HP StorageWorks Reference Information Storage System V1.5 Administrator Guide (T3559-96044, June 2006)

1RISSoverview
This chapter describes key concepts involving the HP StorageWorks Reference Information Storage System
(RISS) and Reference Information Manager (RIM) .
It contains the following topics:
•RISS, page 17
•RIM, page 17
RISS
RISS is a fault-tolerant, secure system of hardware and software that archives files and email messages for
your organization, and lets you search for archived documents. RISS provides the following main functions:
• Automatic, active data archiving (email and specific document types) that helps your organization
meet regula
tory requirements.
• Interactive data querying to search for and retrieve archived data according to various criteria.
RIM
Reference Information Manager (RIM) is management soft ware supplied with RISS. To interact with the
system, users can access the following applications:
Table 2 RIM app lications for users
Application Tasks
RISS Web Interface Use a web browser to search for documents archived on the
system. Save and reuse search-query definitions and results.
RISS Outlook Interface
(customer option)
Search for emails using Microsoft Outlook with a Microsoft
Exchange mail server . View and work with archived emails.
RISS Lotus Notes Interface
(customer option)
SearchforemailsusingIBMLotusNoteswithanIBMDomino
mail server. View and work with archived emails.
RIM provides the following troubleshooting and administrative tools:
Table 3 RIM applications for administrators
Application Tasks
Platform Control Center (PCC) Monitor and troubleshoot system status and performance, and
manage user accounts. See Introduction to Platform Control
Center (PCC) on page 19.
PST Importer
Batch process multiple PST files. See PST Importer on page 85.
Audit Log
Enable the Audit Log for regulatory compliance. See Audit
log on page 97.
Mail Attender for Exchange Create selective archiving rules for Microsoft Exchange and
Outloo
k. See ConfiguringyoursystemforExchangeand
Outloo
k on page 113.
Email Miner
Create selective archiving rules for IBM Domino and Lotus
Notes. See Configuring your system for Domino and Lotus
Notes on page 143.
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