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Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
About this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
What this document contains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1 Introduction to the NVIDIA Professional Application Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.1 What rendering solutions can I choose from? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.2 What is the NVIDIA Professional Application Center? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.3 What subscription licenses can I choose from? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.4 Where do I go from here? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 Walking through the licensing process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.1 Step 1: Buying a license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.2 Step 2: Activating your license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.3 Step 3: Installing your license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3 Installing a FlexNet Publisher license server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4 Running a FlexNet license server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.1 Importing a license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.2 Pointing clients to the host server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5 Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Appendix A. Installing a network license under Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
A..1 The installation process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
A..2 Downloading the FlexNet Publisher installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
A..3 Installing FlexNet Publisher under Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
A..4 Downloading the NVIDIA vendor daemon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
A..5 Running FlexNet Publisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Appendix B. Installing a network license under Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
B..1 The installation process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
B..2 Installing the Linux FlexNet server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
B..3 Installing the Linux vendor daemon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
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0 Contents
Preface
About this document
This document introduces the NVIDIA Professional Application Center (NVPAC), which is
used to manage subscription licenses for NVIDIA advanced rendering software. NVPAC is
automatically installed when you install your NVIDIA product. It tracks the status of your
subscription licenses for all of your NVIDIA products. From its user interface (UI), you click
action buttons to start the processes for buying, activating, and adding subscription licenses.
Audience
This document is intended for anyone buying local or network subscription licenses. For net-
work licenses, it is recommended that you have an experienced system administrator available
to set up the network license server.
What this document contains

This document contains the following chapters and appendixes:
• Introduction to the NVIDIA Professional Application Center (page 2) introduces NVPAC,
which manages your subscription licenses. This chapter also describes the various sub-
scription licenses that you can choose from.
• Walking through the licensing process (page 5) describes in detail how to buy, activate,
and install licenses.
• Installing a FlexNet Publisher license server (page 20) provides a short introduction
the license service called FlexNet Publisher and the network license setup process. This
chapter is required reading if you bought a network license. Otherwise, you can ignore
it.
• Running a FlexNet license server (page 21) describes how to import a network license
and point clients to the host server. This chapter is required reading if you bought a
network license. Otherwise, you can ignore it.
• Frequently asked questions (page 27) provides a list of commonly asked questions and
answers to these questions.
• Installing a network license under Windows (page 29) describes the installation process
and provides detailed installation steps.
• Installing a network license under Linux (page 39) describes the installation process and
provides detailed installation steps.
© 2016 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Professional Application Center 1

1 Introduction to the NVIDIA Professional Application Center 1.2 What is the NVIDIA Professional Application Center?
1 Introduction to the NVIDIA Professional Application Center

This chapter introduces the purchase process for NVIDIA advanced rendering software and
the NVIDIA Professional Application Center, which are used to manage subscription licenses
for NVIDIA advanced rendering software.
1.1 What rendering solutions can I choose from?

NVIDIA offers the following types of advanced rendering products:
• NVIDIA Iray and NVIDIA mental ray rendering plugins for popular 3D content creation
software applications
• Distributed and scalable network rendering solutions using Iray or mental ray
You can purchase these NVIDIA products under an annual subscription plan. Each product
is licensed per machine, regardless of the number or the type of processors on a particular
machine. NVIDIA offers volume discounts when you purchase 50 or more subscription li-
censes. For detailed information about individual plugins, distributed rendering solutions,
and subscription plans, see the mental ray and Iray product pages.
1.2 What is the NVIDIA Professional Application Center?

NVIDIA Professional Application Center (NVPAC) is an application for managing your sub-
scription licenses. It is automatically installed when you install your NVIDIA product. NVPAC
tracks the status of your subscription licenses for all of your NVIDIA products. From its user
interface (UI), you click action buttons to start the processes for buying, activating, and adding
subscription licenses. To see what NVIDIA products are installed on your machine, you start
NVPAC. A list of installed products, if any, are automatically displayed:
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1.3 What subscription licenses can I choose from? 1 Introduction to the NVIDIA Professional Application Center
Note: If the list is empty, then no products are installed.
To check the subscription status of a product, click the plus (+) icon next to the product name:
The subscription status for an NVIDIA product

In this example, the version number of the plugin, the type of license, and the start and end
dates of the subscription period are displayed. This is a network license so the name of the
server where the license is stored is also identified.
1.3 What subscription licenses can I choose from?

