The Monitoring Agent for Microsoft® Exchange Server provides predefined situations that describe system conditions that users typically monitor at a site. Use these situations to begin monitoring any managed object quickly. Furthermore, you can use these situations as models for creating new situations.
The following sections describe each situation and the formula that defines it.
Indicates the Database Log Record Stalls/Sec is high. Use the following formula:
Log_Record_Stalls/Sec GT 0
Indicates the Database Log Threads waiting is high. Use the following formula:
Log_Threads_Waiting GT 25
Indicates the IS Mailbox Average Delivery time is high. Use the following formula:
Average_Delivery_Time GT 3000
Indicates the IS Mailbox Average Local Delivery time is high. Use the following formula:
Average_Local_Delivery_Time GT 1000
Indicates the IS Mailbox Messages Delivered/min is very high. Use the following formula:
Messages_Delivered/min GT 3000
Indicates the IS Mailbox Messages Delivered/min is high. Use the following formula:
Messages_Delivered/min GT 1000
Indicates the IS Mailbox Receive Queue size is high. Use the following formula:
Receive_Queue_Size GT 50
Indicates the IS Mailbox Send Queue size is high. Use the following formula:
Send_Queue_Size GT 100
Indicates the IS Public Receive Queue size is high. Use the following formula:
Receive_Queue_Size GT 250
Indicates the IS Public Send Queue size is high. Use the following formula:
Send_Queue_Size GT 1000
Indicates a high number of RPC Operations per second. Use the following formula:
RPC_Operations/Sec GT 100
Indicates a high number of RPC Request. Use the following formula:
RPC_Requests GT 50
Indicates the MTA Connections Queue size is high. Use the following formula:
Queue_Length GT 50
This situation is only applicable on Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2003.
Indicates the MTA Work Queue size is high. Use the following formula:
Work_Queue_Length GT 50
This situation is only applicable on Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2003.
Indicates Microsoft Exchange Server is down or unavailable. Use the following formula:
Server_Status EQ DOWN
Indicates the SMTP Local Queue size is high. Use the following formula:
Local_Queue_Length GT 50
This situation is only applicable on Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2003.
Indicates the SMTP Remote Queue size is high. Use the following formula:
Remote_Queue_Length GT 50
This situation is only applicable on Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2003.
Indicates that the number of Cache Page Stalls/Sec is high. Use the following formula:
MS_Exchange_DB.Cache_Page_Fault_Stalls/Sec GT 0.0
Indicates that the number of Cache Page Faults/Sec is high. Use the following formula:
MS_Exchange_DB.Cache_Page_Faults/Sec GT 10.0
Indicates that the number of Cache Page Faults/Sec is very high. Use the following formula:
MS_Exchange_DB.Cache_Page_Faults/Sec GT 20.0
Indicates that the Database Log Record Stalls/Sec is high. Use the following formula:
MS_Exchange_DB.Log_Record_Stalls/Sec GT 50.0
Indicates that the Database Log Record Stalls/Sec is very high. Use the following formula:
MS_Exchange_DB.Log_Record_Stalls/Sec GT 100.0
Indicates that the Microsoft Exchange Server is down or unavailable. Use the following formula:
MS_Exchange_Server.Server_Status EQ down
Indicates that the Microsoft Server System Attendant Service is down or unavailable. Use the following formula:
MS_Exchange_Server.System_Attendant_Svc_Status EQ Stopped
Indicates that the Microsoft Server MTA service is down or unavailable. Use the following formula:
MS_Exchange_Server.Exchg_MTA_Status EQ Stopped
Indicates that the Microsoft Server Information Store service is down or unavailable. Use the following formula:
MS_Exchange_Server.Server_Status EQ down
Indicates that the Microsoft Server Replication service is down or unavailable. Use the following formula:
MS_Exchange_Server.Res_Status EQ Stopped
Indicates that the Microsoft Server SMTP service is down or unavailable. Use the following formula:
MS_Exchange_Server.SMTP_Status EQ Stopped
Indicates that the World Wide Web service is down or unavailable. Use the following formula:
MS_Exchange_Server.WWW_Status EQ Stopped
Indicates the disk size and the free disk space that is available on the Microsoft Exchange Application.
