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Design the Disk Configuration

To improve recovery and performance, we recommend that you store the datastore on a separate physical disk from the product files. (By default it is stored under DXHOME/data/.)

Example: Disk Configuration on Windows

In the following example of a typical Windows installation, the C and D drives are on separate physical disks:

• C disk drive—CA Directory product files
• D disk drive—Directory information (datastore files)

Example: Disk Configuration on UNIX

In the following example of a typical UNIX installation, the /local partition is on a separate physical disk:

• /opt/CA—DXserver product files
• /local/CA—Directory information (datastore files)

Note: For more information about disk configurations such as mirrored disks and RAID, contact Technical Support at http://ca.com/support.