To create a vault, you must be able to connect to an archive server.
If an archive server is installed but is not visible in the Administration tool, you can add
it.
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From the
Windows Start menu, click to open the
Administration
tool.
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Click .
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In the Add Server dialog
box, for Server name, select or enter the
server to add.
Use the server system name, not the IP address, unless the
environment is configured for IP-only communication, as described in the
Installation Guide.
When adding an archive server to a wide-area network (WAN),
DNS can fail when looking up the IP address of the server host name. As a
workaround, ensure that the client can successfully ping
the server by name. If the ping
does not work, update the local HOSTS file.
For details, see Adding Archive Servers
in a WAN Environment in the SOLIDWORKS PDM/SOLIDWORKS Manage Installation Guide.
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Click OK.