Setup guide
5 Enter the information provided by Autodesk in this file. It should be
similar to the following shortened example:
SERVER server DLHOST01=886C2B75E8E57E4B03D784C3A2100AC0
NOTE If you are setting up redundant a network license, there are three
SERVER strings.
VENDOR discreet_l
USE_SERVER
FEATURE flameEDU_x86_64_b_2011_1 2011.99 02-oct-2010 \
NOTE If you are working in an existing DL_license.dat file, make sure you do
not accidentally alter any of the existing text in the file when entering the
Creative Finishing Software license information.
6 Save and close the file.
This file sets up the network licenses available for distribution by the
license server to the Creative Finishing workstations on your network.
Configuring the Workstation to Use a Set of
Redundant License Servers
To configure the workstation to use a set of redundant license servers:
1 Log in as root to the workstation.
2 Navigate to the licenses directory by typing:
cd /usr/local/flexlm/licenses
3 If the file DL_licenseNetwork.dat does not exist in the directory, create it
by typing:
touch DL_licenseNetwork.dat
4 Open the file DL_licenseNetwork.dat in a text editor.
5 Enter the SERVER, VENDOR and USE_SERVER strings provided by
Autodesk. It should be similar to the following shortened example:
SERVER host01 DLHOST01=886C2B75E8E57E4B03D784C3A2100AC0
27005
SERVER host02 DLHOST01=886C2B75E8E57E4B03D784C3A2100AC1
27005
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