Installation and Initial Configuration

Installing GFI Archiver correctly is critical to a successful trial. To install GFI Archiver:

1. Determine the hardware and software requirements and ensure that they are met as listed in the GFI Archiver Administrator Guide.

2. Install GFI Archiver. The installation can be carried out on the Microsoft Exchange or SBS server itself, on a separate server or on a virtual machine. We recommend using a virtual machine for your GFI Archiver trial.

3. Configure your email store. GFI Archiver 2012 manages Archive StoresA collection of email sources, email metadata and search indexes within GFI Archiver on your behalf. For example, when new emails are received, new Archive Stores are automatically created. If an Archive Store is full, a new one will automatically be created.

4. Configure how new archive stores are created. Follow the simple wizard to define the database type GFI Archiver will use to set up new archive stores. If you only intend to evaluate the product, we suggest you select the GFI Archiver Database. In most real-world deployment options, however, Microsoft^® SQL Server^® Express is recommended.

5. Configure Microsoft^® Exchange. Depending on your mail environment, GFI Archiver may be able to automatically configure Microsoft^® Exchange for you as part of the post-install wizard.

6. Select test accounts for archive.

7. Review the GFI Archiver dashboard to see an overview of your setup. From here you can check the individual archive stores to confirm that email is actually archived.

For more details on installing and configuring GFI Archiver, refer to the Administrator Guide available for download at this link: http://go.gfi.com/?pageid=MAR_DownloadDocumentation.

Our Support Team is always ready to help you with any problems you encounter or answer any questions you have as you install and use the product: http://go.gfi.com/?pageid=mar_support