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Licensing Modo on Linux

The following licensing methods are available:

• Node Locked Licenses - these can be used to license an application on a single machine. They do not work on different machines and if you need them to, you’ll have to transfer your license.

Node locked licenses, sometimes called uncounted licenses, do not require additional licensing software to be installed.

• Floating Licenses - also known as counted licenses, enable applications to work on any networked client machine. The floating license is put on the server and is locked to a unique number on that server.

Floating licenses on a server requires additional software to be installed on the server to manage the licenses and give them out to the client stations that want them. This software is called the Foundry Licensing Tools (FLT) and can be downloaded at no extra cost from our website.

These instructions run through the basic options for both licensing methods, but you can find a more detailed description in the Foundry Licensing Tools (FLT) User Guide available on our website: www.thefoundry.co.uk/support/licensing/tools/.

ClosedObtaining Licenses

Once Modo is installed on your system, you still need to obtain a license for it.

NOTE:  If you are simply installing render nodes on a networked system, no license is required for Modo. In all other instances, you need to have a license or a trial version of Modo. For more information about installing render nodes on a networked system, with regards to licensing, see .

To obtain a license, you'll need your machine's System ID (sometimes called Host ID or rlmhostid). Just so you know what a System ID number looks like, here’s an example: 000ea641d7a1.

Bear in mind that, for floating licenses, you'll need the System ID of the license server, not the machines on which you intend to run the application. There are a number of ways you can find out your machine's System ID:

• Launch the application without a license, click Status in the Licensing dialog, and then scroll down the error report until you see your System ID.

• Download the Foundry License Utility (FLU) from www.thefoundry.co.uk/support/licensing/ and run

./FoundryLicenseUtility -i

Your System ID is displayed.

• Download the Foundry Licensing Tools (FLT) free of charge from www.thefoundry.co.uk/support/licensing/ and then run /usr/local/foundry/LicensingTools<version>/Foundry LicenceUtility.

When you know your System ID, you can request a license for The Foundry products:

• from The Foundry's Sales Department at sales@thefoundry.co.uk

• from the product pages on our website, such as www.thefoundry.co.uk/products/modo

• by launching the application without a license and selecting:

• Buy Modo - opens a web browser directly to The Foundry website to purchase a license.

• Try Modo - displays the 30-day trial license download screen. Enter your account details for The Foundry website, or create a new account and follow the on-screen instructions to receive a trial license. For additional information on creating an account, refer to The Foundry User Account section.

ClosedInstalling Licenses

When you start the application before installing a license, a Licensing dialog displays an error informing you that no license was available. The installation process is dependent on what type of license you requested:

• License file - if you requested a license file, typically foundry.lic, this option allows you to browse to the file location and install it automatically. See To Install a License from Disk for more information.

• A floating license - if you requested a floating license to supply licenses to multiple client machines, this option allows you to enter the server address that supplies the client licenses. See To Install a Floating License for more information.

NOTE:  You must install a floating license and additional software on the license server to use this option.

Closed To Install a License from Disk

If you've installed a license to a known location on disk:

1.   Launch Modo using any of the methods described in Launching Modo on Linux.

The Licensing dialog displays.

2.   Click Install License to display the available license installation options: Download License, Install From Disk, and Use Server.

3.   Click Install from Disk.
4.   Browse to the location of the license file.
5.   Click Open to install the license automatically in the correct directory.

Once the license is validated, Modo displays a notification dialog.

OR

If you haven't already installed a license to a known location on disk:

1.   Launch Modo using any of the methods described in Launching Modo on Linux.

The Licensing dialog displays.

2.   Click Install License to display the available license installation options: Download License, Install From Disk, and Use Server.
3.   Click Download License.

The Get License dialog appears.

4.   Enter your log in details and click OK.

The license is installed to

Closed To Install a Floating License

If you requested a floating license from The Foundry, you receive your license key (foundry.lic) in an e-mail or internet download. You should also receive the Foundry License Utility (FLU) application to help you install the license key on the license server machine. The server manages licenses for the client machines on your network.

NOTE:   The FLU is also available to download from www.thefoundry.co.uk/support/licensing/.

1.   Make sure you have saved both the license key (foundry.lic) and the FLU application in the same directory.
2.   Run the FLU application.

The license key automatically appears in the FLU window if the FLU and foundry.lic are in the same directory.

TIP:  If they are not in the same directory, you can either copy and paste the contents of the license key or drag-and-drop the file into the FLU window.

3.   Click Install.

This checks the license file and, provided that the license is valid, installs it into the correct directory.

4.   In order for the floating license to work, you need to install the Foundry Licensing Tools (FLT) on the license server machine.

For more information on how to install floating licenses, refer to the FLT User Guide, which you can download from our website www.thefoundry.co.uk/support/licensing/.

5.   Once your license server is up and running, launch the application on the client machine.

The Licensing dialog displays.

6.   Click Install License to display the available install methods.
7.   Click Use Server and enter the server address in the field provided. The format for the server name is: <port>@<servername>, for example, 30001@red.

NOTE:   You must perform steps 5 through 7 on each client machine that requires a license from the server.