Doug I will be installing CFMX for the first time, what configuration problems are you having? What issues should i be aware of?
Thanks Kola > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Doug [mailto:doug@;dwhite.ws] > >Sent: 19 October 2002 18:13 > >To: CF-Talk > >Subject: Re: How about Macromedia provide a more detailed configuration > >document for CFMX? > > > > > >I am reading so much pain and suffering caused by configuration > >issues with the migration to > >ColdFusionMX. > > > >There have been so many issues, my clients, for instance are > >delaying the upgrade until the dust > >settles. I am seeing so many people reporting problems with > >the set up and configuration, and > >reporting bugs, that turn out to be configuration that I would > >like to see Macromedia go to the > >effort to product a comprehensive set of documentation that will > >address these configuration issues. > >Just as Microsoft had to learn, the "one size fits all" is > >creating more problems than it solves. > >It should not be required for a system administrator to have to > >go to a $3000.00 course, purchase > >$200 to $300.00 in books just to install and configure the > >product. This is what it seems to appear > >to be the case at present. It should not require weeks and > >weeks of tweaking (read that thousands > >of dollars of labor costs.) to install and set up the server product. > > > >It seems to be a given that Macromedia does not pay much > >attention to its install application, which > >has been a bone of contention of mine from way back. Even the > >updater follows the old trend. > > > >I suggest the gurus at Macromedia obtain a copy of the new > >Microsoft .NET Enterprise server (release > >candidate) and walk through the install and configuration > >wizards and see what advances have been > >made toward set up and security, and try to incorporate the idea > >into their own install application. > > > >I have no question about the product being stable and awesome > >when properly configured, but why does > >it require so much training and expertise just to set up a server? > > > >When a hotfix is released, there should not be the requirement > >that the install procedure for the > >patches be different than the original install, but with just > >the required configuration for the fix > >itself. Instead when Macromedia releases a fix, each one has a > >unique installation procedure, such > >as "copy this file to this directory", and "copy that one to > >that directory" and then reboot or > >restart the service. The install application should do all that > >for consistency sake. Setting up > >remoting is treated so casually that way too much time is > >required to set that feature up and be > >consistent with server security. Best practices call for your > >database to be served on a different > >serer than the one that provides web services, remember? > > > > > >================================ > >This address is filtered through the open relay database at http://www.ordb.org and is virus scanned by ANTIVIR http://www.dwhite.ws mailto:doug@;dwhite.ws ================================ | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm
