Enterprise Vault™ Setting up Skype for Business Archiving

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Product(s): Enterprise Vault (15.1)
  1. About this guide
    1.  
      Introducing this guide
    2. Where to get more information about Enterprise Vault
      1.  
        Enterprise Vault training modules
  2. Introducing Skype for Business Archiving
    1.  
      About Skype for Business Archiving
    2.  
      Skype for Business Archiving overview
    3.  
      About Skype for Business Archiving licensing
  3. Installing Skype for Business Archiving
    1.  
      About installing Enterprise Vault Skype for Business Archiving components
  4. Configuring Skype for Business Archiving
    1.  
      Steps to configure Skype for Business Archiving
    2.  
      Managing data in the Skype for Business archiving database
    3.  
      Creating the archive
    4.  
      Roles-based administration (RBA) and Skype for Business Archiving
    5.  
      Assigning the permissions required for exporting conversations from Skype for Business
    6.  
      Configuring Skype for Business Archiving using the wizard
    7. Configuring Skype for Business Archiving manually
      1. Configuring an SMTP Archiving task
        1.  
          About the SMTP holding folder
        2.  
          Changing the location of the holding folder in a site where only Skype for Business Archiving is configured
        3.  
          Changing the location of the holding folder in a site where both Skype for Business Archiving and SMTP Archiving are configured
        4.  
          Keeping safety copies of archived conversations
        5.  
          Archiving task summary reports
      2. Configuring retention categories
        1. How to plan settings for retention categories
          1.  
            About retention plans
      3. Adding a new Skype for Business Archiving target
        1.  
          Adding a new Skype for Business Archiving target using the Administration Console
        2.  
          Adding a new Skype for Business Archiving target using PowerShell
    8. Editing a Skype for Business Archiving target
      1.  
        Editing a Skype for Business Archiving target using the Administration Console
      2.  
        Editing a Skype for Business Archiving target using PowerShell
    9. Listing available Skype for Business Archiving targets
      1.  
        Listing available Skype for Business Archiving targets using the Administration Console
      2.  
        Listing available Skype for Business Archiving targets using PowerShell
    10. Deleting Skype for Business Archiving targets
      1.  
        Disabling a Skype for Business target
      2.  
        Checking that all exported conversations have been archived
      3.  
        Deleting Skype for Business archiving targets
    11.  
      Monitoring Skype for Business processes
    12.  
      Generating usage reports for Skype for Business Archiving
    13. Changing the Enterprise Vault server used to archive Skype for Business conversations
      1.  
        About permissions
      2.  
        Updating the Skype for Business target to use a new Enterprise Vault server
      3.  
        Stopping the SMTP Archiving task on the old Enterprise Vault server
    14. Using Compliance Accelerator or Discovery Accelerator with Skype for Business Archiving
      1.  
        Ensuring that the Accelerator products can get the SIP addresses of the Skype for Business users
      2.  
        Ensuring that Compliance Accelerator can determine the correct direction of travel of the Skype for Business conversations
  5. Appendix A. PowerShell cmdlets for Skype for Business
    1.  
      About the Skype for Business cmdlets
    2.  
      Running the Skype for Business cmdlets
    3.  
      Get-EVSkypeForBusinessTarget
    4.  
      New-EVSkypeForBusinessTarget
    5.  
      Remove-EVSkypeForBusinessTarget
    6.  
      Set-EVSkypeForBusinessTarget

How to plan settings for retention categories

You can categorize archived conversations using retention categories. Settings for a retention category include the retention period, which defines the length of time conversations are stored.

A retention category also includes settings that let you do the following:

  • Prevent automatic deletion of conversations at the expiry of the retention period.

  • Prevent user deletion of conversations.

Enterprise Vault comes with a single, predefined retention category called Default Retention Category. The retention period is forever.

You can create other retention categories as required. For example:

  • You have conversations that you must retain for 10 years for legal requirements. Create a new retention category, named Legal, with a retention period of 10 years.

  • You might want to keep the details of your regular Skype for Business conversations for 3 years. In this case, create another new retention category, named "Skype chats", and give it a retention period of 3 years.

You select one of the retention categories, to be the default for all archiving in the site.

Retention categories cannot be deleted, because they may still be assigned to conversations in archives.