About the Enterprise Vault server requirements for SharePoint Server archiving

Internet Explorer 6.0 or later is required on the server that hosts the Enterprise Vault Storage Service.

If you have a new Enterprise Vault installation that includes SharePoint Server archiving, but not Exchange Server archiving, you do not need to install Outlook on the Enterprise Vault server. However, if you need to access documents that have been archived using a previous version of Enterprise Vault, then Outlook is still required on the Enterprise Vault server.