Installing Autodesk Vault on standalone PC

[robson333]

Hi folks.  I've been away from CAD for 20 years.  I have a standalone subscription to Inventor 2018.  And I have 60 hours of (computer-based) training tutorials through TEDCF.  Planning to spend a year in my retirement learning Inventor 2018.   In a year I will reenter the job market - mechanical design with an engineering group. Will try to get with an outfit that is using some version of Autodesk Vault.  So I am contemplating some means of getting used to that environment while learning inventor 2018 on my standalone PC.  I know that Vault requires separate server and client software.  Has anyone set there individual PC up to accommodate both functions?  Assume I would need to create separate partitions for server and client. Am I asking for trouble?  🙂     Thanks  Tom

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

hi,

there is no problem with having both ADMS and Vault explorer on a single machine. just while logging into vault explorer enter "localhost" for the server name.

also, you can make a virtual machine and have one of them on the virtual machine(i personally may prefer to install server on the VM) you can use tools like Hyper-V integrated into some Windows versions, or something like VM-ware. 

but actually when that is possible to have Server and client software both on the same machine, its just detaining yourself may be to use the second method

[cbenner · Accepted solution]

@robson333

This can definitely be done.  It's not the best setup (IMHO) for a production environment, simply because if the machine fails you lose everything.  But for learning, it should be ok.  I used this setup last fall for presenting a Vault class at AU2017.  There were a few installation challenges to get through, but I think that was more the machine I was given to use than anything else.

Just do good research on the installation procedures first, and then hop in here if something goes wrong.

[michael.battcock]

Hi Tom,

You've got a lot of great answers here, but I'd also add if you have the resources, setting up a networked workstation to host. This would best emulate the environment that an engineering group would have set up and would eliminate confusion. Like others said, it's doable, but if it was me I'd dust off a free PC and have it act as the "network PC" Maybe it's just me that has spare desktops hanging in the closet!

Good luck and let us know if you have any other questions!

- Mike

[Jason.Courtemanche]

Hi @robson333

Welcome to the Autodesk Community, and thank you for posting your question here in the Vault forum!

I'm just checking in to see if you need more help with this. Did the suggestion that @cbenner provided work for you? If so, please click Accept as Solution on the posts that helped you so others in the community can find them easily. 

Regards,

Jason