RE: CFMX Updater 3 Available
-Original Message- From: Sean A Corfield [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2003 3:35 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: CFMX Updater 3 Available Databases we connect to are: Oracle 8i (8.1.7) on two separate Windows NT servers (connected to using Oracle's JDBC/OCI 8.1.7.4 drivers) Hmm, have you tried using other drivers? We were using the 9i OCI drivers for a while but we moved back to the 9i Thin Client drivers because under load we saw occasional failures with the OCI drivers. We have not tried the thin client drivers. The OCI drivers are supposed to be faster than the thin client (as they're written in C), so we went with those. I also would have expected them to be more stable, as the codebase for OCI is actually more mature I believe. We are using the very latest patch release (8.1.7.4) from Oracle, which fixed bugs in the JDBC drivers for Oracle. If problems persist I could give the thin drivers a try and see if that makes a difference. Also, we are trying to connect to network Access databases, but we've thusfar been unable to connect to them (I have another e-mail to this mailing list trying to fix this problem). We're getting errors of permission denied/exclusively opened by another user I wonder if CF is trying to open multiple connections to the database? I don't know too much about MS Access but from what I've read on this list, it doesn't seem to be very reliable in any sort of multi-user environment... The Access databases are small and simple- not worth taking up resources on an expensive Oracle server. We've always connected to them in the past in 4.5.2. I realize there are new drivers now- I just would have expected them to be just as stable as the old versions of the drivers. That apparently doesn't seem to be the case. As we've exhausted every option for connecting to them on the network, we're actually now considering copying them over locally on a nightly basis. We'll see if that makes any difference with server stability. Also, I'll reiterate that the site was running fine on CF 4.5.2- the problems with server hangups started with CF MX, and then only once in production and receiving a higher amount of traffic. The biggest difference when moving from pre-MX to MX is the database drivers (hence the focus in Updater 3 on improved versions of those). I'm finding that to be very true. I realize that there is a ton of code out there to rely on, and it's tough to pinpoint down the problems in these situations. However, I'll note that we did have another server hang today, so I really don't think the last one was an isolated incident. There were no errors in any of the logs leading to the hang. We have been getting errors connecting to the network Access databases, but those occur all the time, and generally do not cause a problem with the server crash, so I really don't think that's the problem here. We are also maintaining connection over all client requests for many of our Oracle databases. I may consider turning this off to see if it helps- but I would do so VERY reluctantly, as that would have a seriously negative impact on performance. We've had only 4 days now with updater 3, still not enough time to make a good assessment. I'll give it a few more weeks, and if crashes/hangs continue to be a serious problem, we'll rollback to 4.5.2 and consider our options from there. One piece of advice for people: if the server hangs, reboot the whole machine- don't just restart the service! I find that if I just restart the service, it'll hang again within a few hours. If I reboot the machine entirely, it tends to stay up much longer (days). This could be a coincidence, but I've noticed this behavior 3 times now- and consistently. Thanks for your help Sean. If you have any more suggestions, I'd love to hear em. Kevin Ruggiero Sean A Corfield -- http://www.corfield.org/blog/ If you're not annoying somebody, you're not really alive. -- Margaret Atwood ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribeforumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: CFMX Updater 3 Available
On Monday, Mar 31, 2003, at 10:05 US/Pacific, Ruggiero, Kevin D wrote: If problems persist I could give the thin drivers a try and see if that makes a difference. OK, let us know how you get on. The Access databases are small and simple- not worth taking up resources on an expensive Oracle server. We've always connected to them in the past in 4.5.2. I realize there are new drivers now- I just would have expected them to be just as stable as the old versions of the drivers. Bear in mind that the drivers with CFMX are not new versions of previous drivers - they are completely different drivers since CFMX uses JDBC in Java rather than the pre-MX ODBC-based stuff. Sean A Corfield -- http://www.corfield.org/blog/ If you're not annoying somebody, you're not really alive. -- Margaret Atwood ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribeforumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
