Lotus LearningSpace R5.01 Deployment Guide

Chapter 13. Using multiple databases 167

13.3.3 Duplicating database-specific files in IIS

As mentioned in the adding new database to the registry procedure in Chapter 5,

“Using the LearningSpace Database Utility”, in the LearningSpace 5.01 System

Administrator’s Guide, you need to create a new directory for the

database-specific files.

The registration process warns you to do this as well (see Figure 13-15).

Figure 13-15 Warning to create database-specific interface files

The directory structure to copy is shown in Figure 13-16 on page 168.

Attention: The LearningSpace 5.01 System Administrator’s Guide suggests

you copy the Default folder in Step 9. Instead, make a copy of the

Extensions\System\Template directory, as Default can already be customized.

168 Lotus LearningSpace R5.01 Deployment Guide

Figure 13-16 Copy of the template to the DSN folder

After performing the copy, rename the created folder to the logical name you

gave for the database (see Figure 13-17 on page 169).

Chapter 13. Using multiple databases 169

Figure 13-17 Renaming the DSN subfolder

13.3.4 Configuring FTP settings for publishing assessments

According to Chapter 6, “Configuring the Core Servers”, in the LearningSpace

5.01 Installation Guide, a different FTP setting must be specified for each

LearningSpace database, because the assessments are unique for each

database.

This can be accomplished by defining the FTP Publishing section on the Core

Settings page. But before doing so, you might want to create the FTP directory

on your Content server (or on another FTP server) and point to there.

For example, if your Core server serves as the content server as well, you may

want to set up a directory on the data drive in D:\LearningSpace5Assessments.

Then you should:

򐂰 Create a Virtual Directory (VD) on the IIS for Web access, such as

MaterialsPublishExt.

򐂰 Create an FTP redirection to enable assessment publishing (uploading), such

as Ext.

170 Lotus LearningSpace R5.01 Deployment Guide

Creating a Virtual Directory for published assessments

Follow these steps to create a virtual directory on IIS:

1. Click Action -> New -> Virtual Directory (Figure 13-18).

Figure 13-18 Accessing the Virtual Directory screen

2. Type a shortname (alias) and click Next (see Figure 13-19 on page 171).

Chapter 13. Using multiple databases 171

Figure 13-19 Virtual Directory Alias

3. Enter the path name (or browse to display it) and click Next (see Figure 13-20

on page 172).