Aquarius Offline Server Install

By installing this software you agree to these Terms and Conditions. As the server software is Freeware the EULA parts relating to the license, duration and fee can be ignored as they are only relevant for the Aquarius client.

This options is for users who either do not have a working external internet connection on their Linux server or for those users who would prefer to download the rpm files instead. If you have an internet connection and would prefer to use the online install click here.

To install the Aquarius server offline you will need to perform the following steps:

Installation Process

CentOS | RedHat | RedHat Enterprise | Fedora

Download the installation files from the Lloyd's Register server.
Install the Pre-Compiled OpenFOAM
Install the Aquarius Server

Notes:

The easiest way to install the Aquarius Server is through a terminal session. If you are connecting from a windows client then consider using putty.
The installation requires sudo access but must be run from a normal user account.
Installing the Aquarius server requires that you already have OpenFOAM 2.1.1 installed on your linux distribution and that it is running properly. The Aquarius server install will look for a couple key environment variables to ensure this is the case.
All commands in linux are case sensitive so type them exactly as they are shown below. The easiest way is to copy and paste directly from the site. If you're using putty then you can copy from the site and right-click on your putty window to paste the text.

1. Download rpm packages from LR

You will need to download the install file for both the LR OpenFOAM and the Aquarius server.

Get the files

Download the files from the LR install server:
LR OpenFOAM download
LR Aquarius Server download

Copy these files to your linux system.

2. Install LR OpenFOAM

Installing LROpenFOAM

If you already have OpenFOAM 2.1.1 running on your system you may continue to step 3.

To see if you have OpenFOAM installed type:

interDyMFoam

if you get anything other than:

-bash: interDyMFoam: command not found

then there is a current copy of OpenFOAM installed. You can tell the version of OpenFOAM by looking for the Build line in the output:

If it doesn't start with 2.1.1 then you need to remove it first.

You can either install OpenFOAM 2.1.1 via the installation instructions found here

you can install the LROpenFOAM which is a pre-compiled version for use on 64 bit CentOS/RedHat/RedHat Enterprise/Fedora systems. This version will remove the need to install all the developer components that are required to build OpenFOAM from source.

Install LROpenFOAM by typing the following command:

sudo rpm -i LR_OpenFOAM.Current.rpm

If there are no errors then OpenFOAM 2.1.1 has been installed in /opt/LROpenFOAM and an entry has been made in your .bashrc file to create the OpenFOAM environment variables.

This will be run automatically for you when you next log in but this time you will have to initiate it yourself. Do this by typing the following command:

. ~/.bashrc

You can test your copy of OpenFOAM is working by typing the following command:

interDyMFoam

you should see something like this:

/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
| ========= | |
| \\ / F ield | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox |
| \\ / O peration | Version: 2.1.1 |
| \\ / A nd | Web: www.OpenFOAM.org |
| \\/ M anipulation | |
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
Build : 2.1.1-221db2718bbb
Exec : interDyMFoam
Date : Nov 25 2014
Time : 15:07:46
Host : "localhost.localdomain"
PID : 27420
Case : /srv/aquarius
nProcs : 1
sigFpe : Enabling floating point exception trapping (FOAM_SIGFPE).
fileModificationChecking : Monitoring run-time modified files using timeStampMaster
allowSystemOperations : Disallowing user-supplied system call operations

// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
Create time

--> FOAM FATAL IO ERROR:
cannot find file

file: /srv/aquarius/system/controlDict at line 0.

From function regIOobject::readStream()
in file db/regIOobject/regIOobjectRead.C at line 73.

FOAM exiting

if you don't see anything like this or you get a:

-bash: interDyMFoam: command not found

then something has gone wrong with the installation. Consult the output from your installation commands for the reason.

3. Install Aquarius Server

Installing Aquarius Server

The Aquarius server is a collection of:

Aquarius communications server
Aquarius daemons to handle database monitoring and process execution
Aquarius utilities to handle compression and gathering of data for transmission
Aquarius utilities to handle mesh generation
modifications to OpenFOAM standard software

Install the Aquarius Server by typing the following command:

sudo -E rpm -i LR_AquariusServer.Current.rpm

The -E tells the installer that even though you are issuing the commands with the sudo directive it will keep your current users environment variables which are necessary for the install process.

If there are no errors then the Aquarius Server has been installed in /srv/aquarius and the Aquarius utility and daemon software has been placed in /usr/bin. The OpenFOAM modifications are placed in /home/<username>/OpenFOAM/<username>-2.1.1.

You can check to see if the Aquarius OpenFOAM modifications are in the correct place by issuing the following command:

which interDyMFoam

you should see something like this:

~/OpenFOAM/<username>-2.1.1/platforms/linux64GccDPOpt/bin/interDyMFoam

if you don't see anything like this or you get a:

/opt/LROpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.1.1/platforms/linux64GccDPOpt/bin/interDyMFoam