NVIDIA offers two subscription licenses:
• A local license, which is locked to a single machine
For most customers, a local license is the most suitable. Installation is a simple process.
• A network license, which is downloadable from a license server and available to

network users
Setting up a network license configuration is obviously more complex than installing
a license on a single machine. You need to install a license server and ensure that the
machine that runs your NVIDIA product always has network access to the machine run-
ning the license server. For large enterprises with an experienced network administrator,
and many users, a network license setup may be ideal.
For evaluation purposes, NVIDIA offers Iray product downloads with a 90-day free trial
license. Before you purchase a license, you will receive notification about how many days
remain in your free trial period. Unless you purchase a license by the end of the free trial
period, your NVIDIA product will stop working.

1 Introduction to the NVIDIA Professional Application Center 1.4 Where do I go from here?
1.4 Where do I go from here?

Purchasing a subscription license is a three-step process. From NVPAC, you click the plus (+)
icon next to the product name. Action buttons identify each step:
Each action button triggers a step in the purchase process

The next chapter, Walking through the licensing process (page 5), describes each process step
in detail. Be sure to perform the steps in sequence.
If you plan to buy network licenses, then you will need to set up a license server. See the
chapter Installing a FlexNet Publisher license server (page 20), which describes this process
in detail.

2 Walking through the licensing process
2 Walking through the licensing process

Licensing your NVIDIA product is a three-step process:
1 Buying your license
2 Activating your license key
3 Installing your license
This chapter describes:
• How to buy and activate local and network licenses
• How to install a local license
Network license: A license server is required for installing a network license. For more infor-
mation, see the chapter Installing a FlexNet Publisher license server (page 20).
2.1 Step 1: Buying a license

In this step, you buy a license and receive your product activation key, or keys.
Note: You use a product activation key to activate your license, as explained in Step 2:
Activating your license (page 7).
1 From the NVPAC, display the plugin details by clicking the + icon next to the product
name:
After clicking on the + icon, licensing information is displayed

2 Click the Buy License button. The web page for the NVIDIA Advanced Rendering Soft-
ware Store is displayed.
3 From the web page, select the appropriate link: 1

2 Walking through the licensing process 2.1 Step 1: Buying a license
• Buy Now if you are purchasing your product inside the US and Canada
• Buy Outside the US and Canada
• Find a Reseller
If you choose to buy directly from NVIDIA, the web page for the NVIDIA Advanced
Rendering Software Store is displayed:
From the Select Software dropdown, choose your product. From the Select License Type
dropdown, select Local or Network. Enter Quantity and click Add to Cart.
Note:
• For a description of local and network licenses, see the section What subscription
licenses can I choose from? (page 3)
• For most customers, a local license is the most suitable. Installation is a simple
process.
4 Complete the buying process. After completing the buying process, a Product Activation
Key (PAK) is provided; the PAK is also included in a follow-up email.
5 After you receive your PAK, continue with Activating your license (page 7).

2.2 Step 2: Activating your license 2 Walking through the licensing process
2.2 Step 2: Activating your license

In this step, you register your product activation key and generate a license.
1 Open the NVPAC window and click the Activate Now button.
The NVIDIA Enterprise Account log in page is displayed:
Do one of the following:

2 Walking through the licensing process 2.2 Step 2: Activating your license
• If you have an NVIDIA Enterprise Account, go to step 3 to continue the log-in

process.
• If you do not have an NVIDIA Enterprise Account, go to step 2, which explains
how to create an account.
2 To create an NVIDIA Enterprise Account, perform the following steps:
2.1 From the Log In window, click Register here. The NVIDIA Enterprise Account
registration page is displayed:

2.2 Fill in the required fields and click the Register button. A confirmation window is
displayed:
In addition, an email is sent to the address you specified in the registration page.
2.3 From your mailbox, open the confirmation email:

This email asks you to set your password.
2.4 Click the Set Password link. The Create New Password window is displayed:
2.5 Enter your password and click the Submit button.
Note: A valid password:

• Must be eight (8) or more characters long
• Must include uppercase and lowercase characters
• Must include a special character
When you enter a valid password, a confirmation window is displayed:

Now that you have an Enterprise Account, you can log in and register your key as
explained in the following steps.
3 In the Log In window, fill in your email account and password and click the Submit
button. Two portal options are presented:
4 Click the NVIDIA Licensing Portal button.

