The basic procedure for installing an instance of Revit Server is the same whether that instance will host central models, cache local models, run the Revit Server Administrator, or perform some combination of these roles (Host, Accelerator, and Admin).
The installer prompts you to specify which roles you want to be enabled.
Note: You must allow ICMP requests from
Revit application workstations and from Revit Server Accelerators to pass through the firewall to the Revit Server Hosts.
- If you have not already done so, install and configure the Revit Server prerequisites.
- In IIS, verify that the Default Website exists. If it does not exist, recreate it as described
here.
- If you are installing Revit Server using the standalone installer, on the installation page, select Install and accept the license agreement.
- On the Configure Installation page, make sure the Revit Server check box is selected..
- Move the cursor over install Revit Server to enable server-based worksharing over the WAN, and select Click to open and configure.
Note: If you do not open the configuration page, and then select Install, Revit Server will be installed with the default path locations with only the Accelerator role enabled.
- Under Enabled Roles, select one or more roles that you want to be enabled for this instance of Revit Server.
- (optional) Under Data Storage, accept the default locations for the Cache and Projects folders, or select different ones.
If you change the drive, it must have the appropriate access rights so the Revit Server can successfully write to it. For best results, set access rights to give full control to the CREATOR OWNER and NETWORK_SERVICE users for the Cache and Projects folders (including sub-folders and files).
- (optional) Under Data Storage, If you want to use network-attached storage and have set up a RevitServerService domain user account (see System Requirements), select Store data remotely on a network server, and then enter the domain and password for that account.
Note: If you opt to store data remotely on NAS/SAN environments you could have interferences,failures and/or other issues when collaborating. The paths for the Cache and Projects folders must be fully qualified UNC paths. Mapped drives will not be accepted.
- Select Click to close and return to product list to close this page.
- Click Install.
Important: After all instances of Revit Server have been installed, the administrator must create a master copy of the RSN.ini file, which identifies instances of Revit Server that have the Host role enabled. A version of this file must then be deployed on all
Revit
2023 Release application workstations as well as all instances of Revit Server for which either the Accelerator or Admin role is enabled. The administrator must also ensure that the RSACCELERATOR2018 environment variable on each
Revit application workstation identifies the default Revit Server Accelerator through which the application workstation will connect to the Revit Server Hosts.
The RSACCELERATOR2018 variable can be a system environment variable or a user environment variable;
Revit respects either definition. If both are defined, the user variable overrides the system variable. If you use the Manage Connection to Revit Server Accelerator dialog to connect to an Accelerator, RSACCELERATOR2018 is defined as a user environment variable.