topic Re: What does SMB/CIFS mean in Alfresco Archive

What does SMB/CIFS mean

stando — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 19:37:13 GMT

Hello Forum,what does SMB and CIFS here means:http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfresco_%28Software%29Can i add a device or directory with SMB or CIFS to the Alfresco-DMS? So i can browse with the alfreso-dms and with the explorer to a directory? But, how does the directory and alfreso-dms sync?Regards

Re: What does SMB/CIFS mean

jpotts — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 20:38:48 GMT

The feature allows the Alfresco repository to be exposed as an SMB/CIFS share. After you configure it, users can mount a drive to the Alfresco repository like they would any other shared drive.

This feature does not allow synchronization or access to non-Alfresco SMB/CIFS shares.

Jeff

Re: What does SMB/CIFS mean

stando — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 22:18:51 GMT

Do I rightly understand:

that i save the alfreso repository as an SMB or CIFS Share on an device. So i can mount this SMB/Cifs Share in Windows or Linux and can show, add, open the files for example with the Windows Eplorer oder Nautilus in Ubuntu?

Re: What does SMB/CIFS mean

jpotts — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 22:42:58 GMT

You install Alfresco on a server. It is a Java application that runs within an application server like Tomcat. You then put your files in the Alfresco repository through either the Alfresco web client or one of the file protocols it supports (WebDAV, FTP, SMTP, IMAP, SMB/CIFS). You then configure the Alfresco Repository to act as if it is an SMB/CIFS share.

Your users then mount a drive on their Windows, Mac, or Linux machines that is pointing to the Alfresco server. Now users can create, read, update, and delete files stored in the Alfresco repository using their Explorer, Finder, or Nautilus desktop applications as if they were using any other file share.

The key requirement is that the files *must* be moved into the Alfresco repository.

Jeff

Re: What does SMB/CIFS mean

stando — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 07:31:32 GMT

You install Alfresco on a server. It is a Java application that runs within an application server like Tomcat. You then put your files in the Alfresco repository through either the Alfresco web client or one of the file protocols it supports (WebDAV, FTP, SMTP, IMAP, SMB/CIFS). You then configure the Alfresco Repository to act as if it is an SMB/CIFS share.

Thats very good.

Your users then mount a drive on their Windows, Mac, or Linux machines that is pointing to the Alfresco server. Now users can create, read, update, and delete files stored in the Alfresco repository using their Explorer, Finder, or Nautilus desktop applications as if they were using any other file share.

Oki, but…

The key requirement is that the files *must* be moved into the Alfresco repository.

but if i move a document with the Explorer in the mounted drive to the repository, i have no metadata to this document, sure? Only with the Webbrowser. So if i add a document with the Explorer, i have empty Metadata first.

I have an another little Question. Short reply is enough. Are the follow requirements possible in the DMs Community Version:

1. Preview for example txt, pdf, png, jpg, jpeg, gif, bmp in the Webbrowser?
2. Print documents, without open this document?
3. Edit for examlpe a txt in the Webbrowser, without download and upload it again?
4. Is then the elder version safed too -> Version History?
5. Forward a document an email adress?
6. Can i add own Metafields? (Only for administrator)
7. If i can add own Metafields, so i can probable show the same one document in several folders?

By the way, many thanks for the detailed and fast reply.
michaela

Re: What does SMB/CIFS mean

jpotts — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:58:30 GMT

but if i move a document with the Explorer in the mounted drive to the repository, i have no metadata to this document, sure? Only with the Webbrowser. So if i add a document with the Explorer, i have empty Metadata first.

Yes, that is correct. The only way to update metadata is through the web client or through your custom app written using the CMIS API, for example.

1. Preview for example txt, pdf, png, jpg, jpeg, gif, bmp in the Webbrowser?

Yes

2. Print documents, without open this document?

Yes, this is possible but it is not out-of-the-box. You'll have to write this customization or do a search to see if someone has done it already and made it available.

3. Edit for examlpe a txt in the Webbrowser, without download and upload it again?

Yes

4. Is then the elder version safed too -> Version History?

Yes

5. Forward a document an email adress?

Yes, this is possible. Email notifications are out-of-the-box, configured through a rule or a workflow. If you actually want to send the document as an attachment, that's a customization.

6. Can i add own Metafields? (Only for administrator)

Yes, the content model is extensible.

7. If i can add own Metafields, so i can probable show the same one document in several folders?

The underlying repository supports "multifiling", i.e., the ability to have a document in more than one folder. However, the Alfresco Share web client does not have any out-of-the-box features to support this. You'd have to add those with your own customization.

Jeff

Re: What does SMB/CIFS mean

stando — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:18:02 GMT

Hi,
very well, thanks for reply.

There result one question. i hope thats the last.

4. Is then the elder version safed too -> Version History?
Yes

I think die version history is similar to apache svn with checkout and so one? Anayways, if i change one document out of the webbrowser-app over the explorer, result there problems because the version history?

i think the webbrowser-app synchronized changes one the repository over the explorer on time?

Re: What does SMB/CIFS mean

jpotts — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:22:25 GMT

There is nothing to synchronize. Whether you change the file over CIFS (or FTP, SMTP, WebDAV, etc.) or with the web client, you are updating the exact same object.

Jeff

Re: What does SMB/CIFS mean

stando — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:34:05 GMT

There is nothing to synchronize. Whether you change the file over CIFS (or FTP, SMTP, WebDAV, etc.) or with the web client, you are updating the exact same object.

or create an object.

thanks, all my rough questions are answered. Thank you very much.