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| | == WWW materials on mi-linux == | | == WWW materials on mi-linux == |
| − | Scope
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| − | The IBM Online Privacy Statement applies to IBM’s and our affiliates’ Web sites that link to the Statement. Below are some of the highlights of the Statement.
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| | + | The apache web server on mi-linux serves both staff and student pages, however staff pages should ideally be accessed via www.scit.wlv.ac.uk (scitua) - the scitua server is the home of staff materials and school facilities - all student files, services, and facilities are now provided via mi-linux. |
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| − | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | + | ==SSH - Secure Shell== |
| − | Personal Information
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| − | We collect your personal information for various purposes, such as processing your order, corresponding with you, providing you with a subscription or in connection with a job application.
| + | In order to publish student websites, a student must login to mi-linux.wlv.ac.uk using an SSH client. SSH client software can be found pre-installed on most linux desktop computers. PuTTY is a free SSH client for Microsoft Windows operating systems and can be downloaded from [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/] |
| − | We may combine the information we collect from you with information obtained from other sources to help us improve its overall accuracy and completeness, and to help us better tailor our interactions with you.
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| − | In addition, we may also collect information relating to your use of our Web sites through the use of various technologies, including cookies.
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| | + | == HOW TO == |
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| − | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | + | 1. SSH to mi-linux.wlv.ac.uk using your university account and password |
| − | Uses
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| − | To fulfill your requests by us or by others involved in fulfillment.
| + | 2. Confirm the existence of (or create) a "public_html" directory |
| − | To contact you for customer satisfaction surveys, market research or in connection with certain transactions.
| + | <pre>ls public_html |
| − | To support products or services you have obtained from us.
| + | </pre> |
| − | By IBM and selected organizations for marketing purposes if you have permitted such use.
| + | if no files/directories found |
| − | To personalize your experience while you are on our sites, make navigation easier, and for Web site usage statistics.
| + | <pre>mkdir public_html |
| | + | </pre> |
| | + | 3. Confirm or change the access permissions of this directory so that it is world-readable, but not world-writable |
| | + | <pre>chmod 755 public_html |
| | + | </pre> |
| | + | 4. Upload (see [[(S)FTP]] notes) materials to be served via the WWW to the public_html directory |
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| | + | 5. Your website address is '''<nowiki>http://mi-linux.wlv.ac.uk/~yourAccount</nowiki>''' |
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| − | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | + | (where yourAccount is your university user name - example, if your username is 9876543 your website address is <nowiki>http://mi-linux.wlv.ac.uk/~9876543</nowiki>) |
| − | Your Choices
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| − | When we collect information from you, you may tell us that you do not want it used for further marketing contact.
| + | == How to transfer files to/from mi-linux from a Windows based computer == |
| − | You may also turn off cookies in your browser.
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| | + | The procedure for uploading files to mi-linux is different depending on whether you are connecting from the university or from home. |
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| − | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| + | Note: Once uploaded, your files will be accessible here: http://mi-linux.wlv.ac.uk/~1021838 |
| − | Important Information
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| − | IBM is a member of TRUSTe (www.truste.com) in the United States. In addition, IBM participates in the EU Safe Harbor Privacy Framework as set forth by the United States Department of Commerce. As part of our participation in the Safe Harbor, we have agreed to TRUSTe Watchdog dispute resolution for disputes relating to our compliance with the Safe Harbor Privacy Framework. If you have any complaints regarding our compliance with these aspects of the Safe Harbor, you should first contact us. If contacting us does not resolve your complaint, you may raise your complaint with TRUSTe. The TRUSTe dispute resolution process will be conducted in English.
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| − | To find out more about our privacy practices, s
| + | Where 1021838 is your student number. |
| − | Services
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| − | Our objective as a Services Organization is to help you maximize the value of your investment in OpenText technology.
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| − | To this end, OpenText Services employs a "Solution Value Chain" to help you to identify the business imperatives that drive your solutions.
| + | == From the university == |
| − | With your business goals clearly defined, we can help you to develop your strategy—a solution roadmap that ensures speed, durability, enthusiastic user endorsement and consistency with your originally designated business imperatives. .
