2,TLACT.26.2"
This command will trigger a ‘modifying installation’.
Note: Removing all features has not the same behavior as removing LMS
Test.Lab 15A since production tools are always installed.
Section 3.4.4 Properties customization
Like the APPDIR parameter used above, several other properties exist. The
most important are summarized here. For all possible parameters, we refer to
the official Microsoft website, found in the references.
APPDIR: path where you want LMS Test.Lab to be installed in Properties
specific for the LMS Configuration and unit system
LOCALFOLDERPATH: path where you want the local folder to be installed.
GROUPFOLDERENABLED: "0" means not to use a group folder, "1" means

you want to use a group folder. In that case you must also specify a valid value
for GROUPFOLDERPATH and optionally for
GROUPFOLDERFILEACCESSPRIORITY. The default is "0", no use of a
group folder.
GROUPFOLDERPATH: path to the group folder if used.
GROUPFOLDERFILEACCESSPRIORITY: The two options are

PrioritizeLocalFolder and PrioritizeGroupFolder

Properties specific for the LMS Test.Lab Installation

DESKTOPTYPE: "Standard" or "Basic". Default is "Standard". Depends on
the licenses you bought. “Standard” will activate the product TL-DTP.21.1
Desktop Advanced”
AUTOMATICLICENSINGENABLED: 1 to use product selection based on a
license file.
LICENSEPATH=c: the path to the folder where the licenses are taken to do
the productselection based on a license file.
USEFILECHECK: use a folder to take the licenses from
MIDFILEPATH: path and name of the "no server" license file (LMS_MID.lic).
MIDORSERVER must have the value "0" to use this property.
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USESERVERCHECK: use a server to take licenses from

SERVERLIC: name of the server
ADVANCEDLICCHECK: use advanced mode for license input
ADVANCEDLIC: the path to the license server/file in advanced mode
DESKTOPTYPE: The type of desktop to be installed
DOMAINSELECTION: There are three domains, for Standard use 0; for
Durability 1 and for NVH 2
FIRELWALL_EXCEPTION_ENABLED: Enable or disable the firewall
exeensions (default = 1)
DATAFOLDERPATH: the path to the data folder
SPSERVERNAME: StartPoint Server's computer name to connect to. This is
only required if you install TL-DTP.60.2 Network Hub Add-in.
SPPORTNUMBER: This is the portnumber to connect to the StartPoint Server
with. This is only required if you install TL_DTP.60.2 Network Hub Add-
in. The default value is "6655" (for the LMS Test.Lab 13A release). The
default value changes each release.
CORBANAMESSERVER: “0” or “1”. “0” means use of Corba Names server,
“1” means use of Corba Names server. The default is “0”.
CORBANAMESERVERHOST: name of the Corba Names server.
ASAMPORTNUMBER: number of the port for the Corba Names server
Section 3.5 Installation LMS Test.Lab Data Plugin for

Active Pictures
Section 3.5.1 Requirements for the installation of LMS Test.Lab

Data Plugin for Active Pictures

a DVD or a downloaded installation package (Web Distribution) containing
the LMS Data Plugin for Active Pictures software.
Approximately 400 MB free disk space. The installation package will
perform a dedicated disk space check before the start of the installation.
Note: Only users who have administrator privileges can perform all the
software installation.
To install the LMS Data Plugin for Active Pictures software, insert the LMS
Test.Lab 15A DVD in the DVD Drive. The Installation program will start
automatically. If auto-start is prohibited, launch the Windows Explorer, double
click the icon that corresponds to the DVD Drive and double-click
"autorun.exe". A dialog appears listing all applications available for installation.
Section 3.5.1.1 Computer

For typical use, the minimum hardware requirements to run the LMS Data
Plugin for Active Pictures software are:
A graphics adapter with at least 256 colors but 16 million colors is strongly
advised.
A network interface.
For further details, please read the section recommended configuration in the
release notes document. This document is available on the DVD under
Documents or the LMS web site (www.lmsintl.com), on the page "Support",
"current releases".
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Section 3.5.1.2 Network

LMS Test.Lab Active Pictures uses partly the LMS Data Server. This means
that some additional network requirements might apply, depending on the local
network setup. Systems running Windows 7 or higher might need to modify the
default firewall settings. From the 10B installation onwards, the installation
package is adding one exception
(LmsHq_ActiveCompVC_LayoutOleServer_v2.exe) to the Windows firewall.
This exception is needed for a correct functioning of LMS Test.Lab Active
Pictures.
Section 3.5.1.3 Operating System & Other Software

