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email archiving on exchange 2010

hi experts,
 
 so I have multiple users who's mailboxes are very large "20gb" and i'd like to archive emails that are older than 1 year. The problem is that these users are hard to get a hold of so that i can take control of their systems and do a manual archive. Is there a way to auto archive from exchange? or any other way to do it without contacting the uers?
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You need product like Enterprise Vault or Source One for your situation.
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hi MAS,

 And with this option i don't have to touch their outlook profile or get them involved in any way correct?
And with this option i don't have to touch their outlook profile or get them involved in any way correct?
--> Yes. Archive mailbox is only available online, it is not cached by the Outlook client.
It will be visible as below to the user after restarting outlook. Do not forget to add the archive database in the backup.
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hi Mas,

 ok, so this Archiving database will be automatically created on the exchange server? Because currently i have 4 databases please see attached picture i'm not sure if there is a limit on how many databases i can have.
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Yes standard edition will support only upto 5 databases.
Either you use diffeent database than the mailbox or create new one. It is recommended to have separate for Archive.
ok and maybe just a few more questions, I think i'm narrowing it down.

question: Where do I find the default retention policy installed with Exchange Server 2010?
Just remember, before you do it, archive data is not visible from handheld devices.
also i'm unable to mount the archive database see attached picture for error.
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You have exceeded the maximum limit.

Please check this
http://terenceluk.blogspot.com/2011/08/attempting-to-mount-exchange-2010.html
MAS thanks got it
ok, so I've enable the archiving on a user and set it up. does it do it instantly or what do I have to do to start the archiving process?
hi MAS, ok i got it setup. and now I see the online archive user@company name. But I only see the deleted items and search folders? When does the archiving take place?
How do I manually run the Managed Folder Assistant from PowerShell?
Please follow the article I posted in my 1st post..
thank you very much