Moving and Referencing an Environment
During administration of HOPEX, you may need to move an environment. When an environment is moved, you must create a new reference for it to be able to use it.
When you delete an environment, it is recommended that you delete its reference. It will then no longer appear as the environment of the corresponding HOPEX site.
Moving an environment
When you need to move an environment, such as when you have to place it on a different drive:
1. Copy the root folder of the environment in its new location.
2. Delete the reference for the old environment.
3. Create a reference for it at its new location.
4. Carry out the same operations for each of the repositories not hosted in the environment structure.
5. Check that the reports (MS Word) and Web sites of each repository point to the correct files.
Precautions to be taken:
• Verify that there is enough free space in the destination folder.
• It is not necessary to dispatch private workspaces before moving the environment. They will be moved with the environment.
• No user should be connected during movement of environments. No private workspace should be active.
Referencing an environment
When an environment has been moved by the user, it is necessary to create a reference for this environment so the site will recognize it.
To create a reference to an environment:
1. Connect to HOPEX Administration.
2. In the navigation tree, right-click Environments and select Create Reference.
3. In the dialog box that opens, select the folder in which the environment to be referenced is located.
4. Click OK to validate.
The new environment reference is created and appears as the environment of the site.
Deleting a reference to an environment
To delete a reference to an environment:
1. Connect to HOPEX Administration.
2. In the navigation tree, right-click the desired environment and select Delete Reference.
A confirmation request appears.
3. Select Yes.
The environment reference is deleted and no longer appears as the environment of the site.