Autodesk Vault 2014

[bachster]

I'm also excited that the Vault Server was included this year (thanks Phil!). We used Vault and Inventor 2011 last year and appreciated the ability to check in and out files and maintain some revision history, even when using the same computer as our server and client. I was excited to upgrade to 2014 for this season. I decided not to worry about any sort of data migration and started clean with the 2014 installation. Once I finally got rid of my old SQL installations and got the proper version of .net, the server setup went ok.

However, I'm having issues getting the Inventor plug-in to work. From Inventor, I can successfully log in to Vault and show status as connected, and I can open the independent Vault client, but that's it. The options to open/place and check in/out files from the Inventor ribbon are all grayed out. I've tried creating new project files both as a Vault project (which I later read is not supported in the Basic version of the Vault server) and single user project. I also used the autoloader to check in some existing files, which worked fine, but I can't check them out from Inventor. I also tried "repairing" the Inventor installation. I've tried logging in as both administrator and from a new account with full privileges. Am I missing something? Thanks for any help you can provide!

[sanddrag]

From iIn the independent Vault Client, try double-clicking the Inventor vault project file you created. Then see if your buttons aren't grey anymore.

[theawesome1730]

This is our first year running vault and so far its much better than our old file structure. Only issues we have had were that the server (on a VM) had a dynamic IP address and would constantly switch on us (we have fixed this) and that kids who made local copies of assemblies and parts because they didn't have faith in vault, tended to "break" it. We had a sit down meeting of how vault needs to be used and it has been a blessing since. We are looking into getting a rack server to migrate the VM to so it can have its own hardware and not impose on one of our cad stations any more. If you have specific questions I can refer you to our vault manager

[sanddrag]

Originally Posted by theawesome1730

Only issues we have had were that the server (on a VM) had a dynamic IP address and would constantly switch on us (we have fixed this)

For reference, we run ours on a dynamic IP, and we reach it by hostname.

[theawesome1730]

Originally Posted by sanddrag

For reference, we run ours on a dynamic IP, and we reach it by hostname.

I think we are going by IP address due to the server being virtual. We may be able to do hostname once we get our rack

[bachster]

Originally Posted by sanddrag

From iIn the independent Vault Client, try double-clicking the Inventor vault project file you created. Then see if your buttons aren't grey anymore.

Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, the buttons are still grey. I also tried opening a part file from within the independent client, and got an "Unable to check out" error. I'll have to steal the computer when the kids are done and do some more troubleshooting.

[theawesome1730]

Just an update: we got our rack servers and are working to transfer the Vault to the server but want to know the best way of doing it. Are any of you familiar with this process?

[inventor_phild]

Here is a link to the Wiki help page.

http://help.autodesk.com/view/VAULT/...E-EA142103EB03

I will check for more detailed results on your request, but it looks like a search for "transfer vault" should get you what you want.

[inventor_phild]

Using the link above, search for Vault Data Transfer Utility

[sanddrag]

Originally Posted by bachster

Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, the buttons are still grey.

In my experience, this has been due to the project file not being correctly set. In Inventor, go to the Inventor menu (big I in the top left) and click Manage->Projects. Browse to your vault project file (wherever it is located locally), and make sure there's a check mark next to it after selecting it.

[inventor_phild]

I agree with Sanddrag, it looks like a project file issue.

In addition to the previous suggestion make sure the project file type is set to Vault.

The attached image shows a Single User project file. If your project file looks like this then you need to create a new project file using the New Vault Project option.

[Morgan1825]

Hello,
Im not sure if i have Vault. Is it called Autodesk Basic Vault 2014? Also, what log-in do you use? The one that you use to download CAD? Or do you use the Autodesk Cloud account? Sorry for all the questions, im a very curious student.

Thanks,

Morgan1825

Oh, and I could use some help on how to use it. I ave no clue how it works. Thanks.

[sanddrag]

What you have would be the vault client. To use vault, you need to set up a computer with the Vault server, which is a separate download and install. It is possible to have the client and server on one computer, for a single user, but a more typical implementation would be to use a dedicated computer for the server. You can have up to 10 users on Windows 7 and more than that on Windows Server. I use Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise on an older Dell Poweredge 1850 with 10k RPM SCSI drives and 8 give of RAM.

[Morgan1825]

Originally Posted by sanddrag

What you have would be the vault client. To use vault, you need to set up a computer with the Vault server, which is a separate download and install. It is possible to have the client and server on one computer, for a single user, but a more typical implementation would be to use a dedicated computer for the server. You can have up to 10 users on Windows 7 and more than that on Windows Server. I use Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise on an older Dell Poweredge 1850 with 10k RPM SCSI drives and 8 give of RAM.

Ah, Thank you. Can I still use the Basic Vault? What will it do? Thanks again

[bachster]

Thanks for your help Sanddrag and Phil! I had to create a new Vault project file in a separate location - I had some errors trying to create a new one because there were other project files and content center files within the same folder path. I'm up and running now!