Hello Wayne, where in that area that says SPM_HOST?
Christopher
Friday, May 12, 2006, 11:12:43 AM, you wrote:
> Did you input your hostname?
> ----- 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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>> >> Chris mailto:walksfar(at)netscape.ca
>> >>
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