Your Flexera Product Information page is displayed:
From this page you start the process to you redeem you Product Activation Keys, as
explained in the next step.
5 Go to the Redeem Product Activation Keys page by clicking the link in the side bar,
under Software & Services.

Perform the following steps to redeem your Product Activation Keys (PAKs):
5.1 Copy and paste your PAKs in the provided input fields and click the Redeem button:
5.2 The system will ask you to verify the primary application that you will primarily
be using with your NVIDIA product:

5.3 After verifying your platform, you are prompted to click Submit again:
The following confirmation page is displayed:
Now that your PAK is redeemed, you need to generate your license as described in the
next step.

6 To generate a license, perform the following steps:

6.1 In the side bar, under Software & Services, there is a tab named License History:
The License History window lists the PAKs you have redeemed. To generate your
license, you need to find the key for the PAK you need a license for.
6.2 Hover over the icon in the Manage Licenses column and click the License pop up:

The License Information page is displayed:
6.3 Click the Generate button to generate your license.

• If you are setting up a local license, the following Generate Licenses page is
displayed:
• In the Node Host ID field, fill in the MAC address.
The MAC address for your machine is listed next to the Activate Now button
in NVPAC. Copy the MAC address and paste it into the Generate Licenses
page.

The MAC address is right of the Activate Now button.
• In the Host Name field, fill in your machine’s host name.
Note:
• See the FAQ entry "How can I determine my MAC address and
host name?" (page 27) for details on determining the MAC
address.
• It is unlikely that the license server and the machine on which

you run your NVIDIA products are the same. However, if you
are running the license server and your NVIDIA products on the
same machine, enter the MAC address displayed in NVPAC.

• If you are setting up a network license, the following Generate Licenses page
is displayed:
• For the Node Host ID, enter the MAC address of the license server.
• In the Host Name field, fill in your machine’s host name.
6.4 After you have filled in the required information, click the Generate button to gen-
erate the license. The View Licenses page is displayed:
The page lists the version of the product that has been licensed along with the
quantity of licenses and the expiration dates. The MAC address is also displayed
along with information about who generated the license and at what time. The
remainder of the information is used by NVPAC to install your system. You may
input this information into NVPAC in two ways:
• You can click Save All to generate a license file which is saved on your com-
puter for you to upload during the next step of the process, or

2 Walking through the licensing process 2.3 Step 3: Installing your license
• You can copy all data displayed after the Generated by field to your clipboard
and paste it into NVPAC during the next step of the process.
Note: Even if you were logged out of the system or moved away from the View Licenses
page before you were able to save the .lic file or copy the data, you can always access the
license information:
1 Click on License History in the sidebar.
2 Click the icon in the Manage Licenses column next to the license you need.
3 Click the Licenses pop-up.

This will take you to the View Licenses page where you can save your .lic file or copy the
data.
2.3 Step 3: Installing your license

In this step, you install and validate your license. The local license is complete after you
finish this step. For the network license process, you must set up a license server to complete
the licensing process. The process for setting up the license server is covered in the chapter
Installing a FlexNet Publisher License Server (page 20).

2.3 Step 3: Installing your license 2 Walking through the licensing process
Menu for installing and activating a license

1 In the NVPAC window, go to step 3 and install the license by using one of the following
methods:
• Click Select File and browse to the .lic file you downloaded from the NVIDIA
FlexNet Operations Portal (see Activating your license (page 7)).
• Directly paste the license text copied from the NVIDIA FlexNet Operations Portal
View Licenses page.
• Enter a floating license server address. The format is [port]@server, where [port]
is optional.
Note:
• If you specify a port, be sure to omit the square brackets.
• The server you specify can be either the system host name or an IP
address.
• You must include the @ symbol to indicate that you are specifying a
license server.
Click Add License to install your license. After you install the license, a message is
displayed to confirm whether or not the installation of the license succeeded or failed.
If installation was successful, the type of license, the start and end date, and the license
key are displayed.
2 To use the installed license, restart the product.