Preferred operating system: LMS Data Plugin for Active Pictures was fully
tested on Windows 7 Professional. Standard tests were also executed on
Windows 8.
For further details on supported operating systems, please read the section
recommended configuration in the release notes document. That document is
available on the DVD under Documents or the LMS web site
(www.lmsintl.com), on the page “support”, “current releases”.
Note: LMS Data Plugin for Active Pictures is currently compiled under 32-bit
mode, and can run as such on Windows 7 64-bit. Running LMS Data Plugin
for Active Pictures on a 64-bit operating system will enable to increase the
available RAM above 2GB (if physically present).
In addition you will require:

Microsoft Office 2010 or office 2013 for printing, reporting and using
Active Pictures.
Internet Explorer 6.0, or higher, to read the online installation manual.
Acrobat Reader 4.0, or higher, to read the printable version of the
Note: Acrobat Reader is on the installation DVD in the section

Installations\Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Section 3.5.2 Prerequisites and installation of LMS Data Plugin

for Test.Lab Active Pictures
Section 3.5.2.1 Prerequisites

On 32-bit operating systems, the Microsoft redistributable
"vcredist_x86_SP1.exe" will be started.

On 64-bit operating systems, the Microsoft redistributable

"vcredist_x64_SP1.exe" will be started.
Note: LMS Data Plugin for Active Pictures can only be installed for all users
(local machine) and require administration rights. This is required by
Microsoft Windows Installer to be able to set exceptions to the firewall for
correct functioning of the products.
In addition, LMS Test.Lab 15A may NOT be installed on the computer. This is
checked at the beginning of the installation. The opposite is also checked, when
LMS Data Plugin for Active Pictures is installed on a computer, LMS Test.Lab
15A cannot be installed.
Section 3.5.2.2 Installation

To start the installation package, please click on the link "Install LMS Data
Plugin for Active Pictures …" of the launch screen (DVD version) or double
click the downloaded installation package. The LMS Test.Lab Data Plugin for
Active Pictures installation starts with the check of prerequisites (see previous
section). If some are missing, the installation package will propose to install
them.
The installation steps are similar to the installation of LMS Test.Lab 15A (steps
1, 3, 5, 10, 16, 17 and 18). The installation path can be changed (similar to step
10 of the LMS Test.Lab 15A installation).
Section 3.6 Installation of LMS SCADAS Smart Control
Please check the LMS SCADAS Smart Control installation document on the
DVD layout under the folder “Documentation”.
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Chapter 4 Configuration of the LMS Test.Lab
In This Chapter
LMS Data Server ................................................................59
File Handling ......................................................................65
LMS Frontend ....................................................................66
LMS Test.Lab Add-ins .......................................................67
LMS Test.Lab Environmental Testing products ................68
Section 4.1 LMS Data Server
The LMS Data Server enables you to populate the Test Data Management
Database.
Section 4.1.1 Configuration and installation
a DVD containing the LMS Test.Lab software.
Note: A user who has administrator privileges should perform all the software
installation.
The LMS Data Server provides access to centralized data storage locations in a
Test Data Management environment.
Section 4.1.2 To install an LMS Data Server
Step 1
First install the license server.
Select “Install License Server ..." from the launch window and follow the
instructions.
Step 2
To install a DataServer on a PC:
From the launch window, select “Install LMS Test.Lab ..." and follow the
instructions.
In the “Custom Setup" window, you can specify the programs you want to
install.
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Select the feature "TL-DTP.50.2 Data Server". This should is only possible if a
license is available.
If no license is available, this component will not be marked for installation.
Make sure a license is available before continuing the installation.
If no other features need to be installed on this system, make sure they are
unmarked.
Note: You have to run the Network Data Access Configuration Tool before you
can use the DataServer (see next paragraph).
You can start this tool via Start All Programs LMS Test.Lab 15A
Configuration Network Data Access Configuration Wizard on the
DataServer system.
Section 4.1.3 Network Data Access Configuration Wizard
After installing a LMS Data Server, you need to run the Network Data Access
Configuration Wizard.
After installation you can start it via Start All Programs LMS Test.Lab
15A Configuration Network Data Access Configuration Wizard.
If the following message appears it means that the license server is not set.
Go to Start All Programs LMS Test.Lab 15A Tools Licensing and

select LMS Default License Server Config Utility.
Insert the license server and click OK button.
Run the Network Data Access Configuration Wizard.

