8e6 Technologies 3 manual Expiration Screen Terminology

ADMINISTRATOR SECTION: CHAPTER 2 - CONFIGURING THE ER 3.0 SERVER

statistics on the amount of data currently stored on the Server box, and provides an estimated date when that data will expire. By reviewing the current database disk space utiliza- tion and the average number of daily hits on your Server, adjustments can be made to the number of weeks of live and archive data you wish to store in the future before that data expires.

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 3.0 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, 8e6 recommends that you allocate the highest percentage possible for live data storage, since reports run faster if indexes are avail- able 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 designated as “archive.” Non-indexed data might include pages and/or objects that were accessed by users on the Internet.

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