Worksheets for planning details for the server

You can use the worksheets to help you plan the amount and location of storage needed for the IBM Storage Protect server. You can also use them to keep track of names and user IDs.

Windows operating systemsRestriction: If you are using a File Allocation Table (FAT or FAT32) or a New Technology File System (NTFS) format, you cannot specify the root directory of that system as the location of a database directory or log directory. Instead, you must create one or more subdirectories within the root directory. Then, create the database directories and log directories within the subdirectories.
Item Space required Number of directories Location of directories
The database






 
Active log



   
Archive log



   
Optional: Log mirror for the active log



   
Optional: Secondary archive log (failover location for archive log)



   

Item Names and user IDs Location
The instance user ID for the server, which is the ID you use to start and run the IBM Storage Protect server    
The home directory for the server, which is the directory that contains the instance user ID    
The database instance name    
The instance directory for the server, which is a directory that contains files specifically for this server instance (the server options file and other server-specific files)    
The server name, use a unique name for each server