Solidworks 2008 PDM works installation 2

[Berndog12]

We are about to upgrade to 2008. We are nervous however about upgrading PDM works as we cant seem to find any instructions on what to do and how to do it and what to do first. Can anyone help us out with any advice or tips? Thanks!

Berndog
SolidWorks 2007 SP4.0
Windows XP Pro SP2, Pentium4 3.00GHz
2GB RAM, Nvidia Quadro FX 3450/4000 SDI

 

[Standing]

Berndog,
Make sure you have a backup of the Vault.
If you are nervous about upgrading, I would suggest you get your SolidWorks DVD and PDM service pack from 0.0 to 3.0. Take these two things to your server. Now call your VAR for instructions.
Warnings!
Get the right software for the server, 32 bit or 64 bit.
Shut everyone out of the Vault. Depending on your vault size this could take an hour or more. Ours takes 90 minutes.
When done let everyone back into the vault.


Bradley
SolidWorks Pro 2008 x64 SP3.0
PDMWorks Workgroup, Dell XPS Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU
3.00 GHz, 5 GB RAM, Virtual memory 12577 MB, nVidia 3400
e-mail is Lotus Notes

 

[NL8]

According to our VAR it was as simple as having the update file, which we pulled right off of SW's website, shutting down the vault service, running the .exe on the server, just like we were installing it for the first time, and then restarting the service. Took us a grand total of about an hour and went flawlessly. We are currently running PDMWorks server 2.1 with plans to update to 3.0 sometime in the next 3 weeks. We upgraded the vault from 07 SP 5 to 08 SP 1.1 without a problem.

Joe Hasik, CSWP
SW 08 x64, SP 3.0
Dell T3400
Intel Core2 Quad
Q6700 2.66 GHz
3.93 GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600

 

[SBaugh]

Log into the customer portal and Download the PDMworks guide there. Its under the same guide as SW Admin install for SW07 and 08.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

"If it's not broke, Don't fix it!"

faq731-376

 

[Berndog12]

Do you happen to have the link to the PDMworks guide? I can't seem to find it. Thanks!

Berndog
SolidWorks 2007 SP4.0
Windows XP Pro SP2, Pentium4 3.00GHz
2GB RAM, Nvidia Quadro FX 3450/4000 SDI

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Customer Portal > References/Admin Guides > SolidWorks Installation and Administration Guide > (then in bottom LH corner) PDMWorks Workgroup

 

[Standing]

That was a hard one to find. Thanks CorBlimeyLimey a star for you. Good information.

Bradley
SolidWorks Pro 2008 x64 SP3.0
PDMWorks Workgroup, Dell XPS Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU
3.00 GHz, 5 GB RAM, Virtual memory 12577 MB, nVidia 3400
e-mail is Lotus Notes

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Thanks, but ...

"That was a hard one to find."
Not if you use the Portals Search engine.

Just using pdmworks as the keyword brings up several pages of links.

 

[Berndog12]

What can I say... this whole daylight savings thing has thrown me for a loop this monday morning. Thanks to everyone for helping compensate for my lack of brain cells.

Berndog
SolidWorks 2007 SP4.0
Windows XP Pro SP2, Pentium4 3.00GHz
2GB RAM, Nvidia Quadro FX 3450/4000 SDI

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

This is Monday!!!