Test your deployment on one computer before distributing products to all workstations in your network.
Before you proceed with your deployment, run it to make sure that everything is working properly. If you find an error, you can fix it without having to repeat the deployment. Once you have a successful deployment, distribute it to all individual user workstations. In addition to the standard method for distributing products, there are several alternative methods.
Test the deployment
- Click Create Deployment to create the administrative image in the folder on the network share.
- When the deployment is completed, go to a user workstation and navigate to the network share folder containing the administrative image.
- Double-click the shortcut for the administrative image.
- Determine whether the deployment was successful. If it was, the products are installed on the user workstation. If not, you see error messages in the log files.
- If necessary, find and repair the source of any errors, and rerun the deployment until it is successful.
Distribute products to workstations
- To install a product using the standard installation method, give individual users installation instructions. Tell them to navigate from their workstations to the administrative image shortcut created for the deployment on the network share. Double-clicking the shortcut installs products on the user's computer.
- If you have set up a batch file to distribute the product, run the file from each of your workstations.
- If you are using Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (formerly SCCM), manage software distribution through a remote process. This method is recommended for products using improved installation services. See the Autodesk SCCM Guide.
- If you are using imaging software, install the deployment on a master computer. Then, create an image of the master computer's hard drive and apply the master image to the target computers.