When Should I Select All Products For The Administrative Image, And Can I Add Products Later; What Are The Profiles Associated With User Computer Settings; What Happens If I Choose To Append Or Merge Service Packs - Autodesk 237B1-05A761-1301 - AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 Network Administrator's Manual

When should I select all products for the administrative
image, and can I add products later?
If you include all products in your deployment, the administrative image will
be larger, but you will be able to modify the deployment or create new ones
without restrictions. If you select the checkbox "Include only products required
by this deployment configuration", the resulting deployment includes a subset
of the available products. Any modifications to this deployment, or additional
deployments based on the first one, will be limited to the same set of products
or fewer.
It is recommended that you include all available products if you plan to create
multiple deployments from this administrative image with different product
mixes, and prefer not to use the installation media again. If there are products
you will never use, or if you do not expect to create additional deployments,
you should select a subset of products.
You can create another deployment later, and include additional products,
but to do this you need to create a new administrative image from the
installation media.
What are the profiles associated with user computer
settings?
Profiles are created on the Profiles tab of the Options dialog box. Profiles can
contain configuration settings for just about anything that is not a drawing
based system variable. For example, a profile can contain things like support
paths, grip settings, and plot settings.
When you specify a profile on the Specify User Preferences page during the
deployment process, it ensures a standard configuration for all computers that
use that deployment to install the product.
What happens if I choose to append or merge service
packs?
When you append a service pack, it is applied to the current deployment only.
The service pack file is included in the deployment, and the service pack is
applied after the product is deployed.
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