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GFI MailArchiver 14 Appendix 2 - Role Based Installations | 274
5. Configure GFI MailArchiver from the server with the User Interface and Administration role.
NOTE
GFI MailArchiver instances communicate with each other over the network using the
.NET
®
Remoting protocol.
NOTE
A GFI MailArchiver instance can be assigned more than one role; the following roles can
be assigned to more than one GFI MailArchiver instance:
Data Collection
User Interface and Administration
Data Import Service
Though there may be a number of GFI MailArchiver instances distributed over the network, this fact is
transparent to the administrator when it comes to configuring GFI MailArchiver, since configuration is
centralized. Once the deployment process is complete, the administrator does not have to configure
individual servers but can carry out all configuration through the GFI MailArchiver management
console. In a distributed deployment, the GFI MailArchiver management console is accessible from the
server(s) assigned the User Interface and Administration role.
14.2 System Requirements
For the GFI MailArchiver Role-based deployment, you need:
Hardware and software specifications as described in the ‘Installing GFI MailArchiver’ chapter.
NOTE
For a Role-based deployment only SQL Server
®
based Archive Stores are supported.
NOTE
If you are using a SQL Server
®
and NTFS file system archive store, make sure that the
archived email binary source path is specified in UNC format.
GFI MailArchiver services running under Active Directory
®
credentials allowing communication
over the network.
14.3 Installing GFI MailArchiver in a Role-based Environment
You assign roles to GFI MailArchiver instances by using the Deployment Manager Wizard, which
simplifies and streamlines the process.