Autodesk Vault 2011 Update 2 for Autodesk Vault 2011, Autodesk Vault Workgroup 2011, Autodesk Vault Collaboration 2011, Autodesk Vault Professional 2011
September 7, 2010

Release Notes - Readme file
Autodesk, Inc.

NOTE: Throughout this Readme document references to Vault 2011 will apply to the Autodesk Vault 2011, Autodesk Vault Workgroup 2011, Autodesk Vault Collaboration 2011, Autodesk Vault Professional 2011

• DOWNLOAD LOCATION
• INSTALLATION
• SUMMARY OF ISSUES ADDRESSED
• LEGAL NOTICE

DOWNLOAD LOCATION

Locate the Autodesk Vault 2011 Update 2 file at:

http://support.autodesk.com

INSTALLATION

• All clients and servers should be upgraded at the same time to the Autodesk Vault 2011 Update 2
• All future Vault 2011 hotfixes will depend on this Update being installed
• Vault 2011 Update 1 must be installed prior to installing this update
• Depending on how your UAC is configured on Windows Vista or later operating systems, user may need to turn off User Access Control (UAC) to install the Update
• If Inventor 2011 is installed, it must be updated to Inventor 2011 update 1 prior to installing this Update
• Inventor 2011 Update 1 should be launched at least once prior to installing Vault 2011 Update 2. Otherwise the Inventor Vault Addin may need to be manually loaded inside Inventor.

WARNING: Failure to follow these instructions properly may result in unusable sites. This procedure applies to Single Site, Multi Site and Connected Workgroup deployments.

NOTE: Always ensure that a successful backup has been performed before applying any hotfix or update.

Update 2 Installation – applied to every Autodesk Data Management Server (ADMS)

1. Open the ADMS Console
2. Make sure all databases are fully migrated to the latest version
   1. Migrate all unmigrated databases and libraries before proceeding
3. Close the ADMS Console application
4. Restart the web service by typing 'iisreset' at the command prompt
5. Run AutodeskVault2011Update2(Server).msp on the ADMS server to install the update
   1. DO NOT OPEN ADMS – DATABASE MIGRATION SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE FINAL STEP
6. Repeat the preceding steps for every ADMS server
   1. DO NOT OPEN ADMS – DATABASE MIGRATION SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE FINAL STEP

Database Update – applied ONCE from one Autodesk Data Management Server (ADMS) instance as specified

1. WARNING: DO NOT PROCEED until Update 2 has been successfully applied on ALL ADMS servers
2. Use one instance of the ADMS Console on
   1. Single Site
   2. Multi Site (file replication)
   3. Connected Workgroup (file and SQL replication) on a Publisher Workgroup ONLY
3. Restart the web service by typing 'iisreset' at the command prompt
4. Open the ADMS Console and perform the database migration

SUMMARY OF ISSUES ADDRESSED

• Writing back the Item Date property to iProperty Date will decrement by a day after every Check In and Update item operation
• Cannot Update AutoCAD Electrical items if a Reference Designator is Mapped
• Unable to write value to some mapped User Defined Properties (UDP) if there are multiple blocks in the drawing
• Copy to custom library in Content Center doesn't work on localized language installs of ADMS
• Certain file update workflows with "Enforce Unique File Names" enabled would result in an error attempting to create visualization file
• Viewing the Re-index Property status from ADMS Console crashes during a Re-index operation
• Vault returns "edited out of turn" and crashes during checkin or checkout
• Install and launch ADMS console then right-click on a Vault from any workgroup will cause crash
• Vault Client returns error message "Value cannot be null.Parameter name: link" during startup
• Crash during SignIn command and ShowMore command
• Getting error "Object reference not set to an instance of an object" during Item creation or Item Update
• Item Update command on a newly assigned Item will encounter 1200 error
• The MAPIINSERT command takes a long time for large image files over the network when Vault Client is installed
• Increased number of calls to the server inside Civil 3D 2011 compared with Civil 3D 2010
• Login fails when passing Windows Authentication credentials to the Web Client
• Setting Effectivity is slower in Vault 2011
• No way to get back into Property Reindex dialog after crash in Property Reindex operation
• Change Order grid population is slow in Vault 2011
• Migration failures and errors
• Always auto-assigning User Defined Properties to the Base category during migration
• Grid population is slow, searching is slow
• Incorrect 'NO COUNT' flag on Publisher and Subscriber Workgroups
• Lucene search failures resulting in "error 179: search failed"
• Error message "Error 1200" when Updating Item
• Import of configuration file fails with error 232
• Poor Performance on File Navigation with large number of files
• Rebuilding search indexes event fails with out of memory error
• Check in fails on file when default lifecycle state is Released
• Incorrect impersonated user default setting in Web.Config
• Failure to update ACE item with communication error 1200
• Using specific search critera and wildcards in combination with file Content Indexing results in an error
• Preview of Office files always shows the very first selected one

LEGAL NOTICE

Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Vault, Autodesk Vault Professional, Autodesk Vault Workgroup, Autodesk Vault Collaboration, Autodesk Data Management Server, Autodesk Autoloader, AutoCAD, AutoCAD Mechanical, Mechanical Desktop, and AutoCAD Electrical, are trademarks or registered trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.

Windows 2000, Windows 2003 server, Windows 2000 server, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Microsoft Office XP, Microsoft Office 2000, Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Excel are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.