Thanks Ted,
I'll look into it and see if I can reproduce it. When I did the testing of
deployments off a CD there was no slow down at all. Now one other thing to
watch for though is real time Virus protection. It will scan every single
file and bring a deployment to it's knees. Next time you try it, try
disabling real time scanning just to see if it speeds up. With NIW we went
to an uncompressed admin image so it's checking every single file.
Hope this helps and have a good weekend.
Bud
"xxxTed Schaefer" wrote in
message news:4138a957$1_1@newsprd01...
> Bud,
>
> For 2004, I think it added 40% to the install time, even with a fairly
good
> wan connection.
> Mainly, I just remember it being painfully slow and wondering why.
> I don't think it sped up any. We learned quickly not to do that. So
> I haven't done it in over a year. Memory getting hazy.
>
> - Ted
>
> "Bud Schroeder [Autodesk Inc.]" wrote in
> message news:41379980_3@newsprd01...
> > Hi Ted,
> >
> > Can you give me an example of how much it slows down? Also the log
file
> is
> > for the deployment only so once the deployment gets going does it speed
> back
> > up?
> >
> > Thanks for getting us the details.
> >
> > Bud
> >
> >
> > "xxxTed Schaefer" wrote
> in
> > message news:41378717$1_1@newsprd01...
> > > Thanks Bud,
> > >
> > > If it finds the unc accross the WAN it seems to slow it way down.
> > >
> > > - Ted
> > >
> > >
> > > "Bud Schroeder [Autodesk Inc.]" wrote in
> > > message news:4135efd7$1_2@newsprd01...
> > > > Hi Ted,
> > > >
> > > > No you can not avoid using the UNC path. But if it can not find the
> UNC
> > > path
> > > > it will still work. You will just loose the server side one liner
log
> > > file.
> > > > What you could do is create one NIW deployment. Then at each
location
> > run
> > > > NIW again but modify the existing deployment to point at that UNC
> path.
> > > > It's very fast to run through the NIW a second time like this and it
> > will
> > > > just update the MST file.
> > > >
> > > > Hope this helps.
> > > >
> > > > Bud Schroeder
> > > > AutoCAD Test Development
> > > > Autodesk Inc.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "xxxTed Schaefer"
> wrote
> > > in
> > > > message news:4135d6d2$1_1@newsprd01...
> > > > > Network deployment requires UNC path for log file.
> > > > > We have multiple locations, each with a "W: Drive" for
> > > > > the support of AutoCAD.
> > > > >
> > > > > So, if we could make the log file point to the exact same
> > > > > place, W:\... then the installations could all be the same
> > > > > and replicated around the country.
> > > > >
> > > > > Does anyone know of a way to avoid UNC paths in network
deployments?
> > > > >
> > > > > - Ted Schaefer
> > > > > WD Partners
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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