Aspenone engineering v8.0 installation guide.pdf

We use product family specific e-mail addresses to route your issues to the most appropriate resource. If you do not know which e-mail address to use, you can direct your inquiry to eSupport aspentech. Production System down. Unable to collect or generate critical data correctly. Critical project at a stand still. Cannot use major product feature or cannot fully utilize product as designed or documented.

No "acceptable" workaround available. Necessary to correct major feature issue. General problem or question which does not prevent the user from fully utilizing product as designed or documented. Contact your regional Training group using the email addresses below. The utility is provided as an attachment. Starting with V When installing a dongle-free license Network or Standalone , it must be installed on the machine with the matching locking information that you provided during the license request.

It will display all the license files available in the folder. Click on a license with a Green check mark, then click Next. If you see a license with an Orange clock , this indicates a license with a future start date, see steps below for scheduling this license file 6.

The License File Installer will follow a series of steps and finish installing the license file. If you are scheduling a license with a future start date, select the license with an Orange clock , click Next. The License File Installer will follow a series of steps and schedule the license file 9. The Aspen Utilities Planner and Aspen Online installation, configuration, and verification are outlined in this document.

For specific instructions to perform this task, refer to the Microsoft Excel documentation. You can follow the instructions to install the missing prerequisite and then resume the installation. The AutoPlay dialog box is displayed. The AspenTech Suite selection screen is displayed.

The Custom Install simply allows a more granular selection of which elements of a suite to install or not install when selecting programs. As so many AES programs interact with each other, the standard install option is most advisable. If you choose not to use the standard install you have disk space limitations, for example you can check Custom Install on the Start Install screen before beginning the install process.

Click aspenONE Engineering. Click Begin Install. Before you see the Welcome page, you may see the following: You must click Yes to continue.

If you do not see this dialog box or something similar, you may have accessed the installation incorrectly and in doing so, appropriate settings may not occur. The consequence is that the applications may not run correctly or errors may appear even though the installation seems to complete successfully. If this dialog box does not appear, cancel the installation and re-launch setup.

Carefully read the instructions on the following dialog boxes, make your selections, and proceed with the installation. Note: If patches are available for the product that you are installing, a screen may appear that lets you view the patches before you install. You will also have an opportunity to view the updates after you finish the installation process. If you decline, your new products will be installed, but you will still have to return to the installer to upgrade the existing products. The screens vary depending on the products you choose to install.

You might not see this exact sequence. License Agreement Accept the license agreement. If any are missing, stop and install the required software. Choose Products Select the products you want to install. On a new install the main products of the suite are selected by default.

Unchecked selections are optional. Some products may fail if installed to very long paths; the path including drive letter and backslashes should not be more than characters long. License Security Add the location of your license server or license file, and the security server name if required. An option is available to specify buckets. If you use buckets, you can specify them during the install or afterward using the SLM Configuration Wizard.

Aspen Basic Engineering Server Setup Screens If you chose to install the Aspen Basic Engineering Standalone Server use this screen to configure an account used to run the services associated with the server.

The installed user will appear, enter the associated password for the installing users account. The installation lets you install workspace libraries and create workspaces on a different drive to the server program files.

However, if you install workspace libraries on a different file share, you must copy the. In this case, the config files for the workspace libraries will be located on a different file share, and the location of the KBs must not be specified using a UNC pathname. New user — Enter a valid username. The install creates this Note: Name is a configured new username on the local machine.

You must also assign user privileges. Password Enter a Password for the account you entered. Important: If you enter a password in this field, please record it for reference as you might need it if you uninstall and then install the product again. You should reboot your system before using any of the products. However, some Aspen products have product-specific verification procedures and configuration requirements that must be done before the product can run.

The following table lists the aspenONE Aspen Engineering products that have product-specific verification or configuration procedures. Note: If the product does not have a product-specific verification procedure, run the product to verify that it installed correctly.

The procedure for configuring and verifying an Aspen Properties installation is the same for each product. The following table shows the installation options that could result in the need to configure Aspen Properties. Following this table are the specific instructions for configuring and verifying an Aspen Properties installation.

However you may still want to install SQL Express on these systems if you have multiple users using the same computer and you want them to use a single shared database.

Note: If you wish, you can enable VIA. The location for sqlservr. Click Next again and check all boxes for Domain, Private, and Public. Repeat this task to configure Windows Firewalls for sqlbrowser. This will provide two-way access through the firewall for both programs.

Access Services. To use a shared APED server instead, do the following: 1. Install the shared server by performing a Server installation and installing the product Aspen Properties Enterprise Database. It is also possible to use the server installed with an Aspen Plus or Aspen Properties installation, as long as that server is not LocalDB. If any custom databases are to be used with this server, install them following the instructions in the Aspen Properties Database Manager help.

