Default Parameters for Exc2013QueStaTest

This test automatically discovers the current state of all the queues on the Exchange system, reports the number of messages found in the queues for each state, and also reveals whether/not every queue in that particular state is able to process and send out messages as quickly as it receives them. In the process, the test points to processing bottlenecks, the exact state of the queue in which the bottleneck has occurred, and which stage of mail flow that bottleneck affects.

This page depicts the default parameters that need to be configured for the Exc2013QueStaTest.

• 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.

• By default, this test reports metrics based on the state of the queues in the target environment. To this effect, the REPORT BY IDENTITY flag is set to No, by default. In the monitored target Microsoft Exchange environment, the Identity parameter value uniquely identifies a queue. If you wish this test to report metrics for each queue based on its state, then set this flag to Yes. This implies that this test will report metrics for Identity of the queue:state combination.

• 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.