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| | + | You can connect to mi-linux using PSPad from within the university. PSPad is a freeware text editor that is installed in all the labs, and can be found in “All programs / SCIT software / PSPad”. |
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| | + | Simply click on the FTP tab on the left of the screen, and create a new connection with the following details: |
| | + | * Connection name: any name you like |
| | + | * Server: mi-linux.wlv.ac.uk |
| | + | * User name: your student number (or staff number if you are staff!) |
| | + | * Password: your normal password |
| | + | * You may also want to check the “keep connection” box, to stop your connection from timing out. |
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| − | System Design involves the analysis, design, and configuration of the necessary hardware and software components to support your solution's architecture. The five major components of System Design include: the Information Model, Community Model, Security/Permission Model, System Integration, Workflow, and Technical Architecture.
| + | [[Image:Pspadconnection.gif]] |
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| − | System Design Service Packages are a consultancy services offered to customers who require architecture design advice for sizing new systems or scaling existing OpenText ECM systems. This consultancy offering is ideally suited for customers who want to quantify their current level of performance of OpenText ECM. As part of this Service Package, an OpenText Technical Architect will work closely with you to collect logging and system information. Working with this information, we will define a usage profile and identify performance bottlenecks and system weaknesses, and suggest courses of action to improve your system's overall responsiveness.
| + | == From home == |
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| − | Benefits
| + | From within the university (any campus based computer) it is possible to make an FTP connection to mi-linux using FTP client software, however from the rest of the Internet, '''Secure FTP (SFTP) connections are required'''. |
| − | A System Design engagement typically provides the following benefits:
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| − | •Improved system performance; individually tailored configuration advice demonstrates where improvement is necessary, and how to improve the system to regain lost performance.
| + | You may still choose to write your code in PSPad, but you will have to save your files locally, and then upload them separately, using a dedicated SFTP client application: |
| − | •Customers gain a detailed understanding of how their users use their system. This Usage Profile can be leveraged to develop future architecture changes.
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| − | •Potential to learn of future concerns, allowing customers to take proactive measures to avoid problems.
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| − | •A baseline performance level is established against which benefits can be compared and changes to the system predicted or foreseen.
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| − | System Design
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| − | Organizations that are just beginning to use Livelink and existing user communities that are looking to enhance their use of Livelink can benefit from a System Design engagement. Your local services or account representative can assist you in getting more information about how your company can benefit.
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| − | More Info...
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| − | For more information about this or any other package offering, please contact Consulting Services.
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| − | Consulting
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| − | Operational Modeling
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| − | Governance Assessment
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| − | User Experience
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| − | System Design.
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| − | OpenText ECM Suite for Microsoft®
| + | 1. Download and install the freely available [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=21558// Filezilla] FTP client, or use your preferred application. |
| − | Extend SharePoint® and other Microsoft® applications with enterprise records management, archiving, email management, Web site management, and other business-specific applications
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| − |
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| | | | |
| − | OpenText ECM Suite for Microsoft combines the power of the Microsoft platform with OpenText’s deep understanding of the Enterprise Content Management (ECM) needs of large enterprises. This suite of products for the Microsoft environment helps your company gain control over an ever-growing volume of enterprise information by adding records management and archiving capabilities necessary for legal compliance and risk mitigation. And it does so through seamless integration, without disrupting the productivity of SharePoint, Outlook, and Office users. Other applications in the suite address specific needs such as legal information management or SharePoint Web site management.
| + | 2. Create a new connection using the following settings: |
| | | | |
| − | Take the Guided Tour
| + | * Host: mi-linux.wlv.ac.uk |
| − | Take a Guided Tour (flash required) of OpenText Content Lifecycle Management Services for Microsoft® SharePoint®, the secure and scalable way to capture and preserve business records created in Microsoft SharePoint:
| + | * Servertype: SFTP - SSH File Transfer Protocol |
| − | OpenText Content Lifecycle Management Services for Microsoft SharePoint Guided Tour
| + | * Logontype: Normal |
| | + | * Username: (Enter your student number here) |
| | + | * Password: (Enter your IT password here) |
| | | | |
| | + | [[Image:filezilla.gif]] |
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| − | Review the Brochure
| + | === Connect from home using PSPad - by Jack Turner 0609572 === |
| − | Read about how OpenText and Microsoft work together on transparent information governance.
