Setup guide

Installing the Application

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Installing the Application

Use the following procedure to install or upgrade your application.

NOTE To ensure optimal performance, it is recommended that only Autodesk Visual Effects, Finishing and Colour

Grading applications and required Red Hat Enterprise Linux packages be installed on the workstations.

To install the application:

1 Log in to your workstation as root and open a terminal.

2 Archive existing media on the framestore (highly recommended). Refer to the “Archiving” topic in the

application help.

3 If you are not installing from an application disc, download the application tar file from Autodesk.

The download link is provided in the release announcement you received from Autodesk.

TIP After downloading the tar file, verify its integrity using the Linux md5 checksum provided. In the directory

where you saved the tar file and the checksum file, type md5sum <filename.tar.gz>, and make sure

the checksum displayed matches the Linux md5sum listed in the checksum file.

4 If you need to change your system date or time, do it before installing the application.

5 Access your installation package:

■ If you are installing from an application disc, mount the disc, then go to the root directory of the

mounted disc: