Can we change location of filestore - Content Server 6.5

sai371646

Dear Experts,

We have Content Server 6.5. We need to change the location (or path) of filestore, is it advisable to do this or will Effect anything?

If we can change, Can we change this through dql?

Please suggest,

Thanks in advance.....

Regards,

Sai

DCTM_Guru

"2. using SQL (vs.DQL), update the value of the file_system_path attribute in dm_location"

- This assumes that all your files are in single filestore location and not spread across multiple filestores.  MIGRATE_CONTENT method does the same as you described but does this programmatically and allows you to define the criteria of what you want to move (eg docs of certain type, docs created after specific date, etc).

DCTM_Guru

Do you want to add new filestore or move existing files to new filestore (both are supported)?  The latter requires you to execute MIGRATE_CONTENT admin method.

The former you can do using Documentum Administrator (see DA user manual for more details).  You may have to restart the docbase in order for the setting to take effect so that new files gets placed into new filestore.

acarver

It sounds like you have a disk space or management issue, e.g.

you want to move everything from C:\filestores\filestore_04\ to E:\filestores\filestore_04\

( or /disk1/filestore_04/ to /disk2/filestore_04/ )

As alternatives to what Johnny explained, I think you can do the migration with the following simple recipe:

1. stop the docbase

2. using SQL (vs.DQL), update the value of the file_system_path attribute in dm_location

3. move the files to the new location

4. start the docbase

This is what you often do as part of cloning a docbase e.g. copy from production server to test server. One of the admin guides explains the process, if you want more info than I gave above.

DCTM_Guru

"2. using SQL (vs.DQL), update the value of the file_system_path attribute in dm_location"

- This assumes that all your files are in single filestore location and not spread across multiple filestores.  MIGRATE_CONTENT method does the same as you described but does this programmatically and allows you to define the criteria of what you want to move (eg docs of certain type, docs created after specific date, etc).

jitde

Hi Johnny,

I have a similar kind of update required where we need to transfer the entire Centera file to SAN storage.

Please mention the high level steps to execute it and whether need to update the file_system_path in dm_location or it will automaticall take care. As in our scenario CS having multiple file store.

Please provide your valuable input.

Regards,

Jit