Consequently I had to adjust all subsequent addresses from /usr/local/flexnetserver to /flexnetserver. So, post intsallation, I moved the flexnetserver folder onto the root of my Hard Drive. I had trouble with this as my admin did not have permission to look inside the “usr” folder. In Finder, double click nlm11.14.1.3_ipv4_ipv6_mac_universal.pkg to run the installerĬopy your license file to /usr/local/flexnetserver In Finder, go to the Downloads folder and double-click nlm11.14.1.3_ipv4_ipv6_mac_ Install the flexnetserver software on your server You can get the MAC address by going to System Preferences, click on NETWORK, choose WIFI from the list of connections, then click on Advanced and then select Hardware.Ĥ.

It’ll ask for the MAC address and name of your machine. You can do this by logging into your account on and going to “Manage Products and Downloads” and selecting “Generate A Network License File”from the Arnold drop down menu. Hold the ‘Option/alt’ key, then right click on the Finder icon in the dock and click Relaunch.

In Terminal, paste the following: defaults write com.

Open Terminal found in Finder > Applications > Utilities.

You will need to do this to be able to see some of these folders where the installation is taken place. Reveal the hidden folders and documents in your Finder You will need to be on Apple macOS High Sierra 10.13, Apple macOS Sierra 10.12 or Apple Mac OS X El Capitan 10.11.Ģ. This will be installed on the server computer. So here is various instructions gathered from different parts of the Autodesk support site and placed in ONE list, with a few comments and additions here and there from myself. I have just switched the render farm over to this system and had some trouble getting all the required information I needed in one place as many instructions have a certain amount of assumed knowledge. As of version 5.0.1 Arnold requires that the license server is using the Autodesk flexnetserver system instead of the RLM system previously used by Arnold.

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