Set up an Attachments Archive Store - j5 - 28.0 - Installation & Upgrade - Hexagon

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To set up an attachment archive store:

  1. Select the Attachment Storage node on the left pane.

  2. Right-click the Attachment Storage node and select New Attachment Storage.

  3. In the New Attachment Storage dialog box, enter a name for the new storage instance. We recommend that you name the new storage archive. The new storage instance appears as a subfolder under Attachment Storage.

    For IndustraForm attachments:

    • The New Attachment Storage name should match the Attachments Archive Store field on the Server settings node; the default store name is archive.

    • The attachment archive is enabled (Archive IndustraForm Attachments) and the Attachments Retention Period is set on the Server settings node.

    For Logbook attachments:

    • The New Attachment Storage name should match the Archive Store on the Attachment storage node.

    • The attachment archive is enabled (Enable Archiving) and the Retention Period (months) is set on the Attachment Storage node.

  4. Select the archive node (the node that you just created).

  5. Select the FileSystemStore type.

    We recommend that you do not use the DBStore type for your attachment archive.

  6. Set the Ignore Migration Warning field to True.

  7. Set the Path field to the location you want store the attachment. Select [...] to browse to the folder location. We recommend that you create an attachment_archive folder in the following location: C:\ProgramData\j5\attachment-archive and then browse to this folder for the path.

    The Path can also be a network drive. If you use a network drive, make sure the j5 service user has access to write to the folder. The j5 Service Username is NetworkService, by default. The j5 Service Username can be changed on Server settings page.

  8. Save and verify the archive attachment storage node and then save and verify the Server Settings/Attachment Storage node. After they are saved and verified, you can deploy changes from the top j5 node.

The attachments that have been moved out of the j5 database aren't backed up with the regular backups of the j5 database. As such, the attachments folder needs to be backed up as a separate task. This also should be considered when using a failover setup to make sure that the archived attachments are available on both systems.