Shared filesystem storage

When high availability is enabled, database passivation storage is the default storage method. You can choose filesystem storage if you prefer.

To use filesystem passivation for high availability, you must select a fault-tolerant shared storage solution and integrate it with Pega Platform. Application servers require fault-tolerant shared storage in order to facilitate initiated and uninitiated shutdowns. Pega Platform supports shared storage using Network File Storage (NFS) or shared disk out of the box when using filesystem passivation, but these solutions are not inherently fault tolerant.

  • For NFS solutions, the shared storage must point to an NFS location to support access from all nodes.
  • For disk-oriented solutions, Pega Platform servers require read/write access to shared storage.