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.
Follow these steps to perform the default installation of the Autodesk Vault Server. The steps you must take depend on your Autodesk Vault edition.
Notes: You do not need to install the Network License Manager in the following cases:
Autodesk recommends reviewing Plan your license before installing the Network License Manager.
Launch the Vault Server installation.
Click Install Tools & Utilities on the Installation screen.
Accept the license agreement and click Next.
Check Network License Manager.
If you intend to use the Autodesk File Server along with the Vault Server, download the installation package from the Autodesk Knowledge Network.
If Sharing Inventor Content Center files is needed, you can download them from Autodesk Inventor Remote Content Libraries.
Click Install.
When the License Manager finishes installing, click Finish.
See Obtain and install a license file under the Installation for administrators topic.
Create a debug log file, configure your network license server, start it, and confirm that it's running. See Configure and start your license server under the Installation for administrators topic.
Launch the Vault Server installation.
Click Install on the Installation screen.
Accept the license agreement and click Next.
On the Configure Installation screen, check Autodesk Vault Server.
To make any changes to the default configuration, click the little down arrow below the check box.
See Customize Your Installation for more information on customizing your Vault Server.
Click Install.
The Vault Installation process performs a system diagnostic before proceeding with the installation. Perform one of the following tasks on the ADMS System Check Report screen:
If all checks are successful, click Continue to proceed with the installation.
If any pre-checks fail, the number beside Actions Required indicates the number of pre-checks that failed to pass the diagnostic process.
Links describing each failed pre-check are listed. Click on each link to learn more about the pre-check and the steps you must take so that your systems passes the diagnostic. Make all necessary changes and click Re-Test. Once all checks are cleared, click Continue to complete the installation.