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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
Contents
Maya Installation Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Chapter 1 Quick Start to Maya Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Prepare to Install Maya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Quick Start: Install Maya on Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Quick Start: Install Maya on Mac OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Quick Start: Install Maya on Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 2
Maya Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Stand-Alone Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Preparing for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Installing and Running the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Network Administration and Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Preparing a Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
(Windows) Setting Up and Creating a Deployment . . . . . . . . 33
Distributing an Autodesk Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Use Scripts to Deploy the Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Use Group Policies to Run a Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Distribute the Product Using Imaging Software . . . . . . . . . . 49
Install mental ray for Maya satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Overview of mental ray (satellite) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Slave machine installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
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