Data360 Analyze: how to mount a disk to store executions data in Linux – Infogix

In Analyze it is recommended that the data-7731/executions folder be kept in a separate location to the other folders under data-7731 to ensure Analyze performance is optimized. For more information see this article storage considerations

Linux is made up of a Logical File System and a Disk Infrastructure, per the screenshot below. The File System can't see the Disk Infrastructure unless it's mounted.

Analyze only sees the directory structure on a Linux or Windows server. It does not see local or external disks.

PRE-REQUISITE STEPS:

** It is recommend that you take a Linux system level backup before mounting a disk

** Ensure the permissions on the new mount point are the same as those on the existing executions folder - else the Analyze user (and hence the Analyze software) won't be able to perform read, write or execute operations on the new mount point

** You'll need to make the new disk configuration permanent so that following a Linux system reboot the new disk/volume is automatically mounted (i.e. include the mount in the Linux system's /etc/fstab file)

STEPS TO MOUNT A DISK:

1. shut down the Analyze system's services
2. mount the disk/volume that will be used to store the Analyze temp (executions) data on some temporary mount point, as the current Executions folder must be empty before you can mount a disk into it
3. move the contents of data-7731/executions folder to the mount point created in step 2
4. unmount the temp executions disk/volume
5. mount new disk/volume as the the data-7731/executions folder
6. bring the Analyze system back up

TECHNICAL NOTES:

Analyze is happy because the same directory is being used, so no changes need to be made inside of Analyze.

Note that the data files are moved to the new disk rather than copying (which leaves the originals untouched).

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Sébastien Godet

December 10, 2020 11:08

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Hi!

We are in a windows environment and I don't understand what I need to do to change the location for the exec folder ?

Is it enough to update the following line in site.prop and then restart services?

ls.brain.tempDir="D:/Data3SixtyAnalyze/Data3SixtyAnalyze/data-7721/executions"
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Christina Costello

December 16, 2020 12:29
Hi Sebastien,

Please see this article, https://support.infogix.com/hc/en-us/articles/1500000311502-Data360-Analyze-how-to-store-executions-data-on-another-disk-on-Windows-Server.

After mounting the disk, you'll just need to add the ls.brain.tempDir property and the path to cust.prop and restart Analyze.
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