Setup guide

WARNING The license server cannot start unless the license is entered
correctly in DL_license.dat. Check the boot.log file to make sure the license
server is started and working properly.
NOTE The license server starts/stops automatically when the machine is
booted/shut down. You can stop and restart the server manually by running
one of the following commands:
/etc/init.d/license_server stop
/etc/init.d/license_server restart
Starting the Software for the First Time
Starting Visual Effects and Finishing Software
for the First Time
You must license Inferno, Flame Premium, Flame, Flint, Smoke Advanced,
Smoke and Backdraft Conform before you can start.
To start the software for the first time:
1 Log into your workstation.
2 Do one of the following:
■ If this is the first time you are starting the software on a new system,
open a terminal and type
/usr/discreet/<product_home>/bin/startApplication -v to
initialize the framestore and start the application. For example:
/usr/discreet/flame2010.1/bin/startApplication -v
WARNING The -v option deletes all material on the framestore. Use this
option only if you have no material that you want to preserve on the
framestore.
NOTE For information on all the command-line options available, see
Overview (page 178).
■ If you want to start the application without initializing the framestore,
double-click the application icon on the Desktop.
The Autodesk Master Systems Software License Agreement appears.
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