SOAP/AM Server Management > Managing the Virtual File System

SOAP/AM Server stores all of its data in a Virtual File System (VFS). The VFS resides in a disk subvolume on your NonStop Server system. A list of the types of content stored in the VFS includes

•SOAP/AM Configuration Settings

•The customer-installed SOAP/AM Server License

•An optional customer-installed Server Certificate

•All defined Users, Groups and Permissions

•All Service Definition Files (SDFs)

•The SOAP/AM Control Panel application

•The SOAP/AM Service Definition Wizard application

•The SOAP/AM Administrator and User Guides

•Any SOAP/AM log files

A given SOAP/AM Server process instance accesses exactly one VFS while it is running. However, many SOAP/AM Server process instances may access the same VFS, if desired. In this case, however, the SOAP/AM Server processes must all be of the same major version number.

When you first install SOAP/AM Server, you must create the VFS using the VFSMGR utility. Likewise, each time you install a new version of SOAP/AM Server, you must upgrade the VFS using VFSMGR. In the case of an upgrade, all customer-created content is preserved.

SOAP/AM includes three interfaces for accessing the VFS depending on purpose. VFSMGR is a NonStop-based command-line driven utility aimed at NonStop system administrators. The Control Panel is a browser-based application provided for SOAP/AM administrators. WebDAV is an network interface for use by Web service developers in conjunction with Windows Explorer or other WebDAV client application.

Feature	VFSMGR	Control Panel	WebDAV
Create, upgrade or validate a VFS	X
Install License Key or Server Certificate		X
Change SOAP/AM configuration settings		X
Add or delete users and groups	X	X
Create or delete folders	X		X
Set folder permissions	X	X
Create, read, update or delete files in folders	X	†	X
Import files from or export to Enscribe	X

† You can create or update Service Definition Files using Control Panel's Service Definition Wizard

Refer to the following topics for more information

•Creating or Updating the Virtual File System

•Using the VFS Manager (VFSMGR) Utility

•Managing the Virtual File System

•Securing Access to the Virtual File System

•Default VFS Folder Permissions

Refer to the topic "Accessing the VFS" in the SOAP/AM Server Developer's Guide for more information about the WebDAV interface to the VFS.