Re[18]: 1 licence for two different versions

Date : Sun, 14 May 2006 17:28:26 -0400
To : Wayne <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
From : Chris <walksfar(at)netscape.ca>
Subject : Re[18]: 1 licence for two different versions
Hello Wayne, where do I do ' ipconfig /all ' in softimage command
prompt or regular command prompt? No the mail made sense, all of your
mail made sense I just think it was a conflict of crossing ideas, but
there going together now just hoping to get it to work.

Christopher


Sunday, May 14, 2006, 4:58:33 PM, you wrote:

> Sheesh, this is like Groundhog Day 2. Chris, I think I suggested to you like
> a week ago or so that you should find your computer's name by using the
> ipconfig /all from the command prompt and put that into the
> SPM_HOST=putyourfrickincomputersnamehere. Did the mail just not make sense
> or did you just not give it a go or what? I definitly feel this is more of a
> support(at)softimage.com type mail rather than cluttering the XSIlist day after
> day after day with the same thing, especially when what most likely seems to
> be the problem had a mail addressing it many moons ago. Good luck man.
> *turns off alarm clock, slips on Bill Murray mask and dives out the window*


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of
> Chris
> Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2006 4:12 PM
> To: kim aldis
> Subject: Re[16]: 1 licence for two different versions

> Hello kim, pardon? So what variable do I have to put where? So that
> XSI 5.0 loads finally ? If you have targeted the problem?

> Christopher


> Sunday, May 14, 2006, 12:42:32 PM, you wrote:

>> Then if the value of that variable is supposed to be the name of the
> machine
>> which is serving licenses, I'd say that's your problem. 

>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM 
>>> [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Chris
>>> Sent: 14-May-2006 15:22
>>> To: kim aldis
>>> Subject: Re[14]: 1 licence for two different versions
>>> 
>>> Hello kim, no it's not the name of the computer !
>>> 
>>> Christopher
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sunday, May 14, 2006, 2:45:34 AM, you wrote:
>>> 
>>> > And is SPM_x the name of your machine? 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> >> -----Original Message-----
>>> >> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM
>>> >> [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Chris
>>> >> Sent: 13-May-2006 23:14
>>> >> To: kim aldis
>>> >> Subject: Re[12]: 1 licence for two different versions
>>> >> 
>>> >> Hello kim, yes I'm running both from the same machine.  
>>> Did the echo 
>>> >> %SPM_HOST% and for the:
>>> >> 
>>> >> 4.2 command prompt I just get this returned to me: %SPM_HOST% 5.o 
>>> >> command prompt I get this returned to me: SPM_x
>>> >> 
>>> >> Christopher
>>> >> 
>>> >> 
>>> >> Saturday, May 13, 2006, 4:22:53 PM, you wrote:
>>> >> 
>>> >> >  
>>> >> 
>>> >> >> -----Original Message-----
>>> >> >> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM
>>> >> >> [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Chris
>>> >> >> Sent: 13-May-2006 21:13
>>> >> >> To: kim aldis
>>> >> >> Subject: Re[10]: 1 licence for two different versions
>>> >> >> 
>>> >> >> Saturday, May 13, 2006, 3:38:27 PM, you wrote:
>>> >> >> 
>>> >> >> >  No, I'm saying that if you're running xsi from the same
>>> >> machine as
>>> >> >> > the license server then you don't *have* to set the
>>> >> >> spm_host variable. 
>>> >> >> > However, if you do then it should be correct. You haven't
>>> >> >> said whether
>>> >> >> > you are running from the same machine or not. I don't
>>> >> know what you
>>> >> >> > may have already done to those files so I don't know if you
>>> >> >> should do nothing or not.
>>> >> >> 
>>> >> >> I have done nothing to the serv.bat files at all I have 
>>> not edited 
>>> >> >> them nothing there at there default settings.
>>> >> 
>>> >> > I asked if you were running xsi from the same machine as
>>> >> the license server.
>>> >> > Are you?
>>> >> 
>>> >> > Just because you've done nothing to them doesn't mean
>>> >> they're correct.
>>> >> 
>>> >> 
>>> >> >> 
>>> >> >> I have a 5.0 licence running so your right the server 
>>> is running.  
>>> >> >> And to recap 4.2 will run from 5.0 *BUT* 5.0 doesn't run
>>> >> from a 5.0
>>> >> >> licence.
>>> >> 
>>> >> > I was misunderstanding you. I thought you could run 5.0 but
>>> >> not 4.2. Sorry.
>>> >> 
>>> >> >> 
>>> >> >> Running "echo SPM_HOST" (without the quotes) at both 5.0 and
>>> >> >> 4.2 command prompt just gives me the following
>>> >> >> 
>>> >> >> SPM
>>> >> >> 
>>> >> 
>>> >> > You need to typ echo %SPM_HOST%, not echo SPM_HOST. 
>>> >> 
>>> >> > Once again, can you confirm that you're running spm on the same 
>>> >> > machine as you're running  xsi. It has a bearing.
>>> >> 
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>>> >> 
>>> >> --
>>> >> Best regards,
>>> >>  Chris                            mailto:walksfar(at)netscape.ca
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