We use Softimage on CentOS 6.5 without problems where I work.
On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 10:53 AM Francisco Criado <malcriad...@gmail.com> wrote: > Few years ago, i had to implement several Softimage licenses for a studio, > and decided to go with Centos as os. In that moment the official speech > from Autodesk was that they only supported RH and after a couple of > meetings and deploys i could show to the reseller that it was easier to > deploy Softimage and Maya under Centos rather than RH. About licensing i > had a LM running on a Windows Server 2012. > In comparison must say Softimage was more painful about repositories than > Maya, but nothing that couldnt be resolved in a couple of hours. > > F. > > > 2015-04-06 8:43 GMT-03:00 Tim Leydecker <bauero...@gmx.de>: > > One thing to be aware of when using standalone licenses is that while on >> windows, >> the license transfer utilities, deactivation of a standalone license, >> activation of a license >> and all the loggig in, out, management and such work pretty automated and >> reliable, >> this does not apply to Linux. >> >> Just recently, at a place I freelance, both Maya and Mudbox >> node-locked/aka standalone >> licenses had to move from one machine to another but that required a lot >> of manual back >> and forth with Autodesk support, tickets, proofs, etc. >> >> Personally, I´d prefer a floating license model. >> >> That doesn´t completely prevent licensing issues and is also more >> expensive compared to >> standalone stuff but once set up, it´s pretty convenient to swap a >> node/workstation for >> whatever reason. >> >> The excat reason the above stand alone stuff failed so badly with Linuc, >> I can´t tell you >> because I don´t know but one has to point out that one reason one would >> momentarily >> not want to touch exisiting (stand-alone) licenses is because nobody can >> really tell how >> Autodesk´s this year and early next year´s changes to the license system >> will affect pricing >> and such. >> >> Assuming the role of the oracle of the dark ages, it feels like the sky >> may fall on our heads any minute now. >> >> Either the new subscription model will result in painfully higher below >> the line anual per license costs >> or switching now to network licenses (which also costs money, even if it >> actually makes management easier) >> will cost you now just to require yet another (forceful) switch to some >> sort subscription, cloud based BS later. >> >> Or none of that happens and you end up seeing a license you payed a grand >> for now available for 10 bucks/month... >> >> Whatever happens there is hard to tell now. >> >> I have all my stuff floating now (including weeping about those several >> occassions of me throwing away money) >> and reserve myself the right to refuse any changes in the subscription >> models this year/next year if I don´t like them. >> >> Not everybody can do that, obviously but afaik my floating licenses are >> permanent while those subscription models >> just provide a service for a given amount of time, not a permanent >> license, neither stand alone nor floating... >> >> Cheers, >> >> tim >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Am 06.04.2015 um 11:32 schrieb Martin Yara: >> >> Thanks for the link ! We are still using 2014 and older versions, but >> since we are using 2015 lic +sub I guess the license manager is the same. >> >> We are using stand alone licenses but considering changing them to >> network lic and setup a server for that purpose. I'm still recollecting >> info. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Martin >> >> On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 6:26 PM, Ivan Tay <ivan....@autodesk.com> wrote: >> >>> CentOS 6.2 / Fedora 14 or RedHat 6.2 are certified for Softimage 2015. >>> >>> http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/softimage/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/System-requirements-for-Autodesk-Softimage-2015.html >>> >>> From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: >>> softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Martin Yara >>> Sent: Monday, April 06, 2015 4:38 PM >>> To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com >>> Subject: Re: Linux distro ? >>> >>> I though that RH was the only certified one, and I was looking for a >>> cheap option. >>> >>> I'll try with CentOS. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 5:29 PM, Raffaele Fragapane < >>> raffsxsil...@googlemail.com<mailto:raffsxsil...@googlemail.com>> wrote: >>> go for a certified system if licensing is a priority. CentOS or RH, or FC >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 9:02 AM, Henry Katz <hk-v...@iscs-i.com<mailto: >>> hk-v...@iscs-i.com>> wrote: >>> Currently serving on Centos 6.5. >>> >>> >>> On 04/05/2015 03:00 PM, Martin wrote: >>> I'm considering using an old machine I have, put some Linux in it and >>> use it as a server for my Autodesk licenses. What distro would you >>> recommend ? My main objective is just the licenses at first, and using it >>> as a rendering server and some other services later. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Martin >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Our users will know fear and cower before our software! Ship it! Ship it >>> and let them flee like the dogs they are! >>> >>> >> >> > > > -- > > >
