Using the Staging Directory
Select your staging directory location. You may specify up to five staging directories.
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The term "product CD" can refer to either the physical CD media or the equivalent files downloaded from PTC.com.
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PTC requires the use of a staging directory. A staging directory is a directory where you load all of your product CDs before beginning the installation. This allows the PTC Solution Installer to access each CD image without stopping to prompt you during installation.
Using a staging area provides a faster installation experience and removes the need to insert CDs during installation.
After you enter the location of a staging directory, you can browse for, and load, each installation CD if they are not already in the staging directory.
When you are done, click Next.
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Do not specify a Uniform Naming Convention (UNC) path name (such as \\host\path\to\JDK) for the JDK installation directory file paths. Do not use a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path (for example, \\<serverName>\<sharedResourcePathname>) for your staging directory, as not all products install properly if a UNC path is provided. As an alternative to using UNC paths, map a network drive to the UNC location where the CDs are staged and use the network drive as the staging directory.
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Copying CDs or CD Images to the Staging Area
If the PSI does not find all of your CDs in the staging directory you specified, you can copy your product CDs to the staging directory.
The CDs listed are based on your choices for installing products, optional products and their components.
If you have downloaded or copied your CDs to the staging directory, the PTC Solution Installer reports Staging Area as the CD location.
To copy your CD to the staging directory, perform the following steps:
1. Click Copy to staging.
2. Click Browse and navigate to the directory containing the CD zip file or CD drive with the product CD.
3. Click OK.
Repeat these steps for each product CD.
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If an installation CD or image is not found in the staging area you can pause the installation, find and paste the images into the staging area and click the Refresh icon. There is no need to click Back.
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