Exchange Store Drivers Test

The Store driver on the Hub Transport server places messages from the transport pipeline into the appropriate mailbox. The Store driver on the Hub Transport server also adds messages from the Outbox of a sender on the Mailbox server to the transport pipeline.

This test monitors the overall health of each of the Store Drivers.

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

Agent deploying the test : An internal agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for the Hub 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 Hub Transport server.

Port

The port number of the Hub Transport server. By default, this is 691.

Measurements made by the test
Measurement Description Measurement Unit Interpretation

Inbound data delivered

Indicates the number of requests processed from clients during the last measurement period.

KB

 

Inbound failed recipients

Indicates the number of failed deliveries during the last measurement period.

Number

Ideally, this value should be 0. A non-zero value requires further investigation.

Inbound succeeded recipients

Indicates the number of successful deliveries during the last measurement period.

Number

 

Inbound local delivery calls

Indicates the number of local delivery attempts per second during the last measurement period.

Calls/Sec

 

Inbound message delivery attempts

Indicates the number of attempts for delivering messages per second during the last measurement period.

Attempts/Sec

 

Inbound delivering threads

Indicates the number of threads used in delivery currently.

Number

 

Inbound recipients delivered

Indicates the number of recipients to whom messages were delivered per second.

Recipients/Sec

 

Outbound submitted mail items

Indicates the number of mail messages per second being submitted for delivery.

Mails/Sec