This document discusses maintaining an Alfresco system including exporting and importing content using Alfresco Content Packages, performing data backups of content, metadata, files and membership data, running general maintenance scripts to clean up deleted items and examine logs, and upgrading Alfresco to new minor and major releases. It also provides an overview of the author's background and contact information.

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Alfresco
Maintaining the System
Doc. v rc0.1 - 07/06/09
Wildan Maulana | wildan [at] tobethink.com

2. About Me
• Freelance Consultant - Software
Developer – System Integrator
• Founder of OpenThink Labs
• Open Source Software (OSS)
Evangelist
• Main Developer of OpenThink SAS
• More Info :
– Blog :
http://wildanm.wordpress.com
– Y! : hawking_123
– Gtalk : wildan.m
– Mobile Phone : +6287884599249

3. Overview
• Exporting and Importing Content
• Data Backup
• General Maintenance Script
• Upgrading to New Version of
Alfresco

4. Exporting and Importing Content
• Alfresco Content Package (ACP)
• Export and Import of Space Content
– Export a Department Space using the Web Client
– Import of a Department Space using the Web
Client
• Export and Import of the Complete Repository
– Export via Alfresco Web Client Administration
Console
– Bootstrap the Destination Repository from ACP
Files Exported from Full Export
• Using Business Rules to Import Data
• Using Command-Line Tools
– Export Tool
– Import Tool

5. Data Backup
• List of Items for Backup
– Content Stored in the File System
– Metadata Stored in the Relational Database
– Customization Files
– Membership Data
– Log Files
• Back-up Frequency
• Backup is Based on Alfresco Deployment
– Alfresco Deployed as Repository Application
Server
– Alfresco Deployed as Clustered Repository
Server
– Alfresco Deployed in Hot Mode Backup

6. General Maintaining Scripts
• Regular Maintenance of Deleted
Items
• Examine Log Files
• Reset Administrator Password
• Reset the Complete Repository Data

7. Upgrading to New Version of
Alfresco
• Upgrading to a Minor Release
• Upgrading to a Major Release

8. Summary

9. Reference
• Alfresco, Enterprise Content Management
Implementation, Munwar Sharif, PACKT Publishing