AED102: Overview of Laserfiche Architecture

Ing. Carlos Roberto Asto Caceres

Jefe de Soluciones en Gestión Documental ECM/BPM, | Scrum
Master | Trainer ECM-BPM | Process Consultant | BPM
Laserfiche
Arquitectura
Componentes
Arquitectura Repositorio
Que es Laserfiche?
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LF Server
Server Side

User Side
Laserfiche Server
Laserfiche Server
‣ Gatekeeper
‣ Calculates and enforces security
‣ Serves data from repository
‣ Access to volumes and databases
Repositories
‣ Stores data
• Documents
• Security
‣ Sub-components
• Volumes
• Databases
Volumes
‣ Document data
• Pages, electronic files,
and thumbnails
‣ Windows file structure
‣ Physical vs. logical
volumes
Volume File Structure
SQL Database
‣ Document data
• File structure
• Templates
• Fields
• Tags
• Security
‣ User security
Laserfiche Full Text Search (LFFTS)
‣ Service
• Indexes
• Performs searches
• Volume read access
‣ Catalog
• Stores search indexes
• Accessible by FTS service
External Authentication
‣ Active Directory
‣ LDAP
‣ Authentication only
• Provides identity
• Security attached with Laserfiche
LF Server
Server Side

User Side
User-Side Components
ECM vs. BPM
Enterprise Content Management Business Process Management
Store Capture
Manage Process
Secure Route
Search Notify
Enterprise Content Management
‣ Desktop applications
• Client
• Admin Console
‣ Web applications
• Web Access\Mobile
• WebLink
• Web Admin
Business Process Management
‣ Workflow
‣ Forms
‣ Quick Fields
LF Server
Server Side

User Side
Server-Side Components
Application Servers
‣ Logic for user applications
‣ Link user interface to server
‣ Controlled environment
• DMZ
• Internal network
Web Servers
‣ Serves
• Web Access
• Web Admin
• WebLink
‣ Internet Information Services (IIS)
Laserfiche Mobile
‣ Runs via its own web server
‣ Integrated with Laserfiche Forms
Audit Trail
‣ Components
• Audit Trail
 On Laserfiche Server
• Audit database
• Reporter
Forms Server
‣ Two components
• Forms server
• SQL database
Workflow
‣ Business process automation
‣ Components
• Subscriber
• Message queue
• Workflow Server
• Workflow Database
• Workflow Web Server
Distributed Computing Cluster Preview
‣ Several machines
• One scheduler
‣ OCR
• Web Access and Workflow
‣ Jobs from applications
Web Accelerator
‣ Image server
‣ Web Access
• Authenticated encryption
Licensing
Laserfiche Avante
Laserfiche Rio

LFDS

Instance Instance Instance

Laserfiche Directory Server
• Replaces License Manager 8
• Input master license file
• Generates application licenses
• Allocate licenses to user accounts
• Serves as user management system
• Offers organizational options to group users
• Associates active directory users with user’s licenses
Administrative Tips and Tools
BACKUP!
‣ Have a plan
‣ Backup often
‣ Test backups
What to backup and where
‣ Musts
• Volumes –fileservers
• Database – MSSQL/Oracle server
• Audit logs –fileservers
‣ Shoulds
• Workflow database/files
• Quick Fields sessions
• LFDS database
‣ Consider
• Full-Text Search catalog
Distribute Load
‣ To improve performance and increase
scalability
‣ Can distribute
• SQL databases (suggested to have own server)
• Web servers
• File servers
• Workflow components
Laserfiche Administration Console
‣ Manage Laserfiche components
• Set up server
• Create/manage repositories
• Full-Text Search settings
• User settings
‣ Manage clients (web and desktop)
Other Admin Tools
‣ Laserfiche Client
‣ Product admin consoles
‣ Server manager
‣ SQL Management Studio
‣ Performance monitor and event log
Resources
‣ For Administrators
‣ AED104: Getting Started with the Laserfiche Administration Console
‣ IG101: Introduction to Laserfiche Security
‣ IG201: Intermediate Laserfiche Security, Part 1
‣ For Users
‣ BAS105: Overview of the Laserfiche Suite
‣ BAS119: What’s New in the Laserfiche Suite?
‣ CPPs
‣ Admin 1, 2
‣ Repository Architect
‣ Course survey: www.laserfiche.com/EmpowerSurvey
Questions?
Server Side
Laserfiche
Client

LF Server
Laserfiche Server

User Side
Administration
Console
Audit Trail

Repository

Web
Accelerator

FTS Server Web Server Web Access

Windows
Account Group
Forms Server Forms
Distributed
Computing
Cluster

LDAP
Account Group
Workflow Designer
Workflow