Sorry about asking another newbie question...
I am trying to put some user documentation together including information on how archiving policy works. We are going with quota based archiving so that we can have a reasonable estimate of the size requirement of our Exchange storage areas. And I find the admin guide documentation a little unclear.
Our settings are to "start with items larger than 1024 kB" and then "Archive remaining items, taking oldest items first and then stopping when a mailbox has 20% storage limit free". We also don't archive items younger than 30 days.
All this is straightforward, but what i cannot get clear is when archiving
starts. Will it archive items 30 days or more old and bigger than 1024 kB even if the mailbox is under 80% of quota? That is sort of implied by the conditions, but it isn't clear. So, for example, if a user had a quota of say 250 mB, and had only 120 mB of email in his mailbox, would the process still archive his 30 day + emails that are >1024 mB? Or does it only kick off when there is less than 20% free?
In short, the conditions tell when quota based archiving stops, but are vague on when it starts. Any guidance appreciated!