Specifying indexing path if switching databases (Jira)

Rahul Aich [Nagra]

Hi All

I just tried to switch our jira instance from one database to another Database on another server.

When I had configured the other Db for the first time I had specified a new index path for it.

Now my question is, whenever i switch databases by flipping the IP on my server.xml (I am on 4.1) how do i specify my index path.

Is the index path stored on database itself?

I tried flipping the db today and it did not ask me for the index path and i am worried that the system should not be using the same index path for both the databases

Rahul

Nic Brough -Adaptavist-

The index path is held in the database - once it's in there, Jira will try to use it.

I suspect when you configured the "other" db for a new Jira, you didn't have any data in there, so it asked for a new one.

It should happily use the same path for each database, but you MUST think through the indexing - if the databases are not completely identical, then you need to re-index Jira each time you switch between them.