Installing PowerDesigner in Administrative Mode

System administrators can install PowerDesigner on a server and have client machines run the application from this central install. The client machines do not install any files but their registry is modified in order to be able to access PowerDesigner from the specified location. With this type of install, there is only one instance of PowerDesigner to deploy and upgrade, and you can choose any type of PowerDesigner license and combination of installation options on each client machine.

1. Insert the CD-ROM in the drive to automatically launch the setup program. The initial setup dialog box is displayed. Click the Administrative Installation button.

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   Select Start > Run, type the PowerDesigner setup.exe path followed by /a in the Run dialog box and click OK.

   
   
   

   The welcome page is displayed.

2. Click Next to display the network location page.
3. Specify the network location where you want to copy the product files, which must be read-accessible to client machines, and then click Install.

   You are not required to enter any product key or select any feature to install. All PowerDesigner setup files are decompressed and copied to the server, but the server registry and system files will not be affected. When this process is complete, the complete page opens.

4. Click Finish to exit the InstallShield Wizard.

• Installing Clients to Access the Administrative Installation
  Once you have created the administrative install on the server, you can set up the client machines. The client install is the same as the standard PowerDesigner install except that it only modifies the client machine registry to reference the files located on the server and does not copy any files, so that no space is required on the client machine.
• Upgrading an Administrative Install
  You can upgrade an administrative install with an EBF or minor version release downloaded from the Web. You cannot upgrade between major versions. Each major version (12.x, 15.x, etc.) must be installed as a new administrative install in its own directory.