At any time, you can view the following information about an Archiving Server:

To view general settings and Archiving Server status

  1. Open the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 snap-in: Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Office Communications Server 2007 R2.

  2. In the console tree, expand Archiving Servers.

  3. Click the Archiving Server for which you want to view settings and status.

  4. In the Results pane, click the Status, Event Log, or Performancetab.

To start the logging tool

  1. Open the Office Communications Server 2007 R2 snap-in: Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Office Communications Server 2007 R2.

  2. In the console tree, expand Archiving Servers.

  3. Right-click the Archiving Server that you want to log, and then click Logging Tool.

  4. Do one of the following:

    • To open a new debug session, click New Debug Session.

    • To open an existing debug session, click Existing Debug Session.

    • In the logging tool, under Components, select the ArchivingServicecomponent to log Archiving Server information.

    For details about the logging tool, see Using Office Communications Server 2007 R2 Logging Tool.