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new 9156868 NIFIREG-327 Added section on recommended antivirus exclusions
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commit 9156868ad7784f4e589969a5b7a7bbec5640d1de
Author: Andrew Lim <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Tue Oct 8 16:08:06 2019 -0400
NIFIREG-327 Added section on recommended antivirus exclusions to Admin Guide
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.../src/main/asciidoc/administration-guide.adoc | 10 ++++++++++
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@@ -66,6 +66,16 @@ When NiFi Registry first starts up, the following
directories are created:
See the <<system_properties>> section of this guide for more information about
NiFi Registry configuration files.
+== Recommended Antivirus Exclusions
+Antivirus software can take a long time to scan large directories and the
numerous files within them. Additionally, if the antivirus software locks files
or directories during a scan, those resources are unavailable to NiFi Registry
processes, causing latency or unavailability of these resources in a NiFi
Registry instance. To prevent these performance and reliability issues from
occurring, it is highly recommended to configure your antivirus software to
skip scans on the following NiFi [...]
+
+* `database`
+* `extension_bundles`
+* `flow_storage`
+* `logs`
+
+NOTE: The directories listed are generated at startup for a default NiFi
Registry installation. Consider your configuration when determining directories
to exclude during antivirus scans. For example, if an external database has
been setup or if a different flow storage directory is specified in your
configuration.
+
[[security_configuration]]
== Security Configuration
