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ProFeature16-Pearl
16-Pearl
March 20, 2024
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Local Creo installation versus network installation.

  • March 20, 2024
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Hi All,

We have a classroom with 41 workstations. Which is better: a local Creo installation for each class or a network installation?

 

Our licenses are FLEXnet

 

Thanks!

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    BenLoosli23-Emerald III
    23-Emerald III
    March 20, 2024

    From an administrative standpoint, a network install is easier. 

    Just set the Start In in the shortcut for each workstation to a local location.

     

    Performance difference is minimal, maybe a few seconds longer at start up, which is done only once.

     

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      ProFeature16-PearlAuthor
      16-Pearl
      March 21, 2024

      Thank you @BenLoosli 

       

      I did not mention in the topic that we intended to install Creo 10.

      Questions:

      1. Does the performance difference depend on the speed of our network?
      2. If the difference is only a few seconds, why is this not considered best practice in organizations?
      3. Is there a minimum number of installations for which one installation method is preferred over another?

      Thanks

        Chris3
        Chris321-Topaz I
        21-Topaz I
        March 21, 2024

        Its not widely used because large corporations don't always have great LAN networks and or they span multiple sites / countries. There can also be issues if a lot of users are pulling from the same server all at once. There is only so much I/O that the server hard drive can put out.

         

        Lastly because its not a local install, a few dropped bits on the network can cause the program to crash.

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          achirila5-Regular Member
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          April 1, 2024
          Hi @ProFeature 
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          ProFeature16-PearlAuthor
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          April 1, 2024

          Hi @achirila 

          There is no single answer to my question...

          I believe that the discussions and experiences of the users who have written here are extremely important.

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            SweetPeasHub17-Peridot
            17-Peridot
            April 9, 2024

            When my university used Creo (~2005) they pushed a common windows disk image with the latest configuration to all the lab machines at the start of each semester. My current company uses deployment software to automatically deploy installations and updates to machines, and I hope to add Creo to this soon. Silent installation of Creo can be done by including certain files from a master computer. PTC has help articles covering silent installation. I am not a fan of the network installation method. I would have the silent installation files ready and instruct on the first day for each student to install it on their lab machine. That is pretty much the approach here, we have each user get 24hr administrators rights and install/upgrade their own Creo with a detailed work instruction/check list. That is a great way to initiate someone to the startup / working directory, config files, and launch options. Our users can launch based on the Creo license Tiers, like Tier1, Tier2. etc.

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