iFolder 3.9.2 Administration Guide

iFolder 3.9.2 Administration Guide

Overview of iFolder

Benefits of iFolder for the Enterprise

Benefits of iFolder for Users

Enterprise Server Sharing

Key Features of iFolder

What’s New in iFolder

What’s New in iFolder 3.9.2 (OES 2015 SP1)

What’s New in iFolder 3.9.2 (OES 11 SP2 and OES 2015)

What’s New in iFolder 3.9.1 (OES 11 SP1)

What’s New in iFolder 3.9

What’s New in iFolder 3.8.4

What’s New in iFolder 3.8

What’s New in iFolder 3.7

What’s New in iFolder 3.6

Planning iFolder Services

Security Considerations

Server Workload Considerations

Naming Conventions for Usernames and Passwords

Admin User Considerations

iFolder User Account Considerations

iFolders Data and Synchronization Considerations

Management Tools

Comparing iFolder 2.x with 3.9

Comparison of Server Features and Capabilities of 2.x with 3.9

Comparison of Client Features and Capabilities of 2.x with 3.9

Comparison of Web Access Features and Capabilities of 2.x with 3.9

Prerequisites and Guidelines

Enterprise Server

NetIQ eDirectory 8.8.8

Active Directory

Novell iManager 2.7

Mono

Client Computers

Installing and Configuring iFolder Services

Installing iFolder on an Existing OES Server

Deploying iFolder Server

Configuring the iFolder Web Access Server

Configuring the iFolder Web Admin Server

Configuring the iFolder Enterprise Server with Active Directory as an LDAP source

Installing the iFolder 3 Plug-In for iManager

Recovery Agent Certificates

Accessing iManager and the iFolder Web Admin

Provisioning Users, Groups and iFolder Services

Distributing the iFolder Client to Users

Using a Response File to Automatically Create iFolder Accounts

Updating iFolder 3.9.x

Updating Mono for the Server and Client

Uninstalling iFolder Enterprise Server

Migrating iFolder Services

Running iFolder in a Virtualized Environment

Clustering iFolder Servers with Cluster Services for Linux

Prerequisites for Clustering iFolder Services

Installing Novell Cluster Services for Linux

Configuring iFolder Servers on a NCS for Linux Cluster

Updating Cluster Shared Pool Load and Unload Scripts

Managing Cluster Resource for iFolder

Sample Load Scripts for iFolder Clusters

Sample Unload Scripts for iFolder Clusters

Sample Monitor Scripts for iFolder Clusters

Managing an iFolder Enterprise Server

Starting iFolder Services

Stopping iFolder Services

Restarting iFolder Services

Managing the Simias Log and Simias Access Log

Backing Up the iFolder Server

Recovering from a Catastrophic Loss of the iFolder Server

Using TSAIF to Back Up and Restore the iFolder Store

Recovering iFolder Data from File System Backup

Moving iFolder Data from One iFolder Server to Another

iFolder Data Recovery Tool

Changing The IP Address For iFolder Services

Securing Enterprise Server Communications

Managing iFolder Services via Web Admin

Accessing the iFolder Web Admin

Connecting to the iFolder Server

Managing Web Admin Console

Managing the iFolder System

Managing iFolder Servers

Securing Web Admin Server Communications

Managing iFolder Users

Provisioning / Reprovisioning Users and LDAP Groups for iFolder

Searching for a User Account

Accessing And Viewing General User Account Information

Configuring User Account Policies

Enabling and Disabling iFolder User Accounts

Managing iFolders

Accessing the iFolders Details Page

Viewing The iFolder Details

Searching for an iFolder

Managing iFolder Members

Managing an iFolder

Managing iFolder Policies

Enabling and Disabling an iFolder

Managing an iFolder Web Access Server

Starting iFolder Web Access Services

Stopping iFolder Web Access Services

Distributing the Web Access Server URL to Users

Configuring the HTTP Runtime Parameters

Securing Web Access Server Communications

Troubleshooting Tips For iFolder

On Upgrading the Server from OES 2 SP3 to OES 11, iFolder Fails to Function

iFolder Client on MAC Fails to Reconnect to the iFolder Server after Sleep

iFolder Slave Server Fails to Configure and Reports a 401 Unauthorized Error

iFolder Post Install on an Upgraded Server Might Result in Failure to Access iFolder Server

iFolder Server Configuration Fails on Upgrading to OES 11 SP1 server

Uploading of Files is Possible Only if the Secondary Administrator Sets the Disk Quota

Reprovisioning Users From One Server to Another Results in Creation of Duplicate Entries of iFolders for the Reprovisioned User

iFolder Does Not Support Spaces or Dots in the Admin DN and User Container DN

iFolder Deletion Leaves an Empty Directory on the Server

No Auto Upgrade For the iFolder Mac Client

Menus for the iFolder Client on Mac are Inconsistent with Menus on Windows and Linux

Unable to Create a New Account After Deletion of a Previous Account

The iFolder Icon Is Not Updated Automatically on SLES and SLED 11

Delta Sync Is Not Supported for Encrypted iFolders

The namcd Services Must Be Running While Changing the Proxy User Password by Using Common Proxy Script

The iFolder Web Admin Alias Name Does Not Support Spaces

iFolder Configuration Fails at Random

Setting Up the NSS file System Trustee Rights

Login to Web Admin and Web Access Console Fails with an Error Message

iFolder Full Restore Using nbackup fails to restore in a Cluster Environment

Exception Error When Datapath on Server is not Mounted

Temporary files are getting synchronized as actual files

Web Admin Console Fails to Start Up

Login to the Web Console Fails

The OES Common Proxy User Password is Not Always Compliant with the Password Policies

Enabling a Large Number of Users at the Same Time Times Out

Changes Are Not Reflected After Identity Sync Interval

Synchronizing a Large Number of Files Randomly Requires Multiple Sync Cycles

iFolder Data Does Not Sync and Cannot be Removed from the Server

Samba Connection to the Remote Windows Host Times out

Exception Error while Configuring iFolder on a Samba Volume

LDAP Users Are Not Reflected in iFolder

Directory Access Exception on Creating or Synchronizing iFolders

Changing Permission to the Full Path Fails

List of Items Fails to Synchronize

Access Permission Error While Logging in Through Web Access

Web Admin and Web Access Show a Blank Page

Option to Start iFolder During System Login Does Not Work in the iFolder Client for SLED 11

On running simias-server-setup, the setup fails while configuring SSL

iFolder linux client fails to startup if the datapath does not have any contents

Incremental Patch Upgrade Issue in a Multiple-Server Scenario

Frequently Asked Questions

iFolder 3.9 Server

iFolder Administration

Caveats for Implementing iFolder Services

iFolder User Move

Loading Certificates to the Recovery Agent Path

Using a Single Proxy User for a Multi-Server Setup

Slave Server Upgrade

Slave Configuration

iFolder Admin User

Decommissioning a Slave Server

Configuration Files

Simias.config File

Web.config File for the Enterprise Server

Web.config File for the Web Admin Server

Web.config File for the Web Access Server

Managing SSL Certificates for Apache

Generating an SSL Certificate for the Server

Generating a Self-Signed SSL Certificate for Testing Purposes

Configuring Apache to Point to an SSL Certificate on an iFolder Server

Configuring Apache to Point to an SSL Certificate on a Shared Volume for an iFolder Cluster

Replacing the SSL Certificate for an iFolder Enterprise Server

Product History of iFolder 3

Version History

Network Operating Systems Support

Workstation Operating Systems Support for the iFolder Client

Server Client Support

Web Server Support

iFolder User Access Support

Documentation Updates

July 2011

June 2010