Distributed Teams Installation

You can replicate vaults and enforce data control with workgroups.

Autodesk Vault Collaboration and Autodesk Vault Professional support distributed team environments. You can replicate vaults and enforce data control with workgroups. Refer to the steps in this section for setting up a multi-site environment.

All design environments are unique. If you have any questions about the best Vault solution for your environment, we recommend that you contact your subscription center or speak with a trained Autodesk partner to help you select the best Vault configuration for your company needs.

Additional Considerations for Distributed Teams

If you are installing the server components for Vault Collaboration or Vault Professional, you have several options to better support teams distributed across multiple locations. Vault Collaboration and Vault Professional support Multi-Site replication with a central remote database. Vault Collaboration and Vault Professional also allow a single site to implement Vault with a dedicated database server.

Multi-Site

Multiple remote sites can be configured to access the same vault data. A site is comprised of a dedicated Autodesk data management server and a file store. Each site accesses a shared AUTODESKVAULT SQL instance.

Replication

Replication is the process of copying data from one server to another server usually located in two different physical locations. This process allows the setup of a Vault environment which has two different locations and users will not have to spend time downloading large CAD files across their Wide Area Network (WAN) connection.

The connected workgroup feature in Autodesk Vault Collaboration and Autodesk Vault Professional supports the use of multiple database servers using Microsoft SQL Publisher/Subscriber technology. This technology allows the replication of the SQL database at multiple locations.

Distributed Teams Installation Steps

Follow the steps in this section to perform a distributed teams installation. Refer to Customize the Autodesk Vault Client Installation after you are done configuring your Vault Server installation.

Note: Multi-site Support is only available in Autodesk Vault Collaboration and Professional.
  1. Determine the Multi- Site envrironment that meets your company needs.
  2. Determine whether to use a local or remote SQL database.
  3. Install and Configure Licensing.
  4. Pre-Install Microsoft SQL Server 2008. If Microsoft SQL Server 2008 is not already installed, the installation package will automatically install Microsft SQL 2008 Express. You can pre-install Microsoft SQL Server 2008 if you require more capacity or have a customized environment for your SQL database.
  5. Install the Autodesk Vault Server.
  6. Install the Autodesk Vault Server on Additional Sites.
  7. Enable a Vault for a Multi-Site Environment. Once you have installed the Autodesk Vault Server, you must enable your Vaults for a multi-site environment.
  8. Determine Replication needs, if desired.
  9. Create Connected Workgroups, if desired.

When the Autodesk Vault Server is configured for multi-site support, proceed to the Autodesk Vault Client Installation section.

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Parent topic: Install the Vault Server