Activating Search & Destroy Parent topic

Before using Search & Destroy for the first time, administrators must specify the Active Directory service account and the discovery mailbox that stores the search results.
Note
Note
  • The activation process only appears when accessing the Search & Destroy feature for the first time.
  • The Search & Destroy feature only provides support for mailbox servers running Exchange 2010 Service Pack 1 or above.

Procedure

  1. Click Search & Destroy → Mailbox Search or Search & Destroy → Settings.
    The Search & Destroy Activation screen appears.
  2. Ensure that a properly configured Active Directory service account and discovery mailbox exist in the Exchange organization and click Next >.
    The service account logon credentials screen appears.
  3. Type the User name for the previously configured service account.
    Note
    Note
    The format for the service account is as follows:
    domain\user name
  4. Type the Password for the service account.
  5. Click Next >.
    The discovery mailbox selection screen appears.
  6. Select a discovery mailbox that stores the Search & Destroy search results from the Available Discovery Mailbox(es) list.
  7. Click Next >.
    The Search & Destroy activation details screen appears.
    Note
    Note
    If the service account or discovery mailbox provided are invalid, the activation process cannot proceed. For possible reasons why Search & Destroy activation was unsuccessful, see Troubleshooting Search & Destroy .
  8. Review the Search & Destroy settings and click Finish.