Running a background scan manually

The application performs a background scan of mailbox storages and shared folders that have been marked in the Protected mailbox storages list. Before running a background scan, select the storages that must be scanned, and save the changes.

To run a background scan manually:

1. In the Management Console tree, expand the node of the Security Server installed on the Microsoft Exchange Server on which you need to run the background scan.
2. Select the Server protection node.
3. In the workspace, on the Protection for the Mailbox role tab, expand the Protection for mailboxes configuration section.
4. In the Background scan section, click the Start scan button.

   During a background scan, you can access the button for stopping the task and you can see the task completion phases (Preparing for scan, Step 1 of 2. Scanning mailboxes, Step 2 of 2. Scanning shared folders). When the operation is complete, the application displays a scan report (completion time, number of mailboxes and shared folders scanned).

5. To stop the background scan before it is complete, click the Stop button.

   The background scan start and stop actually occur within a minute after the Start scan/Stop button is clicked.