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Default Parameters for Exc2013SrchMonTest

This test reports whether/not the Exchange Search feature is currently enabled on a configured mailbox; if enabled, the test further reports how long Exchange Search takes to complete search queries on that mailbox. In the process, the test sheds light on the unavailability of the Exchange Search capability on a mailbox and inconsistencies in its performance.

This page depicts the default parameters that need to be configured for the Exc2013SrchMonTest.

  • 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.

  • Specify the name of the mailbox that is to be monitored in the MAILBOX text box.

  • Specify the duration (in seconds) for which this test will wait for a response from the server in the INDEXINGTIMEOUTINSECONDS text box. If the server does not respond beyond this duration, the test will timeout. By default, this duration is 60 seconds.

  • 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.