Hi pdjamespaicom,

Please see this extract from the documentation regarding K2 Archiving:

"By default, an archive database does not exist on the SQL Server. Before data can be archived, it is recommended that a separate database be created as a destination for content which will be archived, and that the database must be given a custom name."

Also here is the link to the K2 Archiving documentation:

http://help.k2.com/KB000322#

HTH

Regards,

Yannick