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Windows file server configuration

Configuring Windows file servers

To configure Windows file servers for data discovery scans, follow these steps:

  • Select Risk Analysis from the application drop-down.
  • Go to Configuration > Data Sources > File Server.
  • Click + Add File Server at the top-right corner.
  • Choose the right domain from the drop-down. If you want to configure a new domain, click on Add New Domain, and follow the steps listed here.
  • Click the + symbol next to the Select Server, and choose the desired file server. You can also enter a new server using the Enter Server Name textbox.
  • Under Select Objects to Monitor:
    • To scan shares, click the Shares button, select the desired shares, and click Add Shares.
    • To scan subfolders, enter the folder path in the Shared Path of the object textbox. Click Add.
  • Click Save.

If there is an issue in running data discovery scans in the configured Windows file server, you can find its details under the Remarks columns in the File Server Configuration table.

Once the Windows file server is configured successfully, data discovery scans will be scheduled automatically by DataSecurity Plus.

Note:

Customers who installed DataSecurity Plus prior to build 6050 can only manually schedule data discovery scans. Find the steps to manually schedule a data discovery scan, from here.

All DataSecurity Plus builds from 6050 will automatically schedule scans and the users can track its progress regularly.

Running data discovery scans:

Once the Windows file server is configured successfully, data discovery scans will be scheduled automatically by DataSecurity Plus.

Note:

Customers who installed DataSecurity Plus prior to build 6050 can only manually schedule data discovery scans. Find the steps to schedule a data discovery scan, from here.

All DataSecurity Plus builds from 6050 will automatically schedule scans and the users can track it's progress regularly.

Incremental file scans that tracks and scans only new and modified files will be run periodically by DataSecurity Plus irrespective of the build the customer is in.

The time taken to complete a data discovery scan depends on the resources allocated for the data discovery scan and the volume of data to be scanned.

You can always check the status of the data discovery scan for any configured file server, by following these steps:

  • Select Risk Analysis from the application drop-down.
  • Go to Configuration > Data Sources> File Server.
  • Click View History under the Execution History column of the server whose scan history you want to analyze.
  • The complete scan history for that server, including scan start time, end time, and current status, will be displayed.

You can manually initiate a scan of a server or a specific share within the server by clicking the rescan icon on the File Server Configuration page.

Stopping data discovery scans:

To stop data discovery scan running on a specific file server, follow these steps:

  • Select Risk Analysis from the application drop-down.
  • Go to Configuration > Data Sources > File Server.

    Click Under Process [More info] under the Last Schedule Status column of the file server whose scan history you want to analyze.

  • Click Stop Scanning in the Schedule Status window.

The Schedule Status window also provides information on the total number of entities processed, rule matched file count, total data size processed, etc.

Note: Data discovery scans once stopped cannot be resumed. Users can choose to initiate a new data discovery scan by clicking the rescan icon on the File Server Configuration page.

Configuring heap size

Heap size is the ongoing process memory space that is allocated for all DataSecurity Plus functions. A heap memory of 1 to 2GB is sufficient for all DataSecurity Plus modules except Risk Analysis. For Risk Analysis, allocate 4GB, as data discovery is a memory-intensive process.

Note: 4GB heap memory can be allocated only in the 64-bit version of DataSecurity Plus. Move to the 64-bit version if you are using the 32-bit version by following the steps in the migration guide.

To configure heap size, follow these steps

  • Select Admin Console from the application drop-down.
  • Go to General Settings > DataSecurity Plus Server.
  • Choose the desired Heap Memory from the drop-down.
  • Click Save.

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