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Distribute Network Licensed Products, Restore the Master Image
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machine, and then register and activate it. Users have a trial period to register and activate the product on their machines. 4 Apply the master image to the target computers. Distribute Network Licensed Products You can use a master image to distribute network licensed products. To distribute a network licensed product to multiple computers using a master image 1 Create a network deployment for a network licensed product. For more information, see Create an Original Deployment (page 46). 2 Install the product from the deployment onto the master computer. NOTE A license server must be running, and each computer must be connected to the network in order for the product to obtain a license. 3 After the product has been installed, use imaging software to create a master image of the system's hard drive. 4 Apply the master image to the target computers. Restore the Master Image The following procedure assumes that you have saved a copy of each computer's AdLM folder (and Product Licenses folder, if present) to either another computer or a disc before you reformat the computer. To restore a product using a master image 1 Exit the application. Do not run the application again until after you have completed this procedure. 2 In Windows Explorer, copy the AdLM folder from the appropriate path shown below to a location other than the disc that will be restored. C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\FLEXnet 3 Reformat the computer and restore the master image. NOTE Do not perform a low-level format of the hard drive. 62 | Chapter 3 Network Administration Guide