Default Parameters for Exc2013DBRepTest

This test auto-discovers the mailbox databases on the Mailbox server, and for each database, reports the replication mode, the number of log files that are pending copying, inspection, and replay, and the health of the database copies and content index. This way, the test instantly captures replication bottlenecks, the source of the bottleneck – copying? inspection? replaying? - and the abnormal state of database copies. In addition, the test also reports how each database uses the disk space in the Mailbox server, thus pinpointing those databases that are consuming too much space and could hence be candidates for migration to other servers in the DAG. In the process, the test turns the spot light on a potential space crunch in the server that could cause replication to fail.

This page depicts the default parameters that need to be configured for the Exc2013DBRepTest.

• 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.

• 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.