Setting up a Windows shared directory for a runtime cluster

Create an empty directory on your Windows network drive and share using Windows file sharing.

Before you begin

Before completing these steps for a Windows Boomi installation, download the local runtime cluster installer.

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You must set up a shared directory when installing and using runtime clusters. Refer to the File system requirements section in the Runtime cluster System Requirements topic for further information.

Procedure

1. Choose or create a user that runs the runtime cluster. This user shares the directory and runs the runtime cluster as a service on various Windows machines.

2. Create an empty directory on the Windows server.

   The Cluster installer uses uniform naming convention (UNC) paths to access a shared directory. Therefore, create this directory on a file server that can share it with the other machines used for the runtime cluster.

3. Share the directory by using Windows file sharing.

   Use a UNC path (such as \\somepath) to the network drive.

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   Do not use a mapped network drive path (such as D:\) because you cannot use drive mappings for Windows services.

4. Ensure the user has Full Control privileges on the share and the entire installation folder path.

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Grant privileges to the user explicitly rather than adding the user to an administration group.

Next steps

Next you need to install the first runtime cluster node.