Lync Archiving (Policies, Access and Export)
I'm describing and show you here how the archiving work from a managing position, not the installation. For installation you can refer to the Deployment guide and follow the exact process, for SQL DBs, MSMQ and installation of the Archiving Server itself. Archive Policies and Setup: First you need to set the objectives for Archiving, either you want IM or Meeting Content to be archived, or both. While IM is archived via the attached SQL Server Database, all conferencing content, including documents, Microsoft PowerPoint presentations, and shared files, is stored on a file share. This leads to two different approaches for Archiving. Next in the archiving approach, you decide if achiving should be enabled for internal, external or both. Set-CsArchivingPolicy -Identity Global -ArchiveInternal $True -ArchiveExternal $False In summary, you have to decide the following parameter: Archiving Configuration Which items are archived (IM, conferencing, or IM and conferencing) ...