Help for system administrators

Install CollabNet SourceForge Enterprise 5.1
To install or upgrade CollabNet SourceForge Enterprise 5.1, you must prepare the environment, configure the site and supply some data to get the site started.
Upgrade to CollabNet SourceForge Enterprise 5.1
You can upgrade to CollabNet SourceForge Enterprise 5.1 from SourceForge Enterprise Edition 4.4 Service Pack 1, or from CollabNet SourceForge Enterprise 5.0.
Install a different build of the same release
You can uninstall the current release and install a new build of the same CollabNet SourceForge Enterprise release without touching your site's data.
Install SourceForge 5.1 behind a firewall
You can still install CollabNet SourceForge Enterprise 5.1 even if your local network segment is cut off from the Internet.
Upgrade to SourceForge 5.1 behind a firewall
You can upgrade to CollabNet SourceForge Enterprise 5.1 from CollabNet SourceForge Enterprise 5.0 or SourceForge Enterprise Edition 4.4 SP1 even if your local network segment is cut off from the Internet.
Patch CollabNet SourceForge Enterprise 5.1
When new functionality or bug fixes must be applied to a running CollabNet SourceForge Enterprise 5.1 site, you may need to install or remove a patch.
Authenticate users with LDAP
Use LDAP to facilitate managing users and groups in CollabNet SourceForge Enterprise 5.1.
Protect Apache with SSL
Use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) to run your Web server securely.
Back up and restore CollabNet SourceForge Enterprise 5.1 data
CollabNet SourceForge Enterprise 5.1 5.1 stores data in the database and on the file system. Back up all data comprehensively so that it can be restored in the event of unrecoverable failures.
Specify DNS servers
Define the DNS servers with which you want SourceForge to resolve URLs by listing them in the resolv.conf file.
Optimize PostgreSQL with vacuum
To optimize your PostgreSQL database, run a built-in utility called "vacuum."
Get information about a SourceForge site
Use the snapshot.py utility to determine what processes are running on your SourceForge site, how much free memory is available, and other information.
Change the location of a log file
To change where log files are written to, edit the site-options.conf file and restart the runtime environment.
Let users see what's in a project template
Help your site's project administrators choose a project template by enabling them to see the contents of the templates that are available.
Reference information
Here are some sample files and other resources to help you figure out what is what in this CollabNet product.
Frequently asked questions
Use this background information to help you set up, maintain and upgrade a SourceForge installation.