Microsoft Windows analysis-node file storage locations

Overview

When analyzing your applications, each CAST Imaging analysis-node will need to store various data, for example:

logs
extensions
source code
temporary files

The table below explains where these folders will be located by default.

Locations

Folder	Default path	Remarks
`delivery`	On machine(s) where `analysis-node` is installed: `c:\cast-node\delivery`	Contains reference information about applications and the various source code deliveries that have occurred for a given application. For a single machine install or where only one single `analysis-node` is installed, this can be left as is, however for future-proofing, CAST highly recommends using a mounted network folder that all nodes can access is required (see details below). For a distributed/multi-node deployment, a mounted network folder that all nodes can access is required, e.g. a mapped network drive such as `S:\share\CAST\delivery` (note that only the SMB (Server Message Block) protocol is supported).
`deploy`	On machine(s) where `analysis-node` is installed: `c:\cast-node\deploy`	Used to store certain types of source code which require further extraction and processing before analysis, such as `.castextraction` files or `.PDS` dump files. For a single machine install or where only one single `analysis-node` is installed, this can be left as is, however for future-proofing, CAST highly recommends using a mounted network folder that all nodes can access is required (see details below). For a distributed/multi-node deployment, a mounted network folder that all nodes can access is required, e.g. a mapped network drive such as `S:\share\CAST\deploy` (note that only the SMB (Server Message Block) protocol is supported).
`common-data`	On machine(s) where `analysis-node` is installed: `c:\cast-node\common-data`	A common location used for node related data (logs, backup, source code upload and other folders used by the node). For a single machine install or where only one single `analysis-node` is installed, this can be left as is, however for future-proofing, CAST highly recommends using a mounted network folder that all nodes can access is required (see details below). For a distributed/multi-node deployment, a mounted network folder that all nodes can access is required, e.g. a mapped network drive `S:\share\CAST\common-data` (note that only the SMB (Server Message Block) protocol is supported).
`Logs`	On machine(s) where `analysis-node` is installed: `%PROGRAMDATA%\CAST\CAST\Logs`	Used for storing all technical logs produced by the node with regard to code delivery/analysis activities. One sub-folder folder will be created per application onboarded in CAST Imaging. The log files will contain the path and the name of the source file. For some warning messages (e.g.: syntax error), the path of the source code involved in the warning is shown in the log. Must always be located on the node machine and is required on each node.
`LISA` / `LTSA`	On machine(s) where `analysis-node` is installed: `%PROGRAMDATA%/CAST/CAST/CASTMS/LISA` and `%PROGRAMDATA%/CAST/CAST/CASTMS/LTSA`	Location to store temporary files generated during the analysis process on each node: Large Intermediate Storage Area (LISA) - cleaned on completion of each analysis. Large Temporary Storage Area (LTSA) - is permanent and contains preprocessed source code files, archive files for analysis etc. Some technology extensions need to preprocess the source code before performing the analysis. In this case, the source code that will be analyzed is stored in the LISA folder. Must always be located on the node machine and is required on each node.
`extensions`	On machine(s) where `analysis-node` is installed: `%PROGRAMDATA%/CAST/CAST/Extensions`	Used for storing CAST technology extensions obtained by CAST Imaging from https://extend.castsoftware.com . Must always be located on the node machine and is required on each node.