Creo 108 GlobalPTCAdministration2

Global PTC Administration for Extremely Large Creo Elements/Pro (Pro/ENGINEER) Implementations
Paul Crane, PMP, Deere & Company, IT Team Leader Michael Holzwarth, Dipl. Ing. (FH), Deere & Company, CAD Leader 06/14/2011
Agenda
> Changing the Process

John Deere design environment & history Project objectives & business case
> Standard Architecture

Installation process Configuration distribution Launching the application
> Live Demonstration > End Results & Next Steps
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Agenda

John Deere design environment & history Project objectives

Installation process Configuration distribution Launching the application
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Changing the Process

John Deere Design Environment
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Issues to Address
> Many unique Pro/ENGINEER configurations
Increased man-hours needed for upgrades Inconsistent testing results Redundancy
> Laptops extremely prevalent (50%+ and increasing) > Change process
Changes not managed globally Reliant upon local administrators
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Multiple Methods in Use
> Installation
Server based installation Local installation
Full install Only copy the files
> Start up
with Batch files
with or without selections
with own Written GUIs

Deere Pro/INTRALINK Launcher Pro/E Launcher
> Configurations where different

Cache location Startup directory
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Project Deliverables
> Change control
Change control board Testing environment Managed releases
> Common deployment method > Master John Deere configuration > Location or Schema specific configuration > Support all hardware and operating systems
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Functional Requirements
> Auto-detect user global location > Select configuration (SCHEMA) to use > Select Creo Elements/Pro Version > Connect network share on startup or reuse existing > Auto-update changes > Remember last settings > Running on Windows XP & Windows 7 (32bit & 64bit) > Pre-staging software > Enable pre-production test
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Installation process Distribute Multiple Configurations Launching the application
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Standard Architecture Installation Process

Create the installation package for specific maintenance build
> Create an Custom Installer with the necessary options
Have a smaller package for distribution onto the location servers Use only the necessary languages and installation options
> Create a installation trail file

Call the PTC Setup with the option uilog and install the software
Set the install path and the options for the installation Dont create a startup command! (this is delivered at startup)
> Create a VBS install script

Disk space check requires 5GB on target machine Check for prior installation of same build code Run the installation with local admin rights Run the installation trail file with the -nographics option Copy the startup GUI Write Deere Registry Keys
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Standard Architecture Installation Process

Deploy the software
> Create a list of the workstations which need Creo Elements /Pro
Look on the license Server and get all workstations which requested a license in the last two months Cross check this list with the SCCM inventory list
To filter out workstations which are no longer in use
> Use Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) for the distribution
Formerly known as Systems Management Server (SMS)
> Start the deployment and review the results

Check for successful installations Check why installations failed.
User shutdown workstation during the installation Not enough disk space
Work with local support to resolve the failures

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Standard Architecture Distribute Configurations
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Standard Architecture Launching the Application

Brainstorming the new PTC Launcher
> Required functions
Select Sitting location Select configuration (SCHEMA) to use Select Creo Elements/Pro Version Select additional License Options Running on WinXP/Win7 both 32bit/64bit Connect network share on startup or reuse existing Check for Updates on startup Remember last settings Self-updating
> Nice to have functions

Preselect Sitting location Show only installed Creo Elements/Pro Versions Detect slow network connection Enable the easy switch to a develop or test system
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GUI
> Sitting location
Geographic location
> Schema
Options, toolkits, symbols, notes, config.win
> Pro/ENGINEER Version

Creo Elements/Pro maintenance build
> Options:
32bit is visible only if a 32bit is installed on a 64bit OS License Options
Only Chinese Option is shown on the GUI More License Options are available in the File Menu
> Documentation under Help
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Sitting Location is Automatically Detected
> Auto-detection makes tool easy to use > Sitting location determines
Printer configuration CONFIG.PRO settings for PDMLink connection Optional: different server share to connect
> Tools to auto-detect location

The infrastructure behind is build with MS Active Directory and Distributed File System The AD and DFS is setup that the clients get the sitting location Using the DFSutil command
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Creo Elements/Pro Maintenance Build
> Still have the old name in the GUI > Enables user to select a different Version
GUI pre-selects the default build
> Show only installed builds
Configuration allows: Wildfire 4.0 M160 Wildfire 4.0 M170 Wildfire 5.0 M020
> Allow only defined builds to show up
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LIVE DEMO
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End Results & Next Steps

Business Benefits
> User Benefits
Faster startup times Location automatically detected Single consistent environment VPN fully supported
> Engineering Department Benefits

Consistent design schemas Requests via online software management tool (SCCM)
> IT Benefits
Reduce complexity Standard process & rigorous change control Eliminate duplication of effort Allow pre-staging of software upgrades
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End Results & Next Steps
> Solving problems before user notices

Exit Logger, Client Inspector, PTC Launcher log Config.pro inspections
> Change control process > Schema consolidation > Future deployments
Maintenance build pre-staging Global configuration modifications Removal of older versions
> Future software
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Global PTC Administration for Extremely Large Creo Elements/Pro (Pro/ENGINEER) Implementations

> Changing the Process

> Standard Architecture

> Live Demonstration > End Results & Next Steps

> Changing the Process

> Standard Architecture

> Live Demonstration > End Results & Next Steps

Changing the Process

Changing the Process

Changing the Process

with own Written GUIs

> Configurations where different

Changing the Process

Changing the Process

> Changing the Process

> Standard Architecture

> Live Demonstration > End Results & Next Steps

Standard Architecture Installation Process

> Create a installation trail file

> Create a VBS install script

Standard Architecture Installation Process

> Start the deployment and review the results

Work with local support to resolve the failures

Standard Architecture Distribute Configurations

Standard Architecture Launching the Application

> Nice to have functions

Standard Architecture Launching the Application

> Pro/ENGINEER Version

> Documentation under Help

Standard Architecture Launching the Application

> Tools to auto-detect location

Standard Architecture Launching the Application

> Show only installed builds

> Allow only defined builds to show up

> Changing the Process

> Standard Architecture

> Live Demonstration > End Results & Next Steps

> Changing the Process

> Standard Architecture

> Live Demonstration > End Results & Next Steps

End Results & Next Steps

> Engineering Department Benefits

End Results & Next Steps

> Solving problems before user notices

> Future software

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