SMTP Send Connectors Test

SMTP Send connectors are configured on computers that are running Microsoft Exchange server 2007/2010 and that have Hub Transport and Edge Transport server roles installed. The Smtp Send Connector represents a logical gateway through which outbound messages are sent.

Using this test, you can periodically observe the traffic conducted by the Send connectors.

Target of the test : A server configured with the Edge Transport role

Agent deploying the test : An internal agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for each send connector supported on the Edge Transport 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 Edge Transport server.
Port	The port number of the Edge Transport server. By default, this is 50389.

Measurements made by the test

Measurement	Description	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
Current SMTP connections	Indicates the current number of outbound connections from the SMTP Send connectors.	Number
Messages sent	Indicates the number of messages received by the SMTP Send connector each second.	Msgs / Sec	This is a good indicator of the load on the Send connector.
Data send in SMTP messages	Indicates the number of bytes sent per second.	KB/Sec	This is a good indicator of the load on the Send connector.
Recipients per message – average	Indicates the average recipients per message handled by this SMTP Send connector.	Recipients/Msg
Data transferred per connection - average	Indicates the average number of bytes sent  via this connector per connection.	KB/Conn
Messages per connection – average	Indicates the average number of message bytes per outbound message sent.	Msgs/Conn