3 Installing a FlexNet Publisher license server
3 Installing a FlexNet Publisher license server

Unlike a local license which is fully managed through NVPAC on your workstation, a net-
work license is shared through a stand-alone license service called FlexNet Publisher. FlexNet
Publisher (also known as lmadmin) is installed separately and runs as a service that imports,
manages, and serves network licenses for NVIDIA professional rendering applications.
NVPAC remains the easiest way to Buy and Activate a network license, but you should first
set up the prerequisite lmadmin service. Following is an illustration of the network license
setup process:
The essential steps shown above are similar on Windows, Linux and macOS operating sys-
tems, but there are OS-specific differences in the exact implementation. For specific guidance
on installing the FlexNet Publisher on your operating system, see:
• Installing a network license under Windows (page 29)
• Installing a network license under Linux (page 39)
After you have installed and started your FlexNet server, see chapter Running a FlexNet
license server (page 21), which explains how to import, manage, and serve network licenses.

4 Running a FlexNet license server
4 Running a FlexNet license server
Note: You only need to perform this task if you are managing network licenses.
4.1 Importing a license

After you have installed and started your FlexNet server, perform the following steps to
import your license:
1 Enter http://your-FlexNet-server:port-number/systeminfo in your web browser.
Example: http://localhost:8090/systeminfo)
If you are prompted for a user name and password, enter admin for both the user name
and password:

4 Running a FlexNet license server 4.1 Importing a license
The System Information page is displayed:
2 From the System Information page, make a note of the values in the Host Name and
Ethernet Address fields. You may also make a note of the Server Manager Port in
Use field, you may optionally enter this field when generating a license.
3 Obtain a license from the NVIDIA FlexNet Operations Portal as described in "Activating
your license" (page 7).
4 Click "Vendor Daemon Registration" in the side panel. The following page is displayed:

4.1 Importing a license 4 Running a FlexNet license server
5 Click the Import License button and upload the license file that you saved from the View
Licenses page. When the license import operation is successful, the following log mes-
sage is displayed:
6 Click the OK button and make sure the daemon status for nvidia is Up.

4 Running a FlexNet license server 4.2 Pointing clients to the host server
7 Click "Dashboard" in the top bar, then click the Concurrent button. When the license
import operation is successful, the license details are displayed:
4.2 Pointing clients to the host server

Now that you have completed your license server set up, you need to point the computers
that will be running your NVIDIA applications to that server. You do this through the NVPAC
application on each of the client computers.

4.2 Pointing clients to the host server 4 Running a FlexNet license server
1 Open NVPAC and click the + sign next to the product name. You will be presented with
the following three options:
2 In order to point your client computer to your host server, you can either upload your
license file using the Select File button, or you can type in information about the license
server.
• To upload your license file, click the Select File button and choose the license file
you imported into FlexNet Publisher. The License Manager will find the host name
and settings in the file and connect to server.
• To type in the connection settings, click in the text field of the third section and
include the [port]@server information as follows:
• The port and the Host Domain name, for example: 27000@coolserver.foo.com
• The port and the Host IP Address, for example: 27000@172.16.185.12

4 Running a FlexNet license server 4.2 Pointing clients to the host server
Note: The Host Domain name and IP Address can be obtained from FlexNet Publisher. It
is located in the Administration section on the System Information page:

5 Frequently asked questions

Q: How does a NVIDIA license interact with other FlexNet Publisher licensed products
installed on my system?
A: The FlexNet Publisher license is a global resource for the NVIDIA vendor. If you have
used other FlexNet publisher based NVIDIA products, you may have other licenses or li-
cense server addresses already present in your FlexNet search path. You can view your
search path by using the Open Logs option from NVPAC and searching for the lines after
FLEXlm license environment:.
Q: My product and the NVPAC Verify Product status hang for 10 - 30secs. Why?
A: This may be due to other FlexNet Publisher licenses on the system, see the answer to the
preceding question.
Q: On the Windows platform, I get the following error: The program can't
start because MSVCR100.dll is missing from your computer.
A: Install Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package as described in the appendix Installing a
network license under Windows (page 29).
Q: On the Linux platform, I get the error No such file or directory when running the
lmadmin command.
A: Install LSB (Linux Standard Base) as described in the appendix Installing a network
license under Linux (page 39).
Q: Certain ports are blocked by our IT department. What should I do?

