Here's what I always recommend to my clients: First of all... any time you can reinstall a fresh, brand new box... go for it. This is not only "cleaner" it allows you to leave your other machines alone while you evaluate your software running on CFMX.
1. BACKUP, BACKUP, BACKUP! No excuses... just do it. 2. Test on a DEVELOPMENT box, not a production box. If all "seems" to go well DO NOT jump right on the production boxes... sometimes problems aren't noticed immediately. 3. Go into your CF Administrator and print screen on all of your CF5 configurations. Don't assume you'll remember. This really should be part of your backup routine but it's worth mentioning twice. 4. Make sure you have a copy of all of your custom tags... these are often overlooked and then, when you need them... people are scrambling to find them (read step 1 again). 5. Uninstall CF5.0 and reboot the computer. 6. Install CFMX 7. If you have a multi-homed system (i.e. multiple websites) be sure to read Macromedia's notes. http://www.macromedia.com/support/coldfusion/ts/documents/tn18258.htm 8. Reboot 9. Install the latest updater 10. Reboot Perhaps all the reboots aren't really necessary but I've found that sometimes it helps and if nothing else, gives you an excuse to stand up and stretch for a few minutes. :-) -Novak ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 6:43 PM Subject: Re: Quick note from the CF Team.... > Perhaps some of you "Install solution providers" can document your install > procedures to assist others that seem to be having problems. > > ====================================== > Stop spam on your domain, use our gateway! > For CF hosting solutions http://www.clickdoug.com > ISP rated: http://www.forta.com/cf/isp/isp.cfm?isp_id=772 > ====================================== > If you are not satisfied with my service, my job isn't done! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Clint Tredway" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 8:28 PM > Subject: RE: Quick note from the CF Team.... > > > | I have installed MX and the updaters on multiple Win2k and XP(Home & pro) > | with no problems whatsoever.. > | > | Clint > | > | -----Original Message----- > | From: Greg Luce [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > | Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 8:21 PM > | To: CF-Talk > | Subject: RE: Quick note from the CF Team.... > | > | > | Holy crap! I was just about to look into upgrading some servers starting > | Monday. There are still issues installing MX? WTF? Was MX released > | without proper beta-testing? People are being left with their arse > | hanging out? Yikes. Between the crazy new MM website rollout, and folks > | still having issues just trying to get the app installed, how do I > | justify the risk of upgrading? It sounds like a huge can of worms. > | > | -----Original Message----- > | From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > | Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 8:14 PM > | To: CF-Talk > | Subject: Re: Quick note from the CF Team.... > | > | > | Is he having a problem with the SQL services not starting after UD3 is > | put in? If so, it's a very rare error that I've experienced and can walk > | him through. If not.... > | > | > | > Thank you Damon, and I'd be expecting nothing less from a company with > | > | > a superior product wanting to deliver superior service. > | > > | > So what do I tell my Sysadmin who still can't install Updater3 after 3 > | > | > weeks now? Do we have to reformat our hard drive and then reinstall > | > everything else, then reload all the web sites and then retest them > | > all? > | > > | > What happens when I need to install CFMX on my other dev server, and > | > it doesn't have a raw, unmodified WinXPPro because it's had MS > | > updaters and security patches applied? > | > > | > > | > > | > Cheers, > | > Michael Kear > | > Windsor, NSW, Australia > | > AFP Webworks. > | > > | > > | > > | > > | > -----Original Message----- > | > From: Damon Cooper [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > | > Sent: Monday, 2 June 2003 9:32 AM > | > To: CF-Talk > | > Subject: Quick note from the CF Team.... > | > > | > Folks, > | > > | > Let me just jump in here and say that, on behalf of the ColdFusion > | > team, we care very much about configuration and other issues that > | > customers have told us about, and we've been working very, very hard > | > over the last several months to systematically gather, categorize, > | > prioritize, hunt down and address them, one-by-one. > | > > | > We've scoured the forums, CF-Talk, our own Bug Tracker, Tech Support > | > logs and other sources going back to the CF 3.0 days and beyond to > | > make sure we focused energy on the issues customers have told us > | > matter most to them, and with the full-team focus we've been able to > | > dedicate to this effort, I'm convinced we are about to enter a very > | > exciting period for Internet application developers, and a virtual > | > re-birth of the ColdFusion product. > | > > | > These next few months are going to be an exciting time to be a > | > ColdFusion customer. Not since ColdFusion 5 have I witnessed such > | > total determination and single-minded, team-wide laser-focus on > | > raising the ColdFusion customer satisfaction bar. With the full > | > support of executive management and the blessing of our customer > | > advisory board, we've focused significant energy in improving the > | > things you told us to focus on. > | > > | > Let me also add that I'm very proud to be working for one of the most > | > dedicated, customer- and quality-focused software development teams on > | > | > the planet, bar none. I sincerely hope that as soon as we can get the > | > | > fruits of this work out to you, you'll agree that we really are > | > listening to you, and we're not going to stop. Without you, we might > | > as well pack it up and go home. We know you depend on us to deliver > | > high quality products for delivering powerful Internet apps of all > | > shapes and sizes, faster and easier than any competing technology, so > | > please keep the feedback coming. This is your product. > | > > | > > | > Damon Cooper > | > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > | > Dir Engeering, CF > | > 617-219-2025 > | > > | > > | > > | > | > | > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
