Hi, Kim so your saying I don't have to do nothing in the licence files
? I know that 5.0 licence is installed because taking a look at the
licence keys there is no mention of 4.2 just 5.0 listing. And what
I'm seeing I know has got to be right, unless a big unless there is
something i'm mis-understanding when I read the licence keys.
Christopher
Friday, May 12, 2006, 12:52:27 PM, you wrote:
> If you're running xsi local to the spm server you don't need anything in
> there. In absence it assumes localhost.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM
>> [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Bernard Lebel
>> Sent: 12-May-2006 17:41
>> To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
>> Subject: Re: Re[6]: 1 licence for two different versions
>>
>> and do *not* put the <> characters! This is a programming
>> notation to indicate "a value that has to be filled"!!
>>
>> You can also put your computer's IP address:
>>
>> set _SPM_HOST=192.168.1.10 (just an example)
>>
>> You also simply put "localhost", if the SPM is on the same
>> computer as the one running XSI:
>>
>>
>> set _SPM_HOST=localhost
>>
>>
>> Cheers
>> Bernard
>>
>>
>>
>> On 5/12/06, Stephen Blair <Stephen_Blair(at)softimage.com> wrote:
>> > Hi Christopher
>> >
>> > Open setenv.bat in a text editor.
>> > Find this line:
>> >
>> > rem License servers specified from the setup
>> >
>> > And then verify that the very next line looks like this:
>> >
>> > set _SPM_HOST=<hostname>
>> >
>> > where <hostname> is the name of the computer where you
>> installed the SPM license server .
>> >
>> > Steve
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On
>> > Behalf Of Chris
>> > Sent: May 12, 2006 12:00 PM
>> > To: Wayne Williams
>> > Subject: Re[6]: 1 licence for two different versions
>> >
>> > 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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