SharePoint Online Connector On-Premise Only

If you are setting up the SharePoint Online Connector using the Gimmal Cloud platform, skip the topics for SharePoint Online Connector On-Premise.

The SharePoint Online Connector enables Gimmal Records Management to manage the lifecycle of documents stored in SharePoint Online. It consists of the following components:

SharePoint Online Connector Web

When you install the SharePoint Online Connector (on-premises only), a Web Application is created, which provides the interface for registering a SharePoint Web with the SharePoint Online Connector as well as configuring the SharePoint Online Connector to communicate with Records Management.

SharePoint Online Connector Service

When you install the SharePoint Online Connector (on-premises only), a Windows Services called the SharePoint Online Connector Service is set up in Windows to perform the actions necessary to enable Records Management to manage the lifecycle of records and information stored in SharePoint Online.

SharePoint Online Architecture

Scalability

SharePoint Online Connector Web
What comprises the solution...	SharePoint App model Provider-Hosted architecture App redirects SharePoint Online to SharePoint Online Connector Web for configuration and registration SharePoint Online Connector Service executes retention actions on items stored in SharePoint Online according to each item’s lifecycle User interface components added to SharePoint Online are hosted by SharePoint Online Connector Web
How scaling works...	App package is registered on every individual site, within the site collection Once installed, every app must be registered with the Connector before it can "manage" the site
When to scale...	When CPU utilization is consistently above 90% for extended durations, more cores should be added or new servers should be added to the load balancer When Memory Pressure is consistently above 80% for extended durations, more memory should be added or new servers should be added to the load balancer
General Sizing Guidelines...	Should have at least 2 servers for failover