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ObjectDirectoryMaintenance

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MaintenanceIntroduction

Tokeepthedatabasecleanandhealthy,maintenanceisrequiredonaregularbasis.Thismaintenancecanbe

donemanuallyusingtheEndpointEncryptionManager,or,withtheEEPCcommandLineTool(SBADMCL),

whichisthepreferredwayforlargerObjectDirectories.

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Thisguidedescribestheprocessesneededformaintenance.ItiswrittenforEndp

ointEncryption

administrators.

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NOTE:Thesearegenericrecommendationsbasedonexperiencebutnotalwaysbesuitableforyourspecific

environment.Fordatabasemaintenanceandperformance,itisalwaysrecommendedtoengageMcAfee

Professionalservicespriortoimplementinganyofthesesuggestions.Itispossibleonalreadyi

nstalled

environmentstohaveaMcAfeeprofessionalperformconsultancyandprovidea“healthcheck”onthesetup

andperformancesettingsoftheObjectDirectory

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Environment

ThisguideappliestoMcAfeeEndpointEncryptionV5andup,howevermanystepsinthisguidecanbeapplied

toV4(build4770).

Auditmaintenance

Auditcangrowunlimitedinthedatabase.Thiscanslowdownthedatabasedramatically.TheEndpoint

Encryptionadministratorhastomakesurethattheauditiscleanedupeveryyearoreveryhalfyeardepending

onthedatabaseperformance.FormoreinformationonthecommandlinetoolSBADMCL.exeorits

commandsple

aseseetheEndpointEncryptionScriptingToolUserGuide,whichisfoundinmostnormal

installationsoftheEndpointEncryptionManager.

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ExtractingandClearingAuditfromtheDatabase

Theauditfromusersandsystemsneedstobeclearedatleastonceayearforsmallerimplementationsand

frequentlyforlargerdeploymentsbecauseitgrowsfast.Heavilyusedobjectssuchasanadministrator’s

accountoruserobjectfrequentlyusedbyascriptarelikelytobecommonlargeauditcreators.

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Thenee

dtoclearauditscanvarydependingonconfiguration,usageandrequirements.However,theSecurity

Managementteamshoulddecidewhentocleartheaudit.Inlaterversionsofthetool,theClearDaysOld

commandwasadded.Thisoptiongivestheadministratorthepossibilitytoclearauditsthatare,forexample,

90da

ysandolder.ThisoptionmustbeusedinsteadoftheClearoption,becausetheClearoptionwilloverride

theClearDaysOldoptionifusedtogether.

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Theauditwillalwaysbeexportedbeforeitisdeleted.Thiswillgivetheadministratorthepossibilitytolook

backatolderauditsusingMicrosoftEx

celorsimilartools.

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ClearingtheAudit

SBADMCLisusuallyrunfromthedirectorywheretheEndpointEncryptionManagerisinstalled.Anadmin

accountwithhigh‐levelcredentialswillbeneededforthescript.

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Someofthecommandsneededbelowaredatabaseintensiveprocesses,sorunthesecommandduringnon

workinghoursonly,or,doitinmor

econtrolledsessions(onegroupatatimeforexample)duringdaytimeifthe

groupsaresmall.

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