Instructions for Configuring Microsoft
Exchange 2007/2010 Journaling
Versions Addressed: Microsoft Exchange 2007/2010 Document Updated: March 21, 2015
Confidential | Copyright © 2015Smarsh, Inc. All rights reserved.
Purpose: This document will assist the end user in configuring Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 & 2010 for Journaling to the Smarsh archiving environment. .
Tables of Contents
Create an SMTP Smarsh Archive Contact (using the Exchange Management Shell) ... 3
Create a new Distribution Group to archive selective users ... 4
Create the Journaling Rule ... 7
Selective User(s) Journal Rule Creation ... 8
Global User(s) Journaling Rule Creation ... 9
Set the Journaling Rule for a specific mailbox database ... 10
. . . This document is intended to serve as a guide for configuring the Microsoft Exchange Journaling feature on a
customer’s mail server. Because Smarsh only has limited knowledge for Exchange servers, if you need assistance with this process please reference Support for Microsoft Exchange Server or contact Microsoft Support.
The instructions that follow are based upon Microsoft Exchange 2007 & 2010, both of which have a very similar architecture.
You will need the following information (which has been provided to you via email):
Your personalized Smarsh archiving email address.
Example – [email protected]
Your personalized address space for your journaling send connector (only if setting up Smarsh encryption) Example – yourcompany.journaltosmarsh.com
Create an SMTP Smarsh Archive Contact (using the Exchange Management Shell)
The easiest way to create an SMTP contact is to use the Exchange Management Shell.
Perform the following command, inserting the unique archive email address provided to you by Smarsh as the green text and replacing the Organizational Unit field to match your environment (yellow text).
Please see the following article if you have questions creating a contact:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb124519(v=exchg.141).aspx
Hub-Transport Journaling Rule Method
**If you only have a Standard License for your Exchange server and cannot use the Hub-Transport Journaling Rule, please skip to Page 10for the
Mailbox Database Level Journaling section.** IMPORTANT NOTICE
You will need to determine if you will be archiving selective users on your Exchange server, or if every mailbox will need to be archived.
If you will be archiving only select users, you may use an existing distribution group that contains these users, or you can continue following the guide below to create a new group to use.
If every mailbox existing on the Exchange needs to be archived, you may skip to the section labeled “Create the Journaling Rule” on page 7.
Create a new Distribution Group to archive selective users
1) Using the Exchange Management Console
a. Navigate to Distribution Group, under Recipient Configuration
. . .
3) At the New Distribution Group dialog a. Click Next >
4) Choose Distribution for Group type and fill out:
Name
Name (pre Windows 2000)
Alias
c. Click New
5) Find the Distribution Group by navigating to:
a. Distribution Group under Recipient Configuration b. You can use Apply Filter to find newly created group
c. Double click on the distribution group d. Click Members from the tabs at the top
i. Find the Member(s) you wish to add to be a part of archiving journaling rule ii. Click add and Repeat for additional members.
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Create the Journaling Rule
6. Navigate to Hub Transport under Organization Configuration
a. Choose Journal Rules from the tabs at the top
b. Click New Journal Rule from the right-hand side.
For Selective User(s) Journaling: Skip to Page
8
Selective User(s) Journal Rule Creation
1. Enter the following: a. Rule name
b. Send Journal report to e-mail address - select your Smarsh archiving contact created previously c. For Journal message for recipient - Choose your distribution group of archived users created earlier
(remember to check the box)
2. Click New
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Global User(s) Journaling Rule Creation
1. Enter the following: a. Rule name
b. Send Journal report to e-mail address - select your Smarsh archiving contact created previously c. Leave the Journal messages for recipient section unchecked
**This will journal every mailbox on the Exchange server to the specified journaling address.
2. Click New
Mailbox Database Journaling Rule Method
Set the Journaling Rule for a specific mailbox database
1. Navigate to your Mailbox Database by going to Mailbox under Organization Configuration a. Click on the Database Management tab
. . . 2. Right click on the Mailbox Database that contains the users that you wish to journal to Smarsh.
a. Choose Properties
b. Check the box for Journal Recipient
c. Click Browse, and choose the Smarsh Archiving Contact you created earlier
3. Depending on your type of Exchange server, you may need to click on the Maintenance tab at the top to set the journaling.
