- Every computer has at least one unique hostid.
- Once the Id has been added to your license it cannot be changed anymore – this process is final.
- In the “Customer Gateway” of RealFlow's website you have to enter the “hostid” and claim your license file.
- The hostid on the license must match the hostid of the computer where your RLM server will run.
Getting the Hostid - License Wizard
When RealFlow is opened and unlicensed you will see the license wizard:
- Go to "I want to find the hostid of this machine".
- This option will show you the Id for the computer on which RealFlow is running.
- If you can see more than one Id just choose one of them.
Getting the Hostid - OS X
OS X user can go to the "System Preferences", choose Ethernet 1 and open Network > More Options... > Hardware.
Under "MAC address" you will see something like 0a:22:ef:de:2f:5e (example only!). Remove the colons (:) and use the id for RealFlow's licensing process.
Getting the Hostid - Terminal
To get the "hostid" from a computer, go to the "rlm" folder of the RealFlow installation. There you will find the "rlmhostid" application. You can copy the application to the computer from which you want to know the "hostid".
| Windows | C:\Program Files\Next Limit\RealFlow 10\rlm |
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| Linux | "rlm" folder of your RealFlow installation |
| OS X |
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Now open a terminal program (e.g. Command Prompt, Bash, Terminal). Use the "cd" command to browse to the directory where "rlmhostid" has been stored, for example under "Downloads":
| Windows | cd /Documents and Settings/user_name/Downloads |
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| Linux | cd /user_name/Downloads |
| OS X |
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Enter the following command:
| Windows | rlmhostid -ether |
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| Linux | ./rlmhostid -ether |
| OS X | ./rlmhostid -ether |
You will see a terminal message providing the required host Id. If you can see more than one Id just choose one of them.
Here a screenshot from Windows (the Id in the screenshot is an example and does not represent the actual code):
