Exchange Mailbox Status Test
Mounting a database puts it online, thereby making its data available to users. If a mailbox database is not mounted, then users will be denied access to the mailbox data. It is therefore important that the mount status of the mailbox databases is monitored periodically.
This test reports the mount status of every mailbox database in an Exchange 2007 mailbox role-enabled server.
Target of the test : An Exchange server 2007 configured with the Mailbox role
Agent deploying the test : An internal agent
Outputs of the test : One set of results for every Mailbox database being monitored.
Parameters | Description |
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Test Period |
How often should the test be executed. |
Host |
The IP address of the machine configured with the Mailbox server role. |
Port |
The port number through which the Mailbox server communicates. The default is 6001. |
XchgeXtensionShellPath |
The Exchange Management Shell is a command-line management interface, built on Windows PowerShell which enables you to administer every part of Microsoft Exchange. This test uses the Exchange management shell to run scripts and collect the desired performance metrics from the Exchange server. By default, the test auto-discovers the location of the Exchange management shell and thus, automatically loads the Exchange management shell snap-in (exshell.psc1) for script execution. This is why, the XchgeXtensionShellPath is set to none by default. |
Measurement | Description | Measurement Unit | Interpretation |
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Mount status of mailbox |
Indicates the mount status of this mailbox database. |
Percent |
If the value of this measure is 100, it indicates that the database is mounted. The value 0, on the other hand, implies that the database is not mounted.
An unmounted database can render critical data inaccessible to users. Commonly, mounting issues may occur owing to one/more of the following reasons: |