Operating systems Information - CAST filesystem storage areas

This guide provides information on what areas of CAST AIP  may be using space on how to configure them.

Please examine first examine the hardware requirements for running CAST for your release to assist you in sizing your infrastructure for CAST.  For 8.3.x, you can find this information here:

https://doc.castsoftware.com/display/DOC83/Deployment+-+sizing

Areas that you may not have setup to a separate location are:

• Large Temporary Storage Area (LTSA) and Large Intermediate Storage Area (LISA) folders
  • For configuration see the on-line help for CMS or this link for 8.3.x :  https://doc.castsoftware.com/display/DOC82/CMS+-+Preferences+-+CAST+General
• Temporary and Work Paths
  • For Configuration see this link for 8.3.x:  https://doc.castsoftware.com/display/DOC83/Appendix+-+Modifying+default+CAST+data+storage+locations
• Cast Storage Service (CSS) files ( if you are using CSS for your database)
  • During the installation of CSS, you select where CSS stores its data.  This is shown here: https://doc.castsoftware.com/display/DOCCOM/CAST+Storage+Service+-+installation+process
• Source code delivery and deployment folders used by DMT and CMS
  
  • You can see more on how these are defined in the on-line help for CMS and DMT as well as some information here for 8.3.x:  https://doc.castsoftware.com/display/DOC83/CMS+-+CAST+Management+Studio+Startup+Wizard
• Log Files 
  • For configuration, see the on-line help for CMS

See also this page in the documentation for some further information and recommendations on setting up  your storage areas:

https://doc.castsoftware.com/display/DOC83/Set-up+a+file+repository+for+your+analysis+data

 http://doc.castsoftware.com/help/topic/TKB/How-to-change-the-default-location-of-Cast-MS-log-file_540213377.html