AIMS Version:
Note Issued:
Last Checked:
v5.1
2016-05-29
2016-05-29
Temporary files used for node processing have been given
a suffix of .node and .storage
When data is sent between the AIMS Nodes it is temporarily stored in “.node” and
“.storage” files. This temporary storage is to prevent loss of data, perhaps due to
sudden power failure, before it has had a chance to be stored in the more permanent
storage provided by SQL Server Express. These files are used in all versions of AIMS but
are particularly useful when AIMS is used in Multi-Site situations.
In a standard installation of AIMS, both the “.node” and “.storage” files will reside on the
same computer in the “C:\Program Files (x86)\AIMS\Data\” directory. These files will
only be created when a Job is currently being processed through a folder inserter, and
will be removed once the connection between the folder inserter and AIMS is closed.
When AIMS is running in Multi-Site the “.node” file will reside on the computer close to
the folder inserter (the satellite AIMS DataStation) in its “C:\Program Files
(x86)\AIMS\Data\” directory, and the “.storage” file will reside on the computer where
the data will be more permanently stored (the master AIMS DataStation) in its
“C:\Program Files (x86)\AIMS\Data\” directory. These files will be automatically
removed once all data has successfully been sent to the master AIMS DataStation.
Prior to this version of AIMS these files did not have these “suffix”.