Flexlm; Setting Up The Network - Autodesk COMBUSTION-4 - Acad Full-seat Windows Version Network Manual

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Installation
This chapter provides information for installing
and configuring combustion and the Autodesk
License Manager on a network.

FLEXlm

The Autodesk License Manager (AdLM) that uses
the FLEXlm license management technology must
be fully registered and functional before clients can
obtain licenses.
If there is another Autodesk FLEXlm product
installed on the workstation where you intend to
install AdLM, stop the FLEXlm service before
installing the AdLM files and tools and proceed with
the following guidelines.
There is no grace period when using the FLEXlm
license manager.
Using combustion with other FLEXlm
Network Products
You can serve licenses for multiple Autodesk
products from one workstation. However, only one
FLEXlm service can run at any given time on any
given license server.
To allow a single FLEXlm service to read multiple
license files:
1. If there is a FLEXlm service running, stop it via
the Windows Services utility.
Place all the license files in the ...\Autodesk
2.
Network License Manager\License\ folder.
Go to the Start menu and choose Programs |
3.
Autodesk License Manager | Tools | LMTOOLS.
4. Click the Service/License File tab and click
Configuration Using Services.
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Click the Config Services tab and in the Path to
5.
the license file field, enter a license path (for
example, ...\Autodesk Network License
Manager\License\) instead of a license filename
(for example, ...\Autodesk Network License
Manager\License\licname.lic).
6. Restart the FLEXlm service.
Note: You can serve licenses for other FLEXlm
products. Non-Autodesk products licensed via
FLEXlm utilize unique vendor daemon/license files/
NT License Services. In this case, you may have two or
more FLEXlm services running on any given license
server.

Setting up the Network

The type of combustion installation you choose to
deploy can differ depending on your network
infrastructure and requirements for client use.
To plan for a network installation:
Ensure your network, servers, and workstations
1.
meet the recommended basic system
requirements. See "System Requirements" in
Chapter 1, "Requirements''.
Choose a network installation that works best for
2.
your users. See "Network Configuration Models"
in Chapter 2, "Network Planning
3. Contact Discreet to receive a license file. See
"Obtaining and Setting Up a License File" in
Chapter 4, "License Server
Configure the License Server. See
4.
"License Server Configuration''.
Create a network share to hold the deployment
5.
image files and ensure to provide read/write
access to all users who will install combustion
from this share.
Concepts''.
Configuration''.
Chapter 4,