| + | You are able to connect to mi-linux using PSPad with the aid of a tunneling program. [http://www.appgate.com/index/products/mindterm/ Mind Term] is one. |
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| − | Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Products
| + | Run the program by opening the command line (windows) and navigating to the directory you extracted the files to, then entering the following: |
| − | OpenText Content Lifecycle Management Services for Microsoft® SharePoint® supports the SharePoint user experience and administration with centralized records management and archiving.
| + | java -jar mindterm.jar |
| − | OpenText Case Management Framework for Microsoft® SharePoint® includes a set of development tools that allow you to improve SharePoint-based business processes by adapting a case management approach to business problems.
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| | | | |
| − | OpenText Legal Information Management for Microsoft® SharePoint® provides complete matter lifecycle management integrated with Microsoft SharePoint Server.
| + | *You need to have Java installed on your system before-hand. |
| − | OpenText Recruiting Management for Microsoft® SharePoint® brings simplicity, efficiency, and automation to corporate recruiting, streamlining the hiring process and minimizing the time investment for hiring managers, recruiters, and reviewers.
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| − | OpenText Storage Services for Microsoft® SharePoint® stores Microsoft SharePoint Server content in external storage devices and reduces wasted space by automatically detecting multiple instances of the same content.
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| − | OpenText Web Site Management for Microsoft® seamlessly creates your Web environment while leveraging the power of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server.
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| − | OpenText Enterprise Connect provides users with access to all their business content and processes from multiple sources (OpenText ECM Suite, Content Lifecycle Management; OpenText eDOCS; or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server) directly from Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Microsoft Windows Explorer, Microsoft Outlook, and browser-based interfaces.
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| − | Email Products
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| − | OpenText Email Archiving for Microsoft® Exchange archives email from Microsoft Exchange servers, optimizing system performance. Users can continue to work with email as they always have, retrieving archived messages from Microsoft Outlook with a single click.
| |
| − | OpenText Email Management for Microsoft® Exchange combines foundational email archiving with advanced records management capabilities, enabling companies to archive corporate email into a centralized system, and manage that information according to consistent record policies.
| |
| − | OpenText Email Monitoring for Microsoft® Exchange enables companies to automatically and transparently capture corporate email communications and store them in a secure, isolated system, supporting ongoing compliance and legal efforts.
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| − | File System Products
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| − | OpenText File System Archiving provides secure, long-term storage of content from file system drives, while ensuring content integrity, avoiding redundancy, reducing storage costs, and providing the ability to apply records management rules to control content lifecycle.
| |
| | | | |
| − | OpenText ECM Suite for Microsoft®
| + | Once the software is running, type '''mi-linux.wlv.ac.uk:22''' and press enter. It will ask you for an alias, just hit enter again, and it will ask you for your username, this being the username you use to log on to the university systems, enter it and press enter. The same goes for your password, enter it and press enter when prompted. |
| − | Extend SharePoint® and other Microsoft® applications with enterprise records management, archiving, email management, Web site management, and other business-specific applications
| |
| − | | |
| | | | |
| − | OpenText ECM Suite for Microsoft combines the power of the Microsoft platform with OpenText’s deep understanding of the Enterprise Content Management (ECM) needs of large enterprises. This suite of products for the Microsoft environment helps your company gain control over an ever-growing volume of enterprise information by adding records management and archiving capabilities necessary for legal compliance and risk mitigation. And it does so through seamless integration, without disrupting the productivity of SharePoint, Outlook, and Office users. Other applications in the suite address specific needs such as legal information management or SharePoint Web site management.
