Autodesk Vault Server & Client Administration
Autodesk Vault Data Management System
Autodesk Vault acts as the centralized project file repository, ensuring engineers do not overwrite active designs or duplicate drawing files.
🖥️ Part A: Server-Side Deployment (ADMS)
The Autodesk Data Management Server (ADMS) handles the structural SQL database engine and physical master file stores.
1. System Requirements & Prerequisites
- Run on a clean, dedicated instance of Windows Server.
- Ensure IIS (Internet Information Services) is active before starting setup.
2. Installation and Console Setup
- Launch the ADMS installer file and choose the Vault Professional Server option.
- Allow the internal system pre-check utility to verify your local configuration profiles.
- Open the Autodesk Vault Server Console after installation completes.
- Right-click Vaults -> Select Create New Vault. Give it a clean naming convention (e.g.,
Engineering_Production). - Set up routine, automated SQL backup configurations using standard Task Scheduler command scripts.
💻 Part B: Client-Side Environment Integration
Every engineering workstation requires local Client application software setups to bridge tool integration gaps.
1. Connection Configurations
- Launch the Vault Client desktop program.
- Enter the absolute Server IP address/hostname along with your designated SQL authentication credentials.
- Select your destination working folder (e.g.,
C:\Work\). This maps your local drive structure cleanly to the primary server workspace path.
2. Native Application Plug-In Verifications
Ensure cross-platform add-ins remain active within individual workspaces:
- Autodesk Inventor Integration: The Vault panel loads directly within the assembly browser view tree for seamless check-in/check-out.
- AutoCAD Electrical Integration: Enables checking in entire project database files (
.wdp) simultaneously without separating individual child schematics.
📊 Workflow Hub Check: Need to review the broader engineering release lifecycle context? Return to the Master Hub Overview.