Repository Files

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.

tentergf.gif (577 bytes) Shared repositories must be local to the server where the repository server is running. You can not use EMSRV to manage remote repositories.

tentergf.gif (577 bytes) 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.

ngwin.gif (1069 bytes)ngos2.gif (402 bytes)ngnware.gif (491 bytes)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.

ngos2.gif (402 bytes)The maximum repository size is 2 gigabytes.
ngnware.gif (491 bytes)The maximum repository size is 4 gigabytes.
ngwin.gif (1069 bytes)The maximum repository size is 2 gigabytes for FAT drives and 16 gigabytes for NTFS drives.
ngaix.gif (1051 bytes)nghp_ux.gif (428 bytes)ngsolar.gif (418 bytes)The maximum repository size is 16 gigabytes.

If your repository is approaching the maximum size, you should create a smaller repository by compacting it.


Repository


Backing Up the Repository
Purging Program Elements from the Repository
Compacting a Repository