To monitor the software activity status and collect the operation history, you must specify a directory for storing the operation history for each client. This dialog box is displayed when the Server core facility of the Server is installed.

Figure 2-18 Software Operation History Storage Directory Settings dialog box

Operation history requires a large amount of disk space. We recommend that you provide a dedicated drive for storing the operation history.

The operation history storage directory cannot be directly under the drive, such as D:\. To change the default operation history storage directory, click the Browse button and specify a desired directory.

To specify a network drive for the operation history storage directory, use the UNC format (\\network-drive-name\shared-name). A format that includes a drive letter, such as G:\NETM\MONITORING, is not permitted. Express a network drive as 1 to 127 characters. The permitted symbols include -, _, \, ., :, (, and ). You must specify an existing directory for the operation history storage directory.

To change the operation history storage directory after installation, restart the installer and then specify the necessary settings. To change the operation history storage directory, you must migrate the operation history. For details about migrating the operation history, see 6.10 Notes on software operation monitoring in the manual Administrator's Guide Volume 1.

Operation history will be stored for each client under the OPERATION directory that is created under the directory specified on this page. The amount of operation history per client depends on the type of operations. As a guideline, assume about 4 megabytes per day if Web access logs are acquired and about 1 megabyte per day if Web access logs are not acquired.