Yup, in Linux you can copy the folder as-is. That's what we do at work here. :p
On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 4:45 PM, Thomas Volkmann <[email protected]>wrote: > ** > Not 100% sure, but I think on linux you can just copy the folder. ...just > to get another flamewar going :) > > > Francois Lord <[email protected]> hat am 16. Mai 2013 um 22:29 > geschrieben: > > The problem I have with the deployment method is that it fails on several > machines (not all) without any form of error message. > The log says something about a problem registering some components. Then > the installer reverts everything it has done and the entire Softimage 2014 > folder is deleted. > Sooo... I'm looking for something else. > > On 16-May-13 14:24, Simon van de Lagemaat wrote: > > 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 < > [email protected]> 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 <[email protected]>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 > > > >
