Deployment Scenario 4: Deploying in an Image for Auto Activation

In this scenario, RTX64 is installed and configured for auto activation before an image is created for deployment.

Deployment Steps

Deployment of RTX64 in this scenario requires the following steps:

1. Product Installation
2. Product Activation and Configuration
3. Image Creation
4. RTX64 Activation on the Target System

Product Installation

Before Installing

Before beginning the installation, do the following:

• Review the RTX64 Runtime Install Guide.
• Verify that your configuration meets the requirements described in the RTX64 Runtime Install Guide.
• You must have administrator privileges on your system. Log on with administrator privileges or start the RTX64 installation using Run as Administrator.
• Exit all Windows programs.

NOTE: When you upgrade your operating system, you must uninstall and then reinstall RTX64 after the OS upgrade.

Performing the Install

To install RTX64:

1. Download the zip file from the IntervalZero Customer Center.
2. Extract the contents of the zip file.
3. Double-click the self-extracting executable.
4. Click Next in the IntervalZero RTX64 Runtime installation Welcome window.
5. Read the End User License Agreement, select I accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next.
6. Optionally, change to a destination other than the default: C:\Program Files\IntervalZero\RTX64.
7. Click Next in the Destination Folder screen.
8. In the Custom Setup screen, optionally select the components you want to install. Note that the RT-TCP/IP stack requires a separate activation key. Click Next when finished.
9. On the Virtual Machine Support screen, select Enable virtual machine support if you plan to run RTX64 Runtime on a Virtual Machine.
10. In the Ready to Install the Program screen, click Install.
10. Click Finish in the installation Completed screen.
11. Activate your product.

Product Activation and Configuration

You can set up your system to auto-activate your product and configure the RTX64 boot configuration using a Command Line utility.

Recommended License Type:

Node Locked – Pool Activation. A single activation key licenses multiple systems.

Auto-Activating RTX64

To activate your product (Internet connection):

1. Navigate to the RTX64\bin directory and run Rtx64ActivationUtil.exe as Administrator.
2. Type the -aa flag, and then provide your activation key. For example:

RtxActivationUtil.exe -aa IZRTX64-111-2222-3333-4444-5555-IZTCP64-111-2222-3333-4444-5555

NOTE: You can find your activation key in the email you received from IntervalZero Sales.

This will set up the system to activate upon next reboot.

3. If you want to force activation to an IntervalZero-provided dongle, you can use the -dongle flag. For example:

RTX64ActivationUtil.exe -aa IZRTX64-111-2222-3333-4444-5555-IZTCP64-111-2222-3333-4444-5555 -dongle (forces activation to dongle)

To activate your product (no Internet connection):

1. Navigate to the RTX64\bin directory and run Rtx64ActivationUtil.exe as Administrator.
2. Type the -af flag, and then provide your activation key. For example:

Rtx64ActivationUtil.exe -af IZRTX64-111-2222-3333-4444-5555-IZTCP64-111-2222-3333-4444-5555 fingerprint.rfp

NOTE: You can find your activation key in the email you received from IntervalZero Sales.

This will set up the system to generate a fingerprint file on the desktop. The fingerprint can then be used to generate a license file.

3. If you want to force activation to an IntervalZero-provided dongle, you can use the -dongle flag. For example:

RTX64ActivationUtil.exe -af -dongle IZRTX64-111-2222-3333-4444-5555-IZTCP64-111-2222-3333-4444-5555 (forces activation to dongle)

Configuring your System

You must license your system before you can configure system processors.

NOTE: If your system is hyper-threaded, it is recommended that you assign an even number of processors between Windows and RTX64. The Windows logical processor and RTSS logical processor must not share the same physical processor.

Setting the boot configuration:

1. Navigate to the RTX64\bin directory and run Rtx64ActivationUtil.exe as Administrator.
2. Provide the number of Windows -w and RTSS -r processors. For example, to assign 3 processors to Windows and 5 processors to RTX64 on a dedicated system, you would type:

Rtx64ActivationGUI.exe -w 3 -r 5

3. Restart the system.

Image Creation

Once RTX64 has been installed and successfully activated and configured, create an image for deployment on the target system.

You can use the RTX64Config command line utility and the RTX64 Framework to configure the RTSS Subsystem prior to image creation. For instance, you can set the HAL Timer Period and Local Memory allocation behavior - two options you will not likely change on the target system(s).

RTX64 Activation on the Target System

Once the image is deployed on the target system, reboot the machine. RTX64 will be automatically activated if one of the following scenarios is true:

• The machine is connected to the network
• You have already generated a unique license file for all systems, which can be imported during auto activation