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Default Parameters for XchgASyncDeviceTest

This test reports the count of devices that are using ActiveSync without a glitch, those that are having problems using Activesync, and the stale (inactive) devices. Using the detailed diagnosis of this measure, the devices that are operating well, those that are not, and those that are stale can be clearly isolated.

This page depicts the default parameters that need to be configured for the XchgASyncDeviceTest.

  • The TEST PERIOD list box helps the user to decide how often this test needs to be executed.

  • 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.

  • In the INACTIVE DEVICE AGE IN DAYS text box, specify the minimum duration (in days) for which a device should not have synchronized with its mailbox for it to be counted as a stale/inactive device.

  • By default, the SHOW DD FOR OK STATUS DEVICE flag is set to No, indicating that detailed metrics will not be available by default for the Device with OK status measure reported by this test. To ensure that this test collects detailed metrics for this measure, set this flag to Yes.

  • Once the necessary values have been provided, clicking on the UPDATE button will register the changes made.

When changing default configurations of tests, the values with “$” indicate variables that will be replaced by the eG system according to the specific server being managed - for instance, $hostName is the host/nickname of the target host, $port is the port number of the server being monitored. E.g., for a server xyz:80, $hostName will be changed automatically by the eG manager to “xyz” and $port will be changed to “80” when configuring a test.