Configuring group journaling

Group journaling stamps a message with a specific retention category if it was sent between two identified groups. The scope of subsequent searches can be substantially reduced by including the retention category in the search criteria.

You can also specify that only a sample of messages with the retention category are to be archived. The percentage is specified in the configuration (minimum of 0.1%; 1 in every 1000).

If you enable group journaling on an Enterprise Vault server, it will be enabled for all Exchange Journaling tasks that are hosted on that computer.

To set up group journaling

  1. Set up Exchange Server Journal archiving.

  2. Create a rules file.

    This file specifies the addresses to match, the retention category to assign and the sample size. The same rules file will be used by all Exchange Journaling tasks that are hosted on the computer.

  3. If it does not exist, create the retention category to be assigned to matched messages.

    See the Administrator's Guide for instructions on how to do this.

  4. In Exchange Server, ensure that the distribution lists exist and are populated with the required users.

  5. On the Enterprise Vault Exchange Journaling task computer, add the group journaling registry settings.

  6. Restart all Exchange Journaling tasks on the computer and test your configuration.