This article describes the basic steps necessary for configuring NetScaler Global policies for use with SharePoint Portal Server 2007
Summary
Microsoft SharePoint is becoming ubiquitous in the enterprise as the information portal of choice. With the latest release of Microsoft Office Server System 2007,
the SharePoint Portal Server 2007 solution has become an integral part of the Office Suite, allowing users to work on deliverables collaboratively and increase
productivity across the enterprise. Users access SharePoint through a web browser which creates a new set of demands on accessing files and productivity applications. This article is intended to provide a basic configuration guide for setting the initial global expressions using the visual policy builder in NetScaler. Setting these policies is the foundation for configuring compression, caching, load balancing and content switching.
*Note: All the below functions can be completed using CLI, but this article will focus on the GUI method.
Configuring NetScaler Global Features
- Go to the Navigation Panel (left side of the main NetScaler Configuration Utility) and expand the System Node
- Check the following boxes and click Apply: SSL Offloading, Compression, Load Balancing, Content Switching and Integrated Caching. These features will now be enabled globally within the NetScaler.
Creating Global Policy Expressions
A Policy Expression is a set of conditions that can be applied on content entering the NetScaler system. The Policy Expressions are shared among the NetScaler features. The NetScaler Compression, Integrated Caching, and Content Switching features enabled for SharePoint are controlled by Policy Expressions. The System node represents a global repository for Policy Expressions and can provide a benefit to the system administrator's management responsibilities for all the expressions.
For Static Caching, the names of the following Policy Expressions will be created for the following HTTP/HTTPS objects:
- gifs (images)
- jpeg and jpg (images)
- js (javascript)
- css (Content Style Sheets)
For increased compression capability on the NetScaler, the names of the following Policy Expressions will be added:
- js (javascript)
- js_content_type (javascript)
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