Overview
This installation method is the easiest, fastest way to get started with Power PTC. VMWare ® is a platform that allows virtualizing an operating system in another operating system. Power PTC runs on a Linux-based operating system called Ubuntu. This method will go through the steps of setting up a virtual machine player, to allow the user to run Power PTC.
This guide covers installation of Power PTC on VMWare ® Player, but the image will work without modification on VMWare ® workstation and server as well. The process for running Power PTC on these platforms is very similar, if you require assistance with this process please open a support request.
Setting up a Virtual Machine Image
- Download VMWare Player from the VMWare ® Website.
- Install VMWare Player on your workstation/server that will be running Power PTC.
- Download the most recent VMWare ® version of Power PTC from the downloads section.
- Extract Power PTC using a zip utility.
- Open VMWare ® Player and open the image using File -> Open a Virtual Machine.
- Browse to the location of your Power PTC virtual machine image and select the file PowerPTC.vmx.
- You will now see a virtual machine titled, PowerPTC. Click on this virtual machine and press Play Virtual Machine.
Configuring Virtual Machine
- After the Power PTC virtual machine boots, there will be a login prompt.
- Username: powerptc
- Password: password
- Upon logging in you will be prompted to change your password by first entering your current password, which is password, then entering a new password twice.
- Next your will be prompted for your timezone and location settings.
- After your timezone is configured, you will be prompted for network information including:
- IP Address (in format of X.X.X.X or 192.168.1.10)
- Netmask (in format of X.X.X.X or 255.255.255.0)
- Default Gateway (in format of X.X.X.X or 192.168.1.1)
- DNS Server (in format of X.X.X.X or 8.8.8.8)
- After this information is set, Power PTC will do a few basic network tests to ensure you can contact your local network and the Internet. Internet access is required to complete the setup of Power PTC.
- The next step will update your operating system, in this case Ubuntu ® will be updated with the latest security patches and bug fixes. This process may take a few minutes.
- After the operating system has been updated, Power PTC will install the Java ® applications and libraries.
- Lastly, the most recent version of Power PTC will be downloaded and installed.