Spring 2011
ENSC 835: COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
ENSC 895 SPECIAL TOPICS II: COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

OPNET (version 15.0.A) environment info

Important notes:
  • OPNET v.15.0.A is installed on a Linux server. Get familiar with Linux/CentOS. The following site has links to Unix Toolbox and Tutorials:
        http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-unix-commands-cheat-sheets.html
  • Before switching to OPNET 15.0.A from other OPNET versions, move the "op_admin" and "op_models" directories to other locations.
  • Use command "modeler". (The command "opnet" will only display a notice about the change.)
  • License server host name for OPNET 15.0.A is "daier". (License server for OPNET 14.0.A is "pluto".)
  • No "ssh/vnc" are available for Linux. Users can only access OPNET 15.0.A from the ESIL Lab.

  • 1. Login to any of the ENSC Sun workstation (Solaris OS) in the ENSC Graduate Computer Room ASB 10802. If you use a workstation from a different location, please ssh to payette.ensc.sfu.ca.
    Do not run OPNET without setting your environment first. Type "which opnet" to ensure that there is no path to older versions of OPNET.

  • 2. In order to properly set your environment, add lines to your ".login" or ".mylogin" file:
        if ( -e /ensc/apps/opnet/15.0.A/sys/unix/bin) then
        setenv OPNETHOME /ensc/apps/opnet/15.0.A/sys/unix
        setenv PATH ${PATH}:${OPNETHOME}/bin
        endif

  • 3. logout and login
    or
    source .login

  • 4. mkdir op_admin
    NOTE: op_admin directory must be directly under the user's home directory and with the correct permissions. (Do chmod 755 op_admin if necessary".)

  • 5. cd op_admin
    Copy to the op_admin directory file env_db15.0 .
    Edit the first line in "mod_dirs" section of the file "env_db15.0" and replace "/ensc/dept1/ljilja/op_models" with the path of your own "op_models" directory.
    NOTE: Make sure that you are the owner of the file "env_db15.0", and that the file has correct permissions. (Do chmod 644 env_db15.0 if necessary.)

  • 6. Run Opnet by typing opnet.

  • 7. If you wish to construct your own models, you need to edit file "env_db15.0" located in the directory "op_admin". Add your own home directory paths in the section "mod_dirs".
    NOTE: Please make sure that your own model directories are listed as the first entries in the file "env_db15.0" in the section "mod_dirs".

  • 8. Ignore the error messages in the command line if Opnet works fine.
    They are from commercial packages that are not available to us.

    REMINDER: Remove any reference to earlier versions of OPNET from your .login file (such as refernces to opnet 14.0.A).

    Last modified: Sat Jan 8 19:42:45 PST 2011.