Configuring a shared data files folder

You need to provide access to AX Server data files through a shared folder if either, or both, of the following situations apply to your configuration:

  • If you want to store the data files on a separate server from AX Server. You can store the data files on a server where there is more hard disk space available, or on a network file server.

  • If you are installing AX Engine Node on one or more servers. A shared folder is required because the data files must be accessible to both the analytic servers and the AX Server.

The shared folder must be accessible through a Windows UNC path, which has the following format: \\ComputerName\SharedFolder. The Windows user account used to run the Geronimo application server service on the AX Server and each AX Engine Node must have read and write permissions for the folder. Any users that access AX Server tables using ACL Analytics must have read access permissions for the folder.

The shared folder can be located either in a shared Windows folder, or on a Storage Area Network (SAN). The configuration described below is only required if a Windows folder is used.

To configure a shared folder on Windows 2008:

  1. Open Windows Explorer and select the folder you want to share.
  2. Right-click the folder and select Share.
  3. In the File Sharing dialog box, select the users or groups you want to share the folder with.
  4. Check the permissions assigned to each user or group, and click the drop-down list beside each entry you want to modify the permissions for and select the appropriate permissions.
  5. Click Share.
  6. Click Done.

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