RE: CFMX Updater 3 Available
The Access databases are small and simple- not worth taking up resources on an expensive Oracle server. I would recommend that you reconsider. If you've already got the expensive Oracle server, you might as well use it; I expect you'd find an overall savings on resources. We've always connected to them in the past in 4.5.2. I realize there are new drivers now- I just would have expected them to be just as stable as the old versions of the drivers. That apparently doesn't seem to be the case. Connecting to Access databases, or other ODBC datasources for that matter, is a bit more complex in CFMX than in previous versions of CF. You'll still be using the same ODBC drivers you used before, but in addition, you'll be using a service (SequeLink) to let CFMX talk to those ODBC drivers. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ voice: (202) 797-5496 fax: (202) 797-5444 ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribeforumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: CFMX Updater 3 Available
This guy has had some pretty good, measurable success with U3: http://webforums.macromedia.com/coldfusion/ messageview.cfm?catid=10threadid=582836 He might be a good resource for those who have questions. Christian On Friday, March 28, 2003, at 11:36 AM, Ruggiero, Kevin D wrote: Yes, I check our logs regularly- especially after a crash. There's nothing strange to speak of in there. However, I did have some tnsnames timeouts connecting to our oracle server that day, which is why I thought it might have been caused by that. Regardless, something like that is no excuse for a server hangup/crash. Also, it should be known that this site was migrated from 4.5.1 sp2, and the only part of the code that underwent any changes was the security code (which was obviously needed)- which remained simple. The site almost never used to crash/hang in 4.5.1. I'd get maybe one hangup every 2 months before. Also, I'm not saying Updater 3 is necessarily unstable/unreliable. I'm just saying that I have in fact had a hangup with it, and people should be wary before jumping in- even if that just means to give it a month or two and see how it plays out. I'll send another e-mail to the list in a few weeks to give an update on how our server is running- hopefully the info will be of use to people considering migration. Kevin ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribeforumid=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
Re: CFMX Updater 3 Available
On Friday, Mar 28, 2003, at 11:24 US/Pacific, Ruggiero, Kevin D wrote: We have a brand new machine, and this is our server configuration: Looks reasonable. Databases we connect to are: Oracle 8i (8.1.7) on two separate Windows NT servers (connected to using Oracle's JDBC/OCI 8.1.7.4 drivers) Hmm, have you tried using other drivers? We were using the 9i OCI drivers for a while but we moved back to the 9i Thin Client drivers because under load we saw occasional failures with the OCI drivers. Also, we are trying to connect to network Access databases, but we've thusfar been unable to connect to them (I have another e-mail to this mailing list trying to fix this problem). We're getting errors of permission denied/exclusively opened by another user I wonder if CF is trying to open multiple connections to the database? I don't know too much about MS Access but from what I've read on this list, it doesn't seem to be very reliable in any sort of multi-user environment... Also, I'll reiterate that the site was running fine on CF 4.5.2- the problems with server hangups started with CF MX, and then only once in production and receiving a higher amount of traffic. The biggest difference when moving from pre-MX to MX is the database drivers (hence the focus in Updater 3 on improved versions of those). Sean A Corfield -- http://www.corfield.org/blog/ If you're not annoying somebody, you're not really alive. -- Margaret Atwood ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribeforumid=4 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 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
RE: CFMX Updater 3 Available
I put Updater 3 in almost right away, since I was already on 2 and close to rolling back to CF 5 due to the serious problems with the server hanging. I will say that this release appears more stable so far (4 days). It had been hanging on us almost daily (one day 4 times). After applying Updater 3, we had no problems for 2 days straight. Then yesterday, it hung :( I can't begin to describe how severely disappointed I was. Now, in fairness we were having some network trouble yesterday, so it's possible that queries were timing out or something and this wreaked havoc on the server. I'm not quite sure. But, I want to let those who may be thinking of going to production level with CF MX know that it may be a good idea to give it a month or so at least and see what