Installation & Licensing

[#1]

We currently are running standalone installations of AutoCAD 14.
We are converting to a license manager. Is there a file that I can
modify, delete or overwrite that will make the full install point to the
ADLM
instead??

Is there a manual that can be purchased/ downloaded for ADLM???

Thanks for your help.

Mike Noonan

[#2]

There is no "supported" way to convert a stand alone install into an ADLM
aware install. There are some rumors that some people have made it work
without re-installing but I've not seen any detail about how, and Autodesk
won't support it anyway.

I've not seen any manual specifically for ADLM but it's really pretty
simple. Your installation guide should have a chapter on Install in and
Using Autocad on a network that will walk you thru the basic steps.

Basic things that you need to do are:
1. Install the ADLM on a machine and get the auth code from Autodesk
2. Build a Client Deployment (Follow the bouncing ball mostly, you'll
need some space on a server that everyone can get to for the "image")
3. Copy all of your customized files from the local machine to another
folder
4. Uninstall the local copies of Autocad
5. Install the client deployment to the local workstations
6. Copy your customized files back over the newly installed files (back
them up first)

--
hth

jason martin
frankfurt-short-bruza
"Michael P. Noonan" wrote in message
news:ef09000.-1@WebX.SaUCah8kaAW...
> We currently are running standalone installations of AutoCAD 14.
> We are converting to a license manager. Is there a file that I can
> modify, delete or overwrite that will make the full install point to the
> ADLM
> instead??
>
> Is there a manual that can be purchased/ downloaded for ADLM???
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Mike Noonan
>

[#3]

Good Advice, Jason!

Michael, for additional documentation on AdLM you may want to visit
http://www3.autodesk.com/adsk/support/troubleshoot/0,,123882--125452-20022_2
1843,00.html
and
http://www3.autodesk.com/adsk/support/troubleshoot/0,,123882--125452-20021_2
1843,00.html

The first URL is the AutoCAD 2000 Network Tech doc index, the second is the
Release 14 Network index. License management issues for 2000 and Release 14
are essentially the same.

Jerry Milana,
Autodesk Product Support
"Jason Martin" wrote in message
news:ef09000.0@WebX.SaUCah8kaAW...
> There is no "supported" way to convert a stand alone install into an ADLM
> aware install. There are some rumors that some people have made it work
> without re-installing but I've not seen any detail about how, and Autodesk
> won't support it anyway.
>
> I've not seen any manual specifically for ADLM but it's really pretty
> simple. Your installation guide should have a chapter on Install in and
> Using Autocad on a network that will walk you thru the basic steps.
>
> Basic things that you need to do are:
> 1. Install the ADLM on a machine and get the auth code from Autodesk
> 2. Build a Client Deployment (Follow the bouncing ball mostly, you'll
> need some space on a server that everyone can get to for the "image")
> 3. Copy all of your customized files from the local machine to another
> folder
> 4. Uninstall the local copies of Autocad
> 5. Install the client deployment to the local workstations
> 6. Copy your customized files back over the newly installed files (back
> them up first)
>
> --
> hth
>
> jason martin
> frankfurt-short-bruza
> "Michael P. Noonan" wrote in message
> news:ef09000.-1@WebX.SaUCah8kaAW...
> > We currently are running standalone installations of AutoCAD 14.
> > We are converting to a license manager. Is there a file that I can
> > modify, delete or overwrite that will make the full install point to the
> > ADLM
> > instead??
> >
> > Is there a manual that can be purchased/ downloaded for ADLM???
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
> >
> > Mike Noonan
> >
>

[#4]

I think Autodesk has updated their site, neither of these links work.

