There is a network install option so all you have to do is run a batch file once on a machine and it silently installs with all your licensing options that you set the first time.
On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 11:21 AM, Mirko Jankovic <mirkoj.anima...@gmail.com>wrote: > Now thinking about it... wouldn't it be good and even needed to have > beside install option on installer something like install to render nodes > or something to help out mass installation? > Even on 10 more computers is time consuming now add a 0 there or > something.. > > How are you guys handling installation and management on small and medium > render farms at all? > Installation, upgrades, addons and upgrades of addons... > Sorry for a bit of a hijack but it is kinda same topic right? > > > On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 8:04 PM, Francois Lord <flordli...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Hi. >> >> In my never ending quest to find a way to install Softimage automatically >> and simply on all machines, I have yet again hit a road block. >> Last year, after several days of failed attempts, I resorted to >> installing it manually on my machine and copying the folder on the other >> machines. I had to copy the ProductInformation.pit file from C:\Program >> Data and I had to run the runonce.bat file. And then all was well and >> dandy. Easily scriptable and no human intervention required. >> >> This year however, things seem different. When I do the same, Softimage >> can't find a license. This is where the ProductInformation.pit file was >> required last year, but it seems it's not enough now. >> >> I noticed there is a new License.env file in the Application\bin folder. >> But it contains the right informations about our license server since I ran >> the installer on my machine. I don't know if it has anything to do with all >> this. >> >> Any one has bits of info on this? >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> Francois >> > >
