Setup guide

To upgrade the software:
1 Gather the following materials and documentation for your installation:
■ The Discreet Kernel Utilities (DKU) installation package and the software
installation package. For major releases, all product software is
available on the product USB key. If you are installing a service pack
or an extension, download the DKU tar file from the link provided
in the Release Announcement you received from Autodesk.
■ The Release Notes for the software version or service pack you plan
to install. The Release Notes contain important procedures that you
might need to perform before upgrading your software, as well as
any system requirements.
2 Make sure the hardware still meets all the system requirements for the
new software version or service pack, as specified in the Release Notes
for the version you plan to install.
3 Upgrade the Discreet
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Kernel Utilities (DKU) to the required version.
4 Update the AJA card firmware if necessary. Firmware update instructions
are available in Upgrading the AJA Firmware (page 45).
5 Install the software.
6 If you are upgrading from a previous version of a Visual Effects and
Finishing application (not including Lustre), run the copyProjects utility
to copy projects from previous versions of the application to the most
recently installed version. See Upgrading Visual Effects and Finishing
Projects to the Current Version (page 68).
NOTE This step is not necessary if you are upgrading to a service pack of
the same application version or to a service pack of the same extension.
7 License your software. If you are on subscription, you can choose between
node-locked and network licenses. If you are not on subscription, you
can only use node-locked licenses. See:
■ About Node-Locked Licenses (page 99)
■ About Network Licenses (page 105)
NOTE Re-licensing is not necessary if you are upgrading to a service pack
of the same software version or to a service pack of the same extension.
8 Read the Help to get familiar with your application. To open the Help,
press Ctrl+= or click the Help button.
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