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MarkBarefoot
Level 6
Employee
Introduction

This paper is intended as an introduction to and discussion of the NSF Migrator functionality within
Symantec Enterprise Vault 8.0 or later. It assumes the reader has some experience in using and
configuring Enterprise Vault for Domino archiving.

The Problem
End-user created NSF files, used perhaps as an overflow to their primary mail file or as a local Notes
“Archive”, can be the source of a series of problems within organizations of any size. Many users move
mail data between their primary mail file and other NSF files in order to retain the data for a longer
period of time than perhaps a relatively small mail file quota will allow. This practice, however, often
results in more problems and is often the reason an organization will seek to install and make use of a
messaging archiving solution such as Enterprise Vault.
Common use cases behind end users creating and using local NSF files containing mail data include:

Use Case 1
A user is hitting their quota limit in their primary mail file. They therefore create a new local copy of
their mail file on their workstation and use this as a backup. The user can then delete older messages
from their primary mail file to adhere to the quota restrictions, safe in the knowledge that they can
access older data in the local copy.

Use Case 2
A user makes use of the Notes ‘Archive’ functionality where the Notes client can be configured to move
mail documents based on a selection criteria between the users primary mail file and an “Archive” NSF
file either stored locally on the workstation or on a file server / Domino mail server. This “Archive”
function can be configured to run on a regular basis.

Use Case 3
A user creates a local empty NSF file and then moves documents into the file manually on a regular
basis as a form of backup or perhaps to retain the documents for a longer period than perhaps their
mail file quota will allow.

This whitepaper explains information regarding these and other use scenarios. Read the rest of the whitepaper by clicking the link below

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