kind of feedback comes in. I'm not yet convinced that CF MX with updater 3 is necessarily up to snuff just yet. I really don't want to be negative about this- but there's nothing worse than dealing with a crashing server (even if CFCs/web services/new security structure are 1000 times better to develop in), and I don't want others to have to deal with it needlessly. Kevin -Original Message- From: Damon Cooper [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 3:08 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: CFMX Updater 3 Available Just a reminder that ColdFusion MX Updater 3 is now available for free download from the MM website. In my opinion, this is very close to a full dot-release of CFMX, and includes all cumulative major fixes in all product areas, and adds over 100 fixes, mostly focused around server reliability and stability. If you've shied away from CFMX until now because of reported stability problems, this is your release. We're committed to supporting ColdFusion and you, the ColdFusion customer, and we're working hard to ensure you get the best ColdFusion products we can produce. Sincerely, The ColdFusion RD Team ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribeforumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: CFMX Updater 3 Available
On Friday 28 Mar 2003 15:16 pm, Ruggiero, Kevin D wrote: to production level with CF MX know that it may be a good idea to give it a month or so at least and see what kind of feedback comes in. I'm not yet convinced that CF MX with updater 3 is necessarily up to snuff just yet. We've not had a moments problem with it since release, and I think it's safe to say that's true for most people. -- Tom C Land of the free, home of the brave... you have to be brave to live there and enjoy the freedoms ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribeforumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
RE: CFMX Updater 3 Available
Kevin, this may sound obvious apologies if so, but do you check the ColdFusion error logs regularly to see what sort of things are going on up to your server hanging? Kind Regards - Mike Brunt Webapper Services LLC Web Site http://www.webapper.com Blog http://www.webapper.net Webapper Web Application Specialists -Original Message- From: Ruggiero, Kevin D [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 7:17 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: CFMX Updater 3 Available I put Updater 3 in almost right away, since I was already on 2 and close to rolling back to CF 5 due to the serious problems with the server hanging. I will say that this release appears more stable so far (4 days). It had been hanging on us almost daily (one day 4 times). After applying Updater 3, we had no problems for 2 days straight. Then yesterday, it hung :( I can't begin to describe how severely disappointed I was. Now, in fairness we were having some network trouble yesterday, so it's possible that queries were timing out or something and this wreaked havoc on the server. I'm not quite sure. But, I want to let those who may be thinking of going to production level with CF MX know that it may be a good idea to give it a month or so at least and see what kind of feedback comes in. I'm not yet convinced that CF MX with updater 3 is necessarily up to snuff just yet. I really don't want to be negative about this- but there's nothing worse than dealing with a crashing server (even if CFCs/web services/new security structure are 1000 times better to develop in), and I don't want others to have to deal with it needlessly. Kevin -Original Message- From: Damon Cooper [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 3:08 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: CFMX Updater 3 Available Just a reminder that ColdFusion MX Updater 3 is now available for free download from the MM website. In my opinion, this is very close to a full dot-release of CFMX, and includes all cumulative major fixes in all product areas, and adds over 100 fixes, mostly focused around server reliability and stability. If you've shied away from CFMX until now because of reported stability problems, this is your release. We're committed to supporting ColdFusion and you, the ColdFusion customer, and we're working hard to ensure you get the best ColdFusion products we can produce. Sincerely, The ColdFusion RD Team ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribeforumid=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
RE: CFMX Updater 3 Available
