The .NET (Standard) framework receives automatic updates via the Windows Update service. Does .NET Core Runtime have the same/similar functionality? If I install a .NET Core Runtime and .NET Core application on a server should I be the one taking care to apply the latest minor patch?
My question is primarily focused on potential security issues which are then remedied by subsequent minor version update.
On Windows, the currently supported versions of .NET 5, .NET Core 3.x and .NET Core 2.x can now receive automatic updates. See the .NET Blog post announcing this for more information.
It is in an opt-in service, so on a client OS you would need to enable Receive updates for other Microsoft products when you update Windows.
On server OS the updates are managed via Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) or System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM). See the section for IT administrators on the MS blog for detailed instructions.
Some times ago, I used Alfresco 5.2 CE. When I needed to develop some kind of customization, I used the Alfresco Maven SDK with three different Maven archetypes, it was:
Alfresco Repository AMP;
Alfresco Share AMP;
Alfresco all-in-one (AIO).
By using this SDK I developed AMP files that overlaid on either the alfresco.war or share.war by using the module management tool (MMT):
...
java -jar bin/alfresco-mmt.jar install amps/some-customization-share.amp tomcat/webapps/share.war -force
java -jar bin/alfresco-mmt.jar install amps/some-customization-repo.amp tomcat/webapps/alfresco.war -force
...
Now I am using Alfresco 4.2.2 Enterprise and looking for the right way to do the same things that I did with Alfresco 5.2 CE.
Let's say, I want to develop a two tier Spring Surf customization that can remotely connect to different repositories. Or, for example, I need to develop a new Spring Surf page for a site, or just make some little changes in some FTL-template.
What is the right way? Is there a similar SDK for Alfresco 4.2.2 Enterprise?
I would be very grateful for the information. Thanks to all.
The Maven-based Alfresco 3.0 SDK is compatible with Alfresco 4.2, both Enterprise and Community Edition.
I am trying to build a module for Alfresco Share 4.2.2.
According to compatibility matrix Alfresco 4.2.x is only compatible with Maven SDK 1.1.x. However, when I create an amp executing
mvn archetype:generate -DarchetypeCatalog=https://artifacts.alfresco.com/nexus/content/groups/public/archetype-catalog.xml -Dfilter=org.alfresco.maven.archetype:
which is indicated here, without asking the SDK version, the amp is built with the version 3.0.0-beta-4.
What is happening? Is there any problem building an amp with 3.0.0-beta-4 for Alfresco 4.2.2? If not, how can I find sdk 1.1.x?
If you're looking for Alfresco Maven SDK 1.1.0 you can find it here
As you can see in this Alfresco Developer Blog post, looking at What's new section, it seems that since Alfresco SDK 3 beta 1 there is
Support for 4.2 (currently Share module requires you to add two
dependencies by hand)
You can also get way more info looking at Alfresco's alfresco-sdk project on Github.
It's possible to create a project for alfresco 4.2 with the SDK 3.
The documentation is in the alfresco 5.2 ducumentation, in the paragraph of the SDK:
Alfresco SDK 3.0 | Alfresco Documentation
and more precisely here:
Switch to using Alfresco version 4.2.x | Alfresco Documentation
Presently our application has been deployed in Alfresco 4.2.2 Enterprise version.We want to move our application to 5.x Alfresco version.
What are all versions released so far in 5.x?Initially I want to test our application in all 5.x Community Versions that are released so far.Where can we download old & new 5.x Community Versions?
What are the new features added in 5.x w.r.t 4.2.2?
You can find the community versions here : https://sourceforge.net/projects/alfresco/files/
The current enteprise version is the 5.1. The previous version was 5.0.3.
About the new features, I encourage you to look at the different releases notes because I don't know what you are looking for.
The biggest change for me is the disappearance of the alfresco legacy backend, the end of lucene and the refactoring of some apis.
We’re thinking about downgrading our Alfresco Enterprise 3.4.1 to Alfresco Community.
