As far as InterMapper DataCenter goes, you can't relocate the entire
thing and have that work across upgrades, but you should be able to
symlink the two directories that matter. Those are
/usr/local/imdc/config (configuration, including the database and
database backups) and /usr/local/imdc/log (log files).
I should note that symlinks have so far only been used for
/usr/local/imdc/config/database. Although I don't see any problems,
symlinking the entire config folder, or the log folder, is not something
we've tested. Please make sure that everything is properly backed-up,
etc. I'd also take a peek at the OS X Console during the first upgrade
install, just in case there are any errors.
Most importantly, when you move the files to your RAID, make sure that
everything keeps precisely the same ownership and permissions. The
database, for example, requires that /usr/local/imdc/config/database
have 0700, for security reasons. If you change it accidentally, it will
refuse to start.
And, as Michael Graziano pointed out, if you only want to move the
database, you can use a PostgreSQL feature called tablespaces. It makes
the database write most of its data to a different partition, without
having to move or symlink anything. As such, it's the most reliable
method, though it takes slightly more work to set up. If that's what
you're interested in, I believe we have a KB article explaining the
process; let me know and I can get you a link to it.
David
On 10/20/2009 3:20 PM, Chris Kawchuk wrote:
How do I get Intermapper and/or Intermapper IMDC to nicely "live" on
another drive in my system?
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David Schnur
Dartware, LLC
http://www.dartware.com
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