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Contents
1 Local / Professional GPU licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 Buy your license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Activate your license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.3 Install your license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2 Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.1 Professional GPU licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.2 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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1 Local / Professional GPU licensing
This guide provides the steps for installing a Local license. A Professional GPU license is a
special form of Local license, however all the steps are the same. If you have installed a Fermi
Class (or better) Quadro or Tesla, you are eligible for a Professional GPU license at a reduced
price.
• From the start menu, click on [ (All) Programs I NVIDIA Corporation I Professional Appli-
cation Center I Professional Application Center ].
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1 Local / Professional GPU licensing 1.1 Buy your license
If this is your first time using NVPAC please press ACCEPT & CONTINUE and you’ll be
taken to the following User Interface.
Fig. 1.2 – NVPAC product for Professional GPU Fig. 1.3 – NVPAC product for Local license
license
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1.2 Activate your license 1 Local / Professional GPU licensing
2. Expand the product rollout that you are licensing, eg, mentalray 3.14 for Maya 2017
Professional GPU, where there are three steps:
• BUY LICENSE
• ACTIVATE NOW with the MAC Address of your system to the right
• TEXT BOX to upload your license file, enter the text of your license file, or point
your machine to a license server
Fig. 1.5 – NVPAC product options for Fig. 1.6 – NVPAC product options for Local
Professional GPU license license
3. Press the BUY LICENSE button to take you to the NVIDIA Advanced Rendering Software
Store1 page, where you can buy licenses. Here you will find:
• Pricing information
• Purchase options:
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1.2 Activate your license 1 Local / Professional GPU licensing
5. Paste your Product Activation Key in the top field, and press Redeem.
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10. Enter your computer’s MAC Address and Host Name for this license and press Gener-
ate.
Fig. 1.15 – Enter host MAC Address and Name to generate license
11. Save the license file (.lic) with the Save All button.
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1.3 Install your license 1 Local / Professional GPU licensing
Note: The NVIDIA Software Licensing Center names your license file with your MAC
Address and appending .lic, you may want to rename this file.
Fig. 1.17 – NVPAC valid Maya Professional GPU Fig. 1.18 – NVPAC valid Iray Server Local License
license
Note: Insert a Local license into the product box without the "NVIDIA Professional
GPU" in the name, eg, the "mentalray 3.14 for Maya 2017" box
Please restart your product to confirm that the license is operating correctly. For example,
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2 Frequently asked questions
2.1 Professional GPU licensing
Q: Do all GPUs in a machine need to be NVIDIA Professional GPUs?
A: No, only one GPU needs to be Professional for a machine to use a Professional GPU
license.
Q: Does the Professional GPU need to be used for rendering? (e.g., can it be a small Profes-
sional GPU?)
A: No, the Professional GPU does not need to be used for rendering - it only needs to be
recognized by the system.
Q: What happens if there is no longer a Professional GPU in the system that’s using a
Professional GPU license?
A: If a Professional GPU isn’t in the system, your rendering software will look for a standard
license (Local or Network).
2.2 Troubleshooting
Q: I see the following error screen when trying to generate my license
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2 Frequently asked questions 2.2 Troubleshooting
Q: When I enter my Product Activation Key (PAK) in the Redeem Activation Key box and
press Redeem, the screen just resets.
A: This is a glitch in the portal system. Try to redeem your PAK using a different browser.
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