Install Vault

Learn about how to install the Autodesk Vault Server and Vault client, as well as customize your installation to meet your design needs. You can install Vault for a single site environment or establish a multi-site environment. You can also install supporting components that integrate with Autodesk Vault to further streamline your design experience.

It is important to have a fundamental understanding of Vault before installing and customizing Vault for your particular environment. If you are new to using Vault, review the sections in About Vault to learn more about the Vault architecture, Vault Add-ins, and Vault editions.

Vault Installation Overview

Depending on whether you install Vault on a single site or multiple sites, there are different installation and implementation steps.

1. Review the Vault Requirements: Before installing Autodesk Vault, review the Installation, Operation, and System Requirements for your Vault edition.

2. Plan Your Deployment: A Vault implementation can be as simple as installing all components on a single computer, or as complex as installing components on several computers in different locations. The more complex the Implementation, the more information there is to consider. Review Planning Your Deployment to help you determine how best to implement Vault for your work environment.
Note: Learn how to plan, create, and distribute an Autodesk deployment to standardize installation across many computers in the Autodesk Network Administrator's Guide .

3. Install the License Manager

If you are installing Vault Workgroup, Collaboration, or Professional, you must install the License Manager.

Learn about different types of software licensing, and how to use and manage a stand-alone license or a network license in the Autodesk Licensing Guide.

Follow the steps in Vault Licensing to install the License Manager for Vault.

4. Install the Vault Server

You must install the Vault Server before installing the 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.

There are three types of server installations:

Quick Start Installation –A step-by-step walkthrough with a default configuration. If this is your first time installing the Vault Server and you will be using a single Vault environment, select this installation path.
Custom Installation –Provides additional information about customizing your Vault server environment.
Distributed Teams Installation –Provides information about setting up a multi-site or replicated Vault environment.

Select the installation type that suits your work environment.

5. Install the Vault Client: After the Vault Server is installed, you must install the Vault Client.

Optional: Install Supporting Components: Vault integrates with additional products to help you optimize your design environment. Refer to Install Supporting Components for Vault integration options.