Archiving and backup are focused in the manual.
To control archiving and backup, go to :
If archiving is enabled, an archive folder with a name derived of the interval in which folders are created (daily, weekly, monthly) is created when the first message is delivered. The interval also can be set on the tab.
The full path to the archive directory (in accordance with conventions of the operating system on which Kerio Connect is running). By technical reasons, it is necessary to locate the archiving directory locally (i.e. on the server where Kerio Connect is running).
UNC path is not allowed as path specification.
Email will be re-sent to this remote email address.
Message copies will be stored under store/archive in the directory where Kerio Connect is installed.
The archive folder is added to the Kerio Connect primary administrator's mailbox or to all users with administration rights for archive folders (see section Users).
A suitable interval for creating archive folders can be set in this option. The names of the archive folders reflect the interval settings.
In settings, consider the number of messages passing through the MailServer (or the number of local users). A greater number of folders containing smaller numbers of messages are faster to access and easier to comprehend.
Use this option to compress the archive except for the current folder (the last folder created). However, it is not possible to browse through the compressed folders in the email client.
The first compression of the archive folder is performed upon Kerio Connect's startup. Each 24 hours since creation of a new folder, a new compression is performed.
All local messages (messages sent from the local domain) will be archived.
All incoming messages will be archived (from remote senders to local recipients).
All outgoing messages will be archived (from local senders to remote recipients).
All messages forwarded to a relay server will be archived (from remote senders to remote recipients).
This option enables archiving of all messages before the antivirus check is started. All messages will be stored intact (including viruses) in these files.
Checking of this option allows automatic backup of all backup items (configuration files, licenses, certificates, SpamAssassin databases, user mailboxes, mailing lists and public folders).
To add a new backup item, click on :
This is an optional item, it is used for better reference.
The box includes two entries where day and time are selected for the backup. It is recommended to perform backups at night (especially full backups) since backups might overload the mailserver.
Selection of either the full or differential backup type. Full backup is used for full backup of all files. Differential backup is a partial backup, including all new files and files changed since the last backup. These backups are not so bulky. Typically, partial backups complement a full backup. If multiple differential backups in row are scheduled, the newest backup always rewrites the previous one.
The full path to the backup directory (in accordance with conventions of the operating system on which Kerio Connect is running).
The default backup store is in the directory where Kerio Connect is installed:
Kerio\MailServer\store\backup
In addition to saving backups to removable media it is also possible to store save backups to a network disk. If access to the disk is secured, authentication by username and password must be enabled (a user with access rights to the network location must be used).
Username and password for authentication to the network disk can be used only if Kerio Connect is installed on MS Windows.
Specify an email address where notifications about the backup status will be sent by Kerio Connect.
In addition to backups set in the schedule, it is also possible to make so called backup copies. The copy is a kind of full backup. The copy can be enabled by the button. The current status of the backup process appears next to the button. In case of a backup recovery, the copy is considered as a standard full backup and it is used for the recovery if it is the most recent copy performed.