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Launching ARENA On A Mac OS

The document provides instructions for macOS users to access ARENA, a simulation software that only runs on Windows, through Georgia Tech's Virtual Lab. It outlines two main options: running Windows locally through dual-booting or a virtual machine, or using the Virtual Lab which allows accessing a virtual Windows desktop containing ARENA through a web browser. The recommended method is using the Virtual Lab, which provides simple access to ARENA without needing Windows installed locally. Step-by-step instructions and tips are given for downloading the Citrix Receiver app and launching ARENA through the Virtual Lab.

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Launching ARENA On A Mac OS

The document provides instructions for macOS users to access ARENA, a simulation software that only runs on Windows, through Georgia Tech's Virtual Lab. It outlines two main options: running Windows locally through dual-booting or a virtual machine, or using the Virtual Lab which allows accessing a virtual Windows desktop containing ARENA through a web browser. The recommended method is using the Virtual Lab, which provides simple access to ARENA without needing Windows installed locally. Step-by-step instructions and tips are given for downloading the Citrix Receiver app and launching ARENA through the Virtual Lab.

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Launching ARENA on a macOS

Mariana de Almeida Costa (with some comments from Dave Goldsman)

This document gives instructions for accessing Arena from a macOS, and has been a good
resource for students in previous semesters.

We will be using ARENA in this course, and we’d like you all to have it installed (or at least
know the procedure to access it through the Virtual Lab) by Week 6. Unfortunately, ARENA
only runs on Windows, meaning students who do not work on a Windows PC will need to
choose one of the below options:

A. Run Windows locally and install ARENA like you would do for a regular Windows PC.
There are two sub-options:

1. To dual-boot between macOS and Windows, use Apple’s Boot Camp. This approach
provides the most compatibility with Windows software and peripherals, but does not
allow you to run Windows and macOS applications at the same time.

2. To run Windows in a virtual machine within macOS, use Parallels Desktop, VMware
Fusion, VirtualBox, etc. This method will allow you to run Mac and Windows
applications concurrently, though the virtual machine does not support as much Windows
functionality as a dual-boot configuration.

(I have Parallels on my computer and it does a pretty good job, although the license is not
free…)

B. Use Georgia Tech’s Virtual Lab (recommended):

 Start here: https://www.isye.gatech.edu/about/school/computing/computer-labs


 Select the tab “Virtual Lab”
 Follow the instructions:
o Log in to mycloud.gatech.edu using your GT account
o Download and install the available Citrix client.
o On the Desktops Tab, click on the ISYE-2018 (or ISYE-2019 or ISYE-2020, you
all got this) Desktop.

 There is also an option to run the App ARENA instead of running the Desktop (for some
students it works well, for some it doesn’t, so see what works for you). When you launch
from the app, there is no VM visible, just an ARENA window open on your Mac. (With
no Windows desktop, I can pretend I’m not using a PC this way.) Also, to get the
“Terms of Use” screen to clear, you need to double-click (something that Mac users like
me aren’t accustomed to) or hit Return.
 If you had success launching ARENA using mycloud, here are some tips from a student
last semester regarding running/saving HW files: Mac Users do not need to use the VPN
or use the Prism drive to move files from our local computers to the virtual PC. You can
navigate directly to where you saved the ARENA file on your local computer and open it
(navigate through Local Disk C: on yourname’s MacBook Pro). Then, once you have
opened it, “Save As” onto my Local Disk C: drive on the virtual PC and run from there.
(You can run directly from a file saved on your local computer, but it is a lot slower than
running from the virtual PC.) The following screenshot shows how to navigate to
ARENA files that a student downloaded from edX and saved on her Mac last term:

Here is where she goes to save files on her virtual PC:


The following step-by-step on downloading / set-up of the Citrix Receiver app is occasionally
useful:

 Launching ARENA through Vlab


o First time user: Will need set up Citrix Receiver (download Citrix Receiver first at
https://faq.oit.gatech.edu/content/vlab-where-do-i-get-citrix-workspace and see
instructions for setting it up at https://faq.oit.gatech.edu/content/vlab-how-do-i-
configure-citrix-receiver-or-workspace)
o After first access: simply go to gatech.edu
o Can either select a Desktop or just launch ARENA from Apps (easier)
o Or… couldn’t find an answer to your IT problem: contact ISYE’s helpdesk at
https://www.isye.gatech.edu/contact/helpdesk

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