37.2 Setting the DVA Home Folder

The DVA home folder is named gwdva. The default location varies by platform:

Linux:

/var/opt/novell/groupwise/gwdva

Windows:

c:\ProgramData\novell\groupwise\gwdva

NOTE:On some versions of Windows Server, the ProgramData folder is not visible by default. To display it in File Explorer, click View, then select Hidden items.

The DVA home folder has three subfolders (quarantine, temp, and template). If this folder consumes more disk space than you want consumed in the default location, you can move it to a different location on the local server or to a location on a remote server.

  1. Open the startup.dva file in a text editor.

  2. Search to find the following switch:

    /home

  3. Remove the semicolon (;) to activate the setting.

  4. Specify the full path name for the DVA home folder, for example:

    Linux:

    		 
    /tmp/gwdva

    Windows:

    		 
    c:\temp\gwdva
m:\gwsystem\gwdva
\\gwserver5\c\gwsystem\gwdva

    On Windows, if you are running the DVA as a Windows service rather than as an application, the format you use for the path name influences the Windows user account that the DVA service can run under. If you specify a home folder on the local server or on a mapped drive, the DVA service can run under the local system account. If you specify a home folder as a UNC path to a remote server, the DVA service must run as a Windows user that has rights to access the remote home folder.

    IMPORTANT:For simplicity of DVA administration, running the DVA as the Windows Administrator user is highly recommended.

  5. (Optional) Use the --log switch to move the log subfolder out from under the DVA home folder.

    The quarantine folder cannot be moved.

  6. Save the startup.dva file.

  7. Skip to Section 37.6, Putting DVA Configuration Changes into Effect.