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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Maya Installation Guide
- Quick Start to Maya Installation
- Maya Installation
- Stand-Alone Installation
- Network Administration and Deployment
- Distributing an Autodesk Program
- Install mental ray for Maya satellite
- Installation Troubleshooting
- General Installation Issues
- How can I check my graphics card driver to see if it needs to be updated?
- What is the text editor used for?
- What is the difference between a stand-alone license and a network license?
- What is the benefit of using a network licensed version of the software?
- How do I access my documentation?
- What is SAMreport-Lite?
- Deployment Issues
- Networking Issues
- Uninstall and Maintenance Issues
- General Installation Issues
- Glossary of Installation Terms
- Autodesk Licensing Guide
- Stand-Alone Licensing Guide
- Network Licensing Guide
- Network Licensing
- Plan Your Network Licensing
- Network License Manager
- Network License Tools
- Network Licensing FAQs
- What is the difference between a stand-alone license and a network license?
- What is the benefit of using a network licensed version of the software?
- How do I switch my license from stand-alone to network or network to stand-alone?
- How do I change the license server information I entered during the installation?
- What is Internet Explorer used for?
- Where can I find more information on troubleshooting network licensing?
- Glossary of Licensing Terms
- Index
Before configuring your license server, ensure that:
■ You have installed the Network License Manager, which contains the
following files: lmgrd, adskflex, and lmutil. For Mac OS X, this installer
also includes important scripts that help you set up your license server.
(See
Install the Network License Manager (Mac OS X) on page 99.)
■ You have received the network license file from Autodesk that contains
the product licenses; for example, productlicense.lic. (See
Obtain a
License Through autodesk.com
on page 100.)
To configure automatic start-up of your license server
1 Locate your network license file and rename it adsk_server.lic.
2 Copy adsk_server.lic to the following directory: /var/flexlm/
NOTE Create this directory if it does not already exist.
3 Reboot your computer.
4 Use the Console to verify that lmgrd and adskflex start up successfully.
Configure a License Server (Linux)
You configure a license server so that you can manage your Autodesk product
licenses.
To configure automatic start-up of your license server
Before configuring your license server for Linux, ensure that the following
steps have been completed:
■ You have installed the Autodesk Network License Manager which contains
the following files: lmgrd, adskflex, and lmutil.
■ You have received the network license file from Autodesk that contains
the product licenses; for example, productlicense.lic.
1 Extract the FLEXnet IPv4 server files into the following directory:
/home/<user id>/flexlm11.7.
NOTE Replace <user id> with your user id, not a root user id.
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