Re: 1 licence for two different versions

["Tim Leydecker" <BauerOink(at)gmx.de>]

(this isn´t my thread, it´s Chris´)

Thanks for the details about the consequences of the licensing scheme,
I had assumed SPM and FlexLM to work identical, e.g. I could run
two 4.5 Maya licenses here using one 4.5 and 6.0 if my licenses wouldn´t
be nodelocked anyway but floating :-)

Good to know this wouldn´t work with XSI, e.g.you had upgraded
a licensefile and explicitely get one interactive license granted in that.
Counting per machine but made to block different builds to run in a
simultaneous session from one interactive license.

This isn´t ideal as it would obviously be desireable to have both builds
open when transfering things from old>new for fixing inconveniences
introduced through new functionality or changed featuresets.

tim

P.S: I´d find it building customer relationship to allow *build up* of
licenses but I can understand it would be commercially stressing...

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "kim aldis" <kim(at)cg-soup.com>
To: <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 12:07 PM
Subject: RE: 1 licence for two different versions


> The rules are that one user/machine combination only takes one token, no
> matter how many instances of xsi you use. However, it does seem that the
> rule doesn't cross version boundaries and running 5.1 alongside 4.2 won't
> work if you have a single token. With that caveat, old versions of xsi will
> run from newer tokens, so 4.2 will run from a 5.1 token provided 5.1 isn't
> running. Which is annoying.
>
> Except on linux where a second xsi will crash the prior version. That's a
> bug, though.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM
> > [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Sandy E. Sutherland
> > Sent: 10-May-2006 10:49
> > To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> > Subject: RE: 1 licence for two different versions
> >
> > Don't know about this - If you BOUGHT 4.2 and then BOUGHT
> > 5.01 - then you can get Softimage to generate you a key with
> > both in - but if you bought 4.2 and UPGRADED it to 5.01 -
> > then you can run only 1 seat at a time - unless of course
> > this is on 1 machine - where you should be able to run 2 or
> > more XSI at the same time - THIS IS ON THE SAME MACHINE!!!!
> > I am presuming this, as I do not run 2 XSIs at the same time
> > - do not work that way!!
> >
> > S.
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------
> > Sandy Sutherland  Digital Doodeller - TD The Refinery (Cape)
> > http://www.therefinery.co.za mailto:sandy(at)therefinery.co.za
> > (P) (+27 21) 409 2016  (Cel) 0827893789
> > ----------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM
> > [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Tim Leydecker
> > Sent: Wednesday 10 May 2006 10:34 AM
> > To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> > Subject: Re: 1 licence for two different versions
> >
> > What do the Lictools say?
> >
> > Did you actually *install* the new 5.x license or are you
> > trying to run the version 5 from the old 4.2 license, e.g.
> > just installed the program but not the new licensefile?
> >
> > Theoretically, it should be possible to run 4.2 and 5.x
> > simultaneously, as long as you keep the licensefiles
> > organized correctly, you should be able to *merge* them in
> > the keydatabase and run both progs, each with it´s own key.
> > The help and two nights without sleeping much should get you
> > there (I can´t help much, I´m coming from the MayaFlexLMside,
> > SPM is a bit new for me too but should be the same route).
> >
> > Basically, check your license, see if it´s registered
> > correctly and if running the 4.2 would block the start of the 5.x
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > tim
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Chris" <walksfar(at)netscape.ca>
> > To: "Bernard Lebel" <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 5:38 AM
> > Subject: Re[4]: 1 licence for two different versions
> >
> >
> > > Hello Bernard, no only 1 xsi at a time.
> > >
> > > Christopher
> > >
> > >
> > > Tuesday, May 9, 2006, 9:19:17 PM, you wrote:
> > >
> > >> Are you trying to run 2 instances of XSI?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >> On 5/9/06, Chris <walksfar(at)netscape.ca> wrote:
> > >>> Hello Stephen, what are we doing wrong over here I keep
> > getting error:
> > >>> Error: there is no interactive licence to run XSI
> > >>> what that mean SPM is running fine for 4.2 ?
> > >>>
> > >>> Christopher
> > >>>
> > >>> Tuesday, May 9, 2006, 8:39:05 PM, you wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> > Yes.
> > >>>
> > >>> > For example, if you had 4.2 and then upgraded to 5.0,
> > your 5.0 license
> > >>> > will still work with 4.2.
> > >>>
> > >>> > Of course, if you have one license, you can run one
> > version only at a
> > >>> > time.
> > >>>
> > >>> > Steve
> > >>>
> > >>> > -----Original Message-----
> > >>> > From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM
> > [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf
> > >>> > Of Chris
> > >>> > Sent: May 9, 2006 8:28 PM
> > >>> > To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> > >>> > Subject: 1 licence for two different versions
> > >>>
> > >>> > Hello, is it possible to run 1 licence for newer xsi
> > version and run
> > >>> > same licence for older xsi version?
> > >>>
> > >>> > Christopher
> > >>>
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> > >>>  Chris                            mailto:walksfar(at)netscape.ca
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