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Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
a. Exchange 2003 parameters
You can set thresholds on the following parameters:
Select this parameter: If you want to:
CPU (on page 892) Monitor CPU state on the Exchange host.
Memory Monitor free memory on the Exchange host.
Disk Monitor available disk space on the Exchange host.
System Monitor operating system performance on the Exchange host,
including context switches, CPU queue length, and system calls.
Links Monitor message-handling links between mail servers. A link can
contain zero or more ExchangeQueue objects, depending on the
current message traffic along the link. In the Exchange System
Manager, these links are called queues.
Queues (on page 887) Monitor the dynamic queues created to transfer individual messages
between mail servers. An ExchangeQueue is part of an ExchangeLink.
ExchangeQueue objects are not the same as the queues listed in the
Exchange System Manager.
Cluster
Monitor the state of the clustered resources on the Exchange server.
This parameter will return a value of Unknown - 0; OK - 1; Warning - 2;
Error - 3.
Custom Thresholds Browse and select from the large number of additional parameters
that Microsoft Exchange reports.
b. Exchange 2003 services
You can monitor the following critical Exchange services to determine whether the service is
available (Up) or is disabled (Down).
Select this process: If you want to:
Information Store Monitor the MAPI message store service. The information store can contain
messages, forms, documents, and other information created by users and
applications. It provides each user with a server-based mailbox and stores
public folder contents.
Site Replication
Service
Monitor the Site Replication service.
Management Monitor the Management service.
MTA Stacks Monitor the Mail Transport Agent (MTA) service. The MTA service provides the
engine for sending messages and distributing information between Microsoft
Exchange Server systems or between Microsoft Exchange Server and a foreign
system. Each MTA is associated with one information store. It is accessed using
MAPI calls only and has no direct programmer interface with Microsoft
Exchange Server. The MTA conforms to the 1988 X.400 specification.
System Attendant Monitor the System Attendant service.
Routing Engine Monitor the Routing Engine, which determines the routes for delivering
messages to remote addresses. It forwards the message to remote Exchange
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