Step 1
The welcome screen appears
Step 2
Click [Next ] to begin.
You need to specify which port the StartPoint Server will be using. Other
systems that need to connect to this StartPoint Server must use the same port
number.
Step 3
If you did not install a StartPoint Server on this system, you need to specify the
same port number as you specified on the system where the StartPoint Server
runs.
The default number for the Rev 15A release is 6652.
If a problem with the StartPoint Server occurs, you can reconfigure it. Selecting
the option to re-initialize the StartPoint Server allows you to redefine the
StartPoint server from scratch.
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Note: By doing this, all Startpoints will be removed from the StartPoint Server
(also the ones from other LMS Data Servers).
Step 4
By default, the communication method is set to “Use computer's name". If you
want to use IP numbers for communication, you can specify this as the
communication method.
The next steps of the wizard allow you to configure the LMS Data Server or
pool of LMS Data Servers on your system. They only appear if you have a LMS
Data Server installed.
By default, the system name is used with the default port number (9989) and the
Pool ID (0).
Then the system resolves its name to the currently corresponding IP number
before registering the LMS Data Server with this IP number.
Note: If you use IP numbers and this number changes (e.g. when you use
Dynamic Host Communication Protocol), you must run again the Network Data
Access Configuration Wizard.
Step 5
To define a pool of LMS Data Servers, in the “Port numbers for DataServer”
field, more than one port should be typed in (like in the snapshot above).
The pool ID’s can start from 0. In this case the first port (9989) will also be
available for Test.Lab.
If the “Pool IDs start from” value is not “0” the pool of DataServers cannot be
used by Test.Lab.

Note: If Tec.Manager and Test.Lab must be used together, then the value of
“Pool IDs start from” must be “0”.
Step 6
Click [Next ].
Step 7
Specify where the StartPoint Server is running, and if necessary change the port
number.
If you installed a StartPoint Server on this system, the defaults are OK. If the
StartPoint Server is running on another system, make sure you specify the
correct server and port number.
Step 8
A last step is to define the Startpoints on this LMS Data Server.
Click the [Add] button to define new Startpoints.
Step 9
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Specify the name of the Startpoint and the correct path.
Note: The name of a Startpoint must be unique in the network, meaning that
there cannot exist two Startpoints with the same name, even if they refer to a
different LMS Data Server.
Step 10
Click the [OK ] button
Note: More than one Startpoint can be defined.
Step 11
To modify an existing Startpoint, select it from the list and click the [Modify]
button.
Step 12
To delete a Startpoint, select it from the list and click the [Remove] button.
Step 13
When you have finished making changes, click the [Finish] button.
Step 14
Finally, the data transmission will finish.

Section 4.1.4 Default firewall settings on Windows 7 or higher
When running the Network Data Access Configuration Wizard or when using
the LMS Data Server client add-in in the LMS Test.Lab 15A Desktop, several
Alert messages might pop up:
You have to select “unblock" to allow LMS Test.Lab to run properly.
Section 4.2 File Handling
Improvements have been made to ease updating to newer release versions. We

also made it possible to define a priority setting on the read mechanism of files.
During running the installation wizard you have the possibility to define the
reading priority of your local or group folder. This option is only available when
you have a Group Folder defined. When choosing to prioritize your local folder,
files will be read from the local folder prior to the group folder. Note that
writing files will in all instances be done locally. If the Group Folder was
prioritized, all files from the group folder will be copied to your local folder at
every start-up of the software. This will make sure that files from the group
folder will be accessed prior to the locally saved files. This reading mechanism
can be modified also in Tools -> Options after the installation was completed.
If a new release of Test.Lab is installed it should be possible to reuse or copy

the configuration from a previous release. Only during the first launch of your
new installation, you will be prompted with the option to choose a revision and
copy settings from a previous revision. So, either you choose the default settings
and nothing will be copied, or you select a previous revision in a dropdown
menu which will then copy the local folder from that specific revision to the
currently installed release.
Note: Combining and renaming folders will also be automatically handled by
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this tool. All settings of which folders that should be copied and merged can
also be defined manually.
Section 4.3 LMS Frontend
The LMS Test.Lab acquisition and control software can be used with the LMS
SCADAS III, mobile, lab and XS hardware. Details regarding those frontends
and the modules supported are described in the Online help for the LMS
Test.Lab application.
Section 4.3.1 Making LMS SCADAS Recorder recordings

