Running the Archive Process from the ControlPoint Application Interface
You can archive audit log data for the entire farm or for individual Web applications from the ControlPoint application interface. This is especially useful before moving a site collection, because once a site collection has been deleted from the source location its audit log data remains in the content database and becomes "orphaned."
1From the left navigation panel, choose Manage ControlPoint > ControlPoint Management > Audit Log Archive.
2In the Available items section, select either the farm node or the individual Web applications whose audit log data you want to archive.
3Select the Parameters tab then enter the Number of Days to Keep in Audit Logs (that is, any audit log data that has been captured before this time period will be archived). If you want to archive all audit log data before deleting or moving a site collection, enter 0.
Now you can:
·run the operation immediately (by clicking the [Run Now] button)
OR
·schedule the operation to run at a later time or on a recurring basis.
OR
·save the operation as XML Instructions that can be run at a later time.
Running the Archive Process from a Command Line
To run the archive process from a command line:
1On the Web front-end server where the archive was set up, open a command window and point to \\Program Files\Metalogix\ControlPoint\CotrolPointFeatures.
2Enter the string: xcUtilities /archiveauditlogs /daystoretain <#days>
where <# days> is an integer representing the number of days worth of audit log that you want to retain (that is, any audit log data that has been captured before this time period will be archived).
NOTE: You can also include the optional argument /processInterval <override> if you want to override the ControlPoint Configuration Setting ArchiveAuditLogProcessInterval with an integer representing the number of hours worth of archive data to process at one time.
Scheduling the Archive Process via Windows Task Scheduler
To schedule the archive process:
1On the Web front-end server where the archive was set up, open the Windows Task Scheduler and Initiate a scheduled task.
2Complete the Action dialog as follows:
a)For Action, make sure Start a Program is selected.
b)For Program/script, enter (or browse to) the following path:
\\Program Files\Metalogix\ControlPoint\ControlPointFeatures (or AxcelerFeature)\xcUtilities
NOTE: For a 64-bit operating system, the program directory is Program Files (x86) only if you first installed ControlPoint prior to version 4.5.
c)For Add arguments, enter /archiveauditlogs /daystoretain <#days>
where <# days> is an integer representing the number of days worth of audit log data that you want to retain (that is, any audit log data that has been captured before this number of days will be archived).
NOTE: You can also include the optional argument /processInterval <override> if you want to override the ControlPoint Configuration Setting ArchiveAuditLogProcessInterval with an integer representing the number of days worth of archive data to process at one time.
3Complete the Trigger dialog with the scheduling information that is appropriate for your environment.
Managing Archive Audit Log Configuration Settings
The following archive audit log configuration settings are managed within the ControlPoint Configuration site:
·ArchiveAuditLogConnectionString the connection string for the database where the Audit_Log_Transfer Database table resides. See Adding the Database Connection String to ControlPoint .
·ArchiveAuditLogIncludedWebApplications a list of Web application GUIDs that you want to include in the archive process (if different than the default, which is all Web applications in the SharePoint farm).
·ArchiveAuditLogProcessInterval the number of hours worth of data that is processed at one time (if different from the default, which is one (1) hour).