| + | You will see a message along the lines of "You are enrolled for Oracle". |
| | | | |
| − | Take the Guided Tour
| + | Select the Plugins menu, and click "FTP to SFTP Bridge". Click enable on this menu as the default settings should be okay. |
| − | Take a Guided Tour (flash required) of OpenText Content Lifecycle Management Services for Microsoft® SharePoint®, the secure and scalable way to capture and preserve business records created in Microsoft SharePoint:
| |
| − | OpenText Content Lifecycle Management Services for Microsoft SharePoint Guided Tour
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| | | | |
| | + | Now open PSPad and set up an ftp connection using the server 127.0.0.1 |
| | | | |
| − | Review the Brochure
| + | == Some very good (S)FTP clients by Cara Hughes 0615410 == |
| − | Read about how OpenText and Microsoft work together on transparent information governance.
| |
| | | | |
| − | Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Products
| + | I have downloaded and tested a variety of FTP clients throughout my assignment. It is really your choice, but these are some of my favourites: |
| − | OpenText Content Lifecycle Management Services for Microsoft® SharePoint® supports the SharePoint user experience and administration with centralized records management and archiving.
| |
| − | OpenText Case Management Framework for Microsoft® SharePoint® includes a set of development tools that allow you to improve SharePoint-based business processes by adapting a case management approach to business problems.
| |
| | | | |
| − | OpenText Legal Information Management for Microsoft® SharePoint® provides complete matter lifecycle management integrated with Microsoft SharePoint Server.
| + | * [http://www.smartftp.com/ SmartFTP] |
| − | OpenText Recruiting Management for Microsoft® SharePoint® brings simplicity, efficiency, and automation to corporate recruiting, streamlining the hiring process and minimizing the time investment for hiring managers, recruiters, and reviewers.
| + | * [http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/ FileZilla] |
| − | OpenText Storage Services for Microsoft® SharePoint® stores Microsoft SharePoint Server content in external storage devices and reduces wasted space by automatically detecting multiple instances of the same content.
| + | * [http://www.globalscape.com/cuteftp/ CuteFTP] |
| − | OpenText Web Site Management for Microsoft® seamlessly creates your Web environment while leveraging the power of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server.
| + | * [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/684 FireFTP] - FireFTP is a free, secure, cross-platform FTP client for Mozilla Firefox which provides easy and intuitive access to FTP servers. |
| − | OpenText Enterprise Connect provides users with access to all their business content and processes from multiple sources (OpenText ECM Suite, Content Lifecycle Management; OpenText eDOCS; or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server) directly from Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Microsoft Windows Explorer, Microsoft Outlook, and browser-based interfaces.
| |
| − | Email Products
| |
| − | OpenText Email Archiving for Microsoft® Exchange archives email from Microsoft Exchange servers, optimizing system performance. Users can continue to work with email as they always have, retrieving archived messages from Microsoft Outlook with a single click.
| |
| − | OpenText Email Management for Microsoft® Exchange combines foundational email archiving with advanced records management capabilities, enabling companies to archive corporate email into a centralized system, and manage that information according to consistent record policies.
| |
| − | OpenText Email Monitoring for Microsoft® Exchange enables companies to automatically and transparently capture corporate email communications and store them in a secure, isolated system, supporting ongoing compliance and legal efforts.
| |
| − | File System Products
| |
| − | OpenText File System Archiving provides secure, long-term storage of content from file system drives, while ensuring content integrity, avoiding redundancy, reducing storage costs, and providing the ability to apply records management rules to control content lifecycle.
| |
| | | | |
| − | OpenText ECM Suite for Microsoft®
| + | For those who use Linux: |
| − | Extend SharePoint® and other Microsoft® applications with enterprise records management, archiving, email management, Web site management, and other business-specific applications
| |
| − |
| |
| | | | |
| − | OpenText ECM Suite for Microsoft combines the power of the Microsoft platform with OpenText’s deep understanding of the Enterprise Content Management (ECM) needs of large enterprises. This suite of products for the Microsoft environment helps your company gain control over an ever-growing volume of enterprise information by adding records management and archiving capabilities necessary for legal compliance and risk mitigation. And it does so through seamless integration, without disrupting the productivity of SharePoint, Outlook, and Office users. Other applications in the suite address specific needs such as legal information management or SharePoint Web site management.
