Running EVPM

[jason_lucy]

Does anyone know where I can find more detail on running EVPM?  What server does the evpm.ini file need to reside on?  Does each Exchange server need to have an evpm.ini file? 

When I run EVPM from one of our EV mail servers, I recieve the following error:
"Specified .ini file not found EVPM.ini"

Please help.

Jason

[jason_lucy]

Error parsing command file: \\servername\c$\program files\enterprise vault\evpm.ini, error follows:

Line number in error:   0
Section in error:
Attribute in error:
Value in error:     ?↕¬

C:\Program Files\Enterprise Vault>

[jason_lucy]

Error parsing command file: \\servername\c$\program files\enterprise vault\evpm.ini, error follows:

Line number in error:   0
Section in error:
Attribute in error:
Value in error:     ?↕¬

C:\Program Files\Enterprise Vault>

[jason_lucy]

[Directory]
directorycomputername=evm1
sitename=DHSEnterpriseVault

[Filter]
Name = FolderFilter
CreateShortcut=true
DeleteOriginal=true
UnreadMail=true
UseinactivityPeriod=true
InactivityUnits=days
InactivityPeriod=0

[Folder]
Name=\Personal Folders - ARCHIVED
FilterName=FolderFilter
RetentionCategory=Forever
OverrideArchiveLocks=true

[Folder]
Name=\> Active Items (Do Not Archive)
FilterName=DoNotArchive
OverrideArchiveLocks=false

Please look over this and let me know where I have an error???

[TonySterling · Accepted solution]

There is a section for EVPM in the Utilities.chm under Policy Manager.

Also, there are many Technote's:
Here is one to look at.
http://support.veritas.com/docs/275809

[jason_lucy]

I've tried both and have not been able to determine what is wrong.

Thanks though.

[TonySterling]

are you running the command local to the EV Server?

Can you walk us through step by step what you are doing?

Also this doesn't look right:
[Folder]
Name=\> Active Items (Do Not Archive)

I think you want it to be:
[Folder]
Name=\Active Items (Do Not Archive)

[jason_lucy]

What server should the evpm.ini file reside on?

From what servers should I run evpm?

[TonySterling]

It should be on the EV Server and you should run it on the EV Server.

[Rob_Wilcox1]

Aside from the bit that Tony put :-

[Folder]
Name=\Active Items (Do Not Archive)

(Though it works with the > on my system) You should also make sure your retention category listed exists.  Make sure that your .ini file is unicode (though in EV 8 at least, EVPM will tell you if the file isn't in unicode), and you will need some sort of target to run against (otherwise the script will do nothing), for example add a section :

[mailbox]
distinguishedname = /o=my org/ou=First Administratrive Group/cn=Recipients/cn=mytestuser

[jason_lucy]

I have successfully run EVPM!

I'm not quite sure, but it may have been related to a Case issue.  Anyway, my new EVPM created folder is working.

Thanks for everyone's help.