I’m used to Alfresco Enterprise, but I have no experience with Community version.
We’re using EMC, Alfresco Explorer and our own development based on Web Services API and Foundation API.
I’m worried about database migration. Could I simply configure Alfresco Community 3.4.e to use our Oracle Database for Alfresco Enterprise 3.4.1? Is the schema compatible for both Community and Enterprise distributions? Which version of Alfresco Community should I use? 3.4.e? What is the downgrade path between distributions? Is there any kind of correspondence between versions of both distributions?
Any downgrade experience, guide or any related information will be welcomed.
The Alfresco Community Edition is open source, and works with a fully open source stack. Your DB options are PostGreSQL (recommended) or MySQL.
Alfresco Enterprise supports the open source databases that Community supports, PostGreSQL and MySQL, as well as a few proprietary databases too. You can look at the Database Configuration page for more information. Support for Oracle databases is only available in Enterprise.
If you want to keep paying Oracle all that money for your database licenses, then you'll need to continue to pay a tiny fraction of that cost to Alfresco for an Enterprise License. Community, being open source, only supports a fully open source stack, so you can't use Community with your uber expensive proprietary database!
If you were using an open source database like PostGreSQL or MySQL, then you might be able to do the switch as part of an upgrade. Enterprise Service Packs (eg 3.4.1) are normally newer than the equivalent community release from that series (Community gets the bug fixes on Head). Moving from a 3.4.x enterprise service pack back to a 3.4 community wouldn't be recommended, but moving from 3.4.x enterprise to a 4.x community might work. However, that's not a tested migration path, so you could well be on your own... Alfresco QA tests community -> newer community, enterprise -> newer enterprise, and community upgrading to enterprise, which are the supported paths.
This question is similar with this one about difference between Community and Enterprise version
You can not use Oracle database for Community version. It is only available for Enterprise.
There is not downgrade path for any Alfresco versions. If you are using Enterprise 3.4.2 try to use the same Community version.
I searched the web for possibilities of a downgrade from enterprise to community version, too. What I found is the answer "You may be able to downgrade, however that is never supported or tested."
When downgrading, you have to keep in mind that the community version X usually has more functionalities than the enterprise version with the same version number.
So, downgrading is experimental. I have already seen log files where the downgrade failed.
Maybe it is an option for you to export all content and import this ACP file on the new system with the community version?
Please read your contract carefully. Support and Licensing might not be the same thing in your case. If you don't want to pay anymore to Alfresco, you might be entitled to keep using your current enterprise version, but you would not longer have support. Before considering downgrading, check your contract. If in the future you want to get support and upgrade again, it might just be easier to do it with your current Alfresco Enterprise version.
But, as I said, it depends on your agreement with Alfresco.
Migration of the Alfresco repo database is no fun at all. There is no official way switching databases and in 3.x version you may have serialized objects which could be stored by hibernate db specific. This changed a little when Alfresco removed most of hibernate dependencies after 3.4. It may be an option to migrate to 4.0 EE first, migrate the db to postgres (which is closer to oracle than mysql) and finally upgrade to Alfresco Community 4.2.f (latest version with Web Services API). This may be a lot of work (even in your code) but should work.
Here in Germany it is legaly problematic to limit software usage in time if you sell a support subscription (at least for the old contracts you may have) so customers here can request support for a time unlimited EE license key before canceling the subscription contract. I recommend you go this way and update your old 3.4 to the latest 3.4.x or 4.x enterprise version available and stay on Oracle db if you don't care these costs. This step should be done anyway ;-)
I have done it before in order to create a development environment in my local machine,
First, you cannot use Oracle database so you have to use postgresql (recommended) or MySql, exporting and importing the database is not recommended, so you have to create the repository hierarchy and fix the rules, etc., then copy all custom jars (jobs, actions, workflows...) and library from the lib folder to the new one,
If you are using an external application based on alfresco uuids, make sure you updated the uuids after creating the repositories and rules