Configuration and OS

Hardware Configuration

Supported Platforms

For macOS and Linux recommended hardware, see the Flame Family system requirements.

Apple silicon-native

Flame, Flame Assist, and Flare are natively supported on Mac computers equipped with Apple silicon processors, like the M1 and M2.

Supported Operating Systems

Flame Family 2025 supports the following operating systems:

macOS:

• macOS 12
• macOS 13
• macOS 14

Linux:

• Rocky Linux 8.5
• Rocky Linux 8.7
• Rocky Linux 9.3
  
  

Rocky Linux 9.3 Support

Flame Family 2025 introduces the support of Rocky Linux 9.3, released November 20, 2023. To move from Rocky Linux 8.5/8.7 to Rocky Linux 9.3, you must perform a full installation since Rocky Linux does not support upgrading to a major release. Therefore, no upgrade script is provided.

All Flame Family qualified workstations support Rocky Linux 9.3.

For more information, visit the Rocky Linux 9.3 website

Installing Rocky Linux 9.3

Rocky Linux 9.3 installation is similar to Rocky Linux 8.5/8.7. Follow the steps on found on Flame Help.

Autodesk products on Rocky Linux

Autodesk Maya 2025 & Flow Production Tracking are supported on Rocky Linux.

Notes about Rocky Linux 9.3

• BIOS Configuration You must use the UEFI mode rather than the legacy BIOS. The latter is still available but should not be used for Flame Family products configurations.
• Automatic Update: By default, Automatic Update are enabled in Rocky Linux and to avoid issues, we strongly recommend you install the DKU just after your initial OS installation and reboot your workstation. DKU installation disables this option.
• License Server: If you plan to install Autodesk Network License Manager (NLM) under Rocky Linux 9, make sure to install NLM version 11.19.4.1 from the Autodesk Support site. See this support article for more details.
• Secure Shell Login (SSH): By default, root access is no longer allowed on newer Rocky versions (such as 9.3). Use the following procedure to enable SSH:
  1. As root, open the etc/ssh/sshd_config file and set PermitRootLogin to yes.
  2. Restart the SSH service using: systemctl restart sshd.service.
  3. Log in to the node as the root user: ssh root@<hostname>.
  • For more information on enabling root on ssh, see this page from IBM.
• Deprecated Network Scripts: If you're used to running the legacy network scripts ifup and ifdown, know that these are no longer part of Rocky Linux 9.x. It also includes removal of the ifcfg-xxxx configuration files. These scripts were deprecated in Rocky Linux 8.6 (more information) and you should use the following commands instead:
  • ip link set <interface> up
  • ip link set <interface> down
• Components not available on Rocky Linux 9.x:
  • HP Anyware
  • Blackmagic Design Desktop Video
    
    

Application Configuration

Components

Here are some key components used by the application.

Licensing

Flame Family 2025 introduces the Web-based account authentication for User License on Rocky Linux. Since the same functionality was introduced on macOS with Flame Family 2024, the authentication experience is now similar on both operating system.

Project Server

During the installation of a Project server, questions about the removal and installation of logs and configuration files are typically asked. To simplify automated deployment, a new installation option that automatically answers 'yes' to these questions and skips the prompts has been added. You can activate this option by using the '--no-prompt' switch during installation.

Here is the complete command to install the Project server without any prompts: ./INSTALL_PROJECTSERVER --no-prompt

Monitor Refresh Rate

A Warning dialog now appears at application startup when the display refresh rate is above 60 Hz. As documented on the Flame Family System Requirements page, you should set your display to 60 Hz. However, newer displays like the Apple ProMotion are set by default to 120 Hz, causing playback issues. The new dialog should reduce confusion.

Full Disk Access dialog at application startup on macOS.

On macOS, the application now verifies at startup if its components have Full Disk Access. If they do not, it displays a dialog box asking the user to enable Full Disk Access.

Full Disk Access settings are found in macOS' Apple menu System Settings... Privacy & Security.

The dialog box contains a link to the Online Help to help users configure their Privacy & Security settings.

The following applications and services require Full Disk Access:

• Flame Family applications
• DLmpd (Flame Multi-Purpose Daemon)
• ifffsWiretapServer (IFFFS Wiretap Server)
• sw_dbd (Stone+Wire Database Server)
• sw_serverd (Stone+Wire Probe Server)
• wiretapgateway (Wiretap Gateway Server)