Exchange Server Archiver - 3.0

Exchange Server Archiver

Learning Exchange Server Archiver - 3.0

Licensing

Exchange Server Archiver is licensed per mailbox. A mailbox license is used for each mailbox that is scheduled to be archived, that is, for each mailbox that has an archive rule applied to it. A journaling mailbox uses one license.

When you have purchased a license, you activate the mailbox entitlement by entering the serial number. For full details, see Activating Exchange Server Archiver.

To check your licensing status, on the Help menu, click Licensing Status.

Number of mailboxes scheduled to be archived shows the number of mailboxes that have an archive rule applied. Note that:

  • a mailbox is counted even if the applied rule specifies that no messages are to be archived
  • if a mailbox has two rules applied, only one rule is active, therefore this counts as one mailbox license used
  • if a mailbox is selected to be copied back to the Exchange server, it is not counted because the copy-back task overrides any rules

Entitlement shows the number of mailboxes you have purchased, or Not applicable if you are in the trial period. If Remaining shows a negative number, you have exceeded your entitlement.

To increase your mailbox entitlement, click Purchase. When you have purchased the upgrade to your license, to activate the new entitlement click Update Activation on the Licensing Status dialog box, or on the Help menu.

What happens in the trial period?

When you are in your trial period, you have unlimited mailbox entitlement.

Exchange Server Archiver displays a message each time you start the Admin Console to inform you of the number of days remaining in the trial.

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You can close the message, if required.

You can activate Exchange Server Archiver at any time during the trial period; click Enter Serial Number on the trial status message, or on the Help menu, or in the Licensing Status dialog box. The serial number that you use to activate must be valid for at least the number of mailboxes that you have scheduled to be archived.

When your trial period expires, Exchange Server Archiver displays a message in the Admin Console, and the Archive Services stop archiving mailboxes. You must activate Exchange Server Archiver to start archiving again.

If you do not enter a valid serial number, you can continue to use the Admin Console and access previously-archived messages for 30 days after the trial period expires.

What happens if I exceed the mailbox entitlement?

If you exceed your mailbox entitlement, Exchange Server Archiver displays a warning when you next start the Admin Console. You must:

  • reduce the number of mailboxes that have an archive rule applied

or

  • purchase further mailbox entitlement, and enter the serial number to reactivate your license

If you do not do either of these, the Archive Services will archive mailboxes only up to your mailbox entitlement. You can continue to use the Admin Console and access previously-archived messages.

Keywords: licensing, activation, entitlement, serial number, trial,

See also

Activating Exchange Server Archiver

Setting up rules

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