The MS Exchange MTA Connections attribute group describes counters associated with MS Exchange Server Message Transfer Agent Connections.
Associations The number of associations between the MTA and the connected MTA since the server was started. MTAs can open multiple associations, if additional transfer throughput is necessary. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Failed Outbound Associations The number of failed associations with other MTAs to transmit outbound messages since the server was started. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Inbound KB Total Total KB received between this MTA and all associations with other MTAs since the server was started. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Inbound Messages Total Total messages received between this MTA and all associations with other MTAs since server startup. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Name The name of the instance. The value format is an alphanumeric string with a maximum of 332 characters.
Outbound KB Total Total KB sent between this MTA and all associations with other MTAs since server startup. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Outbound Messages Total Total messages sent between this MTA and all associations with other MTAs since server startup. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Queue Length The number of outstanding messages queued for transfer to the entity. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Receive Messages/Sec The number of times that messages are received from the connected entity per second since the server was started. The value format is a decimal.
Send Messages/Sec The number of times that messages are sent to the connected entity per second since the server was started. The value format is a decimal.
System Name The key for the table view in the format hostname: EX. This character string provides a unique identifier for each server across an enterprise. The value is alphanumeric with a maximum of 64 characters.
Timestamp The time when this data was collected. The format is MM/DD/YY HH:mm:SS, where the following measures apply:
Total Recipients Inbound The number of recipients received by the MTA Service since server startup. This value reflects the number of messages generated for inbound recipients. The value format is a 4-byte integer.
Total Recipients Outbound The number of recipients sent by the MTA Service since the server was started. This value reflects the number of messages generated for outbound recipients. The value format is a 4-byte integer.