MS_Exchange_Server.Application_Percent_Free_Space LE 20.0 AND MS_Exchange_Server .Application_Percent_Free_Space GT 10.0
Indicates the disk size and the free disk space that is available on the Microsoft Exchange Application.
MS_Exchange_Server.Application_Percent_Free_Space LE 10.0
Indicates the name and the location of the Microsoft Exchange Server log files. The agent also provides information about the free space that is available for each log file.
MS_Exchange_Server.Log_Percent_Free_Space GT 10.0 AND MS_Exchange_Server.Log_Percent _Free_Space LE 20.0
Indicates the name and the location of the Microsoft Exchange Server log files. The agent also provides information about the free space that is available for each log file.
MS_Exchange_Server.Log_Percent_Free_Space LE 10.0
Indicates that the Directory Pickup Queue Length is high. Use the following formula:
SMTP.Directory_Pickup_Queue_Length GT 25
Indicates that the Local Queue Length is high. Use the following formula:
SMTP.Local_Queue_Length GT 25
Indicates that the Local Retry Queue Length is high. Use the following formula:
SMTP.Local_Retry_Queue_Length GT 25
Indicates that the Remote Retry Queue Length is high. Use the following formula:
SMTP.Remote_Retry_Queue_Length GT 25
Indicates that the Categorizer Queue Length is high. Use the following formula:
SMTP.Categorizer_Queue_Length GT 25
Indicates that the Log Generation Checkpoint Depth is high. Use the following formula:
MS_Exchange_DB_Instance.Log_Generation_Checkpoint_Depth GT 50000
Indicates that the Log Generation Checkpoint Depth is very high. Use the following formula:
MS_Exchange_DB_Instance.Log_Generation_Checkpoint_Depth GT 60000
Indicates that the Messages Pending Routing is high. Use the following formula:
SMTP.Messages_Pending_Routing GT 500 AND SMTP.Messages_Pending_Routing LE 750
Indicates that the Messages Pending Routing is very high. Use the following formula:
SMTP.Messages_Pending_Routing GT 750
Indicates the number of messages in the Remote Delivery Queue. It also indicates that the Remote Delivery Queue length is greater than 500 for the last 3 sample intervals.
MS_Exchange_Transport_Queues.Active_Remote_Delivery_Queue_Length GT 500 AND MS _Exchange_Transport_Queues.Active_Remote_Delivery_Queue_Length LE 750
Indicates the number of messages in the Remote Delivery Queue. It also indicates that the Remote Delivery Queue length is greater than 750 for the last 3 sample intervals.
MS_Exchange_Transport_Queues.Active_Remote_Delivery_Queue_Length GT 750
Indicates that the Retry Remote Delivery Queue is holding messages that are in the retry state. It also indicates that the Retry Remote Delivery Queue length is greater than 500 for the last 3 sample intervals.
MS_Exchange_Transport_Queues.Retry_Remote_Delivery_Queue_Length GT 500 AND MS _Exchange_Transport_Queues.Retry_Remote_Delivery_Queue_Length LE 750
Indicates that the Retry Remote Delivery Queue is holding messages that are in the retry state. It also indicates that the Retry Remote Delivery Queue length is greater than 750 for the last 3 sample intervals.
MS_Exchange_Transport_Queues.Retry_Remote_Delivery_Queue_Length GT 750
Indicates the number of messages in Mailbox Delivery Queue. It also indicates that the Mailbox Delivery Queue length is greater than 500 for the last 3 sample intervals.
MS_Exchange_Transport_Queues.Active_Mailbox_Delivery_Queue_Length GT 500 AND MS _Exchange_Transport_Queues.Active_Mailbox_Delivery_Queue_Length LE 750
Indicates the number of messages in Mailbox Delivery Queue. It also indicates that the Mailbox Delivery Queue length is greater than 750 for the last 3 sample intervals.
