ITA Mail Archive Setup Guide

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1 This version of ITA Mail Archive is optimized to archive s on both Microsoft Exchange 2000 and 2003 and 2007 servers. It is highly recommended that ITA Mail Archive should run on a server other than your Exchange Server. The reason for this is that archiving on a separate server allows you to recover s should the Exchange server be unavailable due to hardware / software malfunction. Therefore, ITA Mail Archive not only archives your s but efficiently provides a backup in case of Exchange server breakdown. Hardware Requirements: Here's What You Need to Use ITA Mail Archive Server with Pentium 4 Processor or AMD Athlon/Duron family or compatible processor recommended 1 GB of Memory or higher recommended 50 gigabytes (GB) or more of available hard disk space (depending on the size of your Exchange Mail Box Stores Software Requirements: Windows 2000 Professional / XP Professional / 2000 Server / 2003 Server / Vista

2 Preparation and Installation: There are two stages to archive your s. In the first stage, you archive all current activities. In the second OPTIONAL stage you archive all the existing s in users mail boxes. Both stages require preparation of your Exchange server. ITA Mail Archive takes advantage of a built in journaling option of Exchange servers. Follow these steps to prepare your Exchange server. Prepare Exchange Server: 3 simple steps to prepare your Exchange server for archiving Step 1: Enable Exchange Envelope Journaling Download Microsoft utility Exejcfg.exe that enables journaling from the following location f3 b07eebf38df3400d&displaylang=en Extract the files to a folder. Execute the command as follows:

3 Step 2: Create Journaling Account Create a user account and mailbox using Active Directory Users and Computers. Tip: Use a relevant name for the user such as mailarchive

4 Step 3: Create Journaling Account Open Exchange System Manager and navigate to <server name> Storage Group Mailbox Store Right Click on Mailbox Store and click on Properties. In the General tab, check "Archive all message sent or received by mailboxes on this store" checkbox. Click the Browse button and select journaling mailbox you created previously. In this example we have selected chosen a mailbox called "mailarchive".

5 Install ITA Mail Archive: Again it is highly recommended that you install ITA Mail Archive on a server other than Exchange Server. Run ITA Mailsrchive.exe. In most cases accept the default options and complete the setup.

6 Configure ITA Mail Archive: Click on Start All Programs ITA Mailarchive and Admin Console to bring up ITA Mail Archive Administration Console Tip: You can bring up the Admin Console in Internet Explorer by typing the IP address or hostname of your server where ITA Mail Archive is installed ex: in the address bar from a local or remote machine. Or you can go to Programs > ITA Mail Archive and click on Admin Console Enter the License key you received in your e mail when you downloaded ITA Mail Archive. Click Proceed.

7 Log in to Admin Console. Default User id: Admin Default Password: letmein Click on Modify Configuration.

8 Setup Journaling Account Parameters Exchange Server: Exchange Server IP or Host Name User Name and Password: Journaling account user name and your password Fetch Count: Number of s to be archived at every fetch Setup Archiving Parameters

9 Setup Restore Parameters This configuration is used for restoring s from ITA Mail Archive Database. Provide Your Exchange Server Name, SMTP port Exchange is listening, Admin user id and password to access Exchange Server. Existing Archive Parameters This configuration is used for the OPTIONAL existing Archiver Program provided by ITA MA.

10 The following step is necessary only if you want to archive you existing s. Existing Archiver You will find the Existing Archiver utility in the ITA Mail Archive Installation folder. This utility must be run on Exchange Server. This utility does not install any Dlls which will interfere with your exchange operations. It is a simple SMTP connector which will read s from user s mail boxes and pass a copy of those s to ITA Mail Archive for Archiving. Run and Configure Existing Archiver: Provide your 1. Exchange Server Name. 2. Provide your Journaling Account which you setup earlier. 3. Provide the server name where ITA Mail Archive is running. 4. Provide the Port ITA Mail Archive SMTP is listening.

11 The Connector may run for a while depending on the volume of messages in your Exchange Server. ITA Networks, Inc. Support Tel: Ext. 121