Collect licensing information, install required administrative utilities, check system requirements, evaluate product configuration options, and make deployment choices.
Thorough preparation is the first step toward a successful deployment. Follow this essential checklist of steps after you obtain your product licenses.
Collect Licensing Information and Install Licensing Utilities
- If you have a network license, know the license server name and the license server model.
- If you have a user license, know your Autodesk ID.
- If you have a stand-alone license, know the serial number and product key for each product.
- If you have a network license, install the Network License Manager (NLM).
Review System Requirements and Configuration Options
- Confirm that your network, servers, and client computers meet the system requirements for each product included in the deployment.
- If your product is available in multiple languages, choose the language for each deployment.
- Evaluate product configuration options, which vary from product to product. For example, products may include options for defining search paths, specifying locations of support files, or including add-ins.
Choose Deployment Options
- Identify the workstation on which to create a shared folder containing the administrative image.
- Determine whether to distribute deployed products in silent mode. With silent mode, no interaction is required from individual workstations to complete a deployment.