Yes, I check our logs regularly- especially after a crash. There's nothing strange to speak of in there. However, I did have some tnsnames timeouts connecting to our oracle server that day, which is why I thought it might have been caused by that. Regardless, something like that is no excuse for a server hangup/crash. Also, it should be known that this site was migrated from 4.5.1 sp2, and the only part of the code that underwent any changes was the security code (which was obviously needed)- which remained simple. The site almost never used to crash/hang in 4.5.1. I'd get maybe one hangup every 2 months before. Also, I'm not saying Updater 3 is necessarily unstable/unreliable. I'm just saying that I have in fact had a hangup with it, and people should be wary before jumping in- even if that just means to give it a month or two and see how it plays out. I'll send another e-mail to the list in a few weeks to give an update on how our server is running- hopefully the info will be of use to people considering migration. Kevin -Original Message- From: Mike Brunt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 10:37 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: CFMX Updater 3 Available Kevin, this may sound obvious apologies if so, but do you check the ColdFusion error logs regularly to see what sort of things are going on up to your server hanging? Kind Regards - Mike Brunt Webapper Services LLC Web Site http://www.webapper.com Blog http://www.webapper.net Webapper Web Application Specialists -Original Message- From: Ruggiero, Kevin D [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 7:17 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: CFMX Updater 3 Available I put Updater 3 in almost right away, since I was already on 2 and close to rolling back to CF 5 due to the serious problems with the server hanging. I will say that this release appears more stable so far (4 days). It had been hanging on us almost daily (one day 4 times). After applying Updater 3, we had no problems for 2 days straight. Then yesterday, it hung :( I can't begin to describe how severely disappointed I was. Now, in fairness we were having some network trouble yesterday, so it's possible that queries were timing out or something and this wreaked havoc on the server. I'm not quite sure. But, I want to let those who may be thinking of going to production level with CF MX know that it may be a good idea to give it a month or so at least and see what kind of feedback comes in. I'm not yet convinced that CF MX with updater 3 is necessarily up to snuff just yet. I really don't want to be negative about this- but there's nothing worse than dealing with a crashing server (even if CFCs/web services/new security structure are 1000 times better to develop in), and I don't want others to have to deal with it needlessly. Kevin -Original Message- From: Damon Cooper [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 3:08 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: CFMX Updater 3 Available Just a reminder that ColdFusion MX Updater 3 is now available for free download from the MM website. In my opinion, this is very close to a full dot-release of CFMX, and includes all cumulative major fixes in all product areas, and adds over 100 fixes, mostly focused around server reliability and stability. If you've shied away from CFMX until now because of reported stability problems, this is your release. We're committed to supporting ColdFusion and you, the ColdFusion customer, and we're working hard to ensure you get the best ColdFusion products we can produce. Sincerely, The ColdFusion RD Team ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribeforumid=4 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 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: CFMX Updater 3 Available
On Friday, Mar 28, 2003, at 07:16 US/Pacific, Ruggiero, Kevin D wrote: But, I want to let those who may be thinking of going to production level with CF MX know that it may be a good idea to give it a month or so at least and see what kind of feedback comes in. I'm not yet convinced that CF MX with updater 3 is necessarily up to snuff just yet. I'm sorry you are experiencing problems with your setup. Many people have been running CFMX in production successfully, even before Updater 3. The Macromedia ColdFusion Examples server has been in production for a year now with virtually no downtime. It was initially running a beta of CFMX (yes, we put a beta into production!) and then upgraded it to CFMX Enterprise when that shipped. As far as I know, it's still running the base release. And macromedia.com itself is running CFMX for J2EE w/Updater 3 and has behaved very smoothly, handling a lot of traffic. Can you tell us more about your configuration and the sort of code you are running? COM, CFX, any unusual configurations? O/S, CPU, RAM, database etc. Perhaps your problems are due to the database drivers you are using? The more we know, the more likely we are to be able to help. Sean A Corfield -- Director, Architecture Web Technology Group -- Macromedia, Inc. tel: (415) 252-2287 -- cell: (415) 717-8473 aim/iChat: seancorfield -- http://www.macromedia.com An Architect's View -- http://www.macromedia.com/go/arch_blog Announcing Macromedia DevNet Subscriptions Maximize your power with our new premium software subscription Find out more: http://www.macromedia.com/go/devnetsubs ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribeforumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
