Agents Administration - Tests
 

Configuration of MsXMailTest

The MsXMailTest emulates a client connecting to a Microsoft Exchange server and sending/receiving mails. Perform the following tasks prior to configuring the MsXMailTest:

  • Ensure that the external agent executing the MsXMailTest resides on a Windows NT server/client platform in the same domain as the MS Exchange server 5.5

  •  Verify whether the external agent’s install user has a user account (mailbox) in the MS Exchange server 5.5. If not, create a user account for that user.

  • Check whether the eGurkhaAgent service that gets installed with the external agent uses the external agent’s install user name. If not, make sure that it does.

The default parameters associated with this test are:

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

  • In the HOST text box, the host name of the of the machine on which the MS Exchange Server has been installed has to be specified.

  • The port number through which the MS Exchange Server 5.5 communicates has to be mentioned in the PORT text box. The default port is 25.

  • In the XCHGMAILBOXNAME text box, specify the user name or the user ID of a user mail box available on the Exchange server that is to be used for this test.

  • Specify the name of a site on the Exchange server in the XCHGSITENAME text box.

  • Enter the name of an organization in the Exchange server in the XCHGORGNAME text box.

  • If multiple components of the same component type are awaiting configuration, then an APPLY TO OTHER COMPONENTS check box will appear in this page. Clicking on this check box will allow you to apply the configuration to all/selected components of that type.

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

When changing the configuration for specific servers, a “*” beside the text box corresponding to the parameter signifies that these values have to be manually configured by the user. The parameter values that require to be configured will typically be prefixed with a “$” or contain a series of “*”. A value of "none" in the parameter value indicates that the corresponding parameter value can be changed if required.

 

Note:

  • The eG external agent that is executing the MsXMailTest, should be installed on a Windows NT server/client in the same domain as the Exchange 5.5 server.

  •  The administrator configuring the test should ensure that the mailbox being used in the test, exists on the Exchange 5.5 server.

  • The eGurkhaAgent service should run using the account information of the user whose mailbox has been configured for the MsXMailTest.

 

Note:

You can find out the names of the site, and the organization of the user mail box configured for the test, by opening the Microsoft Exchange Administrator window. This can be opened using the menu sequence:  Start -> Programs -> Microsoft Exchange -> Microsoft Exchange Administrator. A sample Administrator Window has been given below.

Click on the parts marked in red for more details.