Configuring background scan settings

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.

If the application is running on a Microsoft Exchange server included in a DAG, the background scanning settings that have been defined on one of the Microsoft Exchange servers will be automatically applied to the rest of the servers included in the same DAG. You must not necessarily define the background scanning settings on other servers of the DAG.

To define the background scanning settings, perform the following steps:

1. Perform the following steps in the Management Console tree:
   • To configure background scan settings for an unassigned Security Server, maximize the node of the relevant Security Server
   • To configure background scan settings for Security Servers belonging to a profile, maximize the Profiles node and inside it maximize the node of the profile for whose Security Servers you want to configure background scan settings.
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, in the Schedule dropdown list, set up the background scan start mode:
   • Manually. Background scanning will have to be started manually.
   • Daily. Background scanning will be performed daily. Specify precise scan time in the entry field in <HH:MM> format.
   • On selected day. Background scanning will be performed on the selected days. Select check boxes opposite the days of the week when you would like to perform a background scan and specify the precise start time for the background scan in <HH:MM> format in the entry field.
   • Monthly. Background scanning is performed once a month. In the spin box, specify the day of the month when you would like to start a background scan and specify the precise start time for the background scan in <HH:MM> format in the entry field.
5. If you want the application to scan the message body during a background scan, select the Scan message text check box.
6. If you want the application to scan only messages that were received or modified over a specified time interval before the background scan starts, select the Scan recent messages only check box and specify the number of days in the Scan messages received before background scan start but not earlier than (days) before spin box.

   Maximum parameter value is 364 days.

7. Select the Limit the scan time check box and define the Stop scan in (hours) setting to optimize the scan time.

   The maximum value of this setting is 168 hours.

8. Click the Save button.