Configure the server for remote access, as described in the previous section. Clear Use LocalDB. For the server name, select the name of the server from the list. Select the Authentication mode your SQL administrator has selected.

After completing the above fields, the Database Manager will contact the database engine and a list of databases will be available on this list. Select the desired database holding control to select multiple databases if desired , then click OK. When the Database Configuration Tester window appears, click Start. The tester performs several tests and report the results.

On the localhost line, it reports the authentication mode of the local server and whether there is any problem with it. For other servers it cannot check this status, so it only reports what is required. To verify the installation of Aspen Adsorption on a user PC 1. Start Aspen Adsorption. On the menu bar, click File Demonstrations. The Demonstration Organizer window opens.

In the top window, click Nitrogen production single bed approach ; then click Open. A dialog box appears, indicating where the demonstration will be copied to before automatically opening.

In the top pane of the Exploring — Simulation window, click Flowsheet. A plot opens. On the menu bar, click Run Run. After a few moments the dynamic run completes. On the Run complete dialog box, click OK. The plot should display a result.

On the menu bar, click Tools Report Global Balances. Additional messages should appear in the Simulation Messages window. On the menu bar click File Exit. When prompted to save changes, click No. Aspen Adsorption closes. You have successfully verified your installation. You can delete the test folder. Verifying an Aspen Adsorption Installation that Uses Aspen Properties Note: If you have not already done so, restart Windows to activate the changes made to your configuration during the installation.

To verify an Aspen Adsorption installation that uses Aspen Properties 1. On menu bar, click File Demonstrations. A dialog box opens indicating where the demonstration will be copied to before automatically opening. In the top pane of the Exploring — Simulation window, right click Component Lists; then, on the shortcut menu, click Configure Properties.

In the top pane of the Exploring — Simulation window, click Component Lists. In the lower pane, right-click the item labeled Default. Click Convert; then, in the Convert dialog box, click Yes. The component list is converted for use with Aspen Properties. Double click the component list Default. In the dialog box that appears, ensure the two components, Nitrogen and Oxygen, are present in the right-hand list.

Then click Cancel. To reconfigure the flowsheet for use with Aspen Properties, double click any block on the flowsheet for example F1. In the top pane of the Exploring — Simulation window, click flowsheet. Additional messages should appear in the simulation message window. You have successfully verified your installation with Aspen Properties. There are additional installation verification tasks for Aspen Basic Engineering.

This procedure assumes you have Microsoft Access installed on your server host machine and are performing a Server install. Verifying Client-Server Operation This procedure checks client-server connectivity.

Before you begin, exit each component before continuing to the next task. It is not necessary to modify existing diagrams or datasheets. Setting User Privileges 1. Under Services: a. Check that the AZBroker service is present and running. Under Users and Groups, ensure that everyone who is going to create workspaces is a member of the Zyqad Administrators group.

Run the Aspen Basic Engineering Administration tool and check the local privileges adding additional users and roles as required. Connecting to a Workspace 1. Select Explorer to open the component. The Open Aspen Basic Engineering workspace dialog opens.

Select a Workspace to log on to. The name of the selected Workspace should be displayed in the left pane of the main window. Close the Explorer. Opening a Diagram 1. Select File Open, and select a diagram to open from the list displayed.

If none is listed, select File New to create a new diagram and open it in the main Drawing Editor window. Close the Drawing Editor. Opening a Datasheet 1. Excel appears with the Aspen Datasheet ribbon tab selected. Click the arrow under the Workspace ribbon button to open a workspace. Click the arrow under the Open Document ribbon button and select By Type.

Make a selection from the list displayed. The selected datasheet is displayed in the Datasheets dialog box on the New tab. Highlight the datasheet you have selected and click Open. This opens the datasheet in the Excel Datasheet Editor main window. Close Excel. Open a supporting web browser on the installed machine or on a machine on the same network as the installed machine.

If the server was installed and setup correctly the ABE Explorer home page should appear. If no workspaces exist on the machine the page will still appear with a warning. A workspace will need to be created to continue. Verifying Component Installation This procedure confirms each installed component opens without error and is available to the user.

Exit each component before moving to the next step. Note: If any component fails to open, or an error message is displayed, inform your System Administrator. Move the cursor over the Configuration option to display Configuration components if the Configuration Tools installation option was chosen. Click the first component to open it and confirm it is available.

Repeat this procedure for the remaining Configuration components, ensuring each component launches without error. You have verified the Aspen Basic Engineering installation. If the Aspen Basic Engineering client is connected to its server via a network of limited bandwidth and poor performance of the graphics client is observed, we recommend that the flowsheet symbols be replicated to the local machine.

LocalDB installations are file-based configurations and the. Note: If a server is used by the Drawing Editor client on remote machines, the default symbol path will not work.

