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_Shk_'s avatar
_Shk_
Level 4
10 years ago

Enterprise vault licensing...!

Hi, Please answer to below query, What constitutes a licensed user for EV? Previously I was told if a mailbox was still in exchange it requires a license, when it is cleaned up in Exchange the ...
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  • TonySterling's avatar
    TonySterling
    10 years ago

    You are able to keep the inactive users archives for as long as you want.  All that has happened in your scenario above is the customer has 200 free licenses so as they hire people they do not need to purchase additional licenses until they use up the 200.

     

    HTH,

AndrewB's avatar
AndrewB
Moderator
10 years ago

simply put, for mailbox archiving or for journal archiving it is licensed per user. this is the exact verbiage:

“User” means an individual person and/or device who is authorized by the licensee to use and/or benefit from the use of the software, or is the person and/or device who actually uses any portion of the product or service. In general, "Users" refer to Active Users within the enterprise (i.e., Users actively creating new data that is being archived). We do not require a license for inactive mailboxes, system/group mailboxes or Users with multiple mailboxes.