A: During the installation process, under Linux and Windows, you can define the HTTP
port. The default port is 8090.
Q: The URL http://localhost:8090/ gives a Page not found error.

A: Make sure multiple lmadmin processes are not running. On Windows, this can be verified
by the Task Manager. On Linux, enter the ps command with the arguments appropriate for
the shell type.
Q: Is it a requirement that I run the FlexNet server and the NVIDIA product on the same
host?
A: No, it is possible but not required. The only requirement is network access between the
single host running the FlexNet server and the hosts running NVIDIA products.
Q: Where can I find a more detailed guide on FlexNet administration?

A: See the document Using a FlexNet Publisher License Server with License Files Issued by
NVIDIA ARC. The download link is:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/arcdownload/mentalray/licensing/LicenseGuide_NVIDIA_
ARC.pdf
Q: How can I determine my host name?

A: By running the hostname command in a shell in Linux or ipconfig from the command
prompt in Windows.
Q: How can I determine my MAC address?

A: On Linux, you can obtain the MAC address of one of your physical devices by running
the /sbin/ifconfig command. The address is listed after HWaddr.
jsmith$ /sbin/ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
inet addr:172.16.0.240 Bcast:172.16.3.255 Mask:255.255.252.0
inet6 addr: fe80::230:48ff:febb:47ec/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:61681806 errors:0 dropped:34 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:30657407 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:74064453050 (68.9 GiB) TX bytes:29655291914 (27.6 GiB)
Memory:c0200000-c021ffff
lo Link encap:Local Loopback

inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:65536 Metric:1
RX packets:310022 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:310022 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:35764680 (34.1 MiB) TX bytes:35764680 (34.1 MiB)
When you enter the MAC address in the NVIDIA FlexNet Operations Portal, be sure to
remove the colons.
On Windows, you can obtain the host name and the MAC address of one of your physical
devices by running the ipconfig /all command. The host name is listed first. The address
is listed after Physical Address.
C:\Users\jsmith>ipconfig /all
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : your.domain.com

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) Ethernet Connection (2) I218-V
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
When you enter the MAC address in the NVIDIA FlexNet Operations Portal, be sure to
remove the dashes.

Appendix A. Installing a network license under Windows
Appendix A. Installing a network license under Windows
Note: You only need to perform this task when you are planning for network licenses.
This chapter describes how to install a FlexNet Publisher License Server under Windows.
A..1 The installation process

The essential steps for installing your network license are as follows:
The installation process involves the use of two separate platforms — NVPAC and FlexNet
Publisher:
• NVPAC is used to:
• Buy and activate your network license
• Retrieve your network license from FlexNet Publisher when you attempt to use
your plug-in/software from a connected machine
• The FlexNet Publisher (lmadmin) service actually houses your network license
The process for setting up your network license on your Windows system is briefly detailed
in the graph below:
The following sections explain this process in detail.
A..2 Downloading the FlexNet Publisher installer

Use one of the following methods to locate or download the FlexNet Publisher installer exe-
cutable:
• Locate the lmadmin installer in the following folder:

Appendix A. Installing a network license under Windows A..3 Installing FlexNet Publisher under Windows
C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Professional Application Center\FlexNet_-

license_server
• Download the FlexNet server installation program from the following URL:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/arcdownload/mentalray/licensing/lmadmin-i86_n3-11_-
12_1_4.exe
The next section describes the installation process.
A..3 Installing FlexNet Publisher under Windows

Run the lmadmin installer executable and follow the instructions displayed by the installer
program.

