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).
Note: The installer referenced in this guide applies only to Windows operating systems. However, some of the concepts and procedures may apply to Autodesk products on Linux or Mac OS X networks.
Some essential facts about deployments:
- Deployments can be created for network licenses or multi-seat stand-alone licenses.
- Multiple deployments with different configurations can exist in the same folder, sharing the same administrative image.
- Each deployment installs products in a single language. If you need to install products in different languages, each language requires a separate deployment. For products that support language packs, you can include additional language packs with a deployment.
- An existing deployment can form the basis for creating another deployment with a different configuration.
- Deployments can be configured to generate a log file for each installation. Network administrators can use these log files for troubleshooting.
- Each deployment creates a subfolder, <deployment name>\SMS_SCCM scripts, which contains two documents to help you with the distribution of deployments using Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) and System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM): SMS_SCCM_ReadMe.txt and <deployment name>_SCCM.txt. The SMS_SCCM scripts folder also contains two files to help you create a batch file to automate the uninstallation of some or all of the products in a deployment. The two files are <deployment name>_Uninstall.txt and Product_Uninstall_ReadMe.txt.