Thanks. Is 10.04 nearing release? Is there an expected release date? Just curious. -- Matt Warnock <[email protected]> RidgeCrest Herbals, Inc.
On Mon, 2010-08-30 at 20:31 -0700, BJ Freeman wrote: > then I suggest best practices is not to do it till a release. > as your db gets larger the processes of verifying everything can take > weeks or months. > > do your testing against a copy of your production. > > ========================= > BJ Freeman <http://bjfreeman.elance.com> > Strategic Power Office with Supplier Automation > <http://www.businessesnetwork.com/automation/viewforum.php?f=52> > Specialtymarket.com <http://www.specialtymarket.com/> > Systems Integrator-- Glad to Assist > > Chat Y! messenger: bjfr33man > Matt Warnock sent the following on 8/30/2010 5:28 PM: > > > > Thanks, BJ, but I am looking for best practices on how to do it NOW, not > > the automated component under design for the future. The emails you > > mentioned don't really address any of the questions below. But neither > > does any of the existing docs I have found so far. :-) > > > > Pointers, anyone? > > > > I did try "./ant run-install-seed" on an existing database (previously > > created with "run-install"), it ran without obvious errors and the > > number of rows changed that it reported was several thousand, but less > > than the number with "run-install". > > > > So can it (usually) be safely run on a production database, and will it > > have the intended effect of updating the seed data (if necessary) > > without deleting/overwriting the production data that may refer to that > > seed data? From previous database experience, I know that > > updating/removing/replacing data to which other data points is often a > > problem, to say the least. > > > > Also, are there any pros and cons for putting the OLAP datasource in a > > separate database from the main data source? The existing derby demo > > uses two, but most of the setup tutorials I find are pretty vague on > > this point, but if I point both data sources to the same postgresql > > database, I see no obvious errors. Am i asking for trouble down the > > road? What is the difference between the two, and are there data > > collisions I'm not seeing yet? > >
