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  1. joerocket

    PDM Vault on network drive

    A few more details would be helpful. What is managing the licensing: SolidWorks licensing tool or third party application? I agree with PDMAdmin - What speed of network are you running (backbone and access layers)? What OS is the Vault Server on? Have you monitored the performance of the...
  2. joerocket

    PDM Vault on network drive

    PDMW Server and Vault File Server have static IP addresses. Jacob Smith M.E. & Info Sys Admin SolidWorks/PDM 2005
  3. joerocket

    PDM Vault on network drive

    Thanks PDMAdmin. Good to know. We are using the default login for the PDMW Service. It seems to be a little slow opening the Vault (on the user's end), but opening project files is very quick. We are still testing, but it seems to be stable, despite the reported problems with WinServer 2003...
  4. joerocket

    PDM Vault on network drive

    I heard the same thing from our VAR support agent. Unforutunately, this move is tied to a major network overhaul. We are implementing Network Attached Storage (NAS) and consolodating network file storage. I was finally able to make the remote Vault configuration work, using DFS and a UNC...
  5. joerocket

    PDM Vault on network drive

    I have a server that currently runs the PDM 2005 Server and houses our only Vault. I am in the process of moving PDM to a new server, but would like to put the Vault on separate server that is optimized for file storage. During the PDM installation process I can select a mapped network drive...

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