Enterprise Vault™ Setting up Skype for Business Archiving

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Product(s): Enterprise Vault (14.5)
  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

Get-EVSkypeForBusinessTarget

Get-EVSkypeForBusinessTarget lists information about the Skype for Business archiving targets that are configured in the Enterprise Vault directory. If you do not specify a site ID using the -SiteId parameter, and Get-EVSkypeForBusinessTarget cannot determine the site, you are prompted to enter the site ID.

To get the details of a specific Skype for Business archiving target, specify the fully qualified domain name of the computer running Skype for Business Server.

Get-EVSkypeForBusinessTarget is provided by the snap-in Symantec.EnterpriseVault.PowerShell.AdminAPI.dll.

Syntax

Get-EVSkypeForBusinessTarget [[-SiteId] <String>] [[-TargetComputerFQDN] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters

Table: Get-EVSkypeForBusinessTarget parameters

Parameter

Description

-SiteId

The ID of the site that contains the Skype for Business archiving targets.

You can use Get-EVSite to obtain the site ID.

-TargetComputerFQDN

The fully qualified domain name of the computer running Skype for Business Server.

Examples

  • Get-EVSkypeForBusinessTarget

    Gets all Skype for Business archiving targets for the current site.

  • Get-EVSkypeForBusinessTarget -TargetComputerFQDN "skype01.example.com"

    Gets the details of the Skype for Business archiving target skype01.example.com. For example:

    SiteId : 1ABBB8EF1474D034BB2D13C41C1275F591d10000EV01.example.com

    TargetComputerFQDN : skype01.example.com

    EVServer : EVServer.example.com

    SMTPTaskId : 5

    RetentionCategory : Default Retention Category

    RetentionCategoryId : 19851E07EAEAF6442BE05ADC32C0CECED1b10000EV01.example.com

    ArchiveName : SMTP Archive 1

    ArchiveId : 141517FB2DA3BD44CB280E09E9713C8C11110000EV01.example.com

    ArchiveType : SMTP

    ArchiveSamplingReady : True

    VaultStoreName : Express Vault Store

    Enabled : False

    ExportLogOnAccount : SMTP Archiving Task account (Vault Service account)

Output

Get-EVSkypeForBusinessTarget returns an array of objects of type Symantec.EnterpriseVault.Admin.EVSkypeForBusinessTarget, which has the following properties:

Table: Symantec.EnterpriseVault.Admin.SkypeForBusinessTarget properties

Name

Type

Description

SiteId

String

The ID of the site to which the Skype for Business archiving target belongs.

TargetComputerFQDN

String

The fully qualified domain name of the computer running Skype for Business Server.

EVServer

String

The Enterprise Vault server that hosts the SMTP Archiving task. This task processes the conversations that are associated with the Skype for Business archiving target.

SMTPTaskId

uint32

The ID of the SMTP Archiving task that archives Skype for Business data.

RetentionCategory

String

The name of the retention category that is associated with the Skype for Business target. If Enterprise Vault appends the words "(From Plan)" to the retention category name, a retention plan has been applied to the archive that is associated with the target. Enterprise Vault applies the retention category that is defined in the plan to the conversations. If you have not assigned a retention plan to the archive, the effective retention category is the one that is defined in the target properties.

RetentionCategoryId

String

The ID of the retention category that is associated with the Skype for Business target.

If the archive that is associated with the target has a retention plan, the retention category that is associated with the plan takes precedence and is applied to the target.

ArchiveName

String

The name of the archive that is associated with the Skype for Business target.

ArchiveId

String

The ID of the archive that is associated with the Skype for Business target.

ArchiveType

Object

The type of archive that is associated with the Skype for Business target.

ArchiveSamplingReady

Boolean

Whether the archive that is associated with the Skype for Business target is compatible with Compliance Accelerator sampling (True) or not (False).

VaultStoreName

String

The name of the vault store that is associated with the Skype for Business target.

Enabled

Boolean

Whether the Skype for Business target is enabled for exporting data to the holding folder (True) or not (False).

ExportLogOnAccount

String

The account that Enterprise Vault uses to access the Skype for Business target. By default, the account that is assigned to the SMTP Archiving task is used. You can specify a different account for each individual target using Set-EVSkypeforBusinessTarget if required.

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