Monthly Archives: November 2011

Adding to WorkSite Indexer Sizing Recommendations

Posted by on 11/30/2011 No comments

When iManage released the IDOL indexer into the legal community, they were being very cautious about ensuring proper performance on this platform.  They require that you fill out an RFI document with information about your environment and submit it to them for examination.  They will then give you sizing recommendations to outline hardware specifications for proper performance of IDOL in your environment.  While this information is very useful, I’ve watched many of my clients mistakenly use that document, with no additional review, as the template for building out their servers.

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Improve WorkSite Web Security by Using SharePoint Web Parts

Posted by on 11/11/2011 No comments

So you’ve decided to use WorkSite Web as your Extranet?  This makes sense as you can control the content in one place, rather than publishing multiple copies to multiple locations.  Anyone that’s been through a litigation hold can appreciate this.  It also makes managing the current version of the official record much easier to maintain.  However, before you prop up a WorkSite Web Server and expose it to the world, take some time to consider the security ramifications.

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Schedule IDOL Backups with Task Scheduler and PowerShell

Posted by on 11/05/2011 1 comment

Today we are looking at an alternative way to backup the IDOL content engines. Using Task Scheduler and Powershell, we can add some useful functionality into our backup routines.

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Using DNS Aliases in WorkSite

Posted by on 11/04/2011 2 comments

Any WorkSite administrator has most likely been in a situation where a hardware failure or hardware upgade requires changing your configuration settings, then stopping and starting your services for this to take effect.  By proper use of DNS Aliases, you can minimize the amount of user outages and start to create a platform that is “fluid”.

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