Can I store my binary repository on a share?

You can store your OMERO binary repository on a share as long as you are aware of the consequences of that share disappearing and the permissions that are required on that share. The user that is running the OMERO server must be able to read, write and create directories on this share.

If the share disappears or is inaccessible you will see degraded performance, potential problems with search, object indexing, thumbnails and raw data access. It is recommended that you do so with caution and perhaps keep your thumbnail and full text directories on local and/or highly available disk.