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How To: Deploy DriveWorks Pro (KB13010804)

How To: Deploy DriveWorks Pro

This topic explains how to deploy DriveWorks Pro and covers the alternatives available for installing and scaling DriveWorks Pro within an organization.

Deployment Scenarios

DriveWorks can be used in a single application deployment, where a single seat of DriveWorks Administrator is used to capture parameters, create user forms and rules for outputs, create new specifications and generate all of the outputs.

It can also be set up, by installing further modules, in a multi-application deployment where each machine serves a specific function.

Single Application Deployment

Implementation of a single seat of DriveWorks Administrator can use either an Individual or Shared Group.

If using an individual group, the group file itself can be local or on a network drive. If a Shared Group is used (SQL Server), it can also be local or on a networked machine.

The master files and clones can also be local or on a network path (Mapped or UNC)

Multi-Application Deployment

Multi-application installations must use a Shared Group (SQL Server) and must have the master files and clones in the same location relative to each application (Using a mapped drive or a UNC path)

The SQL Server can be on the same machine as one of the applications, as can the master files and clones, as long as they are still accessible through a mapped drive or UNC path.

Decisions on where to place the database and files is largely one of available machines. The more you can spread the load the better.

In the following scenarios, only one seat of each application is shown. Multiple seats would be deployed in the same way.

Where the typical deployment scenario cannot be implemented, the subsequent headings are alternative scenarios in order of recommendation.

Separate machine for each application

The most typical scenario would have each DriveWorks application on a separate machine, with a separate file server and a separate SQL Server.

#	Application(s)	Notes
1	DriveWorks Pro Administrator
2	DriveWorks Pro Autopilot	DriveWorks Autopilot can perform all or any of the following functions: Specification Processing Email Processing Model Generation - Requires SOLIDWORKS to be installed on the same machine. 3D Preview To balance the loading of the Autopilot machine these functions can be split over several machines. In this instance separate licenses of Autopilot are required.
3	DriveWorks Pro User
4	DriveWorks Pro Live
5	External Users via Web Browser
6	Database Server, DriveWorks Pro Server, DriveWorks License Management
7	File Server	All DriveWorks project data is located here. All new data generated by Autopilot is located here.

Use the same machine for the files and database

#	Application(s)	Notes
1	DriveWorks Pro Administrator
2	DriveWorks Pro Autopilot	DriveWorks Autopilot can perform all or any of the following functions: Specification Processing Email Processing Model Generation - Requires SOLIDWORKS to be installed on the same machine. 3D Preview To balance the loading of the Autopilot machine these functions can be split over several machines. In this instance separate licenses of Autopilot are required.
3	DriveWorks Pro User
4	DriveWorks Pro Live
5	External Users via Web Browser
6	Database Server, DriveWorks Pro Server, DriveWorks License Management, FileServer	All new data generated by Autopilot is located here.

Locate the master files and clones on the same machine as DriveWorks Autopilot

#	Application(s)	Notes
1	DriveWorks Pro Administrator
2	DriveWorks Pro Autopilot, File Server	DriveWorks Autopilot can perform all or any of the following functions: Specification Processing Email Processing Model Generation - Requires SOLIDWORKS to be installed on the same machine. 3D Preview To balance the loading of the Autopilot machine these functions can be split over several machines. In this instance separate licenses of Autopilot are required. All DriveWorks project data is located here. All new data generated by Autopilot is located here.
3	DriveWorks Pro User
4	DriveWorks Pro Live
5	External Users via Web Browser
6	Database Server, DriveWorks Pro Server, DriveWorks License Management	All DriveWorks project data is located here. All new data generated by Autopilot is located here.

Locate the master files, clones and SQL Server on the same machine as DriveWorks Autopilot

#	Application(s)	Notes
1	DriveWorks Pro Administrator
2	DriveWorks Pro Autopilot, Database Server, DriveWorks Pro Server, DriveWorks License Management, File Server	DriveWorks Autopilot can perform all or any of the following functions: Specification Processing Email Processing Model Generation - Requires SOLIDWORKS to be installed on the same machine. 3D Preview To balance the loading of the Autopilot machintable style="width:100%"e these functions can be split over several machines. In this instance separate licenses of Autopilot are required. All DriveWorks project data is located here. All new data generated by Autopilot is located here.
3	DriveWorks Pro User
4	DriveWorks Pro Live
5	External Users via Web Browser

Using DriveWorks Live in a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)

To use DriveWorks inside a DMZ, it will need access to DriveWorks Pro Server and file server. You may need to open the relevant ports in the firewall between the corporate network and DriveWorks Live.

#	Application(s)	Notes
1	DriveWorks Pro Administrator
2	DriveWorks Pro Autopilot	DriveWorks Autopilot can perform all or any of the following functions: Specification Processing Email Processing Model Generation - Requires SOLIDWORKS to be installed on the same machine. 3D Preview To balance the loading of the Autopilot machine these functions can be split over several machines. In this instance separate licenses of Autopilot are required.
3	DriveWorks Pro User
4	DriveWorks Pro Live
5	External Users via Web Browser
6	Database Server, DriveWorks Pro Server, DriveWorks License Management
7	File Server	All DriveWorks project data is located here. All new data generated by Autopilot is located here.

Ports used for DriveWorks Deployment

The table below defines which ports are required to be opened for each use case.

Hosted Web Integration

If DriveWorks Live is to be integrated into a hosted web site, there are two options.

1. Install DriveWorks Applications in the same hosted location.
   • This option is best if the 3rd party hosting the web site can make machines available for the DriveWorks Applications, Database and files.  Remote access would then be required to administer the projects in DriveWorks.
   • It is recommended that the implementation be done locally to start with, and then transferred to the hosted environment when ready to be used.
2. Install DriveWorks Applications at the company offices and connect via a single public IP address.
   • With this option, the Hosted web site would point to the single public IP address at the company's premises.

When redirecting to a DriveWorks Live installation within your company an alias can be applied so the IP address does not show in the web address..

For instance, DriveWorks has a demonstration web site at

http://www.configuremyproduct.com (externally hosted site by 3rd Party)

When clicking to configure any of the products (Cupboard, Trailer etc) there is an iframe that shows DriveWorks Live running in a completely different location, using the URL:

http://live.configuremyproduct.com

In the configuremyproduct example, each product link also sends through information into DriveWorks Live, including the login details, and name of the project to run.