5.2 Instance Files

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™ Compaq Analyze stores analysis data in instance files that include the following:

(@The paths and filenames of the KRS files to be used for analysis
(;Input entry classes, derived from data in the binary events
(JIntermediate data such as complex storage classes, derived during analysis
((Output report classes (analysis results)

Typically, the input classes are deleted after reports have been generated from them. Automatic analysis results (see Section 5.4) are stored in the following file:

ca/data/decorEvtAuto.ins

Manual analysis is separate from automatic analysis (see Section 5.4) in its use of data. The file ca/data/decorEvtManual.ins_seed contains only the paths and filenames of the KRS files. Before each manual analysis, this file is copied to decorEvtManual.ins in the same directory, which is used to store all data for this analysis only. Once analysis is complete, the file is renamed decorEvtManual.ins_prev-save, overwriting any file of the same name. In this way, each manual analysis is isolated from the results of all other manual analyses as well as from automatic analysis.

8Damaged Instance Files

D Compaq Analyze can detect and recover from an automatic analysis instance file that is damaged. However, if you believe the instance file is damaged and want to reset it to its original default state containing only the KRS filenames, do the following:

(KStop all WEBES processes (see Section 1.7).
(BDelete the file decorEvtAuto.ins.
(GRestart the Director (see Section 1.6).
(¤Re-register the default rule sets with the command ca regknw rdef (see Section 5.3).

, The manual analysis seed instance file decorEvtManual.ins_seed can be restored in the same way if it is damaged, although it is never changed except when rule sets are registered or unregistered.

¸ Contact the Compaq Analyze support team for assistance in diagnosing why an instance file may have been damaged.