Organizing databases on a server

You can organize databases in folders.

When organizing databases on a server, you can:

  • Store databases in the Notes® Domino® data directory. This is the default.
  • Create subdirectories of the Domino® data directory to store groups of related databases.
  • Create directory folders to store databases outside the Domino® data directory and create links to the databases from the Domino® data directory.
  • Restrict access to the server's data directory

When you create directory and database links, you can increase database security by specifying the ACL access for an individual user or group in the Create New Link dialog box. The database ACL, not the database link, controls access to individual databases that have database links.

Directory links

You can store databases in a directory outside the Domino® data directory to take advantage of disk space available on other servers. Then you create a link in the Domino® data directory that points to that directory. In the Domino® data directory, users see the directory link MKTG.DIR as the subdirectory MKTG, with a directory folder icon next to it. Users who do not have access to a linked directory can see the directory link, but cannot access the directory.

You can use a directory link on a Web server to point browser users to a directory outside the Domino® data directory. When you create this link, you must specify access for browser users -- for example, you can specify access for anonymous users or enter the names of users who use name-and-password or SSL client authentication.

Database links

You can store a single database outside the Domino® data directory and create a database link to it from the Domino® data directory. A database link appears in the Domino® data directory as a database icon followed by the name of the linked database.

You can use a database link on a Web server to point browser users to a database in a directory outside the Domino® data directory. If the database link points to a database on another server, browser users cannot access the database.