Autodesk Combustion 4 discreet, Network Manual

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Network Installation Components
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Network Installation
Components
To deploy and configure combustion on a network,
the following network installation components are
required. These are included on the
combustion 4
installation CD.
• Autodesk License Manager (AdLM)
• FLEXlm™ Tools
• combustion License Configuration Switcher
• SAMreport-Lite (optional); for information about
SAMreport-Lite, refer to the online samlite_ug.chm
file located on the combustion 4 installation CD,
in the Network Licensing\Manuals folder.
Autodesk License Manager
The Autodesk License Manager (AdLM) provides
authorization for clients running
combustion on a
network. The AdLM also contains tools for network
administrators that provide query and tracking
capabilities. For authorizing
combustion on a
network, double-click setup.exe in the Network
Licensing directory on the combustion 4
installation CD and follow the AdLM installer
instructions on the screen.
See “License Management” in Chapter 2, “Network
Planning Concepts’’ .
FLEXlm Tools
The AdLM uses FLEXlm technology from
Macrovision® to manage network licenses. FLEXlm
provides administrative tools that help simplify
management of network licenses. You can use
FLEXlm tools to monitor network license status,
reset licenses lost to a system crash, troubleshoot
license servers, and update license files on the fly.
See “Using the FLEXlm Configuration Tools” in
Chapter 5, “Administration’’ .
combustion License Configuration
Switcher
You use the combustion License Configuration
Switcher ( LicenseSwitcher.exe ) located in the same
directory as the combustion.exe to allow a
workstation to use either a network license or a
standalone license. For example, users running a
network license of
combustion on a network
workstation can use the combustion License
Configuration Switcher to switch their license
configuration to a standalone configuration and
take work on the road. When they return, they can
switch back to a network license configuration. With
the
combustion License Configuration Switcher,
users can remain productive while their computer is
detached from the network. Using the
combustion
License Configuration Switcher does not convert a
network license to a standalone license. It only
changes the method
combustion uses to get its
license. See “License Management” in Chapter 2,
“Network Planning Concepts’’ .
See “Using the License Configuration Switcher” in
Chapter 5, “Administration’’ .
Optional Modem or access to
an Internet
connection
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Client
Workstation -
combustion
Hardware /
Software Requirements Notes