June MAR
Identity Management: The new LDAP servers used in the IDM project currently suffer from some stability problems due to issues with the Directory Proxy Server (DPS). The DPS is being used to ensure that the correct SSL certificate is presented to the client. While the vendor is working to correct the problem, the IDEV and AppHosting teams are working on an alternate solution. I built two new development LDAP servers to be used by the IDEV team. These new servers more closely resemble the architecture and configuration of the production servers. We are currently testing the use of stunnel as a DPS replacement. While stunnel does not offer the same feature set as the DPS, it does provide the base SSL functionality and is considerably more light weight. We are also evaluating F5 LTM appliances in the test environment to see how well they integrate. We currently have a pair of evaulation appliances that we will use to front-end the new test LDAP servers that I built.
IMAP-to-Exchange Migration Tool: I have scripted the necessary tasks to prepare IMAP accounts for import into Exchange. The process essentially makes a duplicate of the user accounts so that the original is unmodified. I still need to create documentation to detail the process for the rest of the team.
Search Engine Replacement Project: I have attended several meetings and a couple of product demonstration. I am passing this project to Troy Osborn.
ITS Website Redesign: My involvement in this project has been relatively minimal this month while the vendor continues development efforts on the site. My activities this month included adjusting ModSecurity rules, re-importing a database for the vendor after a failed upgrade,and identifying application errors in the logs.
Operational Issues: The majority of the operational issues for this month have been relatively routine, and most of the web requests were related to creating redirects and such. I did create a new virtual host for a website that was being publicized the next day in a national magazine.