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----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris" <walksfar(at)netscape.ca>
To: "kim aldis" <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 10:51 AM
Subject: Re[4]: 1 licence for two different versions
> Hello kim, well i'm going to recheck everything today. I even botched
> up a project I was workin on now only to have to redo it again. So
> you say that it should work if 4.2 is working, what sorta things
> should I look for in the setenv files of the two?
>
> Christopher
>
>
> Friday, May 12, 2006, 2:33:13 AM, you wrote:
>
> > I doubt it. You can get a license for 4.2 so the licensing is working.
Did
> > you compare spm variables in both setenv files?
>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM
> >> [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Chris
> >> Sent: 12-May-2006 00:37
> >> To: kim aldis
> >> Subject: Re[2]: 1 licence for two different versions
> >>
> >> Hello kim, well it's 4.2 that is running and version 5.0 that
> >> is not running. I did a recheck and I get a error with COM
> >> ports, could it be COM ports conflicting ???
> >>
> >> Christopher
> >>
> >>
> >> Thursday, May 11, 2006, 5:22:09 AM, you wrote:
> >>
> >> > There's only so many permutations here;
> >>
> >> > 1. you can't see the license server
> >> > since one version gets a license, this is unlikely 2. you
> >> > don't have the correct licens
> >> > I can't remember if you said 4.2 or 5 wouldn't run
> >> but if it's
> >> > 5 then you may not have installed the license for 5. if you
> >> can run 5
> >> > but not
> >> > 4.2 then this can't be the case.
> >>
> >> > 3. you've run out of licenses for one version. If this is the case
> >> > then somewhere, somehow, you're running an xsi and you
> >> don't know it.
> >> > Check the task manager process list for xsi.exe or
> >> xsibatch.exe, kill
> >> > them if they're there. Double check that another machine
> >> isn't pulling licenses.
> >>
> >> > That should be it.
> >>
> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM
> >> >> [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Tim Leydecker
> >> >> Sent: 11-May-2006 09:32
> >> >> To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> >> >> Subject: Re: 1 licence for two different versions
> >> >>
> >> >> Hi Chris (Marshall),
> >> >>
> >> >> the confusion (for me) derived from the difference between SPM and
> >> >> FlexLm, e.g. using FLexLm with Maya 6.01 has the advantage
> >> of letting
> >> >> you run an older (4.5 here) *.lic file merged with the *upgrade*
> >> >> license file of Maya 6.01, e.g.
> >> >> there is no built in limitation for interactive licenses, if you
> >> >> upgrade, you can run both simultaneously (nodelocked/floating),
> >> >> according to the amount of licenses you have. One 4.5 and one 6.x,
> >> >> nodelocked (to a specific MAC
> >> >> adress) or floating.
> >> >>
> >> >> I had thought this to be the same with XSI/SPM, ignoring
> >> the explicit
> >> >> use of *interactive* as a licensing token type...
> >> >>
> >> >> I still can´t test wether I *could* run XSI 4.2/5.1 simultaneously
> >> >> from 1 upgraded license as I haven´t upgraded yet. That´s all:-)
> >> >>
> >> >> Cheers
> >> >>
> >> >> tim
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >> From: "Chris Marshall" <chris(at)eclipsecreative.co.uk>
> >> >> To: <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
> >> >> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 1:41 PM
> >> >> Subject: Re: 1 licence for two different versions
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> > If you've payed to upgrade to 5, you've still only got a
> >> >> license to run 1 XSI, no
> >> >> > matter which version that is.
> >> >> > If you bought a brand new copy of 5, then clearly you could
> >> >> still run one 4.2 and
> >> >> > also your new version 5 at the same time.
> >> >> > Personally, I'm not sure where the confusion is?
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Tim Leydecker wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> (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.
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
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> >> --
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> >> Chris mailto:walksfar(at)netscape.ca
> >>
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