Importing from a Microsoft Exchange mailbox
GFI OneConnect Import Manager allows administrators to import the entire content of a Microsoft Exchange mailbox to the GFI OneConnect ArchiveA feature provided by GFI OneConnect that can archive all internal and external email into the GFI OneConnect Data Center..
Conditions for a successful Exchange import job:
- The GFI Account for GFI OneConnect needs to be licensed for archiving.
- A retention policy must exist in GFI OneConnect Retention Policies for each user to whom you need to archive emails. For more information refer to Working with retention policies.
- Double-check the Import Manager settings before proceeding. For more information refer to Configuring Import Manager.
- The account that connects to Microsoft Exchange mailbox needs to have sufficient permissions to access the mailboxes included in the job.
- For large Exchange imports, you may need to increase the values of the field for the Exchange Server Application. For more information refer to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/830836
Starting an Exchange import job
To import from a Microsoft Exchange mailbox:
- Launch the application from Start > Programs > Import Manager.
- In the home page click New Import.
- Select Exchange Import.
- Under Job Name, a default name is automatically created using date and time of the job. Change the name as needed. The name is listed under the completed tasks for Exchange imports.
- Click Select Owner to see a list of detected users. Select one owner and click OK. Alternatively, you can type a full email address in the text box. This option is grayed out if you selected Auto Assign Owner option in the settings. For more information refer to Configuring Import Manager.
- Select the Range. The options are:
Range | Description |
---|---|
All | Check this option to import all the emails in the mailbox. |
Selected Emails | Select this option to choose a start and end date to limit the import job. Click the calendar icon to select the date. Date format is MM/DD/YYYY. |
- Click Exclude Folders to select which folder to exclude from the import. The list of excluded folder is displayed next to it.
- Click Select Mailboxes to select the mailboxes to be imported.
- Click Start.
Imported emails show under the user's archive. Administrators can use the company search to verify that emails were archived properly. To know more about company search access, refer to http://go.gfi.com/?pageid=oneconnect_user_help#cshid=CompanySearch