Built for Reliability
Vault was designed to ensure the reliability of data. All repository data is stored in a SQL Server database.
Atomic Checkins
You can checkin a group of logically-related operations as a changeset, and the checkin operation is atomic. The entire changeset either succeeds or fails. Your repository is never left in a half-baked state.
Familiar User Interface
SourceSafe users can begin using Vault with no learning curve. The terminology is the same. All major VSS features are present.
SourceSafe Import
Vault includes a SourceSafe import wizard that can move all your VSS data into a Vault repository. Every version of every file is imported, including change comments. Even shares and pins are properly maintained.
Remote Access
Vault was designed to work well over the Internet. All communication between client and server is done over HTTP, familiar and friendly for network administrators. Compression and binary deltas are used in both directions to minimize network traffic. Configure IIS for SSL support to keep your data secure.
Clients for Linux
The Vault command-line client is fully supported and tested on Linux using Mono.
IDE Integration
Vault integrates seamlessly with both Microsoft Visual Studio and Eclipse.
There is no separate fee for the client and server. A fee is charged for each person who uses the system. This is implemented by charging per "named user account". Each user of SourceGear Vault has a named account to which they login when they want to use the product. For each of these accounts, you need to purchase one user license.
Client:
- Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista
Vault v3.5.2 and higher clients will run on both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista
- Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
- 30 MB available hard disk space
Server:
- Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP Professional (32-bit and 64-bit), Windows 2003 server (32-bit and 64-bit), or Windows Vista (Business and Ultimate)
- Vault 3.5.2 is supported on 32-bit and 64-bit Vista using the .NET Framework 1.1 and IIS 6 running in 32-bit compatibility mode.
- Vault 4.0.x is supported on 32-bit and 64-bit Windows XP Pro using the 32-bit .NET Framework 2.0 and IIS 5 running in 32-bit compatibility mode (for XP 64-bit).
- Vault 4.0.x is supported on 32-bit Vista ONLY using the 32-bit .NET Framework 2.0.
- MSDE 2000 (SP3a), SQL Server 2000 (SP3a), SQL Server 2005 (SP1), or SQL Server Express 2005 (SP1)
- IIS 5.0 or higher with .NET Framework 2.0
- 20 MB available hard disk space