MS_Exchange_Transport_Queues.Active_Mailbox_Delivery_Queue_Length GT 750
Indicates that the Retry Mailbox Delivery Queue is holding messages that are in the retry state. It also indicates that the Mailbox Delivery Queue length is greater than 500 for the last 3 sample intervals.
MS_Exchange_Transport_Queues.Retry_Mailbox_Delivery_Queue_Length GT 500 AND MS _Exchange_Transport_Queues.Retry_Mailbox_Delivery_Queue_Length LE 750
Indicates that the Retry Mailbox Delivery Queue is holding messages that are in the retry state. It also indicates that the Mailbox Delivery Queue length is greater than 750 for the last 3 sample intervals.
MS_Exchange_Transport_Queues.Retry_Mailbox_Delivery_Queue_Length GT 750
Indicates the number of messages in the Non-SMTP Delivery Queue. It also indicates that the Non-SMTP Delivery Queue length is greater than 500 for the last 3 sample intervals.
MS_Exchange_Transport_Queues.Active_Non-SMTP_Delivery_Queue_Length GT 500 AND MS _Exchange_Transport_Queues.Active_Non-SMTP_Delivery_Queue_Length LE 750
Indicates the number of messages in the Non-SMTP Delivery Queue. It also indicates that the Non-SMTP Delivery Queue length is greater than 750 for the last 3 sample intervals.
MS_Exchange_Transport_Queues.Active_Non-SMTP_Delivery_Queue_Length GT 750
Indicates that the Retry Non-SMTP Delivery Queue is holding messages that are in a retry state. It also indicates that the Retry Non-SMTP Delivery Queue length is greater than 500 for the last 3 sample intervals.
MS_Exchange_Transport_Queues.Retry_Non-SMTP_Delivery_Queue_Length GT 500 AND MS _Exchange_Transport_Queues.Retry_Non-SMTP_Delivery_Queue_Length LE 750
Indicates that the Retry Non-SMTP Delivery Queue is holding messages that are in a retry state. It also indicates that the Retry Non-SMTP Delivery Queue length is greater than 750 for the last 3 sample intervals.
MS_Exchange_Transport_Queues.Retry_Non-SMTP_Delivery_Queue_Length GT 750
Indicates the total number of items that are in queue for delivery in all the queues. It also indicates that the total number of messages in all queues are greater than 500 for the last 3 sample intervals.
MS_Exchange_Transport_Queues.Aggregate_Delivery_Queue_Length GT 500 AND MS_Exchange _Transport_Queues.Aggregate_Delivery_Queue_Length LE 750
Indicates the total number of items that are in queue for delivery in all the queues. It also indicates that the total number of messages in all queues are greater than 750 for the last 3 sample intervals.
MS_Exchange_Transport_Queues.Aggregate_Delivery_Queue_Length GT 750
Indicates the state of the service. A service can be in one of the following states:
MS_Exchange_Services_Detail.Service_State NE Running
Indicates the status of the service. The status of the service can be one of the following:
MS_Exchange_Services_Detail.Service_Status NE Starting
Indicates that the service will either be started automatically when the system starts or manually by the user.
MS_Exchange_Services_Detail.Service_Start_Mode NE Automatic
Indicates the Information Mailbox Store state. You can mount or dismount the Information Mailbox Store.
MS_Exchange_IS_Private.Mailbox_Store_State NE Mounted
Indicates that the Replica Instance has failed.
Replication_Failed EQ 1
Indicates that the Replica Instance is suspended.
Replication_Suspended EQ 1
Indicates the number of messages that have bypassed scanning are 50 or more.
Messages_Bypassed_Scanning GE 50
Indicates the number of messages that have bypassed scanning are 40 or more, but less than 50.
Messages_Bypassed_Scanning GE 40 and LT 50
Indicates that the server is offline.
Mailbox_State EQ OFFLINE
Indicates that cluster operations have stopped on at least one node.
NLB_Status EQ 'Stopped'