Server Host ID Number in Network Installation Wizard

Should the Server Host ID number that you lookup in the network installation wizard be the same as the Ethernet Address shown in the System Setting tab of the license manager? I am getting 00306e007456 listed as the Ethernet Address in the License Manager. When I create a new install image using the network installation wizard I get 005345000000 listed when I do the lookup after entering the server name. When looking at images created for past releases, I see both numbers. Is this okay or should they match?

 

The HostID is the MAC id of your NIC device. It almost always is a mix of alphabetic and numeric values and is always 12 chars long. If you open a CMD console and type in "IPCONFIG /ALL", it will be displayed as the "Physical Address" for the active interface. Note that if you have multiple NIC devices, only one can be enabled for FlexLM to work properly.

 

John,

The 005345000000 address is probably a logical device of some sort and you
should not use it. You must use the same HOST ID each time you get a
license file from Autodesk. The number used for administrative images are
not so critical but for the sake of consistency I recommend you enter the
same HOST ID that you use to obtain licenses. Using logical HOST IDs to
obtain licenses will cause problems. It is also a good idea to run IPCONFIG
/ALL from a CMD window to look at the properties of your adapters.

--
Jerry Milana,
Autodesk Consulting

installation wizard be the same as the Ethernet Address shown in the System
Setting tab of the license manager? I am getting 00306e007456 listed as the
Ethernet Address in the License Manager. When I create a new install image
using the network installation wizard I get 005345000000 listed when I do
the lookup after entering the server name. When looking at images created
for past releases, I see both numbers. Is this okay or should they match?

 

Dave,
FLEXlm works fine with multiple NICS as it scans all available interfaces to
fins a match upon startup. It was the older Élan based technology that
failed with multiple NICS. The one thing to avoid authenticating FLEXlm
against is a logical rather than physical device. Logical devices may
switch MAC addresses without notice and cause license failure. So, use
IPCONFIG /ALL to make sure you are using the MAC address of a physical
adapter to authenticate against.

--
Jerry Milana,
Autodesk Consulting

alphabetic and numeric values and is always 12 chars long. If you open a
CMD console and type in "IPCONFIG /ALL", it will be displayed as the
"Physical Address" for the active interface. Note that if you have multiple
NIC devices, only one can be enabled for FlexLM to work properly.

 

I am more of a CAD guy than a license and networking person, so pardon my ignorance, but do I run IPCONFIG/ALL from the server in which the license manager resides or from a cleint PC such as my own?

 

The server. The license is locked to the server.

--Cy--

 

Thanks Jerry! I was confusing the two obviously.

 

Yes, Cy is correct. Keep in mind that it will display the MAC value using "-" separators, for example: "00-0B-DB-DD-53-B2" but you always relay that to Autodesk licensing people without the dashes (e.g. "000BDBDD53B2"). It's not case sensitive in most situations, so it may appear with lower or upper case letters.