Workarounds for increasing NI SystemLink File storage space

Updated May 1, 2023

Environment

Software

  • SystemLink Server

Operating System

  • Windows

This article will help you increase the SystemLink File storage size and keep all files available in the SystemLink Utilities Files which names FileViewer in old SystemLink version.

NOTES
  1. This workaround is for projects which are under pilot phase and wants to make all old and new files to be accessible in the SystemLink Utilities Files 
  2. This workaround cannot increase the storage size unlimitedly, the maximum storage size is limited by the size of a single disk
  3. The best practice for long term application, please design the data management strategy at early stage.

  1. Copy all folder and files in the path C:\ProgramData\National Instruments\Skyline\Data\FileIngestion and past them to the new disk which is larger enough for your using, like D:\FileIngestion
  2. Delete path C:\ProgramData\National Instruments\Skyline\Data\FileIngestion
  3. Open the command line with administrator privileges and input mklink /J "C:\ProgramData\National Instruments\Skyline\Data\FileIngestion" "D:\FileIngestion“
  4. The reply message Junction created for C:\ProgramData\National Instruments\Skyline\Data\FileIngestion <<===>> C:\Users\NoBody\Downloads\FileIngestion means success
  5. Access to SystemLink server and check whether you could access to all files in the SystemLink Utilities Files
NOTES
  • During the following operations, please stop uploading files to the server

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