After you enable archiving for Instant Messaging, you need to enable the archive provider for the type of archive you want to use as described in the following sections:
Open iim.conf.
See iim.conf File Syntax for information.
Add the following line to iim.conf if it does not already exist.
iim_server.msg_archive = true |
Save and close iim.conf.
Refresh the server.
imadmin refresh server |