greater than 4 GB
The solution is using the EXFAT technology from Microsoft – which is an

extension on the FAT system, available on Windows 7 or higher by default..
When downloading recordings over the UTP connection from within the LMS
applications, no action needs to be taken.
Before using the CF card, it must be formatted, selecting EXFAT as file system.
In addition, existing LMS SCADAS Recorder hardware needs a flash update of

the firmware, in order to enable the EXFAT mode of working. This is included
in the tool LMS SCADAS Diagnostics (Start -> All Programs -> LMS Test.Lab
15A -> Tools -> LMS SCADAS Diagnostics).
LMS SCADAS Recorders delivered after the 10B release will have the correct
firmware installed at factory by default.
Section 4.3.2 XS driver installation
The XS frontend, supported in some Test.Lab applications, is connected via a

USB connection. To enable this connection, a driver must be installed.
Normally, this is done automatically when connecting a booted XS frontend to
the PC, but in some cases this might fail. In that case the driver must be
installed manually. The driver can be found on the installation DVD on this
location: <cd-drive>:\Drivers\XS

Section 4.4 LMS Test.Lab Add-ins
After installation of the LMS Test.Lab 15A application, available Add-ins may
be found under the Tools Add-ins menu of the running application itself.
Section 4.4.1 Audio Replay & filter
Sound Device selection for audio replay:
If no RME DIGI96 audio device is installed, the audio card used will be the one
selected as default in Windows.
If a RME DIGI96 audio device is installed on the system, the audio Replay tool
will use it by default. However, this card can only replay sounds that have a
well-defined sample rate. This can give troubles when trying to listen to data
with Audio Replay. It is possible to select another sound device (e.g. the built-in
sound device) to avoid this problem.
Adding an environment variable can do this.
CADA_RTA_OUTPUT_DEVICE.
The value must be a part of the word of the sound device. It can be found on the
Control Panel Sounds and Multimedia Sound Playback, and it is case
sensitive.
So, for example, if the sound card to be used is a "SoundMax Digital Audio"
card, you can specify
CADA_RTA_OUTPUT_DEVICE SoundMax
Section 4.4.2 Remote Control in Rotating Machinery &

Acoustic Testing products
When plugging in, for the first time, the remote control in an USB-port of the
PC, the system will automatically detect this new hardware, and prompt you for
more information.
A dialog will come up asking for the location of the driver that you want to use.
This driver is available in the Drivers/Remocon folder, on the LMS Test.Lab
installation DVD.
Select this folder and continue the installation.
Once the installation procedure is completed, you can activate the Remocon
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Add-In and you can start using the remote control.
Section 4.5 LMS Test.Lab Environmental Testing products
Section 4.5.1 Installation of remote control
To install the TL-ENV-REM (LMS Test.Lab 15A Environmental Testing

Remote Control) follow the procedure below:
Step 1
Make sure you have the necessary licenses to use the Remote Control.
If you do not have these, you will not be able to load the Remote Control add-
in.
Step 2
Connect your button box to a USB port on your computer, start a LMS Test.Lab
15A Environmental Testing application and load the remote control add-in (by
selecting Tools Add-ins External key pad) in the application itself.
Once this is done you can use the external keypad to control the Environmental
testing application.
Step 3
Repeat the previous step in all Environmental Testing applications where you
want to use the button box.
It is important to note the following before you install the remote control:
If the External keypad add-in is selected, while no remote control is
connected to your computer, the system will prompt you each time to arm
your frontend, with the message that the keypad was not found.
The keypad supports USB 2.0. We do not guarantee proper functioning of
the remote control with older USB versions
It is possible to connect multiple keypads to one system. This allows the use
of remote controls for different use cases. You should be aware that for
proper functioning of a USB device, the maximum cable length is 5 meter
(distances up to 25 meter can be reached using multiple (maximum 5) serial
connected USB hubs.
Section 4.5.2 Shaker Configuration Wizard
After the installation the shaker configuration wizard is accessible from the
Start menu.
The Shaker configuration wizard is also accessible from within the application

(Tools > Options > Shaker).