| + | * [http://gftp.seul.org/ gFTP]<br> |
| | | | |
| − | Take the Guided Tour
| + | '''Edited by Nick Davies'''<br> |
| − | Take a Guided Tour (flash required) of OpenText Content Lifecycle Management Services for Microsoft® SharePoint®, the secure and scalable way to capture and preserve business records created in Microsoft SharePoint:
| |
| − | OpenText Content Lifecycle Management Services for Microsoft SharePoint Guided Tour
| |
| | | | |
| | + | A good one I have used for a while, and still use now for '''Mac''' users: |
| | | | |
| − | Review the Brochure
| + | * [http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/internet_utilities/cyberduck.html Cyberduck] |
| − | Read about how OpenText and Microsoft work together on transparent information governance.
| |
| | | | |
| − | Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Products
| + | FileZilla also works with Macs as well. (Although I don't recommend it myself, as I regularly get connection problems with it.)<br> |
| − | OpenText Content Lifecycle Management Services for Microsoft® SharePoint® supports the SharePoint user experience and administration with centralized records management and archiving.
| |
| − | OpenText Case Management Framework for Microsoft® SharePoint® includes a set of development tools that allow you to improve SharePoint-based business processes by adapting a case management approach to business problems.
| |
| | | | |
| − | OpenText Legal Information Management for Microsoft® SharePoint® provides complete matter lifecycle management integrated with Microsoft SharePoint Server.
| + | If you plan on using FTP a lot for more than just the course, and don't mind shelling out a bit, [http://www.fivedetails.com/flow/ Flow] is a brilliant FTP client for '''Macs''' with the ability to create "droplets" which will upload files you drop onto it without even loading the main application. Unfortunately, it's $30, so it's not one for just the occasional FTP user. - Peter Shillito<br> |
| − | OpenText Recruiting Management for Microsoft® SharePoint® brings simplicity, efficiency, and automation to corporate recruiting, streamlining the hiring process and minimizing the time investment for hiring managers, recruiters, and reviewers.
| |
| − | OpenText Storage Services for Microsoft® SharePoint® stores Microsoft SharePoint Server content in external storage devices and reduces wasted space by automatically detecting multiple instances of the same content.
| |
| − | OpenText Web Site Management for Microsoft® seamlessly creates your Web environment while leveraging the power of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server.
| |
| − | OpenText Enterprise Connect provides users with access to all their business content and processes from multiple sources (OpenText ECM Suite, Content Lifecycle Management; OpenText eDOCS; or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server) directly from Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Microsoft Windows Explorer, Microsoft Outlook, and browser-based interfaces.
| |
| − | Email Products
| |
| − | OpenText Email Archiving for Microsoft® Exchange archives email from Microsoft Exchange servers, optimizing system performance. Users can continue to work with email as they always have, retrieving archived messages from Microsoft Outlook with a single click.
| |
| − | OpenText Email Management for Microsoft® Exchange combines foundational email archiving with advanced records management capabilities, enabling companies to archive corporate email into a centralized system, and manage that information according to consistent record policies.
| |
| − | OpenText Email Monitoring for Microsoft® Exchange enables companies to automatically and transparently capture corporate email communications and store them in a secure, isolated system, supporting ongoing compliance and legal efforts.
| |
| − | File System Products
| |
| − | OpenText File System Archiving provides secure, long-term storage of content from file system drives, while ensuring content integrity, avoiding redundancy, reducing storage costs, and providing the ability to apply records management rules to control content lifecycle.
