ADIC Version 5.0 manual Create VolServ Directories, Name Description Path Permissions

Installing VolServ

Create

VolServ

Directories

During the VolServ installation process, you are requested to either:

•Accept the default directories.

•Or, supply directory locations for certain files that assist in database recovery.

If you do not want to accept the defaults, create the new directories before beginning the VolServ installation process. The required directories are described below.

Getting Started

Note

The default value of VS_DIR is /volserv/volserv

Name	Description	Path	Permissions
Installation	Volserv binaries	/volserv	vsadm
directory	and files.
VolServ API files	Application	/volserv/vsapi	vsadm
	program interface.
Linter Database	Database engine.	/volserv/volserv/linter/db
Journal files*	Stores the	/volserv/volserv/linter_jnl
	database log of
	occurrences
	between
	checkpoints.
Checkpoint files*	Stores a snapshot	/volserv/volserv/linter_ckp
	of the database at
	some specified
	time interval.
Checkpoint	Stores the	/volserv/volserv/ckp_archive
archive*	checkpoints.

* ADIC recommends that the journal and checkpoint directories reside on a different disk than the VolServ Database.

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