Temporary directory properties

These properties apply to the use of temporary directories.

Temporary directories are used by TADDM to store temporary files under certain conditions. For example, anchor log files, discovery scripts, discovery results, and information required by some sensors when running a discovery can be stored in temporary directories. TADDM uses three temporary directories: ANCHOR_DIR, ASD_TEMP_DIR, and TADDM_TEMP_ROOT.

com.ibm.cdb.taddm.anchor.root=.\
The default value is .\.

This entry specifies the location of the ANCHOR_DIR directory where the anchor server is deployed. This property is a scoped property, and you can append the IP address, name of the scope, or operating system to this property. For example, com.ibm.cdb.taddm.anchor.root.SunOS=.

For a Windows system, the following property name and default value are used: 
com.ibm.cdb.taddm.anchor.root.Windows=%windir%\\temp\\

The property value uses variables that are resolved on target hosts. The Linux®, AIX®, and SunOS variables must be prefixed with a dollar sign ($). Variables for Windows must be enclosed in percent signs (%). For example, com.ibm.cdb.taddm.anchor.root=$TMP/taddmdirs/anchor and com.ibm.cdb.taddm.anchor.root.Windows=%TEMP%\\taddmdirs\\anchor.

If the resolved property value is a relative directory path, it is prefixed with:
  • %windir%\\temp\\ - for Windows
  • Home directory - for AIX, Linux, and SunOS systems

The path is suffixed with the taddmversion/anchor directory. For example, /home/taddmusr/taddm7.2.1/anchor and c:\Windows\Temp\taddm7.2.1\anchor.

com.ibm.cdb.taddm.asd.temp
This entry specifies the location of the ASD_TEMP_DIR directory and this directory stores discovery scripts and discovery results. This property is a scoped property, you can customize the property by appending the IP address or operating system to this property.

In the specified location, taddmversion/asd/ directory is created. For example, /tmp/taddm7.2.1/asd/. If you specify a new location, all users must have all access rights to the new location.

com.ibm.cdb.taddm.file.temp=.\
The default value is .\

This entry specifies the location of the TADDM_TEMP_ROOT and this directory is used by various sensors to store temporary data that is necessary for running a discovery. Examples of sensors that store temporary data are DB2® and WebLogic sensors.

The TADDM_TEMP_ROOT directory is created in the home directory in taddmversion/temp/. For example, /home/taddmusr/taddm7.2.1/temp/.