Qmail Queues Test

This test monitors the performance of the queues in the Qmail server.

Target of the test : A Qmail server

Agent deploying the test : An internal agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for every Qmail server being monitored.

Configurable parameters for the test

Parameter	Description
Test period	How often should the test be executed.
Host	The host on which the Qmail server is executing.
Port	The port at which the Qmail server listens.
QmailDir	Specify the complete path to the Qmail install directory. For example, /var/qmail.

Measurements made by the test

Measurement	Description	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
Queue messages	The total number of messages in queue.	Number	A very high value indicates that Qmail is unable to process the messages faster. A value zero indicates that no messages are in queue to process.
Not preprocess messages	The number of messages that were not pre-processed.	Number	A high value indicates that the qmail-send service is not running. A value of zero indicates that all the messages have been processed.
Queue size	The total queue size.	KB	A very high value indicates that Qmail is unable to process the messages faster. A value zero indicates that no messages are in queue to process.