Step 1
Select Start All Programs LMS Test.Lab 15A Configuration Shaker
Configuration Wizard.
The welcome screen appears
Step 2
Click [Next ].
This information screen shows you the location of the ShakerDefinitions file
that the LMS Test.Lab software will use. The content of this file will be
changed by the wizard.
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Step 3
Click [Next ].
This dialog lets you choose whether you want to add, remove or modify shaker
definitions. The first time you configure this shaker, you should choose “Add".
to add a shaker definition. Click [Next ].
Step 4
Fill in a name for the shaker. Then click [Next ].

Step 5
Now you will have to fill in the general shaker properties.
Fill in all three fields. Then click [Next ].

Step 6
The next three screens allow you to fill in mode specific properties (Random,
Sine and Shock). Not all fields are mandatory; just fill in the properties you
want to override for each mode.
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Step 7
Step 8
Step 9

Chapter 5 Recommended PC Hardware
The finish dialog lets you commit or rollback your changes.
Step 10
Click [Finish ].
Chapter 5 Recommended PC Hardware

This is the configuration used by Siemens for benchmarking and quality testing,
and that is recommended to be used with the Test.Lab 15A product suite.
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Chapter 6 Windows Operating System
Section 5.1 Desktop PCs
Section 5.1.1 Dell Precision T3610
Intel Xeon E5-1607

16GB RAM
1T SATA disk (15000 rpm)
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 310 (Graphics card)
Section 5.2 Laptop PCs
Section 5.2.1 Dell precision M4800
Intel i7 cpu
16GB RAM
600GB sata (7200 rpm)
NVIDIA® Quadro® K1100M

Although LMS Test.Lab 15A was developed on Windows 7 Enterprise 64 bit, it
is broadly tested and supported on the following operating systems:
Window 7, Professional, Ultimate & Enterprise , 32-bit version
Window 7, Professional, Ultimate & Enterprise, 64-bit version
Window 8, Professional & Enterprise, 64-bit version
Window 8.1, Professional & Enterprise, 64-bit version
The LMS Test.Lab 15A standard installation is compiled in 32-bit mode. There
is however a benefit of using LMS Test.Lab 15A on Microsoft Windows 7 64-
bit: whereas for the classical 32-bit operating system the maximum memory
space for LMS Test.Lab is limited to 2GB, this increases to 4GB when using the
Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit .
Although Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit claims full support of 32-bit

applications, verification has indicated the following restriction for Sound
Diagnosis & Replay (TL-ACT.58.2/3):

Replay to Head Acoustics HPS with RME audio card does not transfer
HMS encoding. Workaround: set Field type and range manually on HPS
Siemens PLM Software has developed a genuine 64-bit version for most LMS
Test.Lab applications, which is available on request. The 32-bit version being
the advised one, the 64-bit version brings improvement in those cases of very
high memory demands.
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Chapter 7 Interoperability with Microsoft Office (Word and PowerPoint)
Chapter 7 Interoperability with Microsoft Office (Word

and PowerPoint)
Test.Lab supports interoperability with Microsoft Office 2007, Office 2010 and
Office 2013 (excluding Office 365).
Chapter 8 Screen Resolution

