© 2011 Autodesk

Suites and CAD Managers

Jerry MilanaAutodesk Consulting

© 2011 Autodesk

Class Summary

This course will focus on strategies for deploying and licensing suites, emphasizing transition from single products to suites in network licensed environments.

© 2011 Autodesk

Learning Objectives

At the end of this class, you will be able to: Explain how prior version entitlement is implemented. Describe License Cascading. Develop a migration plan to leverage Autodesk Suite product licensing. Manage a mixed inventory of Suite and point product network licenses. Manage deployment image sizes to accommodate bandwidth limitations.

© 2011 Autodesk

Jerry Milana

Autodesk Consulting Senior Consultant

Enterprise Implementation SMS Deployment Integration Consulting

Autodesk Platform Marketing Senior Technical Product Manager for Licensing and Install

Autodesk Product Support Technical lead

Licensing Install Unix Network Integration

Autodesk Partner Managed Autodesk Products Managed System Integration Services

© 2011 Autodesk

Autodesk Design Suite Contents & Pricing

StandardMSRP $4295

($6,230 MSRP value)

AutoCAD® Autodesk®

SketchBook® Designer Autodesk®

Showcase® Autodesk® Mudbox™

PremiumMSRP $4995

($9,725 MSRP value)

AutoCAD® Autodesk®

SketchBook® Designer Autodesk®

Showcase® Autodesk® Mudbox™ Autodesk® 3ds Max®

Design

UltimateMSRP $5995

($13,720 MSRP Value)

AutoCAD® Autodesk®

SketchBook® Designer Autodesk®

Showcase® Autodesk® Mudbox™ Autodesk® 3ds Max®

Design Autodesk® Alias®

Design

© 2011 Autodesk

Suite Licensing

Permits a single user to use any mix of the products included in the suite on a single machine.

Standalone licensed suite product components may not be installed across multiple workstations.

Network licensed suite products will pull a single suite license per user/workstation regardless of how many component products are running at the same time on a given workstation.

© 2011 Autodesk

Hybrid Licensing

Network licensed products may licensed with a combination of suite and point product licenses.

When a product starts it will use the most economical license possible. Subscription customers should relicense all suites and any point

product licenses on their license manager the same day. This only applies for those licenses where there is commonality in products. For example, if you have Autodesk Design Suite and AutoCAD subscription

licenses on your license manager you should obtain license files for both products on the same day.

© 2011 Autodesk

Migration From Point Product Licensing

If you are using network licensing transition to Suites is simple. Reinstallation of included point applications already installed is unnecessary Obtain desired Suite licenses Update your license manager(s) Deploy additional Suite components at your convenience

If you are using standalone licensing you should reinstall all applications included with the Suite that are already installed on the target workstations. This action will assure that all applications are using the Suite product key.

© 2011 Autodesk

Prior Version Support

Offered to Subscription Customers Only!

If a Suite did not exist in the three prior release years you will get access to the prior versions of the point products included in that Suite.

Network Versions License Manager will regulate sessions for the current version plus the prior 3

releases. 2012 – 2011 – 2010 – 2009

Standalone Versions Autodesk systems will allow the current version plus three prior versions to be

activated on the same computer.

© 2011 Autodesk

Package License – Prior Version Support

PACKAGE 85788BDSADV_F adskflex 1.000 COMPONENTS="85788BDSADV_2012_0F \

85536ACD_2011_0F 85651BDSADV_2011_0F 85607SHOWCASE_2011_0F \

71200ACD_2010_0F 83900MBXPRO_2010_0F 82200STRDET_2010_0F \

73000BLDSYS_2010_0F 72200ARCHDESK_2010_0F 70000MAXDES_2010_0F \

74100REVIT_2010_0F 73900REVITST_2010_0F 73800RVTMPJ_2010_0F \

71400NAVMAN_2010_0F 68600AQTO_2010_0F 57600ACD_2009_0F \

59900BLDSYS_2009_0F 60100ARCHDESK_2009_0F 612003DSMAX_2009_0F \

62100REVIT_2009_0F 62200REVITST_2009_0F 67800RVTMPJ_2009_0F \

69100NAVMAN_2009_1F"

© 2011 Autodesk

Cascading

Enables network licensed products to use unused licenses of other products.

Products cascade in specific order, it is not configurable. Cascading always starts with the product’s native license. 2012 Cascade List Posted at:

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=16981643&linkID=9240617

© 2011 Autodesk

Cascade License Sharing

Enhances economy of use for network licensed products. Returns a lower level license when a higher level license is consumed

that includes the lower level product. License sharing is a resolution process that occurs post initial license

checkout. Product A starts and pulls a license Product B starts and pulls a license that also allows Product A to run Product A returns its license and uses the common license with Product B

Sharing does not occur if both products can checkout unique lower level licenses even if a higher level sharable license exists.

Higher level licenses do not get returned.

© 2011 Autodesk

Cascading Example

License BLicense C

License Server

Product ACascade Sequence:1. License A2. License B3. License C

Product CCascade Sequence:1. License C

Ask for License A

No License A available

Workstation

Start Product

A

© 2011 Autodesk

Cascading Example

License BLicense C

License Server

Product ACascade Sequence:1. License A2. License B3. License C

Product CCascade Sequence:1. License C

Ask for License B

Grant License B

Workstation

Using License B

Start Product

A

© 2011 Autodesk

Cascading Example

License BLicense C

License Server

Product ACascade Sequence:1. License A2. License B3. License C

Product CCascade Sequence:1. License C

Ask for License C

Grant License C

Workstation

Using License B

Using License C

Start Product

C

© 2011 Autodesk

Cascading Example

License BLicense C

License Server

Product ACascade Sequence:1. License A2. License B3. License C

Product CCascade Sequence:1. License C

Return License B

Share License C

Workstation

Using License C

Using License C

3 minutes later

© 2011 Autodesk

AutoCAD 2012 Cascading Order

AutoCAD 2012AutoCAD Mechanical 2012AutoCAD P&ID 2012AutoCAD Plant 3D 2012Autodesk Design Suite Standard 2012Autodesk Building Design Suite Standard 2012Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite Standard 2012Autodesk Plant Design Suite Standard 2012Autodesk Design Suite Premium 2012AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite 2012AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2012AutoCAD Revit MEP Suite 2012Autodesk Building Design Suite Premium 2012Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite Premium 2012Autodesk Plant Design Suite Premium 2012Autodesk Design Suite Ultimate 2012Autodesk Building Design Suite Ultimate 2012Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite Ultimate 2012Autodesk Plant Design Suite Ultimate 2012Autodesk Design Academy 2012Autodesk Building Design Suite for Education 2012Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite for Education 2012Autodesk Product Design Suite for Education 2012Autodesk Education Master Suite 2012

© 2011 Autodesk

Include it All?

Both of these deployments will install the identical software to workstations Only one selection was different during the creation of each

© 2011 Autodesk

Managing Deployment Content and Size

© 2011 Autodesk

Deployment Image Size Considerations

Why Include Everything Deployments are installed directly from the server. Application requirements vary across your user community. Application requirements may change over time

Why Limit Image Size Deployments are copied to workstations prior to installation. Images are replicated across many distribution servers. Workstation installation is automated (SCCM, SMS, Alteris, etc.)

© 2011 Autodesk

Autodesk, AutoCAD* [*if/when mentioned in the pertinent material, followed by an alphabetical list of all other trademarks mentioned in the material] are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders. Autodesk reserves the right to alter product and services offerings, and specifications and pricing at any time without notice, and is not responsible for typographical or graphical errors that may appear in this document. © 2011 Autodesk, Inc. All rights reserved.