Windchill System Administration

This interactive, hands-on workshop provides system administrators with practical experience managing and maintaining a Windchill PDMLink environment. Over the course of the day, participants will gain the skills needed to carry out key system administration tasks, from managing Windchill services to optimising performance across components.

The workshop covers daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance best practices and delves into critical topics such as file vaulting, content replication, workflow tuning, and license management. Emphasis is placed on troubleshooting techniques, monitoring strategies, and real-world system enhancement tips to ensure a stable and high-performing Windchill environment.

Key Topics Include:

• Windchill system architecture and services
• File vaulting and content replication
• Performance tuning and optimisation techniques
• Workflow and background queue management
• Visualisation publishing performance
• System backup, recovery, and log management
• License administration and client environment setup
• Routine monitoring and maintenance procedures

1. Introduction to the Windchill System Environment
2. Managing Windchill Services
3. Windchill Properties and Configuration
4. File Vaulting and Optional Replication Overview
5. Implementing File Vaults
6. (Optional) Setting Up Content Replication
7. Server Tuning and Performance Optimisation
8. Managing Background Queues
9. Visualisation Publishing System Management
10. Workflow Performance Tuning
11. Backup and Recovery Strategies
12. Log File and Alert Management
13. License Management
14. Daily Monitoring Tasks
15. Weekly Monitoring Tasks
16. Monthly Monitoring Tasks
17. Client Environment Setup
18. Additional System Enhancements and Tips