Installing CPLEX Optimization Studio
Describes installation on different platforms.
Installing on Windows
Launch the IBM® ILOG® CPLEX® Optimization Studio installer by double-clicking the executable in Windows Explorer. You need to have Administrator privileges to install in the default location. Depending on your user profile, you may need to launch the installer by selecting Run as Administrator from the context menu, usually accessed by a right click on the executable. The installer guides you through the choices for installation.
On Windows, the default installation location of IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio is:
C:\Program Files\IBM\ILOG\CPLEX_Studio[edition]<version>
- Preview Edition
- empty, for the standard commercial edition
During installation you may have selected a different installation location ([install_dir]).
IDE
You can launch the IDE using a Start Menu entry: Start > All Programs > IBM ILOG > CPLEX Optimization Studio [edition] <version> > CPLEX Studio IDE
More information
For more information on the CPLEX feature on the Windows platform, see
[install_dir]\cplex\readmeWindows.html
For more information on the CP Optimizer feature on the Windows platform, see
[install_dir]\cpoptimizer\readmeWindows.html
Installing on UNIX, Linux
The UNIX/Linux installer is an executable file. To launch an installation, the file should have execute permission and should be executed from the command line. For example, issue the command ./<installname>.bin, where <installname> is the name of the installer. You can give a file execute permission with the command chmod u+x <installname>.bin.
On UNIX, the default installation location of IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio is:
/opt/IBM/ILOG/CPLEX_Studio[edition]<version>
On Linux, the default installation location of IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio is:
/opt/ibm/ILOG/CPLEX_Studio[edition]<version>
-
Preview Edition
-
empty, for the standard commercial edition
During installation you may have selected a different installation location ([install_dir]).
IDE
You can launch the IDE from a Linux terminal.
- Open a terminal Window.
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Change the directory to [install_dir]/opl/oplide.
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Enter the command ./opide.
Or, from any terminal location, type the absolute path:
[install_dir]/opl/oplide/oplide
More information
For more information on the CPLEX feature on the UNIX/Linux platforms, see
[install_dir]/cplex/readmeUNIX.html
For more information on the CP Optimizer feature on the UNIX/Linux platform, see
[install_dir]/cpoptimizer/readmeUnix.html
Installing on Macintosh
- Double-click to unzip the cos_installer <version>-osx.zip
- Double-click the cplex_studio<version>-osp.app and the installer guides you through the installation.
On Mac, the default installation location of IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio is:
/Applications/CPLEX_Studio[edition]<version>
IDE
- opening launchpad and clicking the oplide icon in the "CPLEX_Studio<version>" app, or
- by launching the oplide.app from the /Applications/CPLEX_Studio<version>/opl/oplide folder.
More information
For more information on CPLEX features on the Mac platforms, see
/Applications/CPLEX_Studio<version>/doc/html/en-US/documentation.html
CPLEX Enterprise Server
The default installation locations for CPLEX Enterprise Server are:
C:\Program Files\IBM\ILOG\CPLEX_Enterprise_Server<version>
/opt/IBM/ILOG/CPLEX_Enterprise_Server<version> (AIX®)
/opt/ibm/ILOG/CPLEX_Enterprise_Server<version> (Linux)
CPLEX Optimizer Deployment Edition
The default installation locations for CPLEX Enterprise Server are:
C:\Program Files\IBM\ILOG\CPLEX_Optimizer<version>
/opt/IBM/ILOG/CPLEX_Optimizer<version> (UNIX)
/opt/ibm/ILOG/CPLEX_Optimizer<version> (Linux)