File store [Settings]
The persistent store for messages and other state managed by the messaging engine.
To view this page in the console, click the following path:
If we make any changes to the properties of a file store, you must restart the messaging engine to make those changes take effect.
For more information on the log file, permanent store file, and temporary store file and appropriate parameter values refer to Hints and tips for configuring file store size.
Configuration tab
The Configuration tab shows configuration properties for this object. These property values are preserved even if the runtime environment is stopped then restarted. See the information center task descriptions for information about how to apply configuration changes to the runtime environment.
General Properties
UUID
The universal unique identifier assigned by the system to this data store for administrative purposes.
| Information | Value |
|---|---|
| Required | No |
| Data type | String |
Log size
Size in megabytes of the log file.
| Information | Value |
|---|---|
| Required | Yes |
| Data type | Long |
| Range | 10 through 9223372036854775807
|
Log directory path
Name of the log files directory.
When creating a messaging engine with a file store, we can select the Default log directory path radio button for this property. This option causes, the following default directory value to be used: ${USER_INSTALL_ROOT}/filestores/com.ibm.ws.sib/messagingEngineName-messagingEngineUuid/log where messagingEngineName and messagingEngineUuid are substituted from the Name and UUID properties of the messaging engine.
After we have created the file store, the Log directory path field displays the directory path used for log files.
Important: When adding a cluster as a bus member, configure the log file to be on a file system that is accessible to all members of a cluster.
| Information | Value |
|---|---|
| Required | No |
| Data type | Text |
Minimum permanent store size
The minimum number of megabytes reserved by each of the permanent store files. The permanent store files are never smaller than the log file.
For more information about the store files and appropriate values for the log file parameters refer to Hints and tips for configuring file store size.
| Information | Value |
|---|---|
| Required | Yes |
| Data type | Long |
| Range | 0 through 9223372036854775807
|
Unlimited permanent store size
Indicates whether the permanent store files are unlimited in size.
| Information | Value |
|---|---|
| Required | No |
| Data type | Custom |
Maximum permanent store size
The maximum size in megabytes for the permanent store files.
| Information | Value |
|---|---|
| Required | Yes |
| Data type | Long |
| Range | 50 through 9223372036854775807
|
Permanent store directory path
Name of the permanent store files directory.
When creating a messaging engine with a file store, we can specify a non-default directory to be used for permanent store files. To do this, select the Permanent store directory path radio button, then type a directory path value in the field provided.
When creating a messaging engine with a file store, we can select the Default permanent store directory path radio button for this property. This option causes the following default directory value to be used: ${USER_INSTALL_ROOT}/filestores/com.ibm.ws.sib/messagingEngineName-messagingEngineUuid/store where messagingEngineName and messagingEngineUuid are substituted from the Name and UUID properties of the messaging engine.
After we have created the file store, the Permanent store directory path field displays the directory path used for permanent store files.
Important: When adding a cluster as a bus member, configure the permanent store file to be on a file system that is accessible to all members of a cluster.
| Information | Value |
|---|---|
| Required | No |
| Data type | Text |
Minimum temporary store size
The minimum number of megabytes reserved by each of the temporary store files. The temporary store files are never smaller than the log file.
| Information | Value |
|---|---|
| Required | Yes |
| Data type | Long |
| Range | 0 through 9223372036854775807
|
Unlimited temporary store size
Indicates whether the temporary store files are unlimited in size.
| Information | Value |
|---|---|
| Required | No |
| Data type | Boolean |
Maximum temporary store size
The maximum size in megabytes for the temporary store files.
| Information | Value |
|---|---|
| Required | Yes |
| Data type | Long |
| Range | 50 through 9223372036854775807
|
Temporary store directory path
Name of the temporary store files directory.
When creating a messaging engine with a file store, we can specify a non-default directory to be used for temporary store files. To do this, select the Temporary store directory path radio button, then type a directory path value in the field provided.
When creating a messaging engine with a file store, we can select the Default temporary store directory path radio button for this property. This option causes the following default directory value to be used: ${USER_INSTALL_ROOT}/filestores/com.ibm.ws.sib/messagingEngineName-messagingEngineUuid/store where messagingEngineName and messagingEngineUuid are substituted from the Name and UUID properties of the messaging engine.
After we have created the file store, the Temporary store directory path field displays the directory path used for temporary store files.
Important: When adding a cluster as a bus member, configure the temporary store file to be on a file system that is accessible to all members of a cluster.
| Information | Value |
|---|---|
| Required | No |
| Data type | Text |
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