This module provides an environment validation tool that helps determine whether a server is suitable for hosting the Alfresco open source CMS.
The tool is distributed as an archive (zip) file that contains executable scripts that will run the tool. The tool itself is implemented as a Java (JVM 1.5+) command line application.
Please note that this tool is not exhaustive - it simply validates some of the more common environmental problems Alfresco has seen. Administrators intending to install Alfresco should ensure they have fully validated that their environment is on the Alfresco Supported Stack. They should also ensure they have reviewed, understood and applied the various installation related information available from the Alfresco Support Portal, the Alfresco Wiki and official product documentation.
After completing environment validation, but prior to installation, administrators should also review the Alfresco Day Zero Configuration Guide, to ensure they are able to complete basic configuration of Alfresco immediately following installation.
You can download the tool here.
For usage with Maven, please check the Dependency Information page.
The latest version of the tool is 1.2-beta-3 and change log for that version is to be found here.
usage: evt[.sh|.cmd] [-?|--help] [-v] [-V|-vv]
-a alfrescoversion -t databaseType -h databaseHost [-r databasePort]
[-d databaseName] -l databaseLogin [-p databasePassword] -i indexlocation
where: -?|--help - display this help
-v - produce verbose output
-V|-vv - produce super-verbose output (stack traces)
alfrescoversion - Version for which the verification is made . May be one of:
4.0.0,4.0.1,4.0.2,4.1.1,4.1.2,4.1.3,4.1.4,4.1.5,4.1.6,4.2
databaseType - the type of database. May be one of:
mysql, postgresql, oracle, mssqlserver, db2
databaseHost - the hostname of the database server
databasePort - the port the database is listening on (optional -
defaults to default for the database type)
databaseName - the name of the Alfresco database (optional -
defaults to 'alfresco')
databaseLogin - the login Alfresco will use to connect to the
database
databasePassword - the password for that user (optional)
indexlocation - a path to a folder that will contain Alfresco indexesThe tool must be run as the OS user that Alfresco will run as. In particular it will report misleading results if run as "root" (or equivalent on other OSes) if Alfresco is not intended to be run as that user.
For execution example, please click check the Usage page.
The tool is not covered by the Alfresco Support license (see License page for further details) and it's provided as a best practice tool to validate your environment. It is useful to share with Alfresco Support results of the validation tool when opening a support case.
This tool is open source and developed in Google Code and contributions are welcome.