Attach a Vault

Attaching reconnects a vault that was from a different server or from the same server but moved to another physical location on the disk.

When attaching a vault in a multi-site environment, the vault is disabled for all other sites by default. All other sites must enable the attached vault.

Basic Vault Attachment

If the vault data file (.mdf) and the associated log file are both located in the SQL data folder, use these steps to attach the vault:

1. Launch the Autodesk Data Management Server Console.

2. In the navigation pane, select the Vaults folder.

3. Select Actions > Attach.

4. In the Attach Vault dialog, select the Basic tab.

5. Specify the data file to attach from the list of Available Data Files. The Available Data Files list is compiled from the .mdf files in the SQL data folder. If the desired data file is not listed, go to the Advanced tab and specify the directory.

6. Enter the name of the file store or click the browse button to browse to the location of the file store.

7. Enter the name of the vault.

8. Turn on the Validate file store check box to validate all the files recorded in the database against the files in the file store. Select one of these option:

   • Standard - Validation uses a checksum of the files to check that they are identical to the file when checked in to Vault.
   • Quick - Validation doesn't run a checksum and only checks for the existence of the file at the expected path.
   Note: The Validate file store check box is selected by default. The option to skip file store validation is only available in Autodesk Vault Professional.

9. Click OK.

Advanced Vault Attachment

If the vault data file and the log file are not in the SQL data folder, use these steps to attach the vault:

1. Launch the Autodesk Data Management Server Console.

2. In the navigation pane, select the Vaults folder.

3. Select Actions > Attach.

4. In the Attach Vault dialog, select the Advanced tab.

5. Enter the name of the data file to attach in the Data File field or click the browse button to browse the server for the data file (.mdf).

6. Enter the name of the transaction log file associated with the data file in the Log File field or click the browse button to browse the server for the transaction log file (.ldf).

7. Enter the name of the file store in the File Store field or click the browse button to browse to the location of the file store.

8. Enter the name of the vault in the Vault Name field.

9. Turn on the Validate file store check box to validate all the files recorded in the database against the files in the file store. Select one of these option:

   • Standard - Validation uses a checksum of the files to check that they are identical to the file when checked in to Vault.
   • Quick - Validation doesn't run a checksum and only checks for the existence of the file at the expected path.
   Note: The Validate file store check box is selected by default. The option to skip file store validation is only available in Autodesk Vault Professional.

10. Click OK.