Start Aspen Batch Modeler. On the menu bar, click File Open. Navigate to your test folder and click the 3phase. On the tool bar click the Run icon. After a few moments the simulation starts to run. Ensure that the time displayed in the status bar at the bottom of the window is advancing. The time appears after the words Dynamic at. Aspen Batch Modeler closes. You can delete the test folder Aspen Batch Process Developer This section contains the instructions for verifying and configuring the Aspen Batch Process Developer installation.

A chromatography report dialog box appears. Aspen Chromatography closes. You have now successfully verified your installation. You can delete the test folder created earlier. Note: If you have not already done so, restart Windows to activate the changes made to your configuration during the installation. After a few moments the dynamic simulation starts to run.

Aspen Custom Modeler closes. Locate your test folder and select the absorber. Then click Open. When the script completes, the temperature profile plot displays the result. Aspen Exchanger Design and Rating If you have not already done so, restart Windows to activate the changes made to your configuration during the installation.

See Products that use Aspen Properties. The Aspen Exchanger Design and Rating window appears. You will see the folders for the various products within Exchanger Design and Rating. Open one of the folders and then any of its files. You are finished with the verification of the Aspen Exchanger Design and Rating installation.

On the File menu click Open and then click Open Case. Check and then uncheck the Ignored checkbox. In the flowsheet, double click the component Mix In the Properties dialog, select and then clear the Ignore check box.

In the message panel, verify that the simulation converges correctly. Close the case. On the File menu, click Open; then click Reformer. Double click Reactor Section; then select and then clear the Ignore check box. In the message panel, verify that the simulation converges.

On the File menu, click Open; then click Hydrocracker. On the File menu, click Open; then click Catcracker. Double click Reactor Section. Repeat confirmation process as with the last two examples. Verify that the network in the hydraulics subflowsheet converges. Click Continue to restart the integrator. Click No on the Dynamic Assistant warning and verify that the integrator runs without errors or warnings see bottom left end of the status bar.

The following instructions assume the plant data server is IP. Adding Services To add services to the Windows server computer: 1. In Windows Notepad or other text editor , open the services file.

Insert the following two lines so that all services are in numerical order: If necessary, replace and with unused service numbers greater than that are identical to those in the corresponding file in the IP.

Save the file and exit the text editor. Note: These instructions assume the plant data server is IP. Plant data access on the installation machine. Relevant Aspen products on the installation machine.

Aspen OnLine properly installed. Sometimes, after reboot, the Aspen OnLine service might not start correctly.

To correct this, refer to the Aspen OnLine help. Start Aspen OnLine V The Aspen OnLine window appears. On the Resources tab in the Ribbon, click Examples. Click Yes in the dialog that pops up. Otherwise, run the example project and make sure everything is working properly.

The Windows Firewall with Advanced Security window appears. Options for inbound rules appear in the Actions pane on the right. The New Inbound Rule Wizard appears. The default is Click Next. Aspen Plus and Aspen Polymers Installation If you have not already done so, restart Windows to activate the changes made to your configuration during the installation. The installation test should finish with no errors or warnings.

The Results Summary window appears, showing the run completion status. You are now finished with the verification of the Aspen Plus or Aspen Polymers installation.

To do so: 1 Start Set Compiler for V A list of supported compiler choices appears. This will apply to users who have not selected a compiler choice themselves. Press any key to close the window. APWZ from your working directory. The Control Panel window appears. The Chemistry Generator or Chemistry Wizard window opens. You can also verify your installation by checking that files were installed to the desired installation directory. Then open Examples, click 3phase.

Aspen Plus Dynamics starts automatically, with the DyEster simulation open. After a few moments, the dynamic simulation starts to run. Aspen Plus Dynamics closes. Verifying an Aspen Properties Installation If you have not already done so, restart Windows to activate the changes made to your configuration during the installation.

In the New dialog, click Blank Case, then click Create. The Components Specifications Selection sheet appears. The Pure Component-Review-1 form appears. Parameters should already be filled in for water and ethanol. The user installing Aspen Properties Excel Calculator must perform these steps. In addition, each user who intends to use Aspen Properties Excel Calculator must perform these steps. The following provides high-level information about performing these tasks. For details, refer to the Microsoft Excel documentation.

Then start Excel. In Excel , select Blank workbook. Now you can install Aspen Properties Excel Calculator. Configuring Excel for Performing Property Calculations Before you can use the Excel Calculator feature to perform property calculations with Aspen Properties from within a Microsoft Excel workbook, you must configure Excel to use an add-in.

In addition, you must do the following to add the Aspen Properties Excel Calculator into the Excel environment. The following provides a high-level description of the tasks you must perform. For details refer to the Microsoft documentation. Each user must perform complete this task before using Aspen Properties Excel Calculator, on each computer where he intends to use it.