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Microsoft Exchange monitor

Monitor description

This monitor type can monitor I/O activity and mail queue sizes of an Microsoft Exchange 2007 server.

  • System type: Windows
  • Category: Web and email

Exchange server basic properties

  • Disk read bytes/s - The lower threshold of free memory. If available memory goes below this value the monitor fails the test.
  • Disk write bytes/s - The unit of free memory tested. The free memory threshold is specified in this unit.

Windows specific properties

  • Send queue size (mailbox) - Maximum allowed number of messages in the mailbox send queue. Leave the field blank to not perform this test.
  • Receive queue size (mailbox) - Maximum allowed number of messages in the mailbox receive queue. Leave the field blank to not perform this test.
  • Send queue size (public) - Maximum allowed number of messages in the public send queue. Leave the field blank to not perform this test.
  • Receive queue size (public) - Maximum allowed number of messages in the public receive queue. Leave the field blank to not perform this test.
  • SMTP categorizer queue length - Maximum number of allowed messages awaiting processing, such as recipient validation, sorting of local or remote delivery and distribution list recipient expansion. Large number of waiting messages in this queue can indicate performance problems in other Exchange components or Active Directory. Leave the field blank to not perform this test.
  • Message queued for delivery - Maximum number of messages queued for delivery. Leave the field blank to not perform this test.