An administrative image is a source image of the software, similar to a source image on disk, from which users can install the product. System Administrator status is not required to install an administrative image.
You can install the administrative image from any computer on the network, including a client computer.
The administrative image for SolidWorks can take up to 4GB of disk space and must be in a shared folder.
The upgrade is advertised to the client. Then the client upgrades when the application is next started.
Clients must have administrative privileges on their computers.
You can install a newer version of the administrative image in parallel to previous versions.
You can create administrative images from: