I have heard of people having issues with CAR method. People recommend saving backup copy of neo*.xml files found under lib directory. They have your datasources etc and it will save you time if CAR doesnt work. :-)
<Ajas Mohammed /> http://ajashadi.blogspot.com We cannot become what we need to be, remaining what we are. No matter what, find a way. Because thats what winners do. You can't improve what you don't measure. Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives. On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 9:18 PM, Aaron Rouse <[email protected]> wrote: > It hosed pretty much everything but the datasource names, but since it > hosed the rest of the datasource settings those too had to be rebuilt. The > end result was a complete waste of time to make the CAR and get it moved > between data centers. That was on a single server installation, actually > nothing fancy about the installation at all but it was going from a prior > version of CF to the next version. I have used CARs without any issue when > going from same version to same version. > > > On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 7:31 PM, Mike G <[email protected]> wrote: > >> One thing to remember. The archive was originally designed to make an >> exact dupe of the server so you could build a cluster. It is not really made >> to perform an upgrade. So archive only the settings that are a PITA (like >> dsn's) to do and manually set the rest >> On Mar 11, 2011 7:18 PM, "Aaron Rouse" <[email protected]> wrote: >> > I assume you are just referring to the CAR file method? I did this on >> the >> > last upgrade and it got royally hosed, I basically ended up redoing >> > everything. >> > >> > On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 6:15 PM, Mike G <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> I prefer to archive current cf admin settings for each instance. >> Uninstall. >> >> Install. Import settings checking paths before deploy. I would be >> surprised >> >> if this does not work for X upgrade. I don't think an upgrade in pla e >> >> would have a happy outcome. >> >> On Mar 11, 2011 4:48 PM, "Aaron Rouse" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > I'd be curious how well an upgrade ends up working from CF9 >> multi-server >> >> > installation to CF10. I am betting it will have some flukiness to it. >> I >> >> > really don't think our purchasing folks look at the details down to >> >> > something like jboss v. jrun. Now the IT folks who just want any >> reason >> >> at >> >> > all to kill CF, I am sure would use that as an arguing point against >> it. >> >> > >> >> > On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 2:27 PM, Mike G <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> At least until CFX.01.... but honestly, jboss will likely be as >> >> invisible >> >> >> as jrun has been. When is the last time MOST of us have logged into >> the >> >> jrun >> >> >> console? I think the problem most big companies will have will be in >> the >> >> >> procurement office. Jboss is open source. No one to pay for support >> >> unless >> >> >> adobe is going to offer jboss support to cfx customers. IT >> procurement >> >> >> loves to pay for maint support. >> >> >> On Mar 11, 2011 2:19 PM, "Ajas Mohammed" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> > Thanks Mark for sharing this. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > My first thought is we have CF 9 enterprise now and I guess if we >> move >> >> to >> >> >> CF >> >> >> > X, during installation, the installer will take over from JRUN and >> >> >> configure >> >> >> > Tomcat on our servers. I am certain lot of folks would say lets >> wait >> >> on >> >> >> > this. :-) >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > <Ajas Mohammed /> >> >> >> > http://ajashadi.blogspot.com >> >> >> > We cannot become what we need to be, remaining what we are. >> >> >> > No matter what, find a way. Because thats what winners do. >> >> >> > You can't improve what you don't measure. >> >> >> > Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high >> >> intention, >> >> >> > sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it >> >> >> represents >> >> >> > the wise choice of many alternatives. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 12:50 PM, Mark Davis <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> Not sure how many here have seen this? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.coldfusionjedi.com/index.cfm/2011/3/3/ColdFusion-X-Writeup >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Today at Scotch on the Rocks, Adam Lehman released some tidbits >> about >> >> >> the >> >> >> >> upcoming new release of ColdFusion, ColdFusion X. I tweeted as >> much >> >> as >> >> >> >> possible, but for those who don't use Twitter, and for those who >> want >> >> a >> >> >> >> general one page summary they can comment on, here is what he >> said >> >> and >> >> >> my >> >> >> >> opinion where applicable. Please note that anything announced >> today >> >> >> could >> >> >> >> easily change between now and the real release. Also remember >> these >> >> >> notes >> >> >> >> are based on my memory of what Adam said. Any mistakes are my >> fault. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> 1) Verity will be removed. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Not much to say about this. Adam suggested anyone using Verity >> now >> >> >> should >> >> >> >> begin looking into transitioning to Solr. Even if Verity wasn't >> being >> >> >> >> removed I think most people would recommend this anyway. Verity >> *was* >> >> a >> >> >> >> good product. I don't think it got the credit it deserved. But >> it's >> >> >> ancient >> >> >> >> now and Solr is much more capable. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> 2) JRun is being removed in favor of Tomcat. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Not much to say about this one. I've used Tomcat before and it >> seems >> >> ok >> >> >> - >> >> >> >> but I've had issues with it and Apache. Hopefully that won't be a >> >> >> problem. >> >> >> >> Adam said - multiple times - that Adobe would be supporting >> Tomcat so >> >> >> that >> >> >> >> if you had issues with ColdFusion and Tomcat you won't be left >> out in >> >> >> the >> >> >> >> cold. I'm guessing this will be a slightly painful transition the >> >> >> *first*time and then after that - not much of a big deal. Unofficial >> >> reports >> >> >> are >> >> >> >> that ColdFusion runs much faster over Tomcat so any 'free' speed >> >> boost >> >> >> is a >> >> >> >> good thing. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> 3) Webservices updated to Axis 2. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Anyone who does much with web services in ColdFusion will know >> that >> >> it's >> >> >> >> use of Axis 1 leads to issues with many service providers. >> ColdFusion >> >> X >> >> >> will >> >> >> >> upgrade Axis to 2.latest while keeping support for Axis 1 as >> well. It >> >> >> was >> >> >> >> suggested that in ColdFusion 11 Axis 1 would go away completely. >> This >> >> >> update >> >> >> >> will help enable Exchange 2010 support. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> 4) Scheduled tasks updated. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Scheduled tasks will support chaining (run task B when A is >> done), >> >> >> >> conditions (don't run if CPU is 80% busy), priority, and grouping >> >> >> (consider >> >> >> >> A, B, and C a group and do this to them as a whole). Also - >> finally - >> >> >> you >> >> >> >> will be able to make them application specific. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> 5) Jobs >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Basically you wrap a set of code in a cfjob tag and it runs >> >> >> asynchronously. >> >> >> >> It gets added to a queue you can introspect and modify. Basically >> a >> >> >> >> shorthand for cfthread but with more control over the queue >> stack. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> 6) Java loader/proxies. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> No more need for JavaLoader - you can now load jars/classes via a >> >> This >> >> >> >> scope attribute in the Application scope. On the Java side, your >> Java >> >> >> code >> >> >> >> can create an interface from a CFC. Both seem like really nice, >> >> useful >> >> >> >> updates. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> 7) Closures. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Ok, I'm on the fence on this one. I load closures in JavaScript. >> I >> >> >> honestly >> >> >> >> don't know how much I'd use them in a server side language. I'm >> sure >> >> >> I'll >> >> >> >> regret saying that though and I bet I'll wonder how I ever lived >> >> without >> >> >> >> them. Then again, it could end up being the next cfinterface. It >> was >> >> >> hinted >> >> >> >> that the implementation could be similar to what Mark blogged< >> >> >> >> http://blog.mxunit.org/2010/01/what-would-your-cfml-look-like-with.html >> >> >about >> >> >> a few months ago. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> 8) HTML5/jquery >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Nothing concrete was said here, but it was stressed that HTML5 >> and >> >> >> jQuery >> >> >> >> would be supported in big ways. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the >> "Houston >> >> >> >> ColdFusion Users' Group" discussion list. >> >> >> >> To unsubscribe, send email to >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> For more options, visit >> http://groups.google.com/group/houcfug?hl=en >> >> >> > >> >> >> > -- >> >> >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the >> "Houston >> >> >> ColdFusion Users' Group" discussion list. >> >> >> > To unsubscribe, send email to >> [email protected] >> >> >> > For more options, visit >> http://groups.google.com/group/houcfug?hl=en >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "Houston >> >> >> ColdFusion Users' Group" discussion list. >> >> >> To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] >> >> >> For more options, visit >> http://groups.google.com/group/houcfug?hl=en >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > Aaron Rouse >> >> > http://www.happyhacker.com/ >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "Houston >> >> ColdFusion Users' Group" discussion list. >> >> > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] >> >> > For more options, visit http://groups.google.com/group/houcfug?hl=en >> >> >> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "Houston >> >> ColdFusion Users' Group" discussion list. >> >> To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] >> >> For more options, visit http://groups.google.com/group/houcfug?hl=en >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Aaron Rouse >> > http://www.happyhacker.com/ >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "Houston >> ColdFusion Users' Group" discussion list. >> > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] >> > For more options, visit http://groups.google.com/group/houcfug?hl=en >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "Houston >> ColdFusion Users' Group" discussion list. >> To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] >> For more options, visit http://groups.google.com/group/houcfug?hl=en >> > > > > -- > Aaron Rouse > http://www.happyhacker.com/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "Houston > ColdFusion Users' Group" discussion list. > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit http://groups.google.com/group/houcfug?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "Houston ColdFusion Users' Group" discussion list. 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