After foolishly originally setting up DAOS with the base path under the Data folder (I know it’s against best practice) I came up with the predictable problem of running low of disk space on the logical partition. Adding some disks to the RAID array provided some additional space but it is not easy to resize the basic partition, under Windows Server 2003, so I created a nice new empty partition to relocate some folders to. When the new logical drive was accessible I followed the following steps to relocate the DAOS folder.

1. Open Server document and select DAOS tab.

2. Edit “DAOS base path” value and save document. For example change from DAOS to F:\DAOS (F being the assigned drive letter for the new logical partition).

3. Shut down Domino Server.

4. At OS level move DAOS folder to new location (exactly as specified in the Server document).

5. Restart the Server. Please note restarting the Domino service does not appear to pick up the new DAOS base path. A full reboot of the server appears to be required.

6. When server has started run the console command “TELL DAOSMGR STATUS”. This should list the new “baseStoragePath”.

7. Sit back and relax. Have a beer.

When I originally tried this I only restarted the Domino Service and was confused why it would not pick up the new base path from the Server document. The old magic reboot solved this problem. I am not sure why this is required.