M86 Security M86 IR Enterprise Reporter, User Manual

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NOTE : Though the database is backed up automatically each
day, under certain circumstances you may need to perform a
manual backup to the internal backup drive, and then save this
data off site. (See the Server Menu Backup screen section for
information on establishing backup procedures, and backing up
and restoring data on the ER Server.)
Expiration Screen Terminology
The following terminology is used on the Expiration screen:
• Live - pertains to indexed data on the hard drive of the
Server for the most recent weeks—the period designated
as “live.” Indexed data includes pages and objects that
were accessed by users on the Internet, as well as the
indexes for these items.
When setting up the Server to store data, M86 Security
recommends that you allocate the highest percentage
possible for live data storage, since reports run faster if
indexes are available for pages and objects.
If your Server is set up to store live data only (100
percent live data), you will be able to store less data than
if you store both live and archive data, since indexes
require additional storage space.
• Archive - pertains to non-indexed data on the hard drive
of the Server for the oldest weeks—the period desig-
nated as “archive.” Non-indexed data might include
pages and/or objects that were accessed by users on the
Internet.
Since archive data contain no indexes, they occupy less
space on the Server than live data—which include
indexes and pages/objects. However, reports generated
for periods of time with archive data take longer to
process since indexes are not included for that data.