For a SeqSphere+ Server installed on Windows as Windows Service

  • Step 1: Be sure that a recent backup of the database was made.
  • Step 2: Shutdown the SeqSphere+ server service.
  • Step 3: Create the new directory where the SeqSphere+ server should store the database (e.g., 'E:\seqspheredata')
  • Step 4: Move the 'data/' and 'filestorage/' folders (only these two folders!) to the new directory.
Doc-info.pngHint: The 'filestorage/' folder must be copied to the new directory, even if it is not in the same location as the 'data/' folder.
  • Step 5: Configure the new directory in the server: Edit the file 'C:\Program Files\RidomSeqSphereServer\workingdir.config' with a text editor and replace the path in this file (default is 'C:\seqspheredata') with the new one (e.g., 'E:\seqspheredata').
  • Step 6: Start the SeqSphere+ server service again using the command in the Windows Start Menu and log in with a client to test it.
  • Step 7: A new license activation may be necessary. Please contact us, if you have any problems when re-activating your license key.

For a SeqSphere+ Server installed on Linux

  • Step 1: Be sure that a recent backup of the database was made.
  • Step 2: Shutdown the SeqSphere+ server service.
  • Step 3: Create the new directory where the SeqSphere+ server should store the database.
  • Step 4: Move the 'data/' and 'filestorage/' folders (only these two folders!) to the new directory.
Doc-info.pngHint: The 'filestorage/' folder must be copied to the new directory, even if it is not in the same location as the 'data/' folder.
  • Step 5: Configure the new directory in the server:
  • If the server is started with seqsphereserverGUI.sh or seqsphereserver.sh, append the command line parameter -workingdir followed by the new directory.
  • Else, if the server is started with rcseqsphereserver.sh, create a copy of script file rcseqsphereserver.sh and open it for editing. Enter the new directory as value for the field WORKING_DIR in the configuration section of the script file. Store the script file and use this file for starting the server.
  • Else, if the server is started as Systemd Service, append the command line parameter -workingdir followed by the new directory to the ExecStart call in the seqsphereserver.service file.
  • Step 6: Start the SeqSphere+ server service again and log in with a client to test it.
  • Step 7: A new license activation may be necessary. Please contact us, if you have any problems when re-activating your license key.