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Creating a Common Windows-to-Windows File System
For the Windchill server machine and the worker machine to exchange files, the two machines must share a common file system directory. This directory, which can be located on either machine (or even on a third machine), serves as a file transfer point between the server and worker machines. It is highly recommended that the physical file system resides on the worker machine, as this provides the best performance.
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Because there are many ways in which a common file system can be created (mapped Windows drives, FTP, and so forth), no attempt is made to describe the creation of a shared file directory in these procedures. Windows mapped drives require additional configuration steps.
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If you are using a network file system (NFS), this directory can exist on any machine in the network; but you must be able to mount the directory on both the Windchill machine and the worker machine. If you are using FTP, the Windchill machine must be able to connect with an FTP server running on the worker machine and the worker path must be a directory which is local to the worker machine.
After creating the common file system, make note of the full path to the common directory used by the server machine and by the worker machine. Each of these paths must be entered during subsequent procedures.
For example, from the server machine, the full path to the common file system could be:
X:\D_drive\shared_Worker_dir
The full path from the worker machine to the same common file system could be:
D:\shared_Worker_dir
The shared folder must reside on the worker machine and not the server. If you are using mapping, add a step to the Windchill server startup script to map the drive before starting Windchill services and the Worker Agent that uses it to ensure that it is supported as a service.
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This common file system must be fully accessible from the user account specified during the initial installation of the Windchill server. The common file system folder must reside on the worker machine, and the server must have access to it. This can require that both machines have the same log on account. This is a security concern the administrator must address by policy before installing the worker.