Installing in Linux and macOS
Installing in the Linux® and macOS operating systems is similar to Installing in Windows. The Server step contains Basic Settings, the option of creating a Default Local Administrative User, and a default Model Manager Server Database. See Starting a Model Manager Server for more information on how to automatically launch a Model Manager server after installation on Linux® and macOS.
For security reasons, it is not recommended to use an account with administrative privileges to run a Model Manager server. The Apache Solr™ search platform and the PostgreSQL® database system do not support running as a root user on either Linux® or macOS.
Automated Installation in Linux
You can install a Model Manager server in Linux® using an automated installation process similar to that on Windows® — see Automated Installation in Windows. When you have created an answer file, start the installation by running
<Drive path>/setup -s <answer file path>
where <Drive path> is the media mount point for the DVD or DVD image and <answer file path> is the full path to your answer file.
Automated Installation in macOS
To perform an automated installation in macOS using an answer file:
1
Open the DMG file for the Model Manager server installer in Finder.
2
Prepare an answer file by coping the template file setupconfig.ini to a local directory and customizing it as needed.
3
Right-click COMSOL Model Manager Server 6.4 Installer and select Show Package Contents.
4
Navigate to Contents > Resources and locate the setup executable.
5
Open a terminal window.
6
Click and drag the setup executable to the terminal window.
The full path should be copied to the command prompt.
7
In the terminal, add -s and the full path of your setupconfig.ini file to the command, with spaces in between. If needed, it should be possible to click and drag the setupconfig.ini file to the terminal to input the path.
8
Run the command, which should now resemble something like this:
/Volumes/COMSOL64_mms_full_macarm64/COMSOL\ Model\ Manager\ Server\ 6.4\ Installer.app/Contents/Resources/setup -s /Users/username/Desktop/setupconfig.ini
or this:
/Volumes/COMSOL64_mms_full_maci64/COMSOL\ Model\ Manager\ Server\ 6.4\ Installer.app/Contents/Resources/setup -s /Users/username/Desktop/setupconfig.ini
depending on the CPU architecture.