For multi-server deployment of StreetMap Premium, can the data be loaded in a shared directory instead of loading it on each ArcGIS server in the server group?

[OscarBarrera1]

Just looking to minimize the footprint of the StreetMap Premium data set (about 60GB for us). It would be better management-wise if it could be loaded into a shared drive that is network-accessible to all the ArcGIS servers involved in the publishing of the services available for consuming the StreetMap Premium data and functionality. It really would be nice. 

[BillFox]

Hi Oscar,

Did you here from anyone on this question?

[RachelSears]

Hello Oscar and Bill,

You should be able to use a shared network drive to store the StreetMap Premium data. You may want to read this technical article for best practices and considerations when deploying address locators on a shared drive:

 FAQ: Best practices for deploying address locators on a network location to avoid locking issues 

Keep in mind that each machine accessing the StreetMap Premium data will still need to have a StreetMap Premium data license file (*.sdlic) installed locally. The license file cannot be accessed from a network location.

Hope this helps!

- Rachel