Each instance of the Application Server must use its own set of folders. While most data is stored in the Application Server Database the Application Server also uses folders to store some data. In  this step the Setup Assistant asks for the location of those folders.

The Logs, Cache, Modules and Temporary folder store data that usually needs no backup, the Binary data folder however is used to store data that needs back up.

The Setup Assistant chooses default locations that allow side by side installation of multiple instances of the Application Server. Do not choose the same folders for different instances of the Application Server.

Depending on your usage of the Application Server the Cache and Temporary folder might need several hundred MB of disc space, the Logs folder needs just minimal disk space. The disk usage of the Binary data folder totally depends on how much binary data you will store with the Application Server.

The Logs, Cache and Temporary folder should be located on (fast) local disc drives. The Binary data folder should also be located on a fast drive, but (for reasons of backup) can also be a network share.

The Setup Program will create the folders specified with this dialogue and will set permissions for these folders. The user specified in step 4: Windows Service configuration will get full access to the folder as well as the Administrators group.

After installation changing these folders can be accomplished by modifying the Instance configuration file and manually copying the contents to the new location.

Figure 1: The Setup Assistant's Folders screen