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This page provides information on configuring the Chaos License Server.

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If you are running the Chaos License Server on a different machine, you need to tell V-Ray the Chaos product where to look for itthe server. This page describes how to do that on the different operating systems V-Ray can be installed under.  multiexcerpt

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Windows

You can change the license settings of V-Ray which specify the location of the license server. To do that, run the V-Ray Chaos license client configuration utility from Windows Start > All Programs > Chaos Group > V-Ray [host app] > Licensing > Change V-Ray client license settingsor Windows Start > All Programs > Chaos Group > V-Ray [host app] > Change license settings (the path may be different depending on the host application)..

The Chaos license settings window appearsThis will show you the window below, where you can specify the IP address of the machine that is running the License Server. Please do not change the connection port that is set by default to 30304.

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For  For example, if the license server machine has an IP address of of 10.0.0.100, you have to put that address in the “License server” License server field, under the Primary license server tab “Primary license server”.. Please do not change the default connection port 30304!


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macOS

In V-Ray for SketchUp, the easiest way to set the license settings is either through the installer at the time of installation or manually set a vrclient.xml file. Alternatively, the setvrlservice program can be used. It is located in /Applications/ChaosGroup/V-Ray/V-Ray\ for\ SketchUp/extension/tools/ .

In V-Ray for Maya, the setvrlservice program is located in /Applications/ChaosGroup/V-Ray/Mayannnn/VRay.app/Contents/MacOS .

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Mac OS X

Depending on the host application, the setvrlservice  program is found either in /Applications/ChaosGroup/V-Ray/[host app]/bin/  or /Applications/[path to host app]/vray/bin/directory (the  . The path may differ depending on the host application that V-Ray is installed for).
Run setvrlservice and and use the -server=[server name or IP] and -port=[port number] options to change your license settings, where . The [server name or IP] is the IP address or name of the machine where the License Server is running without the without the enclosing '[' and ']' characters. The default port number is 30304.For example: $ sudo

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$ /Applications/ChaosGroup/V-Ray/V-Ray\ for\ SketchUp/extension/tools/setvrlservice -server=10.0.0.100 -port=30304
$ /Applications/ChaosGroup/V-Ray/MODO_x64/bin/setvrlservice -server=10.0.0.100 -port=30304

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/ChaosGroup/V-Ray/Mayannnn/VRay.app/Contents/MacOS/setvrlservice.bin -server=10.0.0.100 -port=30304

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where  [servername or IP]  is the IP address or name of the machine where the License Server is running,  without  the enclosing '[' and ']' characters (note that the entire command is just one line).
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Depending on the host application, the setvrlservice program is found either in /usr/[path to host app]/vray/bin or /usr/ChaosGroup/V-Ray/[host app]/bin/directory (the  . The path may differ depending on the host application that V-Ray is installed for).
Run setvrlservice and and use the -server=[server name or IP] and -port=[port number] options to change your license settings, where . The [server name or IP] is the IP address or name of the machine where the License Server is running without  the the enclosing '[' and ']' characters. The default port number is 30304.For example: $ sudo 
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If the vrlclient.xml does not have file write permissions for the current user, use sudo for making changes to the file as an admin.
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In a Linux OS environment, it is recommended to increase the default limit of "open files" to at least 10000. See how on the Advanced Installation page.
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