Maya

Maya provided by Alias

Lmhostid is a unique number created for each computer by the lmhostid program provided by alias. This number is required for purchasing a license, and is also called: Hardware Info: System ID.

Purchasing Maya

Make sure you purchase the floating license version, this is the only version that can be floated through a flexlm server. Keep track of the Customer Location Code (CLC).

License

Fill out the license form and select floating here: http://www.alias.com/spar/

Relocation

Relocation is required if you move the flexlm server to another machine, or you have a license file created with 1 hardwareID that you want to use on another server. Alias will provide you with a new license file if you fill in the relocation form: http://www.alias.com/relocation

License-Server Installation

Download pdr_LicenseServer10.80_linux.tar.gz which contains lmgrd and sgiawd, necessary executables for starting flexlm with an alias license.dat file.

Download it from:

musashi:/export/mirror/purchased-software/lin

OR

alias.com/glb/eng/community/downloads.jsp

put the license.dat file in the /etc/flexlm directory. Edit the file and replace 'server' with the actual server name.

Note: Add this line to the license file to lock down the sgiawd service to a certain port: VENDOR sgiawd port=****

Maya Client (Workstation) Installation

There are two steps to a workstation-installation:

• create the license-file on the client workstation, which will direct the workstation Maya client to "talk" to our flexlm server for authourization to run
• install the Maya software (currently version 7 - Jan. 2008)

At this time of writing (Jan. 2008) we have 3 "Permanent" copies of Maya Unlimited, with Cloth, Fluids and Fur effects.

Maya Client: License File

The location of this license-file varies a bit, according to your OS:

• Mac: /var/flexlm/aw_client.dat
• Windows: C:\FLEXlm\aw_servername.dat
• Linux, IRIX, etc: /var/flexlm/aw_servername.dat

Open a text-editor and create the license-file that points to our flexlm server. For Windows, the file is:

C:\FlexLm\aw_bismarck.dat

The file must contain:

SERVER bismarck.iat.sfu.ca 0 7111
USE_SERVER

Maya Client: Software Installation

Grab the CD's, begin installing and follow your nose :-)
After installing, with the license-file in place, it should "just work" :-)

For server debug output:

# tail -f /var/log/flexlm.log