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You can set up Enterprise Vault File System Archiving (FSA) to archive files from network shares. Users can then access the archived files using shortcuts in the original locations, Archive Explorer or the browser search page.
The Enterprise Vault Compatibility Charts document provides a full list of the target platforms, operating systems and protocols that Enterprise Vault supports for FSA. The document also lists the operating systems supported for client access of archived items, including opening Internet and Placeholder shortcuts to archived items. The Enterprise Vault Compatibility Charts document is available at the following address on the Symantec Enterprise Support site:
http://entsupport.symantec.com/docs/276547
By archiving from the file system, you can gain the following immediate benefits on the volumes that are being archived:
It is easy to archive files. You may have files that you want to add to your archive system, perhaps because of legal requirements. You can create an archiving policy to archive them all immediately.
Files that are archived are indexed, so they are searchable.
Previous versions of archived files are retained. When a user creates a new version of a file that has been archived, that new version will be archived when it is matched by the rules you define. All the earlier archived versions of the file are retained and are searchable.
File Blocking is a feature of File System Archiving that enables you to do the following:
The Retention Folder feature enables you to create a hierarchy of folders automatically on file servers, to be managed by Enterprise Vault and archived according to assigned policies. For example, you could create a hierarchy of retention folders in every user's home folder.
FSA Reporting provides summary reports on the active data on your file servers, and on the data that has been archived from them.