In order to allow users reconstruct their stubbed messages offline, you must specify the Archive Manager Web Site address as described in the following section:
For Windows 2012 or 2008 R2
1. From the server desktop, click Start and then Run. 2. In the Run box, type mmc, then click OK.
3. If you already have an mmc configuration with the Group Policy Management Editor snap-in, go to step 9. Otherwise, proceed to the next step.
4. From the File menu, click Add/Remove Snap-in. 5. Select Group Policy Management Editor and click Add. 6. In the Select Group Policy Object box, click Browse.
7. Select an existing policy or create a new one, and then click OK. 8. Click Finish/OK.
9. Expand the policy that you've selected, then expand User
Configuration | Policies. Right-click Administrative Templates and select Add/Remove Templates.
10. In the Add/Remove Templates dialog, click Add.
11. Browse to the ArchiveManagerOfflineClient.adm file, which can be found in your Archive Manager Installation directory under Website\Tools\OfflineClient.zip.
12. Select the file and click Open. The template will appear in the Add/Remove Templates dialog. Click Close.
13. Browse to POLICY_NAME | User Configuration | Policies | Administrative Templates | Classic Administrative Templates | Quest Archive Manager | Client Adjustments | Cached Mode Settings and select the Cached Mode Settings node.
14. If the node is missing, follow these steps:
a) Select the Administrative Templates node under User Configuration, and uncheck Filter On on the View menu.
15. In the right pane, double-click the Set the Archive Manager URL. Keep in mind that all policies are applied only after the time interval specified in the Group Policy refresh interval for computers policy. The policy is located in Computer Configuration | Administrative
Templates | System | Group Policy and User Configuration | Administrative Templates | System | Group Policy.
16. In the policy's Properties dialog, select the Enabled option and specify the Web URL in the following format:
http://archivemanager/, which must be based on your archive manager settings.
17. Click OK to apply your changes. For Windows 2003 SP2
1. Run Active Directory Users and Computers and browse to the domain or organizational unit you want to apply the policy to.
2. Right-click the domain or organizational unit and select Properties from the shortcut menu.
3. In the Properties dialog, go to the Group Policy tab.
4. Either click New and create a new policy, or choose an existing policy to modify.
5. Select the desired policy and click Edit to run the Group Policy Object Editor snap-in.
6. Right-click the POLICY_NAME | User Configuration | Administrative Templates node and select Add/Remove Templates from the shortcut menu.
7. In the Add/Remove Templates dialog, click Add.
8. Browse to the ArchiveManagerOfflineClient.adm file, which can be found in your Archive Manager installation directory under Website\Tools\OfflineClient.zip.
9. Select the file and click Open. The template will appear in the Add/Remove Templates dialog. Click Close.
10. Browse to POLICY_NAME | User Configuration | Administrative Templates | Quest Archive Manager | Client Adjustments | Cached Mode Settings. Select the Cached Mode Settings node. If the node is missing, follow these steps:
a) Select the Administrative Templates node under User Configuration, and click Filtering on the View menu.
b) In the Filtering dialog, clear the checkbox for Only show policies that can be fully managed.
c) Click OK to apply your changes.
11. In the right pane, double-click the Set the Archive Manager URL policy.
12. In the policy’s Properties dialog, select the Enabled option and specify the Web service URL in the following format, based on your Archive Manager settings:
13. Click OK to apply your changes.
The following policies can be configured in the Group Policy Object Editor. • Set the Archive Manager URL: In order to use the Archive Manager
Offline Client, you must set the URL for the Archive Manager Web Site. Users will not be able to override settings specified by the policy. • Set automatic synchronization frequency: Users need to
synchronize their cache to keep them up-to-date. This can be done automatically. Using the Set automatic synchronization frequency policy, you can specify how frequently the contents of cache will automatically be synchronized with the archive. Users will not be able to override settings specified by the policy.
• Set the Offline Content Age: Local cache lets you set an age limit for messages to be cached so you can avoid caching outdated messages. The age limit can be specified automatically by the policy. Users will not be able to override settings specified by the policy. • Set synchronization batch size: To avoid the client computer
overload, the Offline Client will uses batch processing so it does not synchronize too many messages or attachments at a time. Users will not be able to override settings specified by the policy.
To configure a policy:
1. In the Group Policy Object Editor, browse to User Configuration | Administrative Templates | Quest Archive Manager Settings | Client Adjustments | Cached Mode Settings.
2. Select the node. The policies are displayed in the right pane. 3. Double-click the policy you wish to configure.
4. In the policy Properties dialog, select the Enabled option. 5. Configure the policy in the dialog box.