A minimum screen resolution of 1280x1024 is required for:
LMS Test.Lab Environmental Testing Products
LMS Test.Lab MIMO Sine Sweep, Stepped Sine & Normal Modes Testing
LMS Test.Lab MIMO FRF Testing
LMS Test.Lab Pass-by Noise Products
LMS Test.Lab Sound Intensity Testing
LMS Test.Lab Sound Diagnosis
LMS Test.Lab Transfer Path Analysis
LMS Test.Lab Turbine Test Recording Manager
LMS Test.Lab Time Data Selection Sheet
LMS Test.Lab Modal Validation Sheet
LMS Test.Lab Virtual Car Sound
LMS Test.Lab Signature testing
A minimum screen resolution of 1024x768 is required for all other products, but
1280x1024 is strongly advised.
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LMS Test.Lab Environmental Testing products
Index • 79
LMS Test.Lab Licensing • 7
A M
Adding and/or removing software applications Making LMS SCADAS Recorder recordings
• 55 greater than 4 GB • 77
After the installation • 22
Audio Replay & filter • 78 N
B Network • 29, 66
Network Data Access Configuration Wizard •
Borrowing Licenses • 23 70
C O
Changing the installed software • 55 Operating System & Other Software • 29, 66
Computer • 29, 66
Configuration and installation • 69 P
Configuration of the LMS Test.Lab • 69 Preface • 5
Connections for the frontend • 30 Prerequisite to install the software • 30
D Prerequisites • 67
Prerequisites and installation of LMS Data
Default firewall settings on Windows 7 or Plugin for Test.Lab Active Pictures • 67
higher • 76 Properties customization • 63
Dell precision M4800 • 85
Dell Precision T3610 • 84 R
Desktop PCs • 84 Recommended PC Hardware • 84
F Remote Control in Rotating Machinery &
Acoustic Testing products • 78
Feature Selection • 62 Requirements for the installation of LMS
File Handling • 76 Test.Lab • 27
Requirements for the installation of LMS
I
Test.Lab Data Plugin for Active Pictures •
Installation • 67 65
Installation LMS Test.Lab 15A • 27
Installation LMS Test.Lab Data Plugin for S
Active Pictures • 65 Screen Resolution • 87
Installation of LMS SCADAS Smart Control • Shaker Configuration Wizard • 79
68 Silent installation • 61
Installation of remote control • 79 Silent Uninstalls • 63
Installing a new license file • 60 Software installation procedure • 30
Installing the RLM license manager software •
9 T
Interoperability with Microsoft Office (Word Terminology • 7
and PowerPoint) • 87 To install an LMS Data Server • 69
L To install the software • 40
To modify installed components • 59
Laptop PCs • 85 To uninstall the software • 55
LMS Data Server • 69
LMS Frontend • 77 U
LMS Test.Lab Add-ins • 78 Upgrade a previous license server • 18
LMS Test.Lab Command-Line Installation •
61
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W
Windows Operating System • 85
X
XS driver installation • 77

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Chapter 1 Preface ........................................................................................................... 5

Chapter 2 LMS Test.Lab Licensing ............................................................................... 7

Chapter 3 Installation LMS Test.Lab 15A.................................................................... 23

Chapter 4 Configuration of the LMS Test.Lab ............................................................ 59

Chapter 5 Recommended PC Hardware ..................................................................... 73

Chapter 6 Windows Operating System ....................................................................... 74

Chapter 7 Interoperability with Microsoft Office (Word and PowerPoint)................ 77

Chapter 8 Screen Resolution ....................................................................................... 77

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It includes information on the installation and configuration of the Desktop

In addition, it contains information regarding the configuration of the LMS

In this manual the following conventions have been used.

A different font is used to indicate:

{installation folder}\LMS\LMS Test.Lab 15A

Important statements are shown as:

Chapter 2 LMS Test.Lab Licensing

LMS Test.Lab can be licensed through a license server or directly through a

The basic components to set up a license server are:

Section 2.1 Terminology

License manager daemon

Hardware key (dongle)

Otherwise known as a dongle. This is an optional tool used to protect a license.

A (Sentinel) system driver provides communication between the client

You can install this driver:

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Section 2.2 Installing the RLM license manager software

An installation procedure must be executed on each system that will act as a

If LMS Test.Lab uses a license file ‘LMS_NO_SERVER.lic’ with uncounted

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the installation process.

Section 2.3 Upgrade a previous license server

After the welcome screen, you will see following dialog:

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During the installation, a message might pop up:

Please click [ok], a reboot will not be needed,

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Section 2.4 After the installation

When using dongles, there is no need to do a re-read of your license file to

Section 2.5 Borrowing Licenses

Borrowing must not be considered as a separate licensing type next to Node-

The term, RLM uses for Borrowing, is "Roaming". In Test.Lab we continue to

The Borrowing is now handled by the LMS interface to increase user

Borrowing is only possible with Floating licenses having the BORROW

To be able to borrow licenses, the license file must have following

# TL-DTP.21.1 LMS Test.Lab Desktop - Advanced

LICENSE lms lms_tl_dtp_21 13.0 permanent 1 share=i min_timeout=900

max_roam=28 start=24-sep-2012 issuer="LMS International"

customer="Licensed to: LMS International" issued=25-sep-2012

How to borrow a license?

The following procedure explains how to borrow licenses:

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c. Select in the first column the workbook(s) and/or add-in(s) to borrow.

How to borrow licenses from a saved list of workbook(s) and/or add-in(s)?

Returning borrowed licenses

At the end of the borrow-period, the license will be automatically available

How to return borrowed licenses earlier?

a. Connect to the license server network.

b. Close the open LMS applications.

c. Start the 'License Borrowing tool':

e. Click on the button [Return].