With automatic deployment, installation tasks are pushed to target machines and carried out by the Microsoft
Task Scheduler on each system, without requiring any actions by users. Use this method when users do not have administrative privileges to install software on their systems.
To use this method, the computer serving the administrative image and the target client
machines must be members of the same Microsoft Active Directory domain.
To deploy automatically by pushing installations to user systems:
- In the Option Editor, click the Deploy Automatically tab.
- If you have 32-bit and 64-bit images configured for this administrative image installation directory, click 32 or 64 to view the machines for the 32-bit or 64-bit image.
Installation availability and status for each machine appears.
- Under the Deploy column, select the machines and groups to deploy.
You must select one or more machines or groups under the Deploy column before initiating the deployment process.
- Under Install Time, select Now to deploy immediately or Later to schedule a specific date and time for the deployment.
- Under Client Options, select from the following:
- Install or Upgrade SolidWorks 2013
- Uninstall SolidWorks 2013
If you select to uninstall, you can specify whether to uninstall registry entries and data files and folders along with the program files and folders.
- Select Reboot computer automatically if you want the target machine(s) to reboot when the deployment is complete.
- Enter the Client Credentials of the target machine(s).
- Click Deploy to initiate the deployment process.
In the Option Editor,
Installation Status shows:
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Pending
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The installation has not yet run on this machine.
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Successful
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The installation successfully completed on this machine.
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Failed
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The installation on this machine failed.
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