Restart required
After modifying the server configuration entries in the Windows Registry, you must restart the Metadefender Email Gateway Security service in order for the changes to take effect.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\OPSWAT\Metadefender Email Security\database
| Parameter | Default value | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| instance | computer name | string | required | This parameter is the name of the Email Gateway Security instance. |
| mode | N/A | string | required | This parameter signs whether an instance is a primary or a secondary instance. The following values are supported
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| process_instances | instance | multi-string | required | List of instance names that this instance should process emails for. Supported values: The listed instance names, Empty or *: all instances. Example, when there are two instances in a deployment instance1 and instance2, then if this value is set to
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| unsecure | N/A | string | required | Only present and set to 1 when no TLS is configured for the communication security. |
| compression | N/A | string | required | This is an Email Gateway Security internal key. Do not change this value manually! |
| server | N/A | string | required | In case of a secondary node this parameter must be set to the instance name of the primary instance. This parameter applies to secondary instances only. |
| port | 8060 | string | required | In case of a secondary node this parameter must be set to the database port of the primary instance. This parameter applies to secondary instances only. |
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\OPSWAT\Metadefender Email Database
Primary instance only
Parameters in this section apply to primary instances only.
| Parameter | Default value | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| InstallationFolder | C:\Program Files\OPSWAT\MetaDefender Email Security\ | string | required | Points to the Email Gateway Security installation folder. |
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\OPSWAT\Metadefender Email Database\global
Primary instance only
Parameters in this section apply to primary instances only.
| Parameter | Default value | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| address | * | string | required | One or all of the IP addresses of the computer that runs the product to serve the database service interface (* means all interfaces). Supported values: Missing or * : all IPv4 and IPv6 interfaces One specific IPv4 or IPv6 address : the specific IPv4 or IPv6 address. |
| port | 8060 | string | required | Designated port number for the database service interface. |
| unsecure | N/A | dword | optional | Only present and set to 1 when no TLS is configured for the communication security. |
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\OPSWAT\Metadefender Email Database\internal
Primary instance only
Parameters in this section apply to primary instances only.
| Parameter | Default value | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| compression | N/A | string | required | This is an Email Gateway Security internal key. Do not change this value manually! |