The Vault Upgrade Guide is a comprehensive look at upgrading your Vault environment to a new release year or edition of Autodesk Vault. Details are provided for releases from 2009 to the current Autodesk Vault release.
What Is an Upgrade?
An upgrade means moving Vault data to a newer release (e.g., from Vault 2014 to Vault 2016), to a higher product edition (e.g., from Vault Workgroup to Vault Professional), or both. When upgrading, upgrade to the highest release first and then upgrade the product edition. For example, if moving from Vault Workgroup 2014 to Vault Professional 2016, first upgrade the release to Vault Workgroup 2016 and then upgrade the edition to Vault Professional 2016.
What Does Upgrading Entail?
The upgrade process for an Autodesk Vault environment is composed of five stages: validate backup, upgrade SQL, upgrade Vault server, upgrade clients, and create backup. The number of steps within each stage varies depending on the existing Vault implementation.
Who Can Perform an Upgrade?
The instructions in the attached document assume that the administrator performing the upgrade is familiar with common server administration tasks. At a minimum, the administrator should be familiar with installing and uninstalling software on Microsoft Windows™.
Where Can I Find Upgrade Assistance?
If there are concerns or additional complexities in the Autodesk Vault environment, the best practice is to involve your Value Added Reseller or Autodesk Consulting. This is especially important when using clustered SQL or business line integrations with Vault.
How Do I View the Autodesk Vault Upgrade Guide PDF?
Click AutodeskVaultUpgrade.pdf.
What if I Have Questions about Upgrading SQL Express or SQL Standard?
Refer to the steps in this section for more information about upgrading SQL. For additional details about Microsoft SQL, see the Microsoft SQL help.