Paul schreef op vr 26-08-2011 om 17:39 [-0400]:
1) The system (Ubuntu 11.04) is being installed on a SSD (solid state drive) which recommends keeping "writes" to a minimum for longevity. This obviously includes logs, etc, but not necessarily the sql database.
You aren't going to use up the write limit of a decent SSD any time soon.
Does anyone have to hand a list of "system" versus "run-time" directories and files? I'm particularly curious about Zebra (which I do not fully understand) as it appears to be proliferous and ubiquitous.
It depends how you install it. For the packages, all the changable stuff goes in /var/lib/koha (zebra databases are in here), and /var/lib/mysql if you use a local database. There's also /var/log/koha and /var/spool/koha. But everything outside of /var is pretty static.
2) I have stabilized a partially customized Koha 3.2.5 which is close to meeting our needs. Koha 3.4 would be my choice on the new server (and I'm not worried about cosmetics -- CSS, etc) but how bullet-proof is the data conversion (as of now about 80,000 records)?
80,000 isn't that big :) I'd say try it and find out, I've not noticed many upgrade issues. Just keep a backup, but that's good advice anyway. Also, upgrading to 3.4 will make you update your customisations, which is good to do anyway. -- Robin Sheat Catalyst IT Ltd. ✆ +64 4 803 2204 GPG: 5957 6D23 8B16 EFAB FEF8 7175 14D3 6485 A99C EB6D