Connecting Archive Manager to a EMC Centera system (4264134)

Archive Manager supports storing attachments and messages in an EMC Centera System. Archive Manager normally stores attachments on a file system, and messages in the SQL Server database; however, when using the EMC Centera, attachments are stored in the Centera (for normal Archive Manager use), as well as messages (which are for disaster recovery only).

Archive Manager uses the Centera API to store and retrieve attachments and messages. As the Centera is a real-time data store, there should be little or no delay retrieving attachments. Centera replication and single instance features can be fully exploited in conjunction with Archive Manager.

Note: All registry keys are located under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AfterMail.

1. The Centera system should be configured as per EMC best practices.

2. Stop all Archive Manager services, and the Archive Manager web site.

3. Create the DWORD registry key Storage Type and set it to 2.

4. Create the String registry key Centera Connection String and set it to the value of the Centera connection string. This can be as simple as the Centera cluster IP address (eg 10.0.0.1, or 10.0.0.1; 10.0.0.2). Please consult the EMC Centera documentation for possible values.

5. Start all services. All attachments will now be stored in the EMC Centera system.