Configuring New Archive Store Settings via Post Install Wizard
Within GFI Archiver, Archive StoresA collection of email sources, email metadata and search indexes within GFI Archiver can be described as the containers that contain the archived emails. Archive Stores consist of several components, such as:
- A database where email metadata is stored
- A database where both email metadata and email data is stored
- A disk location used as an email index
- A disk location used as storage for email data.
Archive Stores are created based on an Archive Store profile that defines details such as Archive Store naming convention, database type, database file location, email file location and index locations. Use the Archive Store Wizard to create your New Archive Store settings that will be used as a template to automatically create future Archive Stores.
To configure New Archive Store Settings:
1. In the Post Install Wizard, click Next after entering a valid License Key.
2. Select where to store your archived emails. Available options are:
| Database type | Description |
|---|---|
| Microsoft SQL ServerA Microsoft relational database management system. with File Storage |
Recommended if you have more than 500 mailboxes to archive or an average mail flow of more than 8000/day. Select this option to prompt GFI Archiver to use a SQL Server® to store the email headers and metadata, and a disk location you specify to store the email data. For more information refer to Configuring Archive Store - SQL Server®. NOTE Choosing this option requires a SQL Server® installation. |
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Microsoft SQL Server |
Recommended if you have less than 500 mailboxes to archive, an average mail flow of more than 8000/day or if you need full auditing of both user and database activity. Select this option to prompt GFI Archiver to use a SQL Server® to store both email headers/metadata as well as email data. For more information refer to Configuring Archive Store - SQL Server®. NOTE Choosing this option requires a SQL Server® installation. |
| SQL Server Express with File Storage |
Recommended if you have less than 100 mailboxes to archive or an average mail flow up to 6000 emails/day. Select this option to prompt GFI Archiver to use a SQL Server® Express database to store email headers and metadata and a disk location you specify to store the email data. For more information refer to Configuring Archive Store - SQL Server®. NOTE Choosing this option requires a SQL Server® Express installation. This is freely downloadable from the Microsoft® website. |
| GFI Archiver Database |
Recommended for evaluation purposes only. Select this option to store all email header/metadata in a Firebird databaseAn open source relational database system. and the email data in a disk location you specify. For more information refer to Configuring Archive Store - GFI Archiver Database. NOTE Choosing this option does NOT require you to install the Firebird database. GFI Archiver will automatically create a database for you. |
3. Click Next and follow the Post Install Wizard to continue setup.
4. (Optional) Check Create a new Archive Store now to let GFI Archiver create the first archive store and click Next. A welcome email is sent by GFI Archiver to confirm that the new archive store has been created.
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