8e6 Technologies 3 - Manual (Page 68)

68 8 E 6 T ECHNOLOGIES , E NTERPRISE R EPORTER 3.0 U SER ’ S G UIDE
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statistics on the amount of data currently stored on the Server
box, and provides an estimated date when that data will
expire. By reviewing the current database disk space utiliza-
tion and the average number of daily hits on your Server,
adjustments can be made to the number of weeks of live and
archive data you wish to store in the future before that data
expires.
NOTE: Though the database is backed up automatically
each day, under certain circumstances you may need to perform
a manual backup to the internal backup drive, and then save this
data off site. (See the Server Menu Backup screen section for
information on establishing backup procedures, and backing up
and restoring data on the ER 3.0 Server.)
Expiration Screen Terminology
The following terminology is used on the Expiration screen:
• Live - pertains to indexed data on the hard drive of the
Server for the most recent weeks—the period designated
as “live.” Indexed data includes pages and objects that
were accessed by users on the Internet, as well as the
indexes for these items.
When setting up the Server to store data, 8e6 recommends
that you allocate the highest percentage possible for live
data storage, since reports run faster if indexes are avail-
able for pages and objects.
If your Server is set up to store live data only (100 percent
live data), you will be able to store less data than if you store
both live and archive data, since indexes require additional
storage space.
• Archive - pertains to non-indexed data on the hard drive of
the Server for the oldest weeks—the period designated as
“archive.” Non-indexed data might include pages and/or
objects that were accessed by users on the Internet.