Node-locked License and Floating License of Redshift renderer. What is difference between them?

Hi guys, today I want to share with you about Difference node-locked License and Floating License of Redshift to know clearly.

Redshift is a powerful GPU-accelerated renderer, built to meet the specific demands of contemporary high-end production rendering. Redshift is a high-performance production-quality renderer that supports biased rendering techniques for incredibly fast noise-free renders.

Redshift have 2 subscription licenses: Node-locked License and Floating License.

Node-locked licenses are tied to a specific machine at any given time. Besides, Floating licenses are dynamically allocated on demand from a pool of licenses managed by a license server running on your network to individual client machines running Redshift.

Let’s explore what is the difference between 2 kinds of licenses with me in this article.

Similarities:

Both licenses are Perpetual license.
Includes all Integration plugins include support for Maya, 3ds Max, Softimage, Cinema 4D, Houdini, Katana and any future plugins.
Customer maintenance will be including technical support and all updates for a year.

Note: If you allow your maintenance to expire past the grace period, you must purchase a new license of Redshift at full retail price. Your new maintenance cycle always begins on the date your existing maintenance expired.

Both licenses support a maximum of 8 GPUs per session.

Tip: To take advantage of more than 8 GPUs on a single machine, you can launch multiple instances of Redshift each rendering a different job on a different subset of available GPUs.

DIfferents:

Node-locked License

Floating License

Definition

Node-locked licenses are tied to a specific machine but are rehostable, that is they can be transferred from 1 machine to another using the Redshift licensing tool.

Floating licenses are dynamically allocated on demand from a pool of licenses managed by a license server running on your network to individual machines running Redshift.

How to transfer license to another computer

Using the Redshift Licensing Tool, you can deactivate your Redshift license on a computer and activate it on another. The license deactivation/reactivation is instant but requires an internet connection. Once the license is activated, no internet connection is needed.

To use floating licenses, you will need to install the RLM license server software on one computer on your network which you have designated as your license server. The license server manages your Redshift licenses through a license key. The license key defines the number of computers that can be rendering concurrently and the version(s) of Redshift that can be used.

How many computers use license

Each license tied to one computer

The number of floating licenses determines the number of machines which can be rendering with Redshift concurrently.

Maintenance

You must extend your maintenance agreement for another year for 250$ to continue receiving updates and support.

You must extend your maintenance agreement for another year for 300$ to continue receiving updates and support.

Amount limit to buy

It depends on your needs. The minimum is 1 license.

There is a 5 license minimum for floating licenses.

To know more information how to use 2 kinds of license, please read section document on Redshift3d.com

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