• In what context?

    There isn't something specifically called an 'archive server'. You can have a database server that stores the archived portions of databases, a file server that stores archived files, but 'archive server' isn't really a specific role.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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