RE: CFMX Updater 3 Available
Sure Sean- I'd be happy to tell you more: We have a brand new machine, and this is our server configuration: Compaq ML 370 Windows 2000 Server SP3 (IIS 5.0) 4 GB RAM 2x72 GB Hard Drive (RAID 1) Dual 2.8 GHz Pentium 4 Xeon Processors CFMX Professional, default JRE Databases we connect to are: Oracle 8i (8.1.7) on two separate Windows NT servers (connected to using Oracle's JDBC/OCI 8.1.7.4 drivers) Local Microsoft Access databases (using standard Access drivers from coldfusion) Also, we are trying to connect to network Access databases, but we've thusfar been unable to connect to them (I have another e-mail to this mailing list trying to fix this problem). We're getting errors of permission denied/exclusively opened by another user, despite the fact that our CF MX server is running as a valid domain user account that has full access to the directories the database is in, and that there is nobody in those databases (we tried making copies of them that nobody was in for certain- same error). Also, our Seagate page server, running under the same user account, has no problem connecting to these network db's. But, I digress... The server is also running OrgTraks 3.1 (with a separate Resin web server on port 8080), and Seagate Page Server/Web Component Server for serving up crystal reports that talk to network local Access databases. We are not using any COM objects or CFX tags at all, nor are we utilizing WDDX. We have one web service running which is used for logging into an NT domain (we used Rob Rusher's example to setup NT authentication from ColdFusion and published it with slight modifications as a web service). This is the basis of security on our Intranet. Also, I'll reiterate that the site was running fine on CF 4.5.2- the problems with server hangups started with CF MX, and then only once in production and receiving a higher amount of traffic. Now, I am not the only one having problems with server hangups. There is a very long thread on the ColdFusion webforums currently: http://webforums.macromedia.com/coldfusion/messageview.cfm?catid=143threadi d=468954. Clearly, server hangup problems have been a widespread issue. So far today Updater 3 has behaved well. We have not had a crash. If it makes it through the day, that will be 1 hangup in just under 4 days- MUCH better than Updater 2 was doing. I'd recommend to anybody running CF MX Updater 2 to upgrade immediately- it's to the people on CF 5 that I'd suggest to keep an eye out for a little while longer first- but updater 3 may very well be the time to jump to MX. If you'd like any more info, feel free to ask! I'm eager to help, since this really is such an important issue for the future of CF. Thanks, Kevin -Original Message- From: Sean A Corfield [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 12:10 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: CFMX Updater 3 Available On Friday, Mar 28, 2003, at 07:16 US/Pacific, Ruggiero, Kevin D wrote: But, I want to let those who may be thinking of going to production level with CF MX know that it may be a good idea to give it a month or so at least and see what kind of feedback comes in. I'm not yet convinced that CF MX with updater 3 is necessarily up to snuff just yet. I'm sorry you are experiencing problems with your setup. Many people have been running CFMX in production successfully, even before Updater 3. The Macromedia ColdFusion Examples server has been in production for a year now with virtually no downtime. It was initially running a beta of CFMX (yes, we put a beta into production!) and then upgraded it to CFMX Enterprise when that shipped. As far as I know, it's still running the base release. And macromedia.com itself is running CFMX for J2EE w/Updater 3 and has behaved very smoothly, handling a lot of traffic. Can you tell us more about your configuration and the sort of code you are running? COM, CFX, any unusual configurations? O/S, CPU, RAM, database etc. Perhaps your problems are due to the database drivers you are using? The more we know, the more likely we are to be able to help. Sean A Corfield -- Director, Architecture Web Technology Group -- Macromedia, Inc. tel: (415) 252-2287 -- cell: (415) 717-8473 aim/iChat: seancorfield -- http://www.macromedia.com An Architect's View -- http://www.macromedia.com/go/arch_blog Announcing Macromedia DevNet Subscriptions Maximize your power with our new premium software subscription Find out more: http://www.macromedia.com/go/devnetsubs ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribeforumid=4 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 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists
RE: CFMX Updater 3 Available
