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Updates (What's New in 2024.2.1)

New Qualified Hardware

Dell 7960 (Tower) has been qualified workstations with Flame 2024.2.1 Update with the following configuration:

  • CPU: Intel w9-3475x (36 cores @ 2.2 GHz) (Single Socket)
  • RAM:
    • Minimum: 128 GB DDR4 4800 MHz RDIMM ECC (8 x 16 GB modules)
    • Recommended: 256 GB DDR4 4800 MHz RDIMM ECC (8 x 32 GB modules)
  • Graphics card:

    • Single or Dual NVIDIA RTX™ A6000 48 GB
    • Single or Dual NVIDIA RTX™ 6000 Ada 48 GB

This configuration requires DKU 18.2.1, now available from Linux installer images (ISO, AMI) and driver packages (DKU) for Flame Family Products.

See also the Flame Family system requirements.

ColorSync Compatibility for Exported MP4

In previous versions, MP4 Rec.709 content could display a slight gamma shift when viewed in a macOS ColorSync-managed applications—QuickTime Player, Safari, or Final Cut Pro X. This is also known as the ColorSync-QuickTime NCLC tag issue.

To solve this issue, use the new Media Export option for MP4 movie files. The new ColorSync Compatible button only applies to 1920x1080 Rec.709 content and doesn't affect other color spaces: it is perfectly safe to keep it enabled when you export to other color spaces.

When enabled, the file header of the exported MP4 file lists a Gamma of 2.4.

New Tools for services.cfg

The file services.cfg was introduced in Flame Family 2024.2 to allow system administrators to define network addresses for the Flame Family services.

Three new tools are now available to manage this configuration file:

  • System Monitor's Configuration Validator
  • dl_services_map
  • dl_services_register
  • dl_services_monitor

Configuration Validator

The System Monitor now comes with a new tool to validate the /opt/Autodesk/cfg/services.cfg file. The Configuration Validator should help you avoid issues where services.cfg is not configured or formatted properly.

After editing services.cfg, open Diagnostics tab in the System Monitor. From the Diagnostics drop-down menu, select Services Config Validator and click Run.

dl_services_map

dl_services_map is available in /opt/Autodesk/bin. It parses and prints in the shell the contents of services.cfg.

To run dl_services_map:

  1. In a shell, enter:
    /opt/Autodesk/bin/dl_services_map

The following options are available:

  • --output/-o <file>: Write to <file> the output of dl_services_map instead of writing to stdout.
  • --columns/-c [hitu]: Select the columns to display.
    • h: Host Name
    • i: ID
    • t: Type
    • u: Host UUID
  • --no-header/-H: Do not print column headers.
  • --help/-h: Display the help and exit.

dl_services_register

dl_services_register is available in /opt/Autodesk/bin. It adds or updates a service in the service map file services.cfg. While you can still edit services.cfg, this tool makes sure to format the file properly.

To run dl_services_register :

  1. In a shell, enter:
    /opt/Autodesk/bin/dl_services_register -p <port> [...]

The following options are available:

    • -t <type>: Specify the type of the service.
    • -p <port>: Specify the port of the service.
    • -i <id>: Specify the ID of the service. The service ID format varies between services. The service ID must be unique and persistent for each service of a given type but does not need to be a UUID.
    • -h <hostname>: Specify the hostname of the service. Default: localhost
    • -H <host uuid>: Specify the host UUID of the service. The host UUID must match the one in /opt/Autodesk/cfg/network.cfg and should be globally unique and persistent. Default: localhost UUID
    • -n <host display name>: Specify the host display name of the service. Default: <hostname>
    • -a <ip address>: Specify an IP address of the service. Default: localhost IPs. You can also specify the type of IP with the following:
      • -a d:<ip address>: Specify a data IP address of the service.
      • -a m:<ip address>: Specify a metadata IP address of the service.
    • -e <extra>: Specify an extra key=value pair for the service. Can be specified multiple times.
    • -f <output>: Write to <file> or to stdout. Default: /opt/Autodesk/cfg/services.cfg
    • --help/-h: Display the help and exit.

    dl_services_monitor

    dl_services_monitor is available in /opt/Autodesk/bin. It prints change events in services.cfg to the shell as they occur, until the process is killed.

    To run dl_services_monitor:

    1. In a shell, enter:
      /opt/Autodesk/bin/dl_services_monitor

    The following option is available:

    • --help/-h: Display the help and exit.

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