[Avid-L2] Re: Versioner vs Update File?

Well my upgrade process took only minutes to get the update file etc.. Guess the Gnomes weren't too busy.

--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, RT <huipro@...> wrote:
>
> Correct. Someone told me the "versioner" file is updated every 2 hours
> or so now. (Avid only posts these with "day" dates though).
>
> Your system will show up in there if it is registered and has an active
> support contract.
>
> Otherwise a dongle blaster or "updater" file is needed. It takes awhile
> for the gnomes to make one of these too, so it's hard to say which is
> faster when you REALLY need it.
>
> You have a cool new option though. When in doubt, remove the dongle,
> choose the 30-day temp license and sort things out later.
>
> RT
>
> A long-long way from Tewksbury.
>
> Robert Lawson wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > The updater is built for your specific system. My understanding is
> > that the Versioner.avd file contains *every* valid license and is
> > updated often.
> >
> > We have had issues where a valid system was NOT in the versioner and
> > we had to get quick one-off updaters. Later on, the missing serial
> > numbers were added to the versioner by the Secret Gnomes at Avid.
> >
> > On 10/13/09, John Moore <bigfish@...
> > <mailto:bigfish%40pacbell.net>> wrote:
> > > Someone posted recently that the versioner will know what dongles are
> > > entitled to upgrades. My SNDX at work under assurance was upgraded
> > to 3.5.4
> > > using the versioner I believe. My home mc soft required and update
> > file.
> > > If your dongle is qualified will the versioner do the upgrade from
> > 3.5 to
> > > 4.x? Just trying to get this straight in my head.
> > >
> > >
> > > John Moore
> > >
> > > Barking Trout Productions
> > >
> > > Studio City, CA
> > >
> > > bigfish@... <mailto:bigfish%40pacbell.net>
> > >
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> > Rob Lawson
> > System Administrator, ACSR ISIS, Windows & Unity
> > CBS News
> >
> >
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