Setup guide

OS & software requirements
Nodes purchased from Autodesk ship with the correct Autodesk distribution of Red Hat Enterprise installed and configured.
You should only need to install Linux in the following situations:
■ You are setting up a render node that was not purchased from Autodesk, in which case you need CentOS 5.3. If you
have older nodes running Fedora Core or CentOS 4.6, you do not need to upgrade them to CentOS 5.3.
■ You plan to upgrade your software on an older supported render node from Autodesk running a version of Red Hat
Enterprise Linux no longer supported by the current version of the software. In this case, you must perform a fresh
install of the required Red Hat Enterprise Linux version.
■ You replaced the system disk. In this case you must get a new license. Contact Customer Support for assistance.
■ To ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that only Autodesk Creative Finishing applications and required
Red Hat Enterprise Linux packages be installed on the workstations.
Use the following table to determine the correct version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux required for your hardware platform.
Linux VersionHardware Platform
Custom Autodesk distribution of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.3 with
Workstation Option
HP ProLiant DL160se G6
Custom Autodesk distribution of Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 4, Update 3HP ProLiant DL160 G5 or HP ProLiant DL140 G3
To determine the version of Linux system is running, open a terminal and type: cat /etc/redhat-release
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■ Firefox, Internet Expolorer and Safari are supported.
■ Google Chrome is not supported.
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