System requirements
System requirements for Autodesk Vault
Autodesk Vault Server Requirements
Autodesk Vault File Server Requirements
Autodesk Vault Client Requirements
Note: See the IBM Vault Sizing Guide for recommendations.
Installation Requirements
Your installation requirements depend on whether you have installed a previous version of the Autodesk Data Management Server.
Users with a previous version of Autodesk Data Management Server
If previous versions of the Autodesk Data Management Server installed Microsoft ® SQL 2008 Express:
- Upgrade to Microsoft SQL 2012 Express Service Pack 2 prior to installing the latest version of Vault.
If previous versions of the Autodesk Data Management Server installed Microsoft ® SQL 2012 Express:
- Install service pack 2 for Microsoft SQL 2012 Express prior to installing the latest version of Vault.
New Users
- If no previous version of a SQL server is detected, or if you are not connecting to an existing remote SQL instance, Microsoft ® SQL Server 2012 Express service pack 2 is installed by default.
When using the Autodesk Data Management Server on a workstation operating system, it can support approximately ten simultaneous vault clients. Additional users can be supported by installing the Autodesk Data Management Server on a Windows server operating system.
If a compatible local SQL database is detected during installation, you are prompted to migrate the data once the installation is complete.
Note: If a database is detected that is not compatible with the new version of Autodesk Data Management Server, remove it so that you can install the server.
Autodesk Vault Server Requirements
Supported Operating Systems
System | 32-bit | 64-bit |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Foundation, Essentials, Standard, Datacenter | ✓ | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials, Standard, Datacenter | ✓ | |
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise (SP1) (Vault Basic Only)¹ | ✓ | |
Microsoft Windows 8 Professional, Enterprise (Vault Basic only)¹ | ✓ | |
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional, Enterprise (Vault Basic only)¹ | ✓ |
¹ Operating system not supported with Vault replication.
Supported Databases
Single Site RequirementsSystem | 32-bit | 64-bit |
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express, Standard, Enterprise (SP2) | ✓ | |
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Express, Standard, Enterprise | ✓ |
Replication Requirements
System | 32-bit | 64-bit |
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Standard, Enterprise (SP2) | ✓ | |
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Standard, Enterprise | ✓ |
CPU Type
Note: See the IBM Vault Sizing Guide for CPU, Memory, and Hard Disk recommendations for your particular environment.
Vault Server Requirements (Single Site)- Intel® i5 or AMD® equivalent processor, 2 GHz or higher (Minimum)
- Intel Xeon® E7 or AMD 64-bit equivalent processor, 3 GHz or higher (Recommended)
- Intel Xeon E5 or AMD equivalent processor, 2 GHz or higher (Minimum)
- Intel Xeon E7 or AMD equivalent processor, 3 GHz or higher (Recommended)
Memory
Vault Server Requirements- 4 GB RAM (Minimum)
- 8 GB RAM (Recommended)
- 16 GB RAM (Minimum)
- 32 GB RAM (Recommended)
Hard Disk
Vault Server Requirements- 100 GB disk space (Minimum)
- 200 GB disk space (Recommended)
- 300 GB disk space (Minimum)
- 500 GB disk space (Recommended)
Autodesk Vault File Server Requirements
Supported Operating Systems
System | 32-bit | 64-bit |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Foundation, Essentials, Standard, Datacenter | ✓ | |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials, Standard, Datacenter | ✓ |
CPU Type
Vault File Server Requirements- Intel Xeon E5 or AMD equivalent processor, 2 GHz or higher (Minimum)
- Intel Xeon E7 or AMD equivalent processor, 3 GHz or higher (Recommended)
Memory
Vault File Server Requirements- 4 GB RAM (Minimum)
- 8 GB RAM (Recommended)
Hard Disk
Vault File Server Requirements- 150 GB disk space (Minimum)
- 300 GB disk space (Recommended)
Autodesk Vault Client Requirements
Operating Systems
System | 32-bit | 64-bit |
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise (SP1) | ✓ | ✓ |
Microsoft Windows 8 Professional, Enterprise | ✓ | ✓ |
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional, Enterprise | ✓ | ✓ |
CPU Type
- Intel i3 or equivalent AMD processor, 1.6 GHz or higher (Minimum)
- Intel i7 or equivalent AMD processor, 3 GHz or higher (Recommended)
Memory
- 2 GB RAM (Minimum)
- 4 GB RAM (Recommended)
Hard Disk
- 6 GB disk space (Minimum)
- 10 GB disk space (Recommended)
Microsoft® Office (Excel®, PowerPoint®, Word)
- Office 2010 (SP2) (32-bit or 64-bit)
- Office 2013 (SP1) (32-bit or 64-bit)
Microsoft® Outlook®
- Office 2010 (SP2) (32-bit or 64-bit)
- Office 2013 (SP1) (32-bit or 64-bit)
Browser
- Internet Explorer® 10 and 11
- Mozilla Firefox® 25
- Google® Chrome™ 38
For more information on planning your deployment, refer to the Autodesk Network License Manager Guide.