eG Monitoring
 

Measures reported by MtaTest

This test reports the performance metrics pertaining to a Groupwise Message Transfer Agent (MTA). 

Measurement Description Measurement Unit Interpretation
Total_domains The number of domains serviced by this MTA Number  
Closed_domains The number of closed domains serviced by this MTA Number If the value is greater than 0, identify the closed domains and determine the reason for their non-availability. Domain closure could occur due to the following reasons:
  • Improper domain link configuration: If the domain link of the closed domain is found to be improperly configured, then configure it correctly.

  • Threads executing on the MTA stop functioning: In this case, restart the MTA to ensure that the threads start executing.

  • MTA crash: Here again, revive the MTA by restarting it.

Total_postOffices The number of post offices serviced by this MTA Number  
Closed_postOffices The number of closed post offices serviced by this MTA Number If the value is greater than 0, identify the closed post offices and determine the reason for their non-availability. Post office closure could occur due to the following reasons:
  • Improper POA (Post Office Agent) link configuration: If the POA  link of the closed  POA is found to be improperly configured, then configure it correctly.

  • POA crash: Here again, revive the POA by restarting it.

Total_gateways The number of gateways serviced by this MTA Number  
Closed_gateways The number of closed gateways serviced by this MTA Number If the value is greater than 0, identify the closed gateways and determine the reason for their non-availability. Gateway closure could occur due to the following reasons:
  • Improper gateway link configuration: If the link to the closed gateway is found to be improperly configured, then configure it correctly.

  • Gateway crash: In this case, revive the POA by restarting it.

Msg_transfer_rate The number of messages routed by this MTA during the last measurement period Msgs/Sec This measure is an indicative of the throughput of the MTA. If this rate is high, the MTA is processing high volume of messages. A low value indicates a lower throughput.
Undeliverable_msgs The number of messages that were not delivered by this MTA during the last measurement period Number

Possible Cause

Action

The sender typed the recipient's address incorrectly.

Have the sender select the recipient in the GroupWise Address Book so the address is provided automatically, then resend the message.

The recipient's mailbox might be damaged so the message cannot be delivered.

In ConsoleOne perform maintenance to correct any problems with the recipient's mailbox

If the recipient is a brand new user, the sender might have sent the message before the recipient was actually created in the post office.

Verify the existence of the user in the post office before the sender tries to send the message again.

If the sender is selecting a group, rather than an individual recipient, from the GroupWise Address Book, the group could be out of date if the recipient's user ID has changed.

Re-create the group by selecting each individual user from the Address Book to make sure current user IDs and post offices are included in the group.

Error_msg_rate The number of errored messages found by this MTA during the last measurement period. These messages will be placed in the domain\wpcsout\problem directory. Msgs/Sec Check the messages and attached files for damage.
Domain_avail_disk_space The free space available in the volume in which the domain resides MB If this value is very low, check the MTA input queue size and resolve the problems with the closed facilities so that normal message flow resumes.