If you are installing Autodesk Vault for the first time, then the Quick Start Installation described in these sections is the fastest way to get set up so that
you can begin managing your design data.
NoteASP .NET v4.0 (32-bit) must be installed and configured properly to use Vault server on a 64-bit Windows operating system.
Refer to the Autodesk knowledgebase article
9261340.
Install the Autodesk Vault Server
Follow these steps to perform the default installation of the Autodesk Vault Server. The steps you must take depend on your
Autodesk Vault edition.
- Autodesk Vault Basic–Start with step 4.
- Autodesk Vault Workgroup–Start with Step 1.
- Autodesk Vault Collaboration–Start with Step 1.
- Autodesk Vault Professional–Start with Step 1.
Step 1. Install the Network License Manager
NoteThe Network License Manager and License file are only needed for Vault Workgroup, Collaboration, and Professional.
- From the installation screen select Install Tools & Utilities.
- Accept the license agreement and click Next.
- Check Network License Manager and click Install.
Step 2. Obtain Your License File
- Go to http://register.autodesk.com .
- If you do not have a login you can create one. If you have a login continue to login.
- Choose the account to which to add your license.
- Enter your serial number and select your operating system for the Vault server then click next.
- Choose which license server type you plan on using.
- Enter the license server name and the license server ID (Mac address without dashes).
- Click Next.
- When presented with the license information click Save License File.
Step 3. Configure Your License Server
- In the LMTOOLS program, on the Service/License File tab, make sure the Configure Using Services option is active.
- Click the Config Services tab.
- In the Service Name list, select the service name you want to use to manage licenses. By default, the service name is Flexlm
Service 1. If LMTools is managing other software on your computer in addition to Autodesk, you can change the service name
to avoid confusion. For example, you can rename Flexlm Service 1 to Autodesk Server1.
- In the Path to Lmgrd.exe File field, enter the path to the Network License Manager daemon (lmgrd.exe), or click Browse to
locate the file. By default, this daemon is installed in the C:\Program Files\Autodesk Network License Manager folder.
- In the Path to the License File box, enter the path to your license file, or click Browse to locate the file. This path is
to the license file obtained using the previous section or the location where it moved the license file after saving it.
- In the Path to the Debug Log File box, enter a path to create a debug log, or click Browse to locate an existing log file.
It is recommended that you save to the C:\Program Files\Autodesk Network License Manager folder. The log file must have a
.log file extension. For new log files, enter the .log extension manually.
- To run lmgrd.exe as a service, select Use Services.
- To start lmgrd.exe automatically when the system starts, select Start Server at Power Up.
- Click Save Service to save the new configuration under the service name you selected in step 4. Click Yes when prompted if
you would like to save the settings to the service.
- Click the Start/Stop/Reread tab and do one of the following:
- · If a service has not yet been defined for Autodesk, click Start Server to start the license server.
- · If a service for Autodesk is already defined and running, click Re Read License File to refresh the Network License Manager
with any changes made to the license file or Options file.
The license server starts running and is ready to respond to client requests.
- Close LTOOLS.
Step 4. Install the Vault Server
- Enter the following information on the installation screen: - Serial Number - Product Key - Network License Server Type -
Network License Server Name Note:
The License Server Type and Name should match those used when setting up your license server in the previous steps.
- Check Autodesk Vault Server. If Sharing Inventor Content Center files is needed, check the Content Center Libraries for Inventor
2013.
- To make any changes to the default configuration click the little down arrows below the components title.
NoteAll Inventor content libraries are checked by default when installing this feature. To remove any of these libraries you need
to configure this feature.
- Click Install.