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You need a license server with a valid license file running in order to start the application. |
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The host name is what your computer name is called on a network.
Your license server host name will be something similar to: licserver or vfx-license
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open a terminal
type:
hostname- hit enterthis should give you the host name
Windows
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open a command prompt (cmd.exe)
type:
hostname- hit enterthis should give you the host name
What is the host ID?
The Host ID is your Ethernet ID/MAC address. It will look similar to this:
0284b864d514 or 02:84:b8:64:d5:14
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open a command prompt (cmd.exe)
type:
ifconfig /all- hit enterlook for you network device and "Physical Address"
Connect to the license server
To connect to your license server you have two three options.:Set
set an environment variable
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use a license config
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use an environment variable file
To show your licenses visit the following address in your web browser: http://vfx-license:5054
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Set environment variable DASELEMENT_LICENSE - as a fallback the variable RLM_LICENSE will be used.
Should look something like this: {port}@{hostname}. The default port is 5053
Linux
export DASELEMENT_LICENSE=5053@your-license-server
Windows
setx DASELEMENT_LICENSE "5053@your-license-server”
Mac
launchctl setenv DASELEMENT_LICENSE 5053@your-license-server
License config file (option
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Create this file in the current users home directory:
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For MacOS it’s way easier to use the license config file (license.conf) or environment variable file (variables.env) since environment variables might work differently depending on the OS version |
How to run RLM on a different port
If you need to start the RLM license server on a different port use the flag ‘-ws'.
Don’t forget to update the DASELEMENT_LICENSE environment variable accordingly!
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./rlm -ws 5055 |