Changing the AppScan Source data directory

You may want to change the location of the AppScan® Source data directory for the purpose of managing hard disk space. You can change the location after AppScan Source installation by following the steps in this topic.

Before you begin

Before completing this task, ensure that all AppScan Source client applications have been exited or shut down. AppScan Source client applications include:

  • AppScan Source for Analysis
  • AppScan Source for Development (Eclipse or Visual Studio plug-in)(supported only on Windows™ and Linux™)
  • AppScan Source command line interface (CLI)
  • AppScan Source for Automation

In addition, if you have installed AppScan Source for Automation, ensure that the Automation Server has been shut down:

  • On Windows, stop the HCL AppScan Source Automation service.
  • On Linux, issue this command: /etc/init.d/ounceautod stop
  • On macOS, issue this command: launchctl stop com.ibm.appscan.autod

Procedure

  1. Define an APPSCAN_SOURCE_SHARED_DATA=<data_dir> environment variable, where <data_dir> is the location in which you want AppScan Source data to be stored.
    Note:
    • The <data_dir> location must be a complete and absolute path that already exists on the same machine as your AppScan Source installation.
    • The <data_dir> directory name can only contain English characters. Folders with names containing non-English characters are not permitted.
  2. Locate the default data directory that was created when AppScan Source was installed (see Default AppScan Source data directory to learn about default data directory locations).
  3. Copy or move the contents of the default data directory to the <data_dir> location that is specified in the environment variable.
  4. Applies only to AppScan Source for Automation installed on Linux:
    1. Edit the /etc/init.d/ounceautod file.
    2. Locate this line,
      su - ounce -c 
'export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/opt/IBM/AppScan_Source/bin":$LD_LIBRARY_PATH && 
cd "/opt/IBM/AppScan_Source/bin" && 
"/opt/IBM/AppScan_Source/bin/ounceautod" -s' >> 
"/var/opt/ibm/appscansource/logs/ounceautod_output.log" 2>&1 &

      and replace it with this:

      su - ounce -c 
'export APPSCAN_SOURCE_SHARED_DATA=<new data directory path here> && 
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/opt/IBM/AppScan_Source/bin":$LD_LIBRARY_PATH && 
cd "/opt/IBM/AppScan_Source/bin" && 
"/opt/IBM/AppScan_Source/bin/ounceautod" -s' >> 
"<new data directory path here>/logs/ounceautod_output.log" 2>&1 &
      Note: The above command is one line.
    3. Save the /etc/init.d/ounceautod file.

What to do next

If you have installed AppScan Source for Automation, start the Automation Server:
  • On Windows, start the HCL AppScan Source Automation service.
  • On Linux, issue this command: /etc/init.d/ounceautod start
  • On macOS, issue this command: launchctl start com.ibm.appscan.autod