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Creating a File System Mount

About this task

Create a mount that connects to content on the file system.

Procedure

  1. On the server where WorldServer is installed, create an area on the file system where WorldServer files will be stored.
    In this tutorial, we assume that your dedicated area is named c:\wsfiles.
    You are now ready to create the mount that connects to this area.
  2. In WorldServer, go to Management > Asset Interface System > AIS Mounts.
    The AIS Mounts page displays all the mounts that have been created. The following figure represents a system for which many mounts have been created.

  3. On the AIS Mounts page, click Add.
    The Mount: New page appears. Just after you’ve installed WorldServer, it can take a few seconds for the page to display.

    The Generic Configuration area of the page appears for every mount type. The options in the Connector Configuration area differ depending on the type you choose.
  4. In the Generic Configuration area, in the Name field, type a name for the mount, for example, wstut.
    This name will appear in the WorldServer Explorer as the top level folder for this collection of content.
  5. Leave the Type field set to File System.
    By default, WorldServer is configured so that you can create mounts of type File System and SQL Server. You can create other mount types by enabling licenses for those types – go to Management > Administration > Licenses. WorldServer ships with an unlimited number of licenses for each connector type.
  6. In the File System Connector Configuration area, in the Directory path field, enter the path to the directory that you created earlier, c:\wsfiles.
  7. Make sure that the Versioning support field is cleared.
    If you check the box, you add some versioning features to the file system mount. For tutorial purposes, however, we suggest that you leave the check box cleared.
  8. Click Save.
    The AIS Mounts page appears, listing the mount you just created. You can click on the mount’s name to review and change the mount configuration details.