A..3 Installing FlexNet Publisher under Windows Appendix A. Installing a network license under Windows
1 Run the lmadmin installer executable. The Introduction window is displayed:
The sequence of steps is displayed in the side bar on the left. The color of the buttons
beside the steps indicates the status of the installation process:
• Yellow with arrow: The current step in the installation process.
• Green: The step was successfully completed.
• Gray: The step is not started.
2 Click the Next button. The Choose Install Folder window is displayed:
Specify the directory where you want to install the license server manager.

3 Click Next to continue. The Import Files from Previous Installation window is displayed:
If you want to import files from a previous installation, Enable the Yes Import checkbox
and specify the path of the previous installation. Otherwise, continue to the next step.
4 Click Next to continue. The Pre-Installation Summary window is displayed:
Check that the install directory is correct and sufficient disk space is available.

A..3 Installing FlexNet Publisher under Windows Appendix A. Installing a network license under Windows
5 Click Next to continue. The Important Information window is displayed:
Enable the Install Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package checkbox. This package is
required by the license server manager to run correctly. The system may need to reboot
to complete the installation of the package.
6 Click Next to continue. The Launch Configuration window is displayed:
It is recommended that you use the default values that are displayed:
• For the HTTP port number: 8090
• For the license server port number: 0

Important:
• Changing the default values may break the license server. It is recommended
that such changes are made by experienced network administrators only.
• Choosing 0 for License Server Port allows the system to choose the best
available port for serving licenses; in most cases, this is port 27000.
• If you set the port to a non-zero value, you may need to use the same port in
the NVPAC. See Step 3: Installing your license (page 18).
7 Click Next to continue. The Service Configuration window is displayed:
Enable the Run as a service checkbox. Failure to enable this option may prevent the
license server from running after the system is rebooted.
Note: It is recommended that you use the default values specified for the service
name and the delay (in seconds) when starting the service.

A..4 Downloading the NVIDIA vendor daemon Appendix A. Installing a network license under Windows
8 Click Next to continue. The Start the Server window is displayed:
Enable the Start server now checkbox. Failure to enable this option may prevent the
license server manager from running after the system is rebooted.
9 Click Next to continue. The Install Complete window is displayed:
The directory where the license server manager is installed is displayed.
10 Click Done to exit the installation program.

Continue with the next section which explains how to download the NVIDIA vendor daemon.
A..4 Downloading the NVIDIA vendor daemon

To download the NVIDIA vendor daemon, perform the following steps:
1 Do one of the following:
• Get the installer from:

Appendix A. Installing a network license under Windows A..4 Downloading the NVIDIA vendor daemon
C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Professional Application Center\FlexNet_-

license_server
• Download the daemon from
https://s3.amazonaws.com/arcdownload/mentalray/licensing/daemon/nt-x86-64/
nvidia.exe
and save the downloaded file:
2 Copy the daemon executable file to the following directory:

C:\Program Files (x86)\FlexNet Publisher License Server Manager

A..5 Running FlexNet Publisher Appendix A. Installing a network license under Windows
You do not need to run the installation of the daemon. When you begin using the FlexNet
Publisher portal, you will be able to determine whether or not the daemon is running cor-
rectly.
A..5 Running FlexNet Publisher
Note: Installation of the lmadmin executable must be completed before trying to run
lmadmin (FlexNet Publisher).
To run FlexNet Publisher, perform the following steps:

1 Check that lmadmin is located in the Windows Services application:
2 Run the lmadmin program from this directory.

Appendix A. Installing a network license under Windows A..5 Running FlexNet Publisher
3 Use Windows Services to verify whether or not the lmadmin service is running:
After you have started FlexNet Publisher and verified that it is running, continue with the
chapter Running a FlexNet license server (page 21). This chapter explains how to import a
license file.

Appendix B. Installing a network license under Linux
Appendix B. Installing a network license under Linux
Note: You only need to perform this task when you are planning for network licenses.
B..1 The installation process

The essential steps for installing your network license are as follows:
The installation process involves the use of two separate platforms — NVPAC and FlexNet
Publisher:
• NVPAC is used to:
• Buy and activate your network license
• Retrieve your network license from FlexNet Publisher when you attempt to use
your plug-in/software from a connected machine
• The FlexNet Publisher (lmadmin) service actually houses your network license
The process for setting up your network license on your Linux system is briefly detailed in
the graph below:
The following sections explain this process in detail.

