Enterprise Vault™ Classification using the Microsoft File Classification Infrastructure

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Product(s): Enterprise Vault (14.0)
  1. About this guide
    1. Introducing this guide
      1.  
        Relationship between FCI classification and other classification methods
    2. Where to get more information about Enterprise Vault
      1.  
        Enterprise Vault training modules
  2. Getting started
    1.  
      About classification
    2.  
      Overview of the procedure for setting up classification
    3.  
      Prerequisites for classification
    4.  
      Roles-based administration (RBA) and the classification feature
    5. How Enterprise Vault caches the items that it submits for classification
      1.  
        Limits on the size of classification files
      2.  
        Checking the cache location on the Enterprise Vault storage servers
      3.  
        Configuring Enterprise Vault to keep the classification files in the cache folder
  3. Setting up the classification properties
    1.  
      About the Enterprise Vault classification properties
    2.  
      Setting up the Enterprise Vault classification properties manually
    3.  
      Checking the Folder Usage classification property
    4.  
      How classification property values and retention categories interact
    5.  
      Setting up new values for the Enterprise Vault classification properties
    6.  
      Points to note on setting retention categories
  4. Configuring your classification rules
    1.  
      About classification rules
    2.  
      About the example classification rules
    3.  
      Importing the example rule set
    4.  
      Creating or changing classification rules
    5.  
      Supported configuration parameters for rules that use the Veritas Information Classifier method
  5. Defining and applying classification policies
    1.  
      About classification policies
    2.  
      Defining classification policies
    3.  
      About the PowerShell cmdlets for working with classification policies
    4.  
      Associating classification policies with retention plans
    5.  
      About the PowerShell cmdlets for working with retention plans
    6.  
      Applying retention plans to your Enterprise Vault archives
  6. Running classification in test mode
    1.  
      About classification test mode
    2.  
      Implementing classification test mode
    3.  
      About the PowerShell cmdlets for running classification in test mode
    4.  
      Understanding the classification test mode reports
  7. Publishing classification properties and rules across your site
    1.  
      How to publish the classification properties and rules
  8. Using classification with smart partitions
    1.  
      About smart partitions
    2.  
      How Enterprise Vault determines whether to archive an item to a smart partition
    3.  
      Setting up smart partitions
    4.  
      Verifying that Enterprise Vault has archived items to smart partitions
  9. Appendix A. Enterprise Vault properties for use in classification rules
    1.  
      About the Enterprise Vault properties
    2.  
      System properties
    3.  
      Attachment properties
    4.  
      Custom Enterprise Vault properties
    5.  
      Custom Enterprise Vault properties for File System Archiving items
    6.  
      Custom Enterprise Vault properties for SharePoint items
    7.  
      Custom Enterprise Vault properties for Compliance Accelerator-processed items
    8.  
      Custom properties for use by policy management software
    9.  
      Custom properties for Enterprise Vault SMTP Archiving
  10. Appendix B. PowerShell cmdlets for use with classification
    1.  
      About the classification cmdlets
    2.  
      Disable-EVClassification
    3.  
      Get-EVClassificationFCITags
    4.  
      Get-EVClassificationPolicy
    5.  
      Get-EVClassificationStatus
    6.  
      Get-EVClassificationTestMode
    7.  
      Import-EVClassificationFCIRules
    8.  
      New-EVClassificationPolicy
    9.  
      Publish-EVClassificationFCIRules
    10.  
      Remove-EVClassificationPolicy
    11.  
      Set-EVClassificationPolicy
    12.  
      Set-EVClassificationTestMode
  11. Appendix C. Monitoring and troubleshooting
    1.  
      Auditing
    2.  
      Checking the classification performance counters
    3.  
      Troubleshooting classification

Where to get more information about Enterprise Vault

Table: Enterprise Vault documentation set lists the documentation that accompanies Enterprise Vault. This documentation is also available in PDF and HTML format in the Veritas Documentation Library.

Table: Enterprise Vault documentation set

Document

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Veritas Enterprise Vault Documentation Library

Includes all the following documents in Windows Help (.chm) format so that you can search across them all. It also includes links to the guides in Acrobat (.pdf) format.

You can access the library in several ways, including the following:

  • In Windows Explorer, browse to the Documentation\language\Administration Guides subfolder of the Enterprise Vault installation folder, and then open the EV_Help.chm file.

  • On the Help menu in the Administration Console, click Help on Enterprise Vault.

Introduction and Planning

Provides an overview of Enterprise Vault functionality.

Deployment Scanner

Describes how to check the required software and settings before you install Enterprise Vault.

Installing and Configuring

Provides detailed information on setting up Enterprise Vault.

Upgrade Instructions

Describes how to upgrade an existing Enterprise Vault installation to the latest version.

Setting up Domino Server Archiving

Describes how to archive items from Domino mail files and journal databases.

Setting up Exchange Server Archiving

Describes how to archive items from Microsoft Exchange user mailboxes, journal mailboxes, and public folders.

Setting up File System Archiving

Describes how to archive files that are held on network file servers.

Setting up IMAP

Describes how to configure IMAP client access to Exchange archives and Internet Mail archives.

Setting up SharePoint Server Archiving

Describes how to archive documents from Microsoft SharePoint servers.

Setting up Skype for Business Archiving

Describes how to archive Skype for Business sessions.

Setting up SMTP Archiving

Describes how to archive SMTP messages from other messaging servers.

Classification using the Microsoft File Classification Infrastructure

Describes how to use the classification engine that is built into recent Windows Server editions to classify all new and existing archived content.

Classification using the Veritas Information Classifier

Describes how to use the Veritas Information Classifier to evaluate all new and archived content against a comprehensive set of industry-standard classification policies. If you are new to classification with Enterprise Vault, we recommend that you use the Veritas Information Classifier rather than the older and less intuitive File Classification Infrastructure engine.

Administrator's Guide

Describes how to perform day-to-day administration procedures.

PowerShell Cmdlets

Describes how to perform various administrative tasks by running the Enterprise Vault PowerShell cmdlets.

Auditing

Describes how to collect auditing information for events on Enterprise Vault servers.

Backup and Recovery

Describes how to implement an effective backup strategy to prevent data loss, and how to provide a means for recovery in the event of a system failure.

Reporting

Describes how to implement Enterprise Vault Reporting, which provides reports on the status of Enterprise Vault servers, archives, and archived items. If you configure FSA Reporting, additional reports are available for file servers and their volumes.

NSF Migration

Describes how to import content from Domino and Notes NSF files into Enterprise Vault archives.

PST Migration

Describes how to migrate content from Outlook PST files into Enterprise Vault archives.

Utilities

Describes Enterprise Vault tools and utilities.

Registry Values

A reference document that lists the registry values with which you can modify many aspects of Enterprise Vault behavior.

Help for Administration Console

The online Help for the Enterprise Vault Administration Console.

Help for Enterprise Vault Operations Manager

The online Help for Enterprise Vault Operations Manager.

For the latest information on supported devices and versions of software, see the Enterprise Vault Compatibility Charts.