Damon, What's the Plan-B procedure should our installations decide to die on us and our customers after installing 3? Just need to know before we move forward. Thanks... Lee Fuller Chief Technical Officer PrimeDNA / AAA Web Hosting Corp. | -Original Message- | From: Damon Cooper [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 12:08 PM | To: CF-Talk | Subject: CFMX Updater 3 Available | | | Just a reminder that ColdFusion MX Updater 3 is now | available for free download from the MM website. | | In my opinion, this is very close to a full dot-release of | CFMX, and includes all cumulative major fixes in all product | areas, and adds over 100 fixes, mostly focused around server | reliability and stability. | | If you've shied away from CFMX until now because of reported | stability problems, this is your release. We're committed to | supporting ColdFusion and you, the ColdFusion customer, and | we're working hard to ensure you get the best ColdFusion | products we can produce. | | Sincerely, | | The ColdFusion RD Team | | ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribeforumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
RE: CFMX Updater 3 Available
I've been using Updater 3 in 4 different installations and it's working just fine - great in fact. The COM implementation works as expected (finally) (in my limited testing), which is nice. I'd be surprised to find anyone's installations dying. I can't speak for MM, but if it works on Updater 2, its going to work on Updater 3. If you haven't even migrated the app from prior versions of CF, then that's another matter. There are backward compatibility issues and I wouldn't just upgrade without extensive testing. Yes, there have been some issues with CFMX, but it is far outweighed by the improved performance and the feature set. Jeff -Original Message- From: Lee Fuller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 3:24 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: CFMX Updater 3 Available Damon, What's the Plan-B procedure should our installations decide to die on us and our customers after installing 3? Just need to know before we move forward. Thanks... Lee Fuller Chief Technical Officer PrimeDNA / AAA Web Hosting Corp. | -Original Message- | From: Damon Cooper [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 12:08 PM | To: CF-Talk | Subject: CFMX Updater 3 Available | | | Just a reminder that ColdFusion MX Updater 3 is now | available for free download from the MM website. | | In my opinion, this is very close to a full dot-release of | CFMX, and includes all cumulative major fixes in all product | areas, and adds over 100 fixes, mostly focused around server | reliability and stability. | | If you've shied away from CFMX until now because of reported | stability problems, this is your release. We're committed to | supporting ColdFusion and you, the ColdFusion customer, and | we're working hard to ensure you get the best ColdFusion | products we can produce. | | Sincerely, | | The ColdFusion RD Team | | ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribeforumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
Re: CFMX Updater 3 Available
Just a reminder that ColdFusion MX Updater 3 is now available for free download from the MM website. In my opinion, this is very close to a full dot-release of CFMX, and includes all cumulative major fixes in all product areas, and adds over 100 fixes, mostly focused around server reliability and stability. Make that 99 fixes. The WDDX bug that is claimed to have been fixed (Bug 49064), at least using CFMX for JRun, is not (The description is: The cfwddx tag did not properly handle packets marked as version 0.9). This is a major point-of-failure for us, as we still receive the following error when trying to deserialize a WDDX packet marked as version 0.9: WDDX packet parse error at line 1, column -1. Relative URI wddx_0090.dtd; can not be resolved without a base URI.. Any chance there might be a hotfix for this? Thanks, Dave. ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribeforumid=4 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 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
RE: CFMX Updater 3 Available
Great.. Thanks Damon! Lee | -Original Message- | From: Damon Cooper [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 5:04 PM | To: CF-Talk | Subject: CFMX Updater 3 Available | | | You should be able to easily back out Updater 3 and restore | whatever you had before (CFMX Gold, U1, U2, etc) by following | the instructions here: | http://www.macromedia.com/support/coldfusion/releasenotes/mx/releasenotes_mx _updater03.html#uninstalling -Original Message- Subject: CFMX Updater 3 Available From: Lee Fuller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 12:24:09 -0800 Damon, What's the Plan-B procedure should our installations decide to die on us and our customers after installing 3? Just need to know before we move forward. Thanks... Lee Fuller Chief Technical Officer PrimeDNA / AAA Web Hosting Corp. ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribeforumid=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
