Comments on: First Impressions: Ingres Icebreaker ECM Appliance

By: Ray

Ray — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:54:55 +0000

I’m not sure what the proper approach is. I think Alfresco suggests using Export/Import between the same versions.

Can you estimate how much data is in the repository and how large alf_data is?

By: Enrico

Enrico — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:03:07 +0000

@Ray: No, our current Alfresco installation uses MySQL (5, I think). I think we need to migrate the schema and data over to the Ingres DB and copy over our alf_data directory but we’re not sure if that’s the proper approach.

By: Ray

Ray — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:01:24 +0000

Is your internal Alfresco installation already using Ingres as the repository?

By: Ramblings from the bit bucket / Heraldic Enterprise Content Management

Ramblings from the bit bucket / Heraldic Enterprise Content Management — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:47:23 +0000

[...] and openly engage in dialogue and improvement. One such dialogue has started with Enrico Bianco http://www.tenthline.com/blog/2009/03/04/first-impressions-ingres-icebreaker-ecm-appliance/ who already has experience with Alfresco’s [...]

By: Enrico

Enrico — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:35:28 +0000

@Jay: We don’t have an entitlement key but we’ll see about getting one, especially if it’s required to use the auto-update feature. We’ll be sure to keep blogging about the appliance as we use it.

@Ray: Thanks for the heads up (also, thanks to Jay too). The license configuration page is definitely a sweet feature and I’m glad to hear that it is being worked on. =)

@Eugene: We’re aware that Share is part of the appliance. We weren’t aware of the Microsoft Office Add-ons. That’s an interesting thing to know; thanks for the heads up!

We’re actually considering migrating data from our current internal Alfresco installation to the appliance but haven’t had enough time to figure out a good way to do so yet. Any suggestions?

By: Eugene

Eugene — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:08:38 +0000

Just to add, as part of Alfresco release 3.0.1, Alfresco Share is included in this Appliance, as well as Microsoft Office Add-ons, which makes this appliance very attractive.

Very objective feedback, thanks.

Eugene

By: Ray

Ray — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:03:41 +0000

Hi Enrico,

This is praise indeed and unfortunately the license configuration is a bug, but since it is fixed in an update you should be able to try the automatic update feature.

Your feedback is invaluable and your suggestions for improvements have been noted. There is an experimental Web Content Management package that is still pretty raw. The application health is a great suggestion.

It’s good to get external feedback and even better when it’s positive.

Thanks

Ray

By: Jay Hankinson

Jay Hankinson — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:56:06 +0000

As one of the developers who worked on the ECM appliance your feedback is very much appreciated. The status/health page is a good idea and WCM and advanced user management are already being looked at. Unfortunately, there is a bug in the Alfresco license management page but already been fixed. If you have an entitlement key you can pull it via the update mechanism, otherwise the published ISO has now been updated to include it.
Would be very interested to hear any other comments you have on the appliance as you begin to use it.