| |
| | | | |
| | + | == Mapping Your MI-Linux Area as a Windows Drive By Simon Watts (0506659) == |
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| − | | + | If for some reason you want to work on windows but edit files on your linux storage area, for example working on a website hosted from public_html, and you can't be bothered to keep going to your ftp client and sending the files and waiting for then to send you can download SFTPDrive (http://www.expandrive.com/sftpdrive) and map your linux area as a windows drive. Then when you edit your file that is stored on your linux area in windows and save it you don't need to FTP it over to your linux storage. Useful if you are using an IDE perhaps?. |
| − | OpenText ECM Suite for Microsoft®
| |
| − | Extend SharePoint® and other Microsoft® applications with enterprise records management, archiving, email management, Web site management, and other business-specific applications
| |
| − |
| |
| − | | |
| − | OpenText ECM Suite for Microsoft combines the power of the Microsoft platform with OpenText’s deep understanding of the Enterprise Content Management (ECM) needs of large enterprises. This suite of products for the Microsoft environment helps your company gain control over an ever-growing volume of enterprise information by adding records management and archiving capabilities necessary for legal compliance and risk mitigation. And it does so through seamless integration, without disrupting the productivity of SharePoint, Outlook, and Office users. Other applications in the suite address specific needs such as legal information management or SharePoint Web site management.
| |
| − | | |
| − | Take the Guided Tour
| |
| − | Take a Guided Tour (flash required) of OpenText Content Lifecycle Management Services for Microsoft® SharePoint®, the secure and scalable way to capture and preserve business records created in Microsoft SharePoint:
| |
| − | OpenText Content Lifecycle Management Services for Microsoft SharePoint Guided Tour
| |
| − | | |
| − | | |
| − | Review the Brochure
| |
| − | Read about how OpenText and Microsoft work together on transparent information governance.
| |
| − | | |
| − | Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Products
| |
| − | OpenText Content Lifecycle Management Services for Microsoft® SharePoint® supports the SharePoint user experience and administration with centralized records management and archiving.
| |
| − | OpenText Case Management Framework for Microsoft® SharePoint® includes a set of development tools that allow you to improve SharePoint-based business processes by adapting a case management approach to business problems.
| |
| − | | |
| − | OpenText Legal Information Management for Microsoft® SharePoint® provides complete matter lifecycle management integrated with Microsoft SharePoint Server.
| |
| − | OpenText Recruiting Management for Microsoft® SharePoint® brings simplicity, efficiency, and automation to corporate recruiting, streamlining the hiring process and minimizing the time investment for hiring managers, recruiters, and reviewers.
| |
| − | OpenText Storage Services for Microsoft® SharePoint® stores Microsoft SharePoint Server content in external storage devices and reduces wasted space by automatically detecting multiple instances of the same content.
| |
| − | OpenText Web Site Management for Microsoft® seamlessly creates your Web environment while leveraging the power of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server.
| |
| − | OpenText Enterprise Connect provides users with access to all their business content and processes from multiple sources (OpenText ECM Suite, Content Lifecycle Management; OpenText eDOCS; or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server) directly from Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Microsoft Windows Explorer, Microsoft Outlook, and browser-based interfaces.
| |
| − | Email Products
| |
| − | OpenText Email Archiving for Microsoft® Exchange archives email from Microsoft Exchange servers, optimizing system performance. Users can continue to work with email as they always have, retrieving archived messages from Microsoft Outlook with a single click.
| |
| − | OpenText Email Management for Microsoft® Exchange combines foundational email archiving with advanced records management capabilities, enabling companies to archive corporate email into a centralized system, and manage that information according to consistent record policies.
| |
| − | OpenText Email Monitoring for Microsoft® Exchange enables companies to automatically and transparently capture corporate email communications and store them in a secure, isolated system, supporting ongoing compliance and legal efforts.
| |
| − | File System Products
| |
| − | OpenText File System Archiving provides secure, long-term storage of content from file system drives, while ensuring content integrity, avoiding redundancy, reducing storage costs, and providing the ability to apply records management rules to control content lifecycle.
| |
WWW materials on mi-linux
The apache web server on mi-linux serves both staff and student pages, however staff pages should ideally be accessed via www.scit.wlv.ac.uk (scitua) - the scitua server is the home of staff materials and school facilities - all student files, services, and facilities are now provided via mi-linux.
