About file storage areas

A file storage area contains document content in a hierarchy of folders on a local or shared network drive accessible by the Content Engine server. A file storage area can also be a fixed storage area using a fixed content device for content storage. You can configure a file storage area by accessing its property sheet's Configuration tab. You can also set a maximum number of files and maximum size using the Statistics tab.

Content Engine supports a many-to-many relationship for file storage areas. In other words, many Content Engine servers can manage one file storage area, and a single Content Engine server can manage multiple file storage areas.

NOTE  File storage areas on encrypted NTFS devices are not supported.

File storage area directory hierarchy

A file storage area consists of a hierarchy of folders on a local or shared network location:

     file storage hierarchy

Managing file storage areas

To manage file storage areas, consider the following guidelines:

Windows and UNIX permissions on file storage area folders

See the Security Guide for more information on setting folder permissions for file storage and content cache areas.