General Network Setup
In this example there are two servers. The Primary and the Backup. There are ten workstations that are connected to the servers.
The workstations will record and playback all audio from the Primary server. This allows the workstations to share files. In general the servers have a \DATA share which contains a DAD directory and an \AUDIO share which contains a CUTS directory. While DAD the application runs on the local workstation, it uses the DAD directory on the server to store files. All database files, playlists, configuration files along with user setup files are all saved to and read from the servers \DATA share. Audio is saved in the CUTS directory within the \AUDIO share.
Typically, one would map a drive to the root of the servers \DATA share as F: and the root of the \AUDIO share as G:.
Depending on how the Backup server is to be used, it could be mapped as another set of drive letters such as J: and K:. In some situations the Backup might only be mapped when one starts DAD running on the Backup via the DAD Backup icon. In this method, the BAT file that is used to start DAD would perform the mappings via NET USE lines. Information about the BAT files can be found here.
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There is not a specific DAD Backup icon as part of a generic install of DAD. One might have a Backup icon if the system was built by ENCO and decisions about how to use the Backup server were made at the time the system was built. In general the Backup icon is the same as the normal DAD Network icon. The only difference is the BAT file line: @set data_drive=<mapped drive letter> would reference the drive letter for the Backup servers \DATA share. |
The servers are kept in sync via the Gateway program.
