Upload a folder

[chrizz_msweb]

Hi,

I'm suggesting my company to use Alfresco for document management. Currently we use shared folder.
I've create the demonstration, new we're about to import all the old data into Alfresco.
Can anyone explain me how to upload more than a file (whole folder) at a time to Alfreso's Space?

Thax

[mrogers]

Use Alfresco's "shared folder".     Or ftp.   Or import a zip file.

[ssaravanan]

FTP is the best or you can use CIFS (lets you mount the repository as a file system)
and use xcopy or rsync to import it into Alfresco.

[chrizz_msweb]

Thax,

at least i'm using zip for upload and webdav for download

[hydro]

has anyone have a working CIFS available on Alfresco?

[chrizz_msweb]

I've use WebDav and FTP, but fail to configure CFIS.
The tutorial from wiki are slightly different, i think it's because i'm using version 3.2r
Anyway, i think WebDav and FTP is enough for me this time.

[mrogers]

To answer "hydro" yes I do have CIFS working on windows XP.   Alfresco 3.3.

[hydro]

thanks mrogers

1) could I have the steps to configure CIFS?
2) Is CIFS able to map network shared hard drives?
3) from my understanding, Alfresco copies the file into the server from the pointed location, this action makes the server more bulky and takes more space.

Once i've enabled CIFS, I want to be able to upload hundreds of files to alfresco. will this be possible without creating problems on the server?

[ssaravanan]

Rename the file tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension/file-servers-custom.xml.sample to tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension/file-servers-custom.xml
Start Alfresco and mount it as a drive using (if you are on Linux)
mount -t cifs //127.0.0.1/alfresco /mnt/alfresco -o username=admin,password=admin

2) Is CIFS able to map network shared hard drives?

CIFS lets you browse the Alfresco Repository as a File Sharing system and mount it as
permanent drive.

3) from my understanding, Alfresco copies the file into the server from the pointed location, this action makes the server more bulky and takes more space.

You could then use rsync or xcopy to do a bulk import of documents into Alfresco repository

[hydro]

Hi,

Thanks for the guide,

I am getting error when trying to mount the drive

mount error: can not change directory into mount target /mnt/alfresco
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Any idea how to solve this?

I couldn't find file-servers-custom.xml.
I could only find file-servers.xml
Should be the same one right? It looks something like below

<alfresco-config area="file-servers">

   <config evaluator="string-compare" condition="CIFS Server">
      <serverEnable enabled="${cifs.enabled}"/>
      
      <host name="${cifs.localname}A" domain="${cifs.domain}"/>
      <comment>Alfresco CIFS Server</comment>

      <!– Set to the broadcast mask for the subnet –>
      <broadcast>${cifs.broadcast}</broadcast>
      
      <!– Set to the IP for the adapter for Java socket –>
      <bindto>${cifs.bindto}</bindto>

      <!– Use Java socket based NetBIOS over TCP/IP and native SMB on linux –>
      <tcpipSMB ipv6="${cifs.ipv6}" platforms="linux,solaris,macosx"/>
      <netBIOSSMB bindto="${cifs.bindto}" platforms="linux,solaris,macosx"/>‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

and file-servers.properties is as below

filesystem.name=Alfresco

cifs.enabled=true
cifs.localname=${localname}
cifs.domain=
cifs.broadcast=255.255.255.255
cifs.bindto=0.0.0.0
cifs.ipv6=disabled
cifs.hostannounce=true

ftp.enabled=true
ftp.ipv6=disabled

nfs.enabled=false‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

How do I mount if on Windows?