MsXMailService Test
This test reports general statistics pertaining to the MS Exchange Server 5.5.
Target of the test : A Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5
Agent deploying the test : An internal agent
Outputs of the test : One set of results for every Exchange Server 5.5 being monitored.
| Parameters | Description |
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Test Period |
This indicates how often should the test be executed. |
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Host |
The IP address of the machine where the Exchange Server 5.5 is installed. |
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Port |
The port number through which the Exchange Server 5.5 communicates. The default port number is 25. |
| Measurement | Description | Measurement Unit | Interpretation |
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Inbound queue size |
The number of messages received from the Internet destined for this MS Exchange Server |
Number |
This metric checks the inbound side of the MS Exchange server. A consistently high queue size could indicate that the server is not able to cope with the incoming traffic. |
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Outbound queue size |
The number of messages from this MS Exchange Server, that are queued to be delivered to the Internet |
Number |
Typically, the outbound queue length should be short. |
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MTS in queue |
The number of messages awaiting final delivery in this MS Exchange Server |
Number |
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MTS out queue |
The number of messages waiting to be converted to Internet Mail format |
Number |
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Incoming connections |
The number of current SMTP connections to the Internet Mail Service (IMS) established by other SMTP hosts. |
Number |
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Outgoing connections |
The number of current SMTP connections the Internet Mail Service has established to other SMTP hosts |
Number |
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Failed connections |
The current number of SMTP connection attempts made by the InternetMail Service to other hosts, that have failed |
Number |
A lot of failures can occur if the Exchange server is not able to connect to remote server(s) over the Internet |
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Rejected connections |
The current number of SMTP connections from other hosts that the Internet Mail Service has rejected |
Number |
There may be many reasons why an Exchange server can reject connections from other hosts. eg., based on access control specifications, if the remote host's DNS name cannot be resolved. |
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Incoming messages |
The current number of Internet messages delivered into MS Exchange Server |
Number |
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Outgoing messages |
The current number of outbound messages delivered to their destinations |
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