About Your Vault Installation

 
 
 

Autodesk Vault consists of two components: a server and a client. The server stores all your documents and designs. By storing all your data in a common, centralized location, you can easily share and manage information with your design team. The files are read-only until they are checked out. A file may be checked out by only one user at a time. You never directly edit the files in the vault. When you are working on a file that is managed by a vault, you check out a copy of the file using a client application. You then edit the copy of the file and check your changes back in to the vault. The changes are added as a new version of the file in the vault.

What is the Autodesk Vault Client?
What is the Autodesk Vault Server?

Next Steps

You must install the Autodesk Vault Server before installing the Autodesk Vault Client. During the installation process, the installation wizard performs several Pre-checks to make sure that the system on which the Vault Server is being installed meets the system requirements.

If this is your first time installing the Vault Server and you will be using a single Vault environment, then refer to the Quick Start Installation procedure.

If you are planning on supporting a replicated vault or multi-site environment, or would like to customize your installation, then refer to the Custom Installation section.