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Chapter 2  Installing and Starting Reactis

Reactis is available on Windows1 10. To run Reactis, a system should satisfy the following minimum requirements:

  • At least 1024 MB RAM (more is required for large models)
  • At least 227 MB free disk space
  • MATLAB, Simulink, and Stateflow installed
  • An installed Ethernet card
  • 64-bit Reactis requires 64-bit Windows and 64-bit MATLAB

There are different methods for installing Reactis, depending on how you will access the license(s) you have purchased:

  1. via a Reactis License File residing on your computer, or
  2. via a Reactis License Manager running on a remote server.

In the latter case, you (or someone in your organization) will also need to install the Reactis License Manager. The Reactis installers may be downloaded from the Reactis User Pages:

https://reactive-systems.com/login.msp

2.1  Installing with Local License File

To install Reactis, perform the following steps:

  1. Execute the self-installing executable
    reactis-setup-V2022.2.exe
    and follow the instructions. The 64-bit Reactis installer is named
    reactis-setup-win64-V2022.2.exe
    but otherwise installing 64-bit Reactis proceeds exactly as the 32-bit install. If you obtained your release on a DVD, inserting the DVD into your DVD drive should initiate the execution of this executable automatically. If it does not, manually run the program reactis-setup-V2022.2.exe that is included on the DVD. Alternatively, you may download the latest version of the installer from the Reactive Systems web site listed below. Note, that an updated version of the installer will have a name of the form reactis-setup-V2022.2.2.n.exe where n is a patch release number.
    https://reactive-systems.com/login.msp
  2. To obtain a Reactis license file, you will first need to locate the file rsilicense.dat, which is stored in the Reactis installation directory. If you installed in the default location, the license file should be found at one of the following two locations:
    (64-bit Reactis)C:\Program Files\Reactis V2022.2\rsilicense.dat
    (32-bit Reactis)C:\Program Files (x86)\Reactis V2022.2\rsilicense.dat

    Once located, e-mail the (incomplete) rsilicsense.dat to Reactive Systems at help@reactive-systems.com. You will receive a response containing the completed license as an attachment. When you receive this e-mail, replace rsilicense.dat in the Reactis installation directory with the completed license file.

Figure 2.1: Configuring Reactis to access a Reactis License Manager running on a remote server.
images/licenseSetRemote_web.png

2.2  Installing with Remote License Manager

If your organization already has a server running the Reactis License Manager, then you will need the name or IP address of the license server. The steps required to install Reactis on your computer (the client) are as follows:

  1. On the client machine, run the installer (see step 1 of Section 2.1).
  2. Invoke Reactis (see Section 2.5). The dialog shown in Figure 2.1 will appear. In this dialog, click the Add button and enter the IP address or name of a server running the Reactis License Manager.

Step 2 can be repeated multiple times if there is more than one server running the Reactis License Manager.

2.3  Installing the Reactis License Manager

Please see the Reactis License Manager User’s Guide.

2.4  Performing a Silent Install

The Reactis installer supports a silent install (installing Reactis from the DOS command line in an automated fashion). The following command line switches control a silent install.

  • /SILENT

    Instructs the installer to be silent. When the installer is silent, the wizard and the background window are not displayed but the installation progress window and error messages are displayed. The default settings (which can be overridden using command line arguments) are used for the install.

  • /VERYSILENT With this switch, the installer will display error messages, but not the wizard, background window, or progress window.
  • /NOCANCEL Prevents the user from canceling during the installation process by disabling the Cancel button and ignoring clicks on the close button. This switch is useful in conjunction with /SILENT.
  • /DIR="x:\dirname" Overrides the default directory name displayed on the Select Destination Location wizard page. A fully qualified path name must be specified.
  • /GROUP="folder name" Overrides the default folder name displayed on the Select Start Menu Folder wizard page.
  • /COMPONENTS="comma separated list of component names" Overrides the default components settings. By default, all components are installed. Possible components are:
    main:Reactis GUI
    lm:License Manager
    lmo:License Monitor
    help:Help files
    examples:Example files
    api:Reactis API
  • /MATLABROOT="x:\dirname" Overrides the default MATLAB root directory name displayed on the Locate MATLAB wizard page.
  • /COPYSETTINGS Instructs the installer to copy the personal settings and license information to the new installation if running in SILENT or VERYSILENT mode and a previous existing Reactis installation is found. This is the default.
  • /NOCOPYSETTINGS Do NOT copy personal settings and license information from a previous existing installation.
  • /SAVEINF="x:\filename" Saves information entered during the install in a file. That file can later be used to specify default parameters via LOADINF. The following information is saved:
    • Install directory name
    • Program group name
    • Components
    • MATLAB root directory
    • Should settings and license information be copied from existing versions of Reactis?
  • /LOADINF="x:\filename" Load default information from a file created with the SAVEINF option. This is useful in combination with a silent install, i.e. 
      C:\> reactis-setup-V2013.2.exe /SILENT /LOADINF="mysetup.inf"
    will install Reactis without any user prompts using the values saved in mysetup.inf Options given on the command line will override parameters stored in the information file.
  • /HELP or /? or /H Display help information for the silent install command line switches.

2.5  Starting Reactis

Reactis can be started in several ways:

  • Select Reactis V2022.2 from the Windows Start menu, or
  • double-click on the desktop shortcut if you installed one, or
  • call the reactis.exe executable from a DOS command prompt which can be invoked with zero, one, or two arguments:
    • If no arguments are given Reactis starts with no model loaded.
    • If one argument is given it can be either the name of a Simulink model (.mdl or .slx file) or the name of an .rsi file. Reactis will start and load the specified model.
    • If two arguments are given the first is assumed to be a model name and the second is an .rsi file and Reactis will start and load the specified model and .rsi file.
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