You can manage the Workgroup PDM vault service without having to open the Microsoft Management console.
If the vault service is stopped when you log in to the VaultAdmin tool, a Start Service button appears in the SolidWorks Workgroup PDM 2013 VaultAdmin - Login dialog box. Click this button to start the service.
If you do not start the service, you can only access the Vault Management tab of the VaultAdmin tool when it opens.
The Vault Management tab contains controls that let you:
- Start or stop the vault service
- Specify a new vault directory
- Set validation on or off
- Rebuild the vault
- View vault memory usage and the vault log size and age