[IPT] NOT production use versus GBIF registration & organisations in IPT

[John Wieczorek]

Actually, you don't actually have to redo the source data mappings or
metadata if you create a Darwin Core Archive from the original data in
the test instance of the IPT and then load that into a new resource in
the production instance of the IPT afterwards.

On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 2:36 PM, Tim Robertson (GBIF)
<trobertson at gbif.org> wrote:
> Dear David
>
> Thanks for your questions.  You'll find answers inline:
>
>> On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 10:48 PM, Tim Robertson <trobertson at gbif.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> As we are approaching the 2.0 General Availability release, RC3
>>> allows
>>> users to configure the IPT to register against the GBIF live registry
>>> and register and publish data to the GBIF network.  On a new
>>> installation, after the data directory is selected, you may choose
>>> “production use”, which will ensure the IPT communicates with the
>>> LIVE
>>> GBIF registry.  Once selected, this cannot be altered so please be
>>> vigilant in your selection.  If your intention is to test and
>>> evaluate, please do not select production installation.
>>
>> My intention is to test and evaluate. Sorry if this has an obvious
>> answer but just to be safe I prefer to ask before.
>>
>> I am following these instructions here:
>> http://code.google.com/p/gbif-providertoolkit/wiki/IPT2ManualNotes#IPT_setup_II
>>
>> I have chosen "NOT production use".
>> Beyond that point, the Quick Reference Guide says:
>>
>> "Click on the button labeled 'Continue' to open the IPT Administration
>> page (...) Before adding data resources to the IPT, the administrator
>> must (...) set the GBIF registration options, and associate the IPT
>> with an organisation. The Organisations button is disabled by default
>> until the GBIF registration options have been set".
>>
>> As I am just testing the software, my question is: in a "NOT
>> production" installation, can I safely test all the steps above?
>
> Yes.  You may do whatever you wish to in testing when you have
> selected that mode.
>
> Please see the user manual which is nearing completion for further
> information:
> http://code.google.com/p/gbif-providertoolkit/wiki/IPT2ManualNotes
>
>
>>  Is it possible to set the GBIF registration options and associate
>> to an
>> organisation in "not production mode"? Is there a live GBIF registry
>> plus another "test GBIF registry" for "not production" IPT
>> installations?
>
> That is correct.  There are 2 registries, and by choosing not to run
> in production mode, the IPT will operation against a test registry,
> and therefore no "noise" will appear on the GBIF network due to test
> registrations.
>
>> In this case I suppose there is no problem in using a server
>> address/port which is not the same I will use when going into a
>> production server. Right?
>
> That is correct, but please be aware that there is no way to take a
> non production IPT into a Live production mode.  You will need to
> reinstall and map the data again.
> This was necessary because of the complexities in doing subsequent
> synchronisations with respect to the datasets and organisations which
> might differ between registries.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Best wishes,
> Tim
>
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your answers
>> David
>>
>> --
>> David García San León
>> Herbario SANT
>> Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
>> (Spain)
>>
>
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