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maybe OT: where Alfresco keep uploaded content?

bongozg — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:50:57 GMT

When I upload some file through Alfresco Explorer, where Alfresco keeps uploaded files?also, is there any automated backup of Alfresco's repository?

Re: maybe OT: where Alfresco keep uploaded content?

richard_im — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:53:14 GMT

Alfresco separates the content binary and metadata into the following operational systems: file system and database, respectively.

Reviewing the following page will explain how this is exposed as services: http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Alfresco_Repository_Architecture

Regarding backup, this is operational and see: http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Backup_and_Restore

Some options discussed here: http://forums.alfresco.com/en/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=11667

And a simple script available from one of our partners, here: http://www.rothburysoftware.com/_resources/backup/Alfresco_Backup_Script.zip

Re: maybe OT: where Alfresco keep uploaded content?

ssaravanan — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:09:07 GMT

Backup depends on what type whether Cold or Hot backup solution.
Could you afford a shutdown of the server and then do a rsync (linux utility)
to sync the alf_data folder. Hot backup expects you to do a hot back up
of the DB & rename the backup-lucene-indexes folder to lucene-indexes
Never do a rsync of live lucene-indexes folder, that might cause index failures.
rsync -vauz –delete –exclude 'lucene-indexes' –exclude 'lucene-indexes.old' /usr/local/alfresco/alf_dat
8 a root@server-ip:/usr/local/alfresco