PDMworks (2010 at least) how to change/move vault folder
PDMworks (2010 at least) how to change/move vault folder
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Hi there,
I searched the net trying to find any "how-to" for moving vault folder to another destination. NADA!!!
after fighting with vault server i finally developed one (using peoples posts with bit of information) combined together and here you go:
first you should turn off pdmworks server down (right click on my computer, manage, go to services, find pdmworks server. "stop" it.
go to folder which contains your vault. copy all files wherever you want.
pres start , run, type REGEDIT (enter)
use search to find "rootpath" (why search, because it may be in different locations) (also the "rootpath" may be written twice in the registry, so after you'll change one, try to continue search until you'll get message nothing is found.
change root path to the new one.
go back to the services, "start" it back
run vaultadmin to validate your vault.
thats all.
it worked for me at least.
hope it will help someone else.
I searched the net trying to find any "how-to" for moving vault folder to another destination. NADA!!!
after fighting with vault server i finally developed one (using peoples posts with bit of information) combined together and here you go:
first you should turn off pdmworks server down (right click on my computer, manage, go to services, find pdmworks server. "stop" it.
go to folder which contains your vault. copy all files wherever you want.
pres start , run, type REGEDIT (enter)
use search to find "rootpath" (why search, because it may be in different locations) (also the "rootpath" may be written twice in the registry, so after you'll change one, try to continue search until you'll get message nothing is found.
change root path to the new one.
go back to the services, "start" it back
run vaultadmin to validate your vault.
thats all.
it worked for me at least.
hope it will help someone else.





RE: PDMworks (2010 at least) how to change/move vault folder
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-Dustin
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RE: PDMworks (2010 at least) how to change/move vault folder
The info you spent so much time seeking was in the SolidWorks help files all along, without the need to mess with the registry files.
How do I move the vault and its documents to a new server?
1. Stop the Workgroup PDM service.
2. Back up the vault.
3. Copy the vault files to the new location and note the path.
4. Reinstall the vault program files (preferably on the C: partition). When asked for the vault storage location, specify the new path.
5. Reinstall the VaultAdmin on the new server (optional).
6. Test the new installation.
7. Delete the original documents with Windows Explorer.
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