Move Unified Workspace to a new path

Move Unified Workspace to a new path

Many customers have webNetwork / Unified Workspace (UW) installed in c:\stoneware which has been the default for many years. With 6.4.7.x the default has been changed to c:\UnifiedWorkspace. Some customers have asked how do I move c:\stoneware to another drive letter or drive letter and a different folder.How do I move webNetwork / UW to a different drive letter and
folder ?

This is a multi-step process that will need to happen for each UW server you want to change.

In this example, we are going to move from c:\stoneware\ to c:\UnifiedWorkspace\ The process is the same if you would like to also change the drive letter or both drive letter and folder.


1. Before you shut down UW, go into webAdmin and find the relay object for the system you will be working on and change the paths under the following tabs.
     a. On the Properties tab change the HTTPS (SSL) relay path for the Keystore.
     b. On the Properties tab change the Temp Directory, Root Directory, Secure Directory.
     c. Check the Logging tab and if Logging is set to Common or Extended then change the Log File Location if needed.

webAdmin Relay Properties tab


2. Use webAdmin Tree View or Report Admin and check each Database Connection. Check the Connection string to see if it is using a path and make appropriate changes.
webAdmin DB Properties

3. Use webAdmin Tree View or File Service Admin and check your file nodes/storage provider objects to see if the Data Provider Type is set to Native and make the appropriate changes to the Path.

webAdmin Storage Provider Properties

4. Shutdown UW and make a backup of the folder, in this example, it would be c:\stoneware.  You can delete c:\stoneware\temp first to speed up making a copy of the c:\stoneware folder.

5. Rename c:\stoneware to c:\UnifiedWorkspace

6. Edit the c:\Unified Workspace\config\stonewareloader.xml file and change any references to c:\stoneware\ to c:\UnifiedWorkspace\  Typically this will be the DirCache and the Relay Central areas if enabled.

7. Edit the c:\Unified Workspace\bin\webNetwork.lax file. Change any references of c:\\stoneware\\  to  c:\\UnifiedWorkspace\\

9. Download, unzip and run wnService from the webNetwork / UW windows service tool
     * Launch wnService
     * Remove webNetwork Service
     * Launch wnService
     * Create webNetwork Service (choose the webnetwork.exe in your new path)

10. Fix any shortcuts / desktop icons and point them to the new location.

11. Start webNetwork / UW back up.

12. Check c:\UnifiedWorkspace\config\webNetworkTrace.log file for any errors during the startup.


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