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commit 7e2f120a172b138c083faad44872090ca3fe1a59 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 --- .../src/main/asciidoc/administration-guide.adoc | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/nifi-registry-core/nifi-registry-docs/src/main/asciidoc/administration-guide.adoc b/nifi-registry-core/nifi-registry-docs/src/main/asciidoc/administration-guide.adoc index b9bc1df..0c6a5dd 100644 --- a/nifi-registry-core/nifi-registry-docs/src/main/asciidoc/administration-guide.adoc +++ b/nifi-registry-core/nifi-registry-docs/src/main/asciidoc/administration-guide.adoc @@ -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
