5 1 0:Directory Layout


Welcome to the latest SEP sesam documentation version 5.1.0 Apollon. For previous documentation version(s), check documentation archive.


Overview


SEP sesam always creates two directory structures during installation – one for static data and one for variable data. Both structures can be either in the same main directory or in two different directories. On Unix, the installation directories are represented in the file /etc/sesam2000.ini.

SEP sesam directory aliases

Directory aliases are used to refer to the specified paths in the default SEP sesam directory structure.

<SESAM_BIN>
Refers to the part of the directory structure of a Linux package installation in which the unchangeable files (e.g., binaries) are stored. Path /opt/sesam can not be selected during installation.
<SESAM_VAR>
Refers to the part of the directory structure of a Linux package installation in which the variable files (e.g., configuration and log files) are stored. Path /var/opt/sesam/var is not arbitrary during installation.
<SESAM_ROOT>
Refers to the install location of the SEP sesam file structure for a Linux tarball or a Windows installation. This means that both tarball and Windows installations show <SESAM_BIN> and <SESAM_VAR> on the same location in the file system (referred to as <SESAM_ROOT> here). The install directory must be specified during a tarball installation (default path is /opt/sesam) and also during Windows installation (default path is C:\Program Files\SEPsesam).

SESAM_BIN directory

This directory contains all unchanged files, such as programs, templates, etc. The following directory structure is created during SEP sesam installation:

What Where
Database components

SESAM_BIN/bin/db

GUI components

SESAM_BIN/bin/gui

Dedupe components

SESAM_BIN/bin/sds

Server components

SESAM_BIN/bin/sesam

Data tranfer components

SESAM_BIN/bin/sms

Templates incl. raw versions for first installation SESAM_BIN/skel
Templates for programmable interfaces SESAM_BIN/skel/templates

SESAM_VAR directory

This directory contains all changeable data, such as SEP sesam database, protocols and log files. The following directory structure is created during setup:

What
Where
Database

SESAM_VAR/db[_pg]

SEP sesam database backup

SESAM_VAR/db[_pg]/backup

Configuration files

SESAM_VAR/ini

SSH keys for control communication

SESAM_VAR/ini/sm_ssh

SSL certificates for data transfer

SESAM_VAR/ini/ssl

Notification and metadata logs

SESAM_VAR/lis

Main directory for log files

SESAM_VAR/log

Logs of the Pre- and Post- jobs

SESAM_VAR/prepost

Status and daily logs

SESAM_VAR/prot

Media action logs

SESAM_VAR/prot/media

SEP sesam interface logs

SESAM_VAR/prot/notification

Restore logs

SESAM_VAR/prot/restore

Temporary files for transient storage

SESAM_VAR/tmp

Temporary files for longer storage

SESAM_VAR/work

Mountpoint for VMware and other single item restore tasks

SESAM_VAR/work/mnt

Example

 C:\Program Files\SEPsesam
  Note
As of SEP sesam version 5.1.0 Apollon, LIS files in SESAM_VAR/lis directory are organized into date-based subdirectories. A sub-directory is created for every (SEP sesam) day, where files for that day are stored.

Sample directory structure

The following is common SEP sesam directory layout after an RPM or DEB installation on Linux. The programs are located in /opt/sesam, the files are in /var/opt/sesam:

 barometrix:~ # find /opt/sesam/ /var/opt/sesam/ -type d
 /opt/sesam/
 /opt/sesam/bin
 /opt/sesam/bin/db
 /opt/sesam/bin/gui
 /opt/sesam/bin/gui/html
 /opt/sesam/bin/sesam
 /opt/sesam/bin/sms
 /opt/sesam/skel
 /opt/sesam/skel/db
 /opt/sesam/skel/templates
 ###
 /var/opt/sesam/
 /var/opt/sesam/var
 /var/opt/sesam/var/ini
 /var/opt/sesam/var/ini/root
 /var/opt/sesam/var/log
 /var/opt/sesam/var/log/db
 /var/opt/sesam/var/log/lgc
 /var/opt/sesam/var/log/sms
 /var/opt/sesam/var/tmp
 /var/opt/sesam/var/work
 /var/opt/sesam/var/work/smslis
 /var/opt/sesam/var/work/info
 /var/opt/sesam/var/work/ctl
 /var/opt/sesam/var/work/sem
 /var/opt/sesam/var/times
 /var/opt/sesam/var/lis
 /var/opt/sesam/var/not
 /var/opt/sesam/var/qm
 /var/opt/sesam/var/glbv
 /var/opt/sesam/var/prepost
 /var/opt/sesam/var/prot
 /var/opt/sesam/var/sel
 /var/opt/sesam/var/db
 barometrix:~ #                      
 /opt/sesam/bin
 /var/opt/sesam

The /var/ini directory contains the following initialization files:

sm.ini
sm_java.policy
sms.ini
odbc.ini
debug.ini
sm_lic.ini
stpd.ini


See also

SEP sesam Quick Install GuideConfiguration Files

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