From Seapine Labs
QA Wizard Pro 2007 includes a new global application repository that enables easier collaboration between multiple users and easier deployment of scripts to testing computers. The global application repository is hosted on a networked server computer.
This article contains information about the location that the QA Wizard Pro repository server files are stored in, so that server administrators can create a backup and restore plan.
By default, the global repository server service stores data in <Drive Letter>:\QAWRepository, where <Drive Letter> is the drive letter of the installation path. For example, if you installed the product in C:\Program Files\Seapine\QA Wizard Pro, then the QAWRepository data is stored in C:\QAWRepository.
You can also customize the location that the repository data is stored in. Inside the QA Wizard Pro installation directory is a file named QAWRepositoryConfig.xml. This file allows you to change the default directory location and the QAWRepository port.
To change the default directory, locate the following line:
<Directory>DEFAULT</Directory>
Replace DEFAULT with the path you want to use, e.g.:
<Directory>D:\QAWRepository</Directory>
To backup the repository, simply back up this entire directory. To restore the repository, restore the directory, and, if you had to re-install QA Wizard Pro, edit the config file, if necessary, to point to the correct path.
Clients connecting to the global repository do not need access to that filesystem directory on the global repository server computer. QA Wizard Pro communicates directly with QAWRepository through TCP/IP, and the service itself manages the corresponding files on the filesystem. It handles multiple clients connecting at once, and many other multi-user scenarios, ensuring that there is no data corruption.
