Exchange Web Service Test

This test monitors requests from Exchange clients and reveals how quickly the Exchange 2007/2010 server responds to these requests.

Target of the test : An Exchange 2007/2010 server

Agent deploying the test : An internal agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for the Exchange 2007/2010 server being monitored.

Configurable parameters for the test
Parameters Description

Test Period

How often should the test be executed.

Host

Indicates the IP address of the Client Access server.

Port

The port number of the client access server. By default, this is 110.

Measurements made by the test
Measurement Description Measurement Unit Interpretation

Request rate to Exchange web server

Indicates the number of requests from clients that are processed each second.

Reqs/Sec

 

Avg. response time for web service

Indicates the average time (in milliseconds) that has elapsed between the beginning and end of requests.

Msecs

A high value for this measure is indicative of a slowdown in the responsiveness of the server.