MashZone NextGen Repositories
The MashZone NextGen Repository is the database that the MashZone NextGen Server uses to store meta-data, attributes and configuration for MashZone NextGen including:
Artifacts (mashable information sources, mashups, and apps)
Macros
Taxonomies such as categories, tags and providers
MashZone NextGen attributes (global, user and custom for artifacts)
Configuration properties for the
MashZone NextGen ServerSnapshots taken of mashable or mashup results.
If you are using the default User Repository, user and group data is also stored in the MashZone NextGen Repository.
Important: | The MashZone NextGen repository is initially installed in a Derby database suitable only for trial purposes. For proof-of-concept, development or production uses, move the repositories to a robust and compatible solution. |
Configuration and administration tasks for these two repositories include:
Maintenance Suggestions
Your existing standards for database backups, security and maintenance can be applied to the MashZone NextGen repositories. In addition, you should set up procedures to monitor or regularly manage growth for the MashZone NextGen Auditable Events table. This table tracks audit information for updates to the MashZone NextGen Repository.
You may also want to move snapshot data to a separate database to more easily manage growth and other operations for these datasets.
