2011
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
Slave machine installation
The special version of mental ray standalone with satellite rendering
technology must be installed on all slave machines. The satellite-enabled
versions of mental ray for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux are included with
this release of Maya on the Maya DVD.
(Windows) To install mental ray standalone with satellite licensing
1 On each slave machine, begin the installation process by inserting the
Maya DVD, opening the mental ray satellite folder and the
platform-specific Windows folder, and double-clicking the mental ray
standalone installer.
The installer appears.
2 Follow the installation steps.
During the installation, you can click Custom to change the installation
directory. The default installation directory is:
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\mrsat3.8.1-maya2011
(Mac OS X) To install mental ray standalone with satellite licensing
1 On each slave machine, begin the installation process by inserting the
Maya DVD, opening the mental ray satellite folder and double-clicking
the mental ray standalone installer.
2 Follow the installation steps.
During the installation, you can change the installation directory. The
default installation directory is:
/Applications/Autodesk/mrsat3.8.1-maya2011
(Linux) To install mental ray standalone with satellite licensing using rpm
1 Log in as root.
2 On each slave machine, begin the installation process by inserting the
Maya DVD.
3 Mount the DVD drive, if necessary. For example, type:
mount -r /dev/dvd /mnt/dvd
4 Open the mental ray satellite directory, go to the Linux directory, and
enter the following command (where # is the specific package number):
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