You can use the installer or the Application Management Console to configure Adobe Connect to use NAS and SAN devices to manage content storage. Content is any file published to Adobe Connect, such as courses; SWF, PPT, or PDF files; and archived recordings.
The following are possible shared storage configurations:
Content is copied to the primary external storage device and pulled to each Adobe Connect server’s content folder as needed. Old content is purged from each server’s content folder to make room for new content as needed. This configuration frees resources on the application server which is especially helpful in a large cluster. (Enter a value in the Shared Storage box and the Content Cache Size box.)
Content is copied to all servers and the primary external storage device. This configuration is recommended for small clusters unless you have a large amount of content that is randomly accessed. (Enter a value in the Shared Storage box; leave Content Cache Size blank.)
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If you have an Adobe Connect cluster and don’t configure shared storage devices, the cluster works in full mirroring mode (content published to Adobe Connect is copied to all servers) and content is never automatically removed from any servers.
Follow these steps to configure the shared storage. Alternatively, you can also configure the shared storage during installation.
If you’re configuring shared storage for one Adobe Connect server, follow the instructions in the first task.
If you’re configuring shared storage for a cluster, follow the instructions in the first task for one computer in the cluster and then follow the instructions in the second task for all the other computers in the cluster.
Configure Adobe Connect without shared storage and run Adobe Connect on one server before you proceed.
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(Optional) If you are updating an existing Adobe Connect server to use shared storage volumes, you must copy the content from one of the existing servers to the shared volume.
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Some computers in a cluster may have extra content. Adobe Connect cannot use these files but if you want to copy them to the shared volume for archival purposes, you could write and run a script that compares the content of every computer with the content of the shared volume.
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On the Application Settings tab, select the Server Settings tab, scroll down to the Shared Storage Settings section and enter a folder path in the Shared Storage box for example, \\volume\directory\.
If the primary storage device fills up, you can add another device to the primary position. Separate the paths by semicolons (;).
\\volume\directory;\\volume2\directory
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Writing (copying to the storage folder) is performed only on the first folder. Reading (copying from the storage folder) is performed in sequence starting with the first folder until the file is found.
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