File handling

With dynamic server scaling in cloud environments, reading and writing directly from/to the local file system is no longer adequate. When a server is terminated due to scaling-in, there is no guarantee that a file stored on the terminated server can be retrieved. An external/centralized file storage is required.

WFM now works with files differently in different deployment modes. For end-users, this change is transparent. However, cloud deployment and implementation is now different depending on the deployment mode selected. This section will outline some of the important information required for each of the different deployment modes.