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Windows
®
Authentication role and Static Content services - Required when installing on
Microsoft
®
Windows Server 2008/2008R2
MSMQ - Microsoft
®
Messaging Queuing Service - for more information how to install MSMQ, refer
to:
http://go.gfi.com/?pageid=ME_MSMQ
NOTE
For more information on how to install pre-requisites on Microsoft Windows
®
Server
2008 refer to:
http://go.gfi.com/?pageid=ME_Win2008
For more information on how to install pre-requisites on Microsoft Windows
®
Server
2012 refer to:
http://go.gfi.com/?pageid=ME_Win2012
NOTE
GFI MailEssentials Information Store Protection cannot be used if any other software is
registered to make use of Microsoft
®
Exchange VSAPI.
NOTE
GFI MailEssentials can also be installed in virtual environments such as Microsoft
®
Hyper-V and VMWare virtualization software.
Microsoft Virtual Server cluster group resource with a physical disc cluster. This is required
ONLY for environments running Microsoft
®
Exchange 2003 clusters. For more information, refer
to Appendix 3 - Microsoft® Exchange 2003 Clusters (page 278).
NOTE
For more information on how to create a Resource Group for an Exchange Virtual Server
in a Windows Server Cluster, refer to: http://go.gfi.com/?pageid=ME_
Clusterresourcegrouphowto.
3.1.6 Antivirus and backup software
Antivirus and backup software scanning may cause GFI MailEssentials to malfunction. This occurs
when such software denies access to certain files required by GFI MailEssentials.
Disable third party antivirus and backup software from scanning the following folders:
32-bit installations (x86) 64-bit installations (x64)
<..\Program Files\Common Files\GFI> <..\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\GFI>
<GFI MailEssentials installation path>\GFI\MailEssentials\
<..\Inetpub\mailroot> - if installed on a gateway machine.