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ObjectDirectoryPhysicalLocation

ConsiderationshouldbemadetothelocationoftheObjectDirectory.

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ThedefaultfinalfolderfortheEndpointEncryptionObjectDirectoryisinafoldercalledSBDATA.Ifpossible,

useaseparatefixeddriveorpartitiontotheOSforexample,OSandapplicationonC:databaseonD:.Thisis

usuallydecid

edatthetimeofinitialinstallationandcanbemodifiedatanothertime.

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ObjectDirectoryAccess

CheckthateveryadministratorthatneedstologontotheObjectDirectorygoesthroughtheEndpoint

EncryptionDatabaseserver,notdirectthroughlocalconnection.Wherepossible,donotallowthedatabaseto

beshared.

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SearchingforObjects

LimittheuseoftheFindfunctionin20K+databasesduringnormalworkinghoursasitcanslowaccessfor

othersystemsanduserobjects.AnotheralternativeistoworkonarecentcopyoftheObjectDirectoryto

performsearches,andoncethelocationisfound,theycanbenavigatedtodire

ctlyintheliveObjectDirectory.

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ClearingDeletedObjects

ClearobjectsfromDeletedItemsregularlywhennotneeded.Deleteditemsarefolderscontainingolddeleted

users,systems,andotherobjectsandarefoundthroughtheSystemtabintheEndpointEncryptionManager.

Theseobjectscanslowsearchesdown.Iftheseobjectsareneededforauditing,theywillneedtobere

tained

byfirstbackingupthewholedatabase(SBDATAfolder)andthenstoring,dated,carefullyforthatpurpose.

Thenemptythedeleteditemsfromthecurrentlivedatabasetohelpspeedofaccess.Seethemoredetailed

ObjectDirectoryMaintenancesectionbelow.

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SBSERVER.INI

ThisfileisfoundinthemaininstallationfolderforyourEndpointEncryptionManager.Itcanbeusedtoadjust

themaximumnumberofconnectionstheEndpointEncryptionserverwillacceptandthebehaviorwhenthe

maximumisreached.

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SBServerinicontents:

[Connections]

Max=200

AcceptAtMax=No

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Thedefaultsettingsareusuallyfineformostimplementati

onsbutMax=200canbesettoahighervalue

dependingonthenumberofincomingconnections.Thisshouldonlybechangediftheserverhasahigh

specificationandisrecommendedbyaMcAfeeEndpointEncryptionconsultant.Inaddition,thiswouldneed

tobetestedtodetermineifth

isimprovessynceventsandserverload.(PleaseseeEndpointEncryption

ManagerAdministrationGuidesuppliedwithEndpointEncryptionManagerforfurtherdetailsonSBServer.ini).

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