SSH - Secure Shell
In order to publish student websites, a student must login to mi-linux.wlv.ac.uk using an SSH client. SSH client software can be found pre-installed on most linux desktop computers. PuTTY is a free SSH client for Microsoft Windows operating systems and can be downloaded from http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/
HOW TO
1. SSH to mi-linux.wlv.ac.uk using your university account and password
2. Confirm the existence of (or create) a "public_html" directory
ls public_html
if no files/directories found
mkdir public_html
3. Confirm or change the access permissions of this directory so that it is world-readable, but not world-writable
chmod 755 public_html
4. Upload (see (S)FTP notes) materials to be served via the WWW to the public_html directory
5. Your website address is http://mi-linux.wlv.ac.uk/~yourAccount
(where yourAccount is your university user name - example, if your username is 9876543 your website address is http://mi-linux.wlv.ac.uk/~9876543)
How to transfer files to/from mi-linux from a Windows based computer
The procedure for uploading files to mi-linux is different depending on whether you are connecting from the university or from home.
Note: Once uploaded, your files will be accessible here: http://mi-linux.wlv.ac.uk/~1021838
Where 1021838 is your student number.
From the university
You can connect to mi-linux using PSPad from within the university. PSPad is a freeware text editor that is installed in all the labs, and can be found in “All programs / SCIT software / PSPad”.
Simply click on the FTP tab on the left of the screen, and create a new connection with the following details:
- Connection name: any name you like
- Server: mi-linux.wlv.ac.uk
- User name: your student number (or staff number if you are staff!)
- Password: your normal password
- You may also want to check the “keep connection” box, to stop your connection from timing out.
From home
From within the university (any campus based computer) it is possible to make an FTP connection to mi-linux using FTP client software, however from the rest of the Internet, Secure FTP (SFTP) connections are required.
You may still choose to write your code in PSPad, but you will have to save your files locally, and then upload them separately, using a dedicated SFTP client application:
1. Download and install the freely available Filezilla FTP client, or use your preferred application.
2. Create a new connection using the following settings:
- Host: mi-linux.wlv.ac.uk
- Servertype: SFTP - SSH File Transfer Protocol
- Logontype: Normal
- Username: (Enter your student number here)
- Password: (Enter your IT password here)
Connect from home using PSPad - by Jack Turner 0609572
You are able to connect to mi-linux using PSPad with the aid of a tunneling program. Mind Term is one.
Run the program by opening the command line (windows) and navigating to the directory you extracted the files to, then entering the following:
java -jar mindterm.jar
- You need to have Java installed on your system before-hand.
Once the software is running, type mi-linux.wlv.ac.uk:22 and press enter. It will ask you for an alias, just hit enter again, and it will ask you for your username, this being the username you use to log on to the university systems, enter it and press enter. The same goes for your password, enter it and press enter when prompted.
You will see a message along the lines of "You are enrolled for Oracle".
Select the Plugins menu, and click "FTP to SFTP Bridge". Click enable on this menu as the default settings should be okay.
Now open PSPad and set up an ftp connection using the server 127.0.0.1
Some very good (S)FTP clients by Cara Hughes 0615410
I have downloaded and tested a variety of FTP clients throughout my assignment. It is really your choice, but these are some of my favourites:
- SmartFTP
- FileZilla
- CuteFTP
- FireFTP - FireFTP is a free, secure, cross-platform FTP client for Mozilla Firefox which provides easy and intuitive access to FTP servers.
For those who use Linux:
Edited by Nick Davies
A good one I have used for a while, and still use now for Mac users:
FileZilla also works with Macs as well. (Although I don't recommend it myself, as I regularly get connection problems with it.)
If you plan on using FTP a lot for more than just the course, and don't mind shelling out a bit, Flow is a brilliant FTP client for Macs with the ability to create "droplets" which will upload files you drop onto it without even loading the main application. Unfortunately, it's $30, so it's not one for just the occasional FTP user. - Peter Shillito
Mapping Your MI-Linux Area as a Windows Drive By Simon Watts (0506659)
If for some reason you want to work on windows but edit files on your linux storage area, for example working on a website hosted from public_html, and you can't be bothered to keep going to your ftp client and sending the files and waiting for then to send you can download SFTPDrive (http://www.expandrive.com/sftpdrive) and map your linux area as a windows drive. Then when you edit your file that is stored on your linux area in windows and save it you don't need to FTP it over to your linux storage. Useful if you are using an IDE perhaps?.
