Synchronization of files to the Commerce IHS web server

On the Standalone WebSphere Commerce server, both the EAR directory and the instance web directory are exported as a shared file system. When the WebSphere Commerce web server host (or hosts) starts, it runs the script /opt/IBM/VSP/Commerce/createWebServerComm/syncStaticFiles.sh. This script is registered under /etc/rc.d/rc.local. The script completes the following actions:

• Mounts the shared directories to similar paths under /mnt
• Starts a child process that synchronizes the directory ${WCInstallDir}/instances/${instanceName}/web once every 100 minutes. This process runs in the background and continues to do the synchronizing unless it is stopped or fails.
• Starts a child process that synchronizes the directory ${PROFILE_ROOT}/DefaultAppSrv01/installedApps/${CELL_NAME}/WC_${instanceName}.ear once every 10 minutes. This process runs in the background and continues to do the synchronizing unless it is stopped or fails.

If the synchronization stops, you can restart it by either rebooting the web server virtual machine or by running /opt/IBM/VSP/Commerce/createWebServerComm/syncStaticFiles.sh as root. If you want to force a synchronization, you can restart the web server virtual machine.