Enterprise Vault™ Setting up Skype for Business Archiving

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Product(s): Enterprise Vault (12.5)
  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

Configuring an SMTP Archiving task

Skype for Business Archiving requires an SMTP Archiving task. An Enterprise Vault server can host only one SMTP Archiving task. Each archiving task requires its own local SMTP holding folder.

The account under which the archiving task runs must have full access to the holding folder.

See Assigning the permissions required for exporting conversations from Skype for Business.

Note:

Skype for Business Archiving uses the SMTP Archiving task, but you do not need to install or configure the Enterprise Vault SMTP Server.

To configure an SMTP Archiving task

  1. Open the Administration Console, and navigate to Enterprise Vault Servers > server > Tasks.
  2. Right-click the Tasks container and select New > SMTP Archiving Task to open the New SMTP Archiving tasks wizard.
  3. Enter the required information for the SMTP Archiving task, including a suitable folder for the SMTP holding folder.

The SMTP Archiving task processes the .eml conversation files in the holding folder. The task examines each file, and determines if the file is eligible for archiving. The task archives conversations according to the target configuration.

When the task has archived the conversation successfully, the conversation file is deleted from the holding folder.

The SMTP Archiving task runs continually. Stopping the task also stops Enterprise Vault from exporting items from the associated Skype for Business target.

When the archiving task processes files in the holding folder, it performs checkpointing at regular intervals. You can change the checkpoint interval on the Advanced tab in the task properties.