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GFI MailArchiver 2 Installing GFI MailArchiver | 26
NUMBER OF MAILBOXES TO ARCHIVE RECOMMENDED DATA-
BASE TYPE
DESCRIPTION WHERE
EACH COMPONENT IS
STORED
50 mailboxes or more
Average mailflow of more than 8000/day
SQL Server
®
Email headers – SQL
Server
®
Metadata – SQL
Server
®
Email data – SQL
Server
®
More than 500 mailboxes
Average mailflow of more than 8000/day
SQL Server
®
with File
Storage
Email headers – SQL
Server
®
Metadata – SQL
Server
®
Email data – On disk
NOTE
Email metadata is the information about emails archived within GFI MailArchiver.
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.
2.3.2 Using GFI MailArchiver Database
GFI MailArchiver ships with a Firebird database that is recommended for evaluation purposes.
NOTE
Ensure that the size of each Firebird database never exceeds 2GB.
To minimize any potential performance issues, the following setup is strongly recommended when
using the Firebird database:
Physical HDD 1: Operating system and GFI MailArchiver installation.
Physical HDD 2: Firebird database data store.
Physical HDD 3: Mail database indexes.
The above setup reduces data read/write operations on the same physical hard disk drive to improve
performance.
IMPORTANT
Failing to follow the above recommendations may result in substantial performance
degradation.