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## Configuring Search & Destroy in a Multiple Data Center Environment

### Procedure

1. Select a dedicated Exchange mailbox server to perform all Search & Destroy tasks across all data centers.
2. Configure a Search & Destroy administrator using the ScanMail console.
   For details, see Configuring Search & Destroy Access Accounts.
3. Prepare one service account to manage all Search & Destroy tasks.
4. Prepare a separate discovery mailbox for each data center in the organization.
5. Activate Search & Destroy and assign the most used discovery mailbox as the default mailbox.
   For details, see Activating Search & Destroy.
6. For each data center, create a search task and only search mailboxes that reside in a single data center.
   For details, see Mailbox Search Criteria.
7. For each search task, select a discovery mailbox that resides at the same level as the target mailboxes.