Version 1.1 Readme

Thank you for using MapGuide Open Source 1.1.

This release is fully compatible with resources created using the MapGuide Open Source 1.0 releases. If you uninstall the 1.0 release and then install this one in the same place, your existing Resource Database will be preserved.

Any data/resources created with the MapGuide Open Source 1.1 release will not necessarily be compatible with future versions of MapGuide Open Source.

There are some API changes that will require changes to .NET and Java applications. Please see the limitations section below for details.

Installation Notes

For build, installation, and configuration information, see one of the following documents:

• Build and Configure MapGuide Open Source on Windows
• Install and Configure MapGuide Open Source on Windows
• Build and Configure MapGuide Open Source on Linux
• Install MapGuide Open Source Samples

For information about Autodesk MapGuide® Studio, go to http://www.autodesk.com/mapguidestudio.

Supported Operating Systems

The MapGuide Open Source 1.1 release has been successfully used with the following operating systems:

• Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Server
• Microsoft Windows 2003 Server (or with SP1)
• RedHat Enterprise Linux 3.0 (2.4.21-15.EL Kernel)
• Fedora Core 4 (GCC 4.0.2)

If you know of others, please send us the information and we will add it to the list.

Minimum Hardware Requirements

The MapGuide Open Source 1.1 release requires the following:

• Server: 1 GHz Intel Pentium III or higher processor recommended, 1GB of RAM
• Web Tier: 1 GHz Intel Pentium III or higher processor recommended, 1GB of RAM
• DWF Viewer: 800 MHz Intel Pentium III or higher processor recommended, 128MB of RAM

Feature Limitations

This section lists the known feature limitations in the MapGuide Open Source 1.1 release.

MapGuide Open Source 1.1 Documentation

All documentation is preliminary and may contain errors and omissions.

Server Repository

It is highly recommended that you back up the repository at regular intervals. Server Repository backup/restore information is available in the following locations:

• Windows – C:\Program Files\MapGuideOpenSource\RepositoryAdmin\MgOpenSourceRepositoryAdmin.pdf
• Linux – /usr/local/mapguideopensource/server/respositoryadmin/MgOpenSourceRepositoryAdmin.pdf

If the server is installed in the default location, repositories are created in the following locations:

• Windows – C:\Program Files\MapGuideOpenSource\Server\Repositories
• Linux – /usr/local/mapguideopensource/server/repositories