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Deployment and Networking Questions
Where should deployments be located?
Create a network share folder in the top directory of the drive where you want
to store deployments, such as \\serverXX\Deployments. This location minimizes
the possibility of your deployment path exceeding the path length limit set
by the Windows operating system. You can then add subfolders named to
reflect the products deployed. If you plan to create several deployments of
the same product or suite, configured for different user groups, then these
deployments can share the same administrative images, and the shortcuts can
reside in the same folder. Any subfolders inside a shared folder are
automatically shared.
For more information on network shares, see
Create a Network Share (page
19).
When should I select all products for the administrative
image, and can I add products later?
If you include all products in your deployment, the administrative image will
be larger, but you will be able to modify the deployment or create new ones
without restrictions. If you select the checkbox "Include only products required
by this deployment configuration", the resulting deployment includes a subset
of the available products. Any modifications to this deployment, or additional
deployments based on the first one, will be limited to the same set of products
or fewer.
It is recommended that you include all available products if you plan to create
multiple deployments from this administrative image with different product
mixes, and prefer not to use the installation media again. However, if you are
certain that you will never want to deploy some of the products, or if you do
not expect to create additional deployments, you should select a subset of
products.
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