Enterprise Vault™ Classification using the Microsoft File Classification Infrastructure

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Product(s): Enterprise Vault (14.5)
  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

Get-EVClassificationFCITags

Note:

This cmdlet is only for use with the classification feature that was introduced in Enterprise Vault 12. This feature uses the Microsoft File Classification Infrastructure (FCI) to classify archived content. The cmdlet is not designed for use with the later, Veritas Information Classifier method of classification.

For the specified plain-text (.txt) file in the classification cache folder, Get-EVClassificationFCITags returns details of the classification properties and property values with which Enterprise Vault has tagged the file.

By default, Enterprise Vault empties the cache folder at the first opportunity. However, you can configure it to retain the cache contents by choosing a setting in the Administration Console.

See Configuring Enterprise Vault to keep the classification files in the cache folder.

Get-EVClassificationFCITags is provided by the snap-in Symantec.EnterpriseVault.PowerShell.Snapin.dll.

Syntax

Get-EVClassificationFCITags [-File] <String>

Parameters

Table: Get-EVClassificationFCITags parameters

Parameter

Description

-File (required)

The path to the plain-text file for which to return the classification details. Only .txt files are eligible. Enclose file names that contain a dollar sign ($) in single quotation marks (').

Examples

  • Get-EVClassificationFCITags -File E:\EVCache\Classification\ClassificationFile.txt

    Returns the classification details for the file ClassificationFile.txt.

  • Get-EVClassificationFCITags -File 'E:\EVCache\Classification\EV$9...EDB8.txt'

    Returns the classification details for a file that has a dollar sign in its name. For this reason, the entire path is enclosed in single quotation marks.

Output

This cmdlet returns an array of objects of type Symantec.EnterpriseVault.PowerShell.Commands.ClassificationProperty, which have the following properties.

Table: Get-EVClassificationFCITags properties

Name

Type

Description

PolicyName

String

The classification rule or policy that matched.

Category

String

The evtag.category values that matched.

Inclusion

String

The evtag.inclusion values that matched.

Exclusion

String

The evtag.exclusion values that matched.

Discard

Boolean

Whether the item would be discarded.

RetentionCategories

String

The retention categories that matched.