8HMP Release 1.5 for Linux Software Installation Guide — August 2005

Installation OverviewOnce you have installed the HMP Software and downloaded a license file1 to your computer, you must activate the license on the target system using the License Manager. The License Manager offers both a menu interface and a command line interface (CLI). The Intel NetStructure Host Media Processing Release 1.5 for Linux Licensing Manager Admi nistration Guide describes how to obtain and use license files, and the various tasks you can perform with the License Manager.You can try out the HMP Software with a verification, evaluation, or trial license before you purchase a permanent, production license from Intel. If a license file is lost or damaged, you can obtain an emergency replacement for it. Table1 shows the types of licenses available for use with HMP Software.For more information, refer to the Intel NetStructure Host Media Processing Release 1.5 for Linux Licensing Manager Administration Guide.

1. A verification license is installed with the HMP Software, activated and ready to use, but this license

is only intended to be used for verifying that the HMP Software installation was successful (see

Section2.5, “Running the Verification Demo”, on page 15).

Table1. License Types
License Type Features Expires? Where to get
license?
MAC address
required?1
Verif ication
(free)
1 channel for RTP
G.711, Voice, and
Multimedia
no included with HMP
Software2
no - use with any MAC
address
Evaluation
(free)
4 channels for all
components
expires in 45
days
available from Web
site3
no - use with any MAC
address
Tria l
(free)
any supported
channel component
combination
expires in 45
days
Intel authorized
distributor or account
manager4
yes - supply MAC
address when ordering
Purchased any supported
channel component
combination
no Intel authorized
distributor or account
manager
yes - supply MAC
address when ordering
Emergency
Replacement
replaces a
“Purchased” license
expires in 14
days
Intel authorized
distributor or account
manager
yes - supply MAC
address when ordering
1. For more information about MAC addresses, refer to the Intel NetStructur e Host Media Processing Release 1.5 for Linux
License Manager Administration Guide.
2. A license is supplied with the HMP Software that allows you to run a ver ification demo. This demo verifies that you have set
up HMP properly. For more information, refer to Section2.5, “Running the Verification De mo”, on page 15.
3. An evaluation license is available from www.intel.com/go/mediaprocessing.
4. For a list of authorized distributors, go to: http://www.intel.com/buy/index.