Measures reported by StorageGroupTest
An Exchange storage group is a logical container for Exchange databases and their associated system and transaction log files.
This test monitors the mailboxes in a storage group to report key statistics such as the number of mailboxes that have exceeded their storage limit, the number of mails in the mailboxes, etc.
The measures made by this test are as follows:
| Measurement |
Description |
Measurement
Unit |
Interpretation |
| Disconnected_users_count |
Indicates the number of users who are currently disconnected from their mailboxes in a storage group. |
Number |
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| Users_issue_warning_status |
Indicates the number of users whose mailboxes are currently reaching their storage quota and are therefore receiving the storage quota warning message. |
Number |
A storage quota is a storage size limit for a mailbox or a public folder. You can use the Exchange Management Console or the Exchange Management Shell to view or set the storage quotas for all of the mailboxes or public folders in a database. You can also use the Exchange Management Console or the Exchange Management Shell to set storage quotas on a per-mailbox basis, thereby overriding the storage quotas that are set at the database level. However, storage quotas for individual public folders can be viewed or set only in the Exchange Management Shell.
If a mailbox size reaches or exceeds the Issue warning value that has been configured for a mailbox/database, then Exchange will automatically send a warning message to that mailbox. A non-zero value for this measure therefore, indicates that one/more mailboxes in the storage group are in danger of exceeding their storage quota. You can use the detailed diagnosis capability of this measure to identify the mailboxes that might be fast exhausting their storage quota. Based on the detailed diagnosis, you can decide whether to revise the storage quota or clear unnecessary mails from the listed mailboxes to make more space therein. |
| Users_prohibit_send_status |
Indicates the number of users whose mailboxes have reached their storage quota currently and hence, will not be able to send any emails. |
Number |
If a mailbox size reaches or exceeds the limit specified against Prohibit send at, Exchange will prevent that mailbox user from sending new messages and will display a descriptive error message.
A non-zero value for this measure is a cause for concern, as it indicates that one/more users might not be able to send out critical mails from their mailboxes. Use the detailed diagnosis of this test to identify the affected users, and then decide whether to increase the Prohibit sent at limit or simply remove unnecessary mails from the users' mailboxes to make space available. |
| Total_mails |
Indicates the current number of e-mails in all mailboxes homed in a storage group. |
Number |
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| Total_mail_size |
Indicates the size of all e-mails in all mailboxes homed in a storage group. |
MB |
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| Total_deleted_mails |
Indicates the number of deleted e-mails currently in all mailboxes homed in a storage group. |
Number |
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| Total_deleted_mails_size |
Indicates the current size of all deleted e-mails in all mailboxes homed in a storage group. |
MB |
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