The profile archives share stores the personal settings for users as FlexEngine creates a subfolder for each user. The share contains Dynamic Environment Manager profile archives, which are ZIP files. FlexEngine reads personal user settings from the profile archives share when a user logs in to the environment or launches a DirectFlex-enabled application. FlexEngine writes the modified settings when the user logs out, or closes a DirectFlex-enabled application.
In a typical deployment, profile archive backups and log files are stored on the same share, but you can configure different locations in the FlexEngine GPO.
Use a share that is dedicated to the profile archives. A dedicated share improves performance, simplifies configuring the Dynamic Environment Manager SyncTool, and makes it easier to configure permissions for the Helpdesk Support Tool.
Note: Do not use the Home drive share. Using this share can cause synchronization conflicts between Offline Files and the Dynamic Environment Manager SyncTool, and allows users to delete their profile archives.
Folder Structure
The profile archives share has a one-on-one relation to the naming and folder structure of the Dynamic Environment Manager configuration share and the DEM Management Console.
Requirements
| Requirement | Description |
|---|---|
| Networking requirements | For best performance and to optimize login times, ensure that the computer from which the end user logs in has a 1-Gbps connection to the profile archives share. If an end user has limited bandwidth or has a laptop that is often offline, use the SyncTool. This tool improves connectivity to the profile archives share under these conditions. |
| Storage | Storage requirements can vary based on the specific deployment. A general guideline is to have at least 100 MB per user. |
| Share permissions | The Everyone group must have Change permissions applied. Helpdesk staff using the optional Helpdesk Support Tool must have Full Control permissions applied. |
| NTFS security permissions | Setting the following NTFS security permissions on the profile archives share creates a folder for each user on first login and limits the user to their own folder.
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