• Store databases in the IBM® Lotus® 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

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.

Related topics

Creating and deleting directory folders
Creating, updating, and deleting directory and database links

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