DB
MySQL database provides a utility called mysqldump to back up both the database table definitions and the contents.
Syntax: mysqldump [options] db_name [tables] [> output_file_name]
Example: > mysqldump alfresco > alfresco_outfile.sql
Filesystem
Need to back up the entire folder named alf_data
Customization files
Typical customization files:
Note 1:If using external membership system (Active Directory, OpenLDAP, etc.), you might have to backup user and group data. Ensure that the data in the external membership system is backed up.
Nota 2: Es una buena práctica hacer copia de seguridad de ficheros de registro antiguos y eliminarlos de la ubicación actual, para ahorrar espacio en disco. En Tomcat, 'alfresco.log' es el actual (también hay históricos).
Backup process
The typical process to backup the Alfresco repository is as follows (Alfresco can be configured in cluster active/passive):
1. Stop Alfresco to ensure that nobody can make changes during the back up
2. Export the MySQL (or other) database
3. Backup the Alfresco alf_data folder
4. Start Alfresco
To restore the Alfresco repository, carry out the following steps:
1. Stop Alfresco
2. Delete the alf_data folder, and restore the alf_data folder that you backed up earlier
3. Drop the database, and then import the database that you have exported
4. Start Alfresco
Notes:
The proper order to back up Alfresco, en caliente, to ensure the integrity of the repository is: Database, ContentStore, Indexes
Alfresco has an upgrade script feature that helps you to upgrade to newer versions automatically.
Minor upgrade (3.0.0 a 3.0.1)
Reemplazar el war de la aplicación web
Major upgrade (2.x a 3.0)
The upgrade scripts will be executed automatically by the server, when starting up against an existing database.
Nota: There are some configuration files and a properties file in Alfresco's config folder (\tomcat\webapps\alfresco\WEB-INF\classes\alfresco\), which you might want to update, that requires manual updates.
It is best to purge these items periodically.
Revisar periódicamente alfresco.log (fichero actual) o alfresco.log.YYYY-MM-DD (ficheros históricos).
Fix the errors listed in the log file, and make sure there are no ERROR messages.
Consider using such a tool, or developing such a tool, to be notified as soon as an ERROR occurs.
1. Configure the authentication component to accept all logins, using org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication. SimpleAcceptOrRejectAllAuthenticationComponentImpl.
2. Log in as anyone who has admin rights
3. Reset the password
4. Revert the configuration
You might want to have a full audit trail and accountability of user activities.
That audit includes the content, all of the edited versions of the content, and a full record of exactly who did what and when.
The audit configuration file is located at <configRoot>\auditConfig.xml.