Operations Cookbook
This section is intended to provide sample configurations and script examples common to long-term operation of a Jive installation. These operations are common to a new installation, but generally not for the day-to-day operation of the platform.
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Configuring SSL on load balancer Configuring SSL termination at the load balancer, which is required, involves configuring your load balancer pool with your SSL certificate information and the addresses of your web app nodes, then ensuring your
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Configuring SSL between load balancer and web app nodes Configuring SSL encryption between your load balancer and each web application node is not required, but if you plan to do it, you need to acquire an SSL certificate for each node.
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Configuring session affinity on load balancer Jive requires session affinity to be configured on your load balancer.
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Restricting Admin Console access by IP address You can secure the Admin Console by allowing or denying specific IP addresses.
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Changing configuration of existing instances When you change the configuration of an existing instance, you should update environment variables in your
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Using external load balancer In order to integrate the Jive platform with an external load balancer, you configure the load balancer for cookie-based session affinity between each host running the platform.
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Enabling application debugger support The Jive web application is capable of accepting remote Java debuggers. To enable debugging, you set the necessary additional Java arguments before starting the managed application to be debugged.
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Setting up Document Conversion To convert content from its native format into a form that can be previewed without altering the original document, you need the Document Conversion module.
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Adding fonts to support Office document preview You should install your licensed True Types fonts on the Document Conversion server to enable accurate previews of uploaded Office documents.
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Sharing Exchange calendars in an HTML Text widget If you are using an Exchange 2010 SP1 or later email server, you can set up a community widget to show user Exchange calendars, with customizable levels of visible calendar details.