Using SMAT/SMAT database when the site is a symbolic link

In this example, the SMAT/ SMAT DB works if the site is a symbolic link pointing to a folder outside hciroot.

  1. In the Site Init tool, create a new site named symbolicsite.
  2. Move the symbolicsite folder in %HCIROOT to C:\ testsite (outside of %HCIROOT).
  3. Create a symbolic link using the command line to point to the moved folder.
    • Windows: mklink /D C:\cloverleaf\cis6.2\integrator\symbolicsite C:\testsite\symbolicsite
    • Linux: You can create a new symbolic link site using the Site Init tool, in the Select a location for sites outside HCIROOT (Optional): field.
  4. Open the IDE and change to the symbolicsite site.
    The smatdb files in the site folder are shown in the SMAT Database File List pane. They can also be opened in Network Monitor.