Serialized deployment¶
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Online requirement¶
Online product activation is required as described in the policy details at http://www.adobe.com/products/activation/. There is a 30 day grace period for online activation.
As described below, in settings where machines are permanently or temporarily offline, admins activate the installer prior to deployment and grant an offline exception to the activation requirement for subsequent installs. You can do this via the Wizard or APTEE.
Serializing an imaged OS¶
To image a machine with Acrobat, first generate a prov.xml file on an online machine and then create a permanent offline exception that is not machine specific. Note the following:
- This method can only be used with volume licenses.
- Acrobat need not be installed to run this command.
- The machine on which this command is run must be online.
- It is highly recommended to suppress registration.
Steps:
- Connect to the internet.
- Download the latest Adobe Provisioning Toolkit Enterprise Edition.
- Open an elevated prompt (run as administrator).
- Generate a prov.xml file on any machine connected to the internet using the following APTEE tool command line with the following options:
serial
: The serial numberregsuppress=ss
: Optional; suppresses registrationeulasuppress
: Optional; suppresses the EULA promptlocales
: Optional; specify from the limited list of locales in the formal xx_XX or ALLprovfile
: Optional; path of the folder where prov.xml is created. If this parameter is not specified, prov.xml is created in the folder in which APTEE resides.
- Install Acrobat on the master image.
- On the master image, copy the prov.xml file created above.
- Serialize and activate Acrobat using the following APTEE tool command line:
- Launch Acrobat once for about a minute and close.
Note
Granting an offline exception to activation using the Customization Wizard for an imaged OS deployment method is not supported.
Serializing via the Wizard¶
If you are using the Wizard to configure the application prior to deployment, enter the license information in the user interface as described in the user documentation. Doing so writes the serial number information to the abcpy.ini file. This file needs to be placed in the same directory as the MSI used at installation time.
Serializing via an .msi¶
Installations that use MSI files sometimes require that the Abcpy.ini file contain the serial number information for the application. If you have not used the Wizard, set this up manually as follows:
- Open Abcpy.ini in a text editor.
- Find ISX_SERIALNUMBER.
- Add the serial number.
- Save and close the file.
- Verify abcpy.ini is located in the same directory as the MSI prior to installation.
Serializing an .exe (bootstrapper)¶
Deployments that use EXE files require that the Setup.ini file contain the serial number information for the application. For example, during a bootstrapper Setup.exe deployment, the EXE file reads Setup.ini to get the needed information. You can set this up manually as follows:
- Open Setup.ini in a text editor.
- Find ISX_SERIALNUMBER.
- Add the serial number.
- Save and close the file.
- Verify Setup.exe located in the same directory as the EXE prior to installation.
Serializing via the command line¶
The license key can be entered on the command line during deployment by using the ISX_SERIALNUMBER property.
- To run the installer by using setup.exe, enter:
- To run the installer by using the msiexec program, enter:
Serialization via the APTEE¶
Acrobat products support the use the Adobe Provisioning Toolkit Enterprise Edition (APTEE) command line tool for both Windows and Macintosh. You can use it with both the standalone product and that bundled with the Creative Suite. Except for providing activation exceptions on an imaged OS, you can use the Wizard to do most of the things the APTEE tool does, and the Wizard is the preferred method for setting such features.
To get started:
- Download and install the latest APTEE (Available from the Licensing Web Site and also installed with the Wizard).
- Navigate to the APTEE folder.
- Open a command prompt and run the command below with administrator privileges.
Activation exceptions¶
Use activation exceptions when target machines do not have internet access.
Activation exception 1¶
This method is machine-specific and is typically used by end users. However, it can be used with both retail and volume licenses.
- Generate a request code:
- Go online from any machine to www.adobe.com/go/getactivated.
- Generate a response code.
- Validate the response code:
The product is now ready to use.
Activation exception 2¶
You can create an activated production package and serialize post deployment using APTEE. This method is used when user machines are not going to be online. To do so,
- Run APTEE on an online machine to generate the prov.xml file.
- Deploy the product on each machine.
- Run APTEE with the prov.xml file on each machine.
Migrating to a new license¶
If you need to re-serialize Acrobat with a different serial or change the product key, use the APTEE tool:
- Install Acrobat using a serial number.
- Run the following:
Activation behind proxys¶
For users behind an authenticating proxy, registering the product via the default HTML screens is not possible, thereby blocking trial and subscription workflows that require entering an Adobe ID. Customers who are installing trials or subscriptions should authenticate using Flex-based screens which must be enabled manually. The process involves creating an override file and using the Wizard to install it in a specific location.
To enable the Flex screen:
- Create a file named application.xml.override. The name must be exact and not have a .txt extension.
- Copy and paste the following lines in to the file:
![Acrobat Acrobat](/uploads/1/2/5/8/125866829/275892497.png)
- Download and install Adobe Customization Wizard.
- Download the Acrobat installer to a location which is writable by non-privileged users.
- Open the AcroPro.msi with the Wizard.
- In the left-hand pane, choose Files and Folders. The screen changes to a screen with a Modify and Summary tab.
- Choose Modify.
- In the lower left window for the Destination Computer, choose ProgramFileFolder > Adobe > (Acrobat Version) > Acrobat > AMT. The lower right rectangle will show three files: aul.xml, application.xml, and SlConfig.xml.
- Drag and drop the application.xml.override file into this rectangle.
- Choose Save.
- Exit the Wizard.
- Install Acrobat using the customized installer.
Once complete, the installer processes the override file and always displays the Flex screens when needed.
Windows
- 1.5 GHz or faster processor
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (64 bit), 2008 R2 (64 bit), 2012 (64 bit), or 2012 R2 (64 bit); Windows 7 (32 bit and 64 bit), Windows 8 (32 bit and 64 bit), or Windows 10
- 1.5 GB of RAM
- 2.5 GB of available hard-disk space
- 1024x768 screen resolution
- Internet Explorer 11; Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR); or Chrome
- Video hardware acceleration (optional)
Mac
- Intel® processor
- Mac OS X v10.11, 10.12 or 10.13
- 1.0 GB of RAM
- 2.75 GB of available hard-disk space
- 1024x768 screen resolution
- Safari 9.0 for OS X 10.11, Safari 10.0 for OS X 10.12, Safari 11.0 for OS X 10.13 (browser plug-in for Safari is supported on 64-bit Intel processor only)
Browser
- These requirements apply to the Acrobat Pro DC subscription plan, and are in addition to the desktop requirements listed above
- Microsoft Windows 10 using Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer 11, Firefox, or Chrome
- Microsoft Windows 7 using Internet Explorer 11 or later, Firefox, or Chrome
- Mac OS X v10.12 (Sierra) or later using Safari 11 or later, Firefox, or Chrome
- iOS: Native browser based on the iOS release and Chrome
- Android: Native browser that ships with the OS and Chrome
![Acrobat Acrobat](http://renshollanders.nl/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/customization-wizard.png)
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