Repository File Names
In the file system, the name of the repository provided with VisualAge for Java
is ivj.dat. It is recommended that you use .dat as the file extension for any new
repositories that you create. To ensure that new repositories can be used on any server
operating system, adhere to the 8.3 file-naming convention.
Shared repositories
must be local to the server where the repository server is running. You can not use EMSRV
to manage remote repositories.
The EMSRV
Working Directory
For ease of use, it is recommended that you store shared repositories in the
EMSRV working directory. This allows team members to connect to the shared repositories
without providing path information.
By default, the EMSRV working directory is the same
directory where the emsrv executable program is installed. You can change the working
directory by using the -W parameter
of the emsrv command when you start the repository server.
Repository Size
It is not unusual to have repositories that are between 200 and 300 megabytes, or larger.
The maximum repository size
is 2 gigabytes.
The maximum repository size
is 4 gigabytes.
The maximum repository size is
2 gigabytes for FAT drives and 16 gigabytes for NTFS drives.
The maximum repository size is 16 gigabytes.
If your repository is approaching the maximum size, you should create a smaller repository by compacting it.
Backing Up the Repository
Purging Program Elements from the Repository
Compacting a Repository