Appendix B. Installing a network license under Linux B..2 Installing the Linux FlexNet server
B..2 Installing the Linux FlexNet server
Note: Do not install FlexNet server as a root user, this is known to cause problems. By
default, FlexNet server wants to install into /opt, which on most systems can not be
written by regular users. You must either make /opt writable for regular users (which
will typically require root-level permissions), or change the default install location to a
directory writable by regular users.
To install the FlexNet server, execute the following steps. Commands to be executed in a
Linux shell are preceded by “$” (assumed to be the Linux shell command prompt).
1 FlexNet server is a 32-bit application and requires Linux Standard Base (LSB) version
3.0 or higher and some 32-bit libraries.
You may check if LSB is installed by running the lsb_release command:
$ lsb_release
This should output the LSB version and other libraries installed with it.
2 If LSB is not installed, install it using the method for your Linux distribution. Typically,
this will require root-level permissions.
• For Redhat/CentOS use the yum command:
$ yum -y install redhat-lsb.i686
• For Debian use the apt-get command:
$ apt-get install lsb-core lib32gcc1
3 Download the FlexNet server installation program from this URL:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/arcdownload/mentalray/licensing/lmadmin-i86_lsb-11_-
12_1_4.bin
4 As a non-root user, install the FlexNet server by running the downloaded file from the
terminal:
$ chmod a+x lmadmin-i86_lsb-11_12_1_4.bin

$ ./lmadmin-i86_lsb-11_12_1_4.bin
5 Follow the instructions on screen, using the default installation directory directory
/opt/FNPLicenseServerManager. It may require administrator or root privilege to
create a directory under /opt.
6 Once the installation is complete, directory /opt/FNPLicenseServerManager will
contain the lmadmin program.
7 As a non-root user, run the lmadmin program from the terminal:
$ /opt/FNPLicenseServerManager/lmadmin

B..3 Installing the Linux vendor daemon Appendix B. Installing a network license under Linux
8 Verify that the lmadmin process has been started successfully:
$ ps -edf | grep lmadmin
B..3 Installing the Linux vendor daemon

Copy the daemon executable file:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/arcdownload/mentalray/licensing/deamon/linux-x86-64/nvidia
to directory:
/opt/FNPLicenseServerManager/

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What this document contains

© 2016 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Professional Application Center 1

1 Introduction to the NVIDIA Professional Application Center

1.1 What rendering solutions can I choose from?

1.2 What is the NVIDIA Professional Application Center?

2 NVIDIA Professional Application Center © 2016 NVIDIA Corporation

Note: If the list is empty, then no products are installed.

The subscription status for an NVIDIA product

1.3 What subscription licenses can I choose from?

• A network license, which is downloadable from a license server and available to

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1.4 Where do I go from here?

Each action button triggers a step in the purchase process

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2 Walking through the licensing process

2.1 Step 1: Buying a license

After clicking on the + icon, licensing information is displayed

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2.2 Step 2: Activating your license

The NVIDIA Enterprise Account log in page is displayed:

Do one of the following:

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• If you have an NVIDIA Enterprise Account, go to step 3 to continue the log-in

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2.3 From your mailbox, open the confirmation email:

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This email asks you to set your password.

2.5 Enter your password and click the Submit button.

Note: A valid password:

When you enter a valid password, a confirmation window is displayed:

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4 Click the NVIDIA Licensing Portal button.

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The following confirmation page is displayed:

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6 To generate a license, perform the following steps:

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The License Information page is displayed:

6.3 Click the Generate button to generate your license.

• In the Node Host ID field, fill in the MAC address.

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The MAC address is right of the Activate Now button.

• In the Host Name field, fill in your machine’s host name.

• It is unlikely that the license server and the machine on which

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• In the Host Name field, fill in your machine’s host name.

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3 Click the Licenses pop-up.

2.3 Step 3: Installing your license

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Menu for installing and activating a license