jerry milana wrote in message ...
>Good Advice, Jason!
>
>Michael, for additional documentation on AdLM you may want to visit
>http://www3.autodesk.com/adsk/support/troubleshoot/0,,123882--125452-20022_
2
>1843,00.html
>and
>http://www3.autodesk.com/adsk/support/troubleshoot/0,,123882--125452-20021_
2
>1843,00.html
>
>The first URL is the AutoCAD 2000 Network Tech doc index, the second is the
>Release 14 Network index. License management issues for 2000 and Release
14
>are essentially the same.
>
>Jerry Milana,
>Autodesk Product Support
>"Jason Martin" wrote in message
>news:ef09000.0@WebX.SaUCah8kaAW...
>> There is no "supported" way to convert a stand alone install into an ADLM
>> aware install. There are some rumors that some people have made it work
>> without re-installing but I've not seen any detail about how, and
Autodesk
>> won't support it anyway.
>>
>> I've not seen any manual specifically for ADLM but it's really pretty
>> simple. Your installation guide should have a chapter on Install in and
>> Using Autocad on a network that will walk you thru the basic steps.
>>
>> Basic things that you need to do are:
>> 1. Install the ADLM on a machine and get the auth code from Autodesk
>> 2. Build a Client Deployment (Follow the bouncing ball mostly, you'll
>> need some space on a server that everyone can get to for the "image")
>> 3. Copy all of your customized files from the local machine to another
>> folder
>> 4. Uninstall the local copies of Autocad
>> 5. Install the client deployment to the local workstations
>> 6. Copy your customized files back over the newly installed files
(back
>> them up first)
>>
>> --
>> hth
>>
>> jason martin
>> frankfurt-short-bruza
>> "Michael P. Noonan" wrote in message
>> news:ef09000.-1@WebX.SaUCah8kaAW...
>> > We currently are running standalone installations of AutoCAD 14.
>> > We are converting to a license manager. Is there a file that I can
>> > modify, delete or overwrite that will make the full install point to
the
>> > ADLM
>> > instead??
>> >
>> > Is there a manual that can be purchased/ downloaded for ADLM???
>> >
>> > Thanks for your help.
>> >
>> > Mike Noonan
>> >
>>
>

[#5]

Michael,

The links work fine. Due to the long length of the URL make sure you copy
the entire URL. The long URLs wrap and if you do not specifically copy all
the URL it will be a dead end. You can also use the search and search on the
word ADLM in the Knowledge Base.

AutoCAD® 2000 Knowledge Base Index-Network (Copy the entire URL)
http://www3.autodesk.com/adsk/support/troubleshoot/0,,123882--125452-20022_2
1843,00.html

AutoCAD® Release 14 Knowledge Base Index-Network (Copy the entire URL)
http://www3.autodesk.com/adsk/support/troubleshoot/0,,123882--125452-20021_2
1843,00.html

Cheers,
-Shaan

"Michael P. Noonan" wrote in message
news:ef09000.2@WebX.SaUCah8kaAW...
> I think Autodesk has updated their site, neither of these links work.
>
> jerry milana wrote in message ...
> >Good Advice, Jason!
> >
> >Michael, for additional documentation on AdLM you may want to visit
>
>http://www3.autodesk.com/adsk/support/troubleshoot/0,,123882--125452-20022_
> 2
> >1843,00.html
> >and
>
>http://www3.autodesk.com/adsk/support/troubleshoot/0,,123882--125452-20021_
> 2
> >1843,00.html
> >
> >The first URL is the AutoCAD 2000 Network Tech doc index, the second is
the
> >Release 14 Network index. License management issues for 2000 and Release
> 14
> >are essentially the same.
> >
> >Jerry Milana,
> >Autodesk Product Support
> >"Jason Martin" wrote in message
> >news:ef09000.0@WebX.SaUCah8kaAW...
> >> There is no "supported" way to convert a stand alone install into an
ADLM
> >> aware install. There are some rumors that some people have made it
work
> >> without re-installing but I've not seen any detail about how, and
> Autodesk
> >> won't support it anyway.
> >>
> >> I've not seen any manual specifically for ADLM but it's really pretty
> >> simple. Your installation guide should have a chapter on Install in
and
> >> Using Autocad on a network that will walk you thru the basic steps.
> >>
> >> Basic things that you need to do are:
> >> 1. Install the ADLM on a machine and get the auth code from Autodesk
> >> 2. Build a Client Deployment (Follow the bouncing ball mostly,
you'll
> >> need some space on a server that everyone can get to for the "image")
> >> 3. Copy all of your customized files from the local machine to
another
> >> folder
> >> 4. Uninstall the local copies of Autocad
> >> 5. Install the client deployment to the local workstations
> >> 6. Copy your customized files back over the newly installed files
> (back
> >> them up first)
> >>
> >> --
> >> hth
> >>
> >> jason martin
> >> frankfurt-short-bruza
> >> "Michael P. Noonan" wrote in message
> >> news:ef09000.-1@WebX.SaUCah8kaAW...
> >> > We currently are running standalone installations of AutoCAD 14.
> >> > We are converting to a license manager. Is there a file that I can
> >> > modify, delete or overwrite that will make the full install point to
> the
> >> > ADLM
> >> > instead??
> >> >
> >> > Is there a manual that can be purchased/ downloaded for ADLM???
> >> >
> >> > Thanks for your help.
> >> >
> >> > Mike Noonan
> >> >
> >>
> >
>