AutoCAD LT 2012 Network Administrator's Guide
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Contents Chapter 1 Network Administration and Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Network Administration and Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Understanding Deployments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Planning a Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Check Deployment Readiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Determine the Installation Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Determine the License Server Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Network Administration and Deployment 1 Network Administration and Deployment Understanding Deployments A deployment provides an efficient way to install one or more Autodesk products with a standard configuration on multiple computers. The files required for the installation process are stored on the network, in an administrative image, in a folder to which all users have shared access. To install the products, users navigate to the deployment folder and double-click an installer shortcut (.LNK file).
■ Deployments can be configured to generate a log file for each installation. Network administrators can use these log files for troubleshooting. Planning a Deployment Check Deployment Readiness This checklist identifies preliminary tasks to complete, information to gather, and decisions to make before creating a network deployment. TIP To review deployment settings, including details of product configuration, you can create a test deployment.
Deployment Checklist If your product has language options, decide which language to use for each deployment. NOTE Languages can be included when you initially create a deployment, or when you create a new deployment configuration, but not when you modify a deployment. Determine whether to create log files on individual computers, in the deployment folder, or both. Determine whether to run installations in silent mode.
servers. You also define the NLM configuration. When an Autodesk product starts up on a client computer, it requests a license from NLM, then returns it when the product is stopped. Computers running the product based on a network installation do not require individual activation. For more information, see Choose a License Server Model (page 4).
You can find the Licensing Guide by clicking the Installation Help link in the installer. Configure Individual Products When you create a deployment, you can accept the default settings for any product you choose to install, or you can configure these settings to create a custom deployment. Configuration details for each product are usually covered in a product-specific appendix to this guide.
If you select the Install Service Pack from autodesk.com button, the service pack will be automatically downloaded and you will not need to extract the MSP file. You can add multiple service packs to a deployment only if the service packs are locally stored, not if you are downloading them from autodesk.com. NOTE If the deployment process for the main product is canceled or fails, the service pack installation will automatically be canceled.
To include a service pack with the deployment To include a service pack with a deployment, an MSP file must be extracted from the downloaded service pack executable. 1 On the Include Service Packs page, click the Browse button. 2 In the Open dialog box, locate the service pack you want to include with the deployment. 3 Select the MSP file and click Open. 4 Specify whether you want to append the service pack to the deployment or merge the service pack into the administrative image. 5 Click Next.
Creating a Deployment Create an Original Deployment Use this procedure to create a new deployment from the installer. In the process, you can create a default deployment by accepting the default configuration of each installed product, or you can create a custom deployment by customizing the configuration settings of one or more products in the deployment. To create an original deployment 1 Close all running applications on your computer. 2 Start the installer.
5 In the Installation Settings section, select one or more of these options: ■ Silent mode runs the installation in background, without prompting the user for any input. NOTE Silent mode can automatically restart the user's computer without warning after installation. ■ Log file on each workstation can enable users to review and troubleshoot their own installations. ■ Network log file in a central location supports the network administrator in reviewing data for all installations.
Modify a Deployment Inside each deployment folder is a Tools folder that contains a shortcut (.LNK file) named Create & Modify a Deployment. You can use this shortcut to ■ Create a new deployment configuration ■ Create a new deployment configuration that uses an existing deployment as a template ■ Modify the configuration of an existing deployment The installer pages guide you through the process, similar to when creating an original deployment.
