Share This :)Creating online Archive is a one of the best future in MS Exchange. In the Exchange Server 2010 is very easy. In this tutorial I am going to show how easily you (Administrator) can setup a online Archive for particular user from Exchange Management Console.
Note: I assume that You have Administrator right to access Exchange Management Console and you have some users already created to test this future.
OK lets start.
Step 1:
Open Exchange 2010 Management Console. Which looks like the Image 1 bellow
Now click on Microsoft Exchange On-Premises and Recipient Configuration and Mailbox . Now you will see the screen like image I have bellow:

Step 2:
You can create a new user if you need or you can directly test with the users already created.
Now right-click on the user and the popup menu will appear.

Now goto the top of the Popup menu, which is Enable Archive click on that.
Once you click on Enable Archive , the management console will ask your permission to proceed with a confirmation request like the image bellow:

This step is also can be done from the Action menu from the right-hand side of the screen and clicking on Enable Archive.
Step 3:
Once you click on Yes, the console will start processing the Archive, that you can see. and also Once its done the confirmation will be displayed on right hand side of the task bar like: Enable Archive: Completed.
Now the users of MS Outlook 2010 and OWA are able to see their online archive.
Step 4:
Now you have done with enabling Online Archive for the user, you need to check the functionality of Online Archive and verify its done or not.
Right-Click on the User you have eabled archive and clik on Properties.

Step 5:
One you have the Properties of particular user, go to the Mailbox Futures tab. In the Futures list you will see the Archive status will be enabled.

Step 6:
In this step you will learn how to rename the Enabled Online Archive. To do this Click on the Properties and you will have a Popup menu there you can rename it as per users requirement.

Step 7:
To Change Archive Quota: In this step you will change the required quota of Archived folder as per requirement.
To do this, Click on the Mailbox Settings tab from the User Properties and click on Archive Quota. You will be prompted with a menu there you can setup the required Quota for users.

Step 8:
Click OK and save your settings. Now if you need to check the settings you made from Windows PS, you need to run bellow command:
get-mailbox user-name : f1 displayname.*archive*
You will get the bellow results.

Thats it and you are done.