Setting the system default filter on managed folders

One requirement for synchronizing managed content settings is that the Enterprise Vault filter applied to the managed folder must be set to Use the system default. If the filter on a managed folder is set to Use custom settings, Enterprise Vault does not apply managed content settings.

Custom settings on a managed folder may be inherited, or set with Enterprise Vault Policy Manager.

If necessary, you can use the PowerShell cmdlet Remove-EVExchangeFolderPolicy to remove all existing custom settings from managed folders. You can then use Policy Manager to set managed folders to use the system default filter.

For information about Policy Manager, see the Utilities Guide.

To remove Policy Manager policies from managed folders

  1. Click Start > Programs > Enterprise Vault > Enterprise Vault Management Shell.

  2. In the Enterprise Vault Management Shell window, enter the following command if you want to see detailed help for Remove-EVExchangeFolderPolicy:

    Get-Help Remove-EVExchangeFolderPolicy -detailed

  3. Enter the Get-Help Remove-EVExchangeFolderPolicy command with the required parameters.

    For example:

    • To remove any Enterprise Vault filter settings from managed folders in a mailbox, enter the following:

      Remove-EVExchangeFolderPolicy -PrimarySMTPAddress user_name@domain -ManagedFolders

      where user_name@domain is the name of the mailbox.

    • To remove any Enterprise Vault filter settings from managed folders in all mailboxes on a specified Exchange Server, enter the following:

      $UserList = Get-Mailbox | 
      where-object{$_.ServerName -like "exchange_server"}
      foreach($Entry in $UserList)
      {$Address = $Entry.PrimarySMTPAddress.local + "@" + 
      $Entry.PrimarySMTPAddress.domain; 
      Remove-EVExchangeFolderPolicy -PrimarySMTPAddress $Address}
      

      where exchange_server is the name of the Exchange Server.

To set a managed folder to use the system default filter

  1. Create a Policy Manager initialization file that contains the following [Folder] section:

    [Folder]
    NAME=\Managed Folders\managed_folder
    filtername = systemdefault
    overridearchivelocks=true
    

    where managed_folder is the name of the managed folder that you want to use the system default filter.

  2. Run Policy Manager with the initialization file.

More Information

Requirements for synchronized archiving from managed folders