Hi.
Yesterday we ordered FairSaas 1ws + 5n. Now I try to get my small renderfarm to communicate with the CoronaLic-server @ 192.168.0.112, connect to the Internetz.
I understood that everything should work when I install v1 to my farm-computers and add CoronaActivation.txt to c:\users..local…\CoronaRenderer.
In that .txt should be only LS:192.168.0.112
In .112 I have only LicServer running and I added my user:pass-info to .txt . Program starts but I cant seem to verify that it connects to you guys (good if it showed "Connected to LicManagement@Corona or something). Anyways, when I have that LS:192.168.0.112 in my farms, and hit render from my WS, everything starts to connect. Nodes load 3dsmax,
Server says “Receiving ping from” [dont show what computer]. The nodes try to start 3dsmax but then they close. Server wont give any info about did it get lics from you guys or no.
So right now I skipped the LicServer and all my farm-comps have CoronaActivation.txt with the loooooooooooooong code. Everything works without the LicServer - I Iz happy.
But my main question is: In one month, do I need to activate all the 5 nodes again trough VNC and do a lot of copy/paste?
If yes then I will need to get the LicServer working.
At my work I manage also LicServers for our SolidWorks, Automateworks, Autodesk-products and ProEngineer.
Specifying licensing server IP is now possible - create CoronaActivation.txt file with single line: LS:1.2.3.4, where 1.2.3.4 is the server IP/hostname
This sounds like the nodes are simply not activated (duh ).
But I think this would be a big question: If someone has 20 nodes, it would mean you have to manually get the request keys from all 20 and copy/paste them
to CustomerZone to get the long line of code (and then paste those to CoronaActivation.txt) - I would assume those 20 nodes connect to the LicServer, and the LicServer
distributes those codes. Meaning that all the nodes would connect to the LicServer when they have LS:ip-number in their CoronaActivation.txt
ADD: so my node/farmcomputer do not connect to the Internet. LicServer does.
Yep. Just to compare. We have Solidworks. One server distributes the licenses. It has a software, It connects to the internet and downloads the licenses from SolidWorks, or Dassault.
Then all our workers when they launch SolidWorks, their laptops connect to the server and the server gives a license.
But as of right now, my computer and 5 nodes are rendering. It is ok to be like it is now, but do I need to activate them manually again in one month?
Yep. Just to compare. We have Solidworks. One server distributes the licenses. It has a software, It connects to the internet and downloads the licenses from SolidWorks, or Dassault.
Then all our workers when they launch SolidWorks, their laptops connect to the server and the server gives a license.
Again, this is what LS is supposed to do. My point was that this feature was described in Daily Builds Changelog thread - so it is probably available in dailies only.
But as of right now, my computer and 5 nodes are rendering. It is ok to be like it is now, but do I need to activate them manually again in one month?
I’m afraid yes, unless they are connected to the internet or LS works properly.
Have to say that I just now saw that Ondra just added it. I didnt notice the date on thread before… HAVE to try that dailybuild - when I have time.
Just as a suggestion to the Corona LicServer:
-Some information or green led to show it connected to you guys after I insert user/pass to it.
-Free lics would be nice to see if possible (to compare SolidWorks shows who uses and what lic)
I added the screenshot just to ask did it install correctly or is it missing something. I was thinking should it need a “Login” button after you insert user/pass - and then
It would show “Connected to Corona - Lets get ready to rumbleeee! ..Render, we mean.”
Ok, I received an official answer:
-the IP entry is currently for daily builds only
-licensing server will show complete log (“received request from computer X” and “replying to computer X with code Y”) on success
I got the 2012 daily build which Ondra just made (THANKS!) and now my farm comps have only that CoronaActivation.txt and LS:192.168.0.112.
I did a very simple scene, send it to all the farm-comps. Now the Corona LicServer says for all five computers:
Got request key XXXXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX 3dsmax from
Request key is not valid, discarding
).
