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Enabling Journaling for Microsoft
®
Exchange Server 2007 or Microsoft
®
Exchange Server
2010
For Microsoft
®
Exchange Server 2007 pre-service pack 2 installations, journal mailbox creation should
be created using the instructions listed in Creating a Journaling Mailbox in Microsoft Exchange Server
2007 or Create a Journal Mailbox in Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 in this guide. Installations running
Microsoft
®
Exchange Server 2007 SP2 or Microsoft
®
Exchange Server 2010 can:
Use the GFI MailArchiver Post-Installation wizard to automatically create the required journal
mailbox, or
Use the instructions listed in Appendix 1 in this guide.
2.3 Choosing and Preparing a Database
As an archiving solution, GFI MailArchiver is highly dependent on your database infrastructure setup
for high performance of data archival and retrieval processes.
The following sections help you to understand the following options:
Choosing Your Database Type
GFI MailArchiver Database (For evaluation purposes)
Microsoft SQL Server Express (Recommended)
Microsoft SQL Server
NOTE
It is highly recommended to use Microsoft
®
SQL Server Express or Microsoft
®
SQL Server
as your database. The Firebird database included in the GFI MailArchiver installation is
intended for evaluation purposes only.
2.3.1 Choosing Your Database Type
GFI MailArchiver can be configured to run in various hardware setups and combinations. The table
below shows the typical recommended configurations. These guidelines and configurations may vary
according to user activity and daily email flow.
NUMBER OF MAILBOXES TO ARCHIVE RECOMMENDED DATA-
BASE TYPE
DESCRIPTION WHERE
EACH COMPONENT IS
STORED
50 mailboxes or less
Evaluation ONLY
GFI MailArchiver data-
base
Email headers – Fire-
bird database
Metadata – Firebird
database
Email data – On disk
100 mailboxes or less Average mail flow of up to 6000
emails/day
SQL Server
®
Express
with File Storage
Email headers – SQL
Server
®
Express
Metadata – SQL
Server
®
Express
Email data – On disk
Table 13: Choosing your database type