| Updated: September 12, 2023 |
To create and use a deployed installation of QNX SDP, follow these steps:
For details on these licenses, including any restrictions that may apply, download the QNX Development License Agreement from the QNX licensing information page: http://www.qnx.com/download/group.html?programid=29179
If you don't have one of the above licenses, you can still create a deployed installation. In the case of non-shareable licenses, the license is meant for an individual developer's use only. It cannot be automated or used in a shared manner. Each user of the deployed installation will need an appropriate license and must activate that license through the QNX Software Center. See Using the GUI to deploy an installation for instructions on how to create a deployed installation without a shareable license.
We recommend that you install or upgrade to the latest release of the QNX Software Center.
To download the installer and installation note for the latest release, visit the QNX Software Center page: http://www.qnx.com/download/group.html?programid=29178
Before you deploy a QNX SDP installation, you must first create the installation and make sure that it contains all of the products and patches you require.
If you plan on deploying an installation to a developer that does not own a myQNX account, be sure to add the qlicense utility to the installation. It allows developers to activate their licenses without a myQNX account.
Configuring the installation for a mix of development hosts
You may need to create an installation for a development team that uses a mix of host operating systems (for instance, some developers use Linux while others use Windows or macOS). If so, add any required host-specific packages to your installation.
For example, the Host Tools package comes in three flavors: Linux, macOS, and Windows. If developers are using all three of these operating systems, you would add all three flavors of the Host Tools package to your installation.
Configuring an installation to use a floating license
If your installation will be deployed on development hosts that need to use a floating license, configure the installation according to the instructions provided in the Floating License Management Guide: http://www.qnx.com/download/group.html?programid=30391
Recreating a lost installation
When you create an installation for deployment, consider including a patch set that defines all of the packages used in the installation. If the original installation subsequently gets lost or corrupted, you can import the patch set from any deployed copy to recreate the original. See the QNX Software Center User's Guide for details on how to export and import patch sets.
Some license types let you add a QNX Momentics IDE installation to your deployed QNX SDP installation. See “1. Check whether you have an applicable license” for details.
If you wish to add an IDE installation, you must first create the installation, using the QNX Software Center. See the QNX Software Center User's Guide for details on creating an IDE installation.
If you wish to include optional plugins in the IDE installation and make them available to all users of the installation, add the plugins before you deploy the installation.
To deploy the QNX SDP installation, you use the Deploy Installation feature of the QNX Software Center, from either the GUI or the command line. See “Using the GUI to deploy an installation” and “Using the command line to deploy an installation” for details.
Your deployed installation needs to be targeted towards either the build server(s) or developers. If you need to deploy installations to both, create two different deployable installations using the correct license for the target.
To access a deployed installation, a developer simply needs to run the qnxsdp-env shell script that is included in every QNX SDP installation. See “Accessing a deployed installation” for details.