Am I Configuring the Repository Correctly?

[alexfrescodal]

Hey,

I've been trying to set Alfresco (Community) 's data storage to a new 2-TB NAS. The Windows server Alfresco is running on has the NAS mapped to the R drive, and while I believe I've configured Alfresco's property files to match those on guides found on this website, the data is still all stored in "alf_data" in the Alfresco folder.

In the repository.properties file, I have changed the line to:

dir.root = R:/alf_data

which has done nothing, even though the folder and all subfolders are already in place on the R Drive. In fact, I can change that line to anything, and it has no impact on Alfresco. If I set up the alfresco.global.properties with the same line however, Alfresco refuses to start, simply giving me a 404 error. Otherwise,I've kept the global properties as a sample file.

Any insight on this would be huge.

-Alex

[jpotts]

The log says: "Failed to create store root: R:\Alfresco\alf_data\contentstore.deleted". Does R:\Alfresco\alf_data exist and is it writable by the user that is running the server?

Jeff

[dmurphy]

Aye, the path exists and should be writable. The NAS attaches itself to R: on bootup via a scheduled task pointed to a .bat, and I've tried just manually starting and stopping Alfresco to make sure it wasn't some sort of timing shenanigans (ie, Alfresco trying to connect before the NAS actually registers as being connected). I've already placed all Alfresco data that's currently on the local drive to the R drive, so the alf_data folders look exactly the same as of right now, without uploading anything else.

EDIT: To clarify, the server maps the R: drive on start up for all users. Is this incorrect procedure? I admit to being only